How long have you gone without a shower or bath?

[Chefcook]

I have gone about 10 days or so with no more than a sponge bath while hiking when I was younger. Otherwise I bathe every morning when I get up. Not only do I feel better when I am clean but to me a shower is like what coffee is to most people, it clears my head, wakes me up and gets me moving. Same deal with brushing my teeth. I cant stand to go without brushing my teeth, thats probably about 2X as important than a shower to me.

 

[7th Stepper]

Translation: BOR is a metrosexual.

Nope, and I can say from going on 20 years experience, HE's; Handsome, Sexy, Desirable, Lovable, Cause for Bone Jumping at a moments notice, worthy of loosing sleep over, fun, playful, adventurous, CLEAN, fantastic smelling, and MORE of a man than any other I've ever met! And he's ALL mine!!! Eat your heart out ladies, I've got the BEST MAN on the planet, and I know it! And occasionally....just to add to the zest....he smells like freshly cooked BACON! YUMMMMYYYYY!!!!!!

While I wouldn't risk a traffic infraction from him.....I'd sure as H*** fake needing some good ol Mouth to Mouth! He can start my Heart to pumping just by entering the room!

7th Stepper

 

[The Bubba Effect]

2 weeks hunting/camping in the high desert. Awful stinky. Just awful.

 

[sepe]

went camping and couldn't shower for 4 days. used some of those axe body wipes. didn't help.

I'm guessing the axe made you smell worse. I'd rather roll in feces than use that stuff.

 

[Stschil]

I've gone a month or more. Yuck!! Training at NTC in the Mohave Desert.
Course this was after the Kevlar helmet started being issued. So I packed a bunch of Unscented baby wipes and used them to keep reasonably clean.
I miss the steel pots!

 

[cobber]

I was on a coast to coast bicycle ride 2,600 miles in 27 days. You can get about 800 miles out of a shower if you supplement with rainwater, and a hand dryer in a public restroom. As you near the 800mi. mark it is important to keep moving, and not zip your sleeping bag all the way up at night.
I don't think I ever wore those gloves again.

Gloves? What about your bike shorts? When I was biking in Europe I had to wash mine every day or I would get the most horrendous saddle sores.

 

[loudpedal]

Gloves? What about your bike shorts? When I was biking in Europe I had to wash mine every day or I would get the most horrendous saddle sores.

I took several pair of Performance Elite bib shorts, and chamois butter. They got a good scrubbin whenever enough water was available. You are right you always need to look out for your bottom dollar.

 

[RobF82]

5 days at Boy Scout camp. I was more worried about getting something from the nasty showers than I was from my own stink. We also were in a heavily chlorinated pool twice a day. If it came down to though I could go longer but no reason to do that while the lights are still on

 

[LeeStreet]

I'm going to say 4 days when I was in the hospital getting a knee replacement, other wise I shower everyday cause I hate rotten crotch.

 

[Bill of Rights]

...And occasionally....just to add to the zest....he smells like freshly cooked BACON! YUMMMMYYYYY!!!!!!
...

Just to clarify... I have never added bacon to the Zest.

 

[IndyMedic]

I have gone a week multiple times while on backpacking trips, and when I get the chance I am glad to have a shower. I usually shower once a day though.

 

[jd42k]

2 days just recently on my own doing cause I was chlorinating my well.
I may have cheated cause I jumped into the hot tub last night.

 

[shooter1054]

I've gon about a week-ish a few times. I was in the hospital. I just went hunting for 2 days and we don't have running water or anything(150+ yo farmhouse) and I felt filthy. I couldn't wait to get a shower when I got home tonight.

 

[7th Stepper]

Just to clarify... I have never added bacon to the Zest.

Not your soap silly man! It's after we've done a joint effort while making supper. YOU cook up the Bacon, while I get all the fixins ready. In case you didn't realize it, that wonderful aroma lingers for a couple of hours after we've eaten the BST's that ATM got the recipe for. WHY do you think I get so cuddly after we've had a couple of those for supper? Hmmmm? Altho I do have to say that you're "Zestfully clean" after your shower! I think there was a jingle on one of the commercials about that a while ago. Actually, I think it was a LONG while ago! But still, either way, you smell terrific, one way or t'other! Now when we've had garlic.......I think I'll just leave that one alone....it's my fault anyway.....I get carried away when using garlic in my cooking and I really can't think of a meal that doesn't require a bit of garlic in it. Everything tastes better with BACON, ever had Garlic flavored Bacon? One might even say that "That's food for thought!" Sorry....I just couldn't resist!

 

[public servant]

Nope, and I can say from going on 20 years experience, HE's; Handsome, Sexy, Desirable, Lovable, Cause for Bone Jumping at a moments notice, worthy of loosing sleep over, fun, playful, adventurous, CLEAN, fantastic smelling, and MORE of a man than any other I've ever met! And he's ALL mine!!! Eat your heart out ladies, I've got the BEST MAN on the planet, and I know it! And occasionally....just to add to the zest....he smells like freshly cooked BACON! YUMMMMYYYYY!!!!!!

While I wouldn't risk a traffic infraction from him.....I'd sure as H*** fake needing some good ol Mouth to Mouth! He can start my Heart to pumping just by entering the room!

7th Stepper

Not your soap silly man! It's after we've done a joint effort while making supper. YOU cook up the Bacon, while I get all the fixins ready. In case you didn't realize it, that wonderful aroma lingers for a couple of hours after we've eaten the BST's that ATM got the recipe for. WHY do you think I get so cuddly after we've had a couple of those for supper? Hmmmm? Altho I do have to say that you're "Zestfully clean" after your shower! I think there was a jingle on one of the commercials about that a while ago. Actually, I think it was a LONG while ago! But still, either way, you smell terrific, one way or t'other! Now when we've had garlic.......I think I'll just leave that one alone....it's my fault anyway.....I get carried away when using garlic in my cooking and I really can't think of a meal that doesn't require a bit of garlic in it. Everything tastes better with BACON, ever had Garlic flavored Bacon? One might even say that "That's food for thought!" Sorry....I just couldn't resist!

Rent a room!!!

 

[EvilBlackGun]

You want CONUS bath-time, or EYE-CORE on S&D?

Went on patrol for 33 days in 'Nam, but we did find a stream now and then. Toilet paper was much more important than soap. We never took off our fatigues.

 

[7th Stepper]

Rent a room!!!

But Public Servant....this IS a room! It's the Break Room!

 

[TSL]

I've never really been in a situation where I couldn't shower daily.

 

[Ness2k]

17 days or so in the beautiful Iraqi summer. Was locked down in a small building in the middle of Baghdad unable to go outside unless it was movement time. Stuck with approximately 70 other men, my olfactory receptors became non-functional.

 

[Bill of Rights]

Rent a room!!!

Nope. Bought a house.