Date:         Fri, 24 May 2002 08:33:09 EDT
Reply-To:     Willolyn99@AOL.COM
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From:         Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Living in a van
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Hey everybody,
       Lots of great ideas for camping, but please remember: NEVER WASH OR
BATHE IN A STREAM OR LAKE.  Not even with biodegradable soap.  All
'biodegradable' means is that it will break down in soil in a relatively
short time.  Any soap that you put in water can kill the living things in the
water.  You know, like pouring soap down your lungs.  You should use
biodegradable soap, it is better for the environment and you can dump it in
the woods, just not near the water.
       Think about it -- if the soap was really that biodegradable, it would
degrade as soon as it hit your wash water, so it wouldn't clean your clothes.
 It does stay active in the water and screws up lots of ecological functions.
 Have pity on some wildlife and dump in the woods, not the lake.

Bill Marshall
85 GL Tiico AA
Bradenton FL