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Civilized behavior.


Just because you're roughing it in the middle of nowhere doesn't mean you should ignore good hygiene. After all, you're not a barbarian. So get civilized civ·i·lized  
adj.
1. Having a highly developed society and culture.

2. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable:
. Take along a field washstand so you can clean up.

Using a washstand regularly not only makes you feel cleaner, it also promotes good health. Here's why:

Germs and contaminants on your hands can pass to food and equipment surfaces. From there they spread to your buddies See buddy list.  and make them sick. That's why healthcare people cite hand washing This article or section contains .
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 as the single most effective way to stop the spread of disease. Just scrubbing See data scrubbing, memory scrubbing and audio scrubbing.  your hands at a field washstand can go a long way to protecting your unit.

Each washstand is compact and serves four soldiers at a time. Each dispenses water by means of a loot pump. You can deploy them for field feeding and at work sites. They come with paper towel holders, soap dispensers and fresh and gray water tanks made of polyethylene polyethylene (pŏl'ēĕth`əlēn), widely used plastic. It is a polymer of ethylene, CH2=CH2, having the formula (-CH2-CH2-)n .

When you finally sidle up Verb 1. sidle up - ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"
cotton up, cozy up, shine up, suck up, play up

ingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
 to a washstand for a cleaning, don't just moisten your fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . Give your hands a thorough washing. First, wet them down. Then lather up with liquid or bar soap. Scrub all surfaces of your hands vigorously. Rinse well and dry your hands. That's the way to get rid of germs.

I HEAR YA! I FELT LIKE A BARBARIAN, TOO ...

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... BUT JUST WASING MY HANDS MAKES ME FEEL CIVILIZED AGAIN.

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HERE ARE TWO OF THE WASHSTANDS AVAILABLE ...

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  NSN        Type     Color       Width x      Weight     Capacity
7360-01-                         length x    in pounds
                                  height
                                 in inches

480-8487   4-person   Green      58 x 22.5   60 (empty)   20 gal
                                 x 22.5      226 (full)   fresh water
                                                          22 gal
                                                          gray water
481-7512   4-person   Tan/sand   58 x 22.5   60 (empty)   20 gal
                                 x 22.5      226 (full)   fresh water
                                                          22 gal
                                                          gray water
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Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Date:Oct 1, 2005
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