[at-l] AT questions

[ellen at clinic.net (Bob C)]

When I was growing up in the 30's, I never heard of "shampoo." We used whatever soap we used for everything else -- bar Ivory. Grated it did laundry. solid it washed dishes and body parts -- including hair.

I've switched to dial and liquid Ivory and Tide for everything except when on the trail, when I revert to Ivory bar soap.

But Consumer Reports was testing shampoos many years ago using blind tests. As a special test it mixed in some Ivory dishwashing liquid. It ranked in the middle of the pack of shampoos.

Weary  

> ------------Original Message------------
> From: "Nightwalker" <Nightwalker_AT@charter.net>
> To: at-l@backcountry.net
> Date: Fri, Mar-11-2005 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [at-l] AT questions
> 
> <<Do the hostels have shampoo, etc or is it necessary to carry your 
> own?>>
> 
> Get yourself a one or two ounce squirt bottle and carry some Ultra 
> Lemon
> Joy, or whatever your favorite flavor of concentrated dishwashing 
> detergent
> happens to be. You can use it for anything that happens to need 
> cleaning.
> Most things can be cleaned with water, sand, pine needles or whatever, 
> but
> occasionally you'll need some sort of solvent.
> 
> That tip came to me courtesy of Hunter, a multi-thru. If you use it on 
> the
> trail, however, remember to keep it away from water sources.
> 
> NightSoaper (ScrubScrubScrub)
> 
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