Sanitation: One of the most important preparedness discussions.

[Great-Kazoo]

Wow Jim, you sure are Mr Negative in this thread. LOL!

Sanitation is indeed an issue that should be thought through. Burrying one's waste is great if you're bugging out, but if one is bugging in (at least for a while) what do people do, go crap in the neighbors yard? Might make them a bit tense. And while krusty clothes might sound like fun (?) and hand sanitizer is less than ideal, it's better than nothing, and clean clothes are a big morale booster.

Point being, better to put some thought into this ahead of time, and I think rbeau has some good ideas. Would love to hear what others have planned too.

It's Mr. Negativity Tuesday. While his ideas are good . I see too much use of water for cleaning utensils and clothes that could be channeled to more productive things, like hydration and personal hygiene.

My opposition to hand sanitizer / gel stems from seeing too much dependency on it, within the medical field. It has become the "go to" means to cleanse hands, prior to seeing the next patient. Dr's and some nurses drop a dollop on their hands, do a quick / light once over and move on. They don't allow contact time for it to be effective, or IMO even conscious of what they're doing.

Next time one of you visit a medical office watch them. It's almost as bad as observing unskilled food service workers.