Hiking/Camping Part 3 – Camp Health & Hygiene
February 16, 2011 Leave a comment
Living outdoors can put a lot of stress on the body and can introduce many types of fungus, bacteria and other disease causing organisms. While it can be difficult if you are hoofing it through forests and mountain paths it is still important to at least keep clean if not well groomed. Depending upon where you are hiking and camping the options will differ. Usually state park camping areas provide bathrooms/outhouses and many even provide washrooms with showers. So keeping clean and groomed is not that difficult. But if you are going more back country than these options are more limited and likely you will be using a hole in the ground and lakes or streams to rinse yourself off. Regardless of which situation you are in there are some things you are just going to need in your bag of tricks. Read more of this post