Quote Originally Posted by rbeau30 View Post
This is the way my brain was thinking, then I took a mental note every time that I touched my clothes with my hands. Then the thought of how many times do I touch my face with my hands on a given day. I figure It couldn't help to keep clothes somewhat clean, when I can get to some extra water.

Leaving dirt and stuff on clothes... while the UV light may kill germs wouldn't the germs more readily survive on a soiled set of clothes? kinda how turbidity affects the time at which UV light rendering water safe to drink?
On the subject, look into third world country solution.

Wear cotton then hang it overnight iin a breezy area - smells fresh in the morning.
If you are to wash with detergent, make sure you have a cold water detergent. Most detergent in the US selves requires HOT/WARM water.
If you don't have detergent, soak, scrub, sun dry and coal iron! This method is known to kill most pathogen.
It's hard to find clothes wringer in the US, but get one if you run into one. $50-100 and when the power out, you'll find it real useful. IF you dont have one, mop wringer works too.
etc etc etc

I had a list of these kind of useful tips somewhere. Will post them when I find it.