Sanitizing hands without soap in the wild?

[American123]

Flame? Wash hands in water, remove all large material, place in flame, pull out before any serious damage occurs to skin. Seems like the germs sitting on the surface would die from heat before skin burns.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Hardwood ash contains lye. Lye is.used in soaps. Therefore wood ash and water can be used

 

[revjen45]

In an emergency you can always just lick your fingers.

 

[westcoastal]

SW Oregon USA Madrone leaves come to mind. Expedient Po Po Paper. Inexhaustible supply. But ... and this may be important ... do not confuse the large nice cool ever useful Madrone tree leaves for Poison Oak Leaves! Class ... this is important. You will see this material on the tests.

Tree rats are good to eat. Also known as gray tree squirrels. Always shot dead in season with a license and tag. Always. Goldie the Yellow Lab would bark up the wrong tree. Significant. The tree rat jumped to the next tree trying to escape a horrible death. Futile. Goldie got one tree rat.

I got two, (2). Both of us were hungry. So now you know more! Yikes!

Thimble berry leaves are large and oh so soft on the tushy

 

[cookie]

It is probably best to stay out of the wilderness, to be painfully honest.