Sorry for the nube question, but I see people with hand sanitizer clipped to their pack. Is there a particular brand that comes in a case that is easily secured to a pack?
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Sorry for the nube question, but I see people with hand sanitizer clipped to their pack. Is there a particular brand that comes in a case that is easily secured to a pack?
Thanks
Off topic but on point:
A 1 ounce chunk of Ivory soap and proper hand washing technique, think a condensed version of scrubbing for surgery, is what you should be doing.
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Just put the small container that any old brand comes in, in the hip or shoulder pouches on your pack.
Perhaps a monitor will make this a sticky:
"The C.D.C. says that as a means of preventing norovirus infection, alcohol-based sanitizers can be used “in addition” to hand washing, never as a substitute. Hand sanitizers can reduce the spread of some viruses, like the flu. But against norovirus they are largely ineffective; better to use soap and water.Jan 14, 2013"
I tried.
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To answer the OP, most pharmacies like Walgreen have travel sized hand sanitizer bottles that come with the carrying holder.
You can buy a pack of 6 on Amazon for pretty cheap.
Heading south into Georgia earlier this month, I became convinced that someone was on Springer handing out those little clip on hand sanitizer bottles, and also the tall Smartwater bottle -- I saw both of these on almost every northbounder's pack.
I keep my hand sanitizer in my pack's hip belt pocket. Washing hands with soap is nice but note that doing it right requires a lot of water, which can be hard to come by in places.
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Hand washing doesn't have to take all that much water if you apply a wash cloth (your bandana). You give your hands a quick initial rinse, then wet and lather your bandana and use that for washing. The additional friction from the bandana is as effective at cleaning in a couple of scrubbing passes as your hands alone making many passes. You then wring out the bandana and make a final rinse of your hands, with the rinse water dropping onto the bandana. Your hands are clean enough for eating, and your bandana is clean enough to wipe sweat off your brow.
A small bottle of Dr. Bronners is all that is needed to carry on the trip. It does everything. Shampoo, dish soap, and someone even commented toothpaste? It is the friction and soap of the hand washing that kills the germs. I am getting one of the clip on bottles of hand sanitizer and replacing it with Dr. Bronners. It is also better for the environment as it is all natural.
Hand sanitizer DOES NOT protect against norovirus.
"Studies show that alcohol-based sanitizers, particularly those with 60 percent ethanol or more, can reduce microbial counts on contaminated hands and reduce the spread of some strains of the flu. But against norovirus, the severe gastrointestinal illness gripping many parts of the country, they may be useless."
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/...s-spread/?_r=0
Why is it that Whiteblaze has multiple threads on norovirus and then casual discussions about a bogus hand washing method on other threads?
Soap & water!
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I second the Dr. Bronners suggestion for washing hands. Would not suggest using as toothpaste or mouthwash as suggested on bottle because it caused intense intestinal cramping and discomfort when I accidentally ingested some.
I personally carry both soap and hand sanitizer
Both have their place. I keep mine in a Ziploc in the main mesh pocket on my pack where I also store my TP. It's just a place I know where it is and easy to get to.
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