Hygiene when the water is off.

1. 1

   A toilet pit near water

   
   • At least 200 feet from any stream, lake or well
   • That is about seventy adult steps
   • Downhill and away from camp
2. 2

   Burying waste too shallow

   
   • Six to eight inches deep
   • Cover and pack it down
   • Shallow pits get dug up by animals and rain
3. 3

   Hands in the drinking water

   
   • Dip a clean cup, never a hand
   • A separate basin for washing
   • One contaminated bucket spoils all of it
4. 4

   Sharing bottles and cups

   
   • One bottle per person, marked
   • Colds and stomach bugs move mouth to mouth
   • Wash and rinse, do not just swap
5. 5

   Skipping handwashing

   
   • Before food, after the toilet, every time
   • A tip-tap or a jug with a tap works
   • Sanitizer when there is no water
6. 6

   Open trash

   
   • Bag it, tie it, keep it away from sleeping areas
   • Flies carry what trash holds
   • Burn or bury food waste if pickup stops
7. 7

   Not boiling dishwater

   
   • Wash in hot water, rinse in treated water
   • Air dry, do not towel dry
   • A dirty rinse undoes the wash
8. 8

   Wet socks and feet

   
   • Dry feet every night, change socks
   • Wet skin breaks down in days
   • Two pairs: one on, one drying
9. 9

   Touching the face after raw food

   
   • Raw meat, then eyes, is a fast infection
   • Wash before you touch your face
   • Clean the knife and board between jobs
10. 10

    Wet cotton in the cold

    
    • Wet cotton pulls heat off your body
    • Change out of it, even into something thin
    • Dry layers over wet skin, always
11. 11

    Reusing bandages

    
    • Clean dressings only
    • Boiled and dried cloth if you run out
    • A dirty bandage is worse than none
12. 12

    Ignoring the small stuff

    
    • Brush teeth, even with a finger
    • Trim nails, keep hair tied back
    • The small routines are the ones that hold

Clean hands and separated waste prevent almost everything on this list.