How to Make Soap: Easy and Fast

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@Tom-ej8eg 3 ай бұрын

My grandpa and grandpa never bought a single bar of soap from a store. My grandpa made Lie soap. First, you need to leach lie from wood stove ash. The American ash tree makes the best ash for this purpose, which is why it's called the "Ash" tree. Any fat will work. My grandpa always saved, and used, opossum fat. He said opossum fat made the best soap. My grandma's laundry came-out snow while using home-mad lie soap. It had no odor (smell) at all. My grandfather use it to whip-up shaving cream in a cup. He also told me that groundhog hide made the longest lasting shoe strings. An important prepper item, that is seldom mentioned, is a couple of pairs of new shoes.

@chuckmaceanruig 3 ай бұрын

It’s spelled “lye”: L-Y-E

@pamelavizina1092 3 ай бұрын

Good info thanks! We all know what you mean.

@erikalmighty 3 ай бұрын

Anyone have a groundhog I can borrow?

@hoosierdaddy8934 3 ай бұрын

Lifehack: Groundhog leather moccasins. @@erikalmighty

@geoffwrigley1494 3 ай бұрын

Lye from wood ash is called potassium hydroxide as against chemical lye known as sodium hydroxide.

@hoosierdaddy8934 3 ай бұрын

This side of prepping is absolutely essential and it's great that you're putting this material out with your large audience. Most people just imagine themselves in some disaster movie and don't think about day-to-day life going forward after "you win" and survive then whatever calamity passes. The old ways can never die.

@barbaraherriott5025 3 ай бұрын

My Spanish mother in law made new soap from used olive oil, wood ash and used leftover scraps of commercialy manufactured soap - she would melt it all down together, strain and filter it through course cloth and put it to set in stone trays - this could then be cut into bars or flaked to use for clothes washing - clothes came out super clean - someone commented wouldn't the lard/tallow be better used for food - but saved fat from cooking that no longer tastes good can be recycled like this and becomes refreshed in the process. Hope this helps someone.

@vovin8132 3 ай бұрын

In terms of SHTF, you have to consider that your scent may actually make it easier to notice your presence in an area and hunt you down. We are used to these scents now because of the market and bathing norms but the chemical smell of soap, especially store-bought stuff will be very noticeable when you're trying to be discrete. Neutral-smelling soap is best.

@stupidscruff5794 3 ай бұрын

I pulled some wild onions and was carrying them, walked up on 2 squirrels without them clocking me because the onions covered my scent. Was blown away how well they worked!

@jab100lochaber 3 ай бұрын

yt video from long ago showed hunters making a wood fire, get covered in smoke b4 hunt, as a covering scent .animals apparently not alarmed by wood smoke in rural areas with farm houses using wood stoves ....

@mikesmicroworlds4566 3 ай бұрын

Good thing I’ll have a suppressor and a round it’s the dogs name on it 🤷🏼

@pruebarratt3085 3 ай бұрын

Yep i have multiple chemical sensitivities and when i am camped and walking through the bush i can smell a person a mile away at least! Mens aftershaves deodorants and washing powders stink! There is no sneaking up on me also avoid smoke, coffee and toast! 👍🏻

@vovin8132 3 ай бұрын

@@pruebarratt3085 Exactly. I've spent weeks in the bush with minimal bathing capability and you notice out-of-place smells. You will also notice animal smells and can probably distinguish them too (deer vs bear).

@anson_phong 3 ай бұрын

"Every prepper who takes the journey of prepping to the very end eventually becomes a farmer." Since I heard you say that I couldn't get it out of my head. It's videos like this one that really makes your channel stand apart. Growing up as a Mennonite boy I didn't appreciate needing to learn a gardening and hobby farming lifestyle. Now you've done a good job of reconnecting me back to those basic survival skills. Thanks Nate!

@Mrs.LadeyBug 3 ай бұрын

Growing up Mennonite, I feel that I have been prepped beyond most preppers, and most advice like “try growing a garden” is not optional- it is just “food” for the next year. 😁

@Cyberhacker3 3 ай бұрын

@@Mrs.LadeyBug Yeah there is a saying in the prepper community ,,, "If you really want to know how to be prepared for anything , go look at what the Amish are doing and learn from them." ,, and it makes perfect sense , if there was an EMP some Amish communities wouldn't even know it till they rode their horse into town.

@StuggleIsSurreal 3 ай бұрын

Yes. The farmer/warrior is the basis of civilization.

@littlepils4187 3 ай бұрын

I've had my wife collect soap from her monthly business trips and hotel stays for 15 years now. I have a suitcase full of soap, shampoo and conditioners.

@paularaegram9965 3 ай бұрын

Perfect for barter! And keep clean hair!

@josepharavanis9463 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations, your wife is a thief....

@420haxx 3 ай бұрын

Well played, I feel cheated if I don't walk out of a hotel with at least some toiletries, maybe some matches, toothepaste and a toothebrush too.

@Crogunson-wb2zl 3 ай бұрын

Yeah in Australia you NEVER TOUCH THIS STUFF.DIRTY MOTHER TRUCKERS LEAVE ALL SORTS SURPRISES 😮

@catwilk8213 3 ай бұрын

That's a great idea. They throw them out anyway even if they're not used

@motivatetocreateyou 3 ай бұрын

I learned years ago to make soap. Mostly it was for fun, but I realized early it was a survival skill. I taught my kids to do it as well.

@graywind4326 3 ай бұрын

Soap is cheap, stock up. You will run out of water and food way quicker.

@the1plantguy 3 ай бұрын

Its good to know how, so you can make soap for others

@EireGenX 3 ай бұрын

I agree. Im stocking soap. Cooking oil goes rancid. I'd say tallow will be very useful for cooking when cooking oil is unavailable.

@JK-jf7xq 3 ай бұрын

@EireGenX I know what you mean, but vegetable/seed oils start out rancid. It's just not obvious because it's deodorized.

@bdgackle 3 ай бұрын

It is a good skill to know, but you are absolutely right about stocking up. Soap stores longer than the fat you make it out of, and said fat is likely to have many competing uses (food, cooking, fuel, lubrication, lighting...), so it makes sense to stock up on cheap soap now to save valuable fat later. It is ALWAYS best to know how to make something you need, for obvious reasons, but soap is going to be much more expensive (in terms of scarce inputs) later than now.

@mimiseeyou 3 ай бұрын

Dean’s wife did a great job and CP love the apron 😂🙌🏼

@theahalme 3 ай бұрын

That was actually a really good topic to cover, thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks Mrs. Ark!✌️😎👍☣️☢️

@wombat1184 3 ай бұрын

Having a limited budget, to use for prepping and not being able to buy the cool stuff all the time, skills like this are not only budget friendly but fun as well, more practical videos like this, is what the community needs, keep calm and carry on prepping 👍🇦🇺

@mimiseeyou 3 ай бұрын

I worked outside year round for 4 years. Nothing heals chapped skin like kitchen oils. Lard, veg oil, canola, olive, etc whatever you have in the kitchen will be better than any $40 lotion period.

@salonsavy6476 3 ай бұрын

Coconut oil is my favorite 🥥

@mimiseeyou 3 ай бұрын

@@salonsavy6476 I’m allergic but I use coconut oil on my son. I don’t buy canola oil anymore and veg oil is mostly GMO soybean so I use sparingly

@lindamoses3697 3 ай бұрын

We used tomatoes juice and alovera in S CA for sunburns especially from the beach.

@conservative-ku3lz 3 ай бұрын

Olive oil is fantastic for too.

@Cyberhacker3 3 ай бұрын

I did not know that , ty .

@jessicakennedy2332 3 ай бұрын

Home hardware has large containers of lye in the cleaning section

@skiprussell5219 3 ай бұрын

My wife has been making our own soap and laundry detergent for years. I'm going to pass these ideas on to her. Thanks. Great video Nate.

@AndreaDutton 3 ай бұрын

Yay! So happy to see her on here sharing her wisdom! Great team effort!

@MojaveWrangler77 3 ай бұрын

Grow your own food, 3-5 plants of 7-10 different veggies! [3 sisters plants (cucumber, corn, legumes(peas/green beans)], cabbage, lettuce, spinach, leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, cantaloupe, etc. Buy organic seeds, so you can use the seeds from the produce into next year garden through "seed-saving." Plant 2 fruit trees of what is possible to grow in your region(apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, etc) and berry bushes(blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, gooseberry, etc). Plant herbs and green onions around your home or property border😊Raise your own 🐓 for eggs and meat & 🐑 You only need ¼ of an acre to sustain a family of 5. God Bless and Good luck🌹

@patriciamaddox9271 3 ай бұрын

You can pick up bulk lye at candle making stores. Its cheaper than the big box stores.

@1136tscc 3 ай бұрын

Mrs Arcopia was great! I hope she shares her home remedies from her nursing perspective one day

@Afatsarcasticstartrekfan 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Nate and Jess, great video. I have been doing this for the last two years and am slowly getting rid of al the store bought stuff I have stockpiled. One thing that may help people that want to try this is to get a thermometer and moniter the lye and fat temps and mix together when they are approximately the same temp ( around 110 f) it helps to get to trace quicker. Keep up this type of content please

@divasmom4978 3 ай бұрын

You could put the lye in mason jars and use an air sealer.

@johngalt5504 3 ай бұрын

We have found that a crock pot is the best way to make lard and tallow. If you can run it through a grinder using a coarse plate, it renders faster.

@Ratfunk02 3 ай бұрын

According to Roman legend, soap was named after Mount Sapo, an ancient site of animal sacrifices. After an animal sacrifice, rain would wash animal fat and ash, that collected under the ceremonial altars, down to the banks of the Tiber River. Women washing clothes in the river noticed that if they washed their clothes in certain sudsy parts of the river after a heavy rainfall their clothes were much cleaner. Thus the emergence of the first soap - or at least the first use of soap as the legend goes.

@T-ElleCanada 3 ай бұрын

That is interesting. I was wondering how people originally figured out how to make soap.

@seannorgren5752 3 ай бұрын

To clean fat covered skin - rub ash from your campfire on the fat, and scrub in (if available) running water. It will naturally foam up and form soap. Be sure to thoroughly rinse off before the caustic effect takes place.

@jeanene72 3 ай бұрын

I make my own soap, sold a lot, but also wound up with a lot of not-so-pretty bars, and cut ends, etc. I have enough soap for a couple of years. Washing with soap and warm water is better than antibacterial. With soap, you actually wash the dirt off, where with antibacterial, it may or may not kill everything, and it is still on your skin, unless you wash it off, in which case you might as well just use soap. Over use of antibacterial gel is hard on skin and also kills the good bacteria, which lowers your immunity.

@richardfox2511 3 ай бұрын

When I was young going to my grandparents there was always a pot of fat on the stove on low heat so us kids could dip bread into it and sprinkle a little salt taste so good.

@kathyerb3134 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Loved your guest.

@ChrisNeil113 3 ай бұрын

I have been practicing making soap all winter, been using the wood ash out of the wood burner, now I'm just waiting on the curing process..

@joliet-larry5230 3 ай бұрын

My wife works at a big bar soap plant. We have boxes and boxes of all kind and smells of it.

@SubvertTheState 3 ай бұрын

Dude that's kinda dope.

@jessemills3845 3 ай бұрын

Will be a good barter item!

@marymac674 3 ай бұрын

Very nice!

@catalhuyuk7 3 ай бұрын

My understanding, but do your own research, soap will go rancid. Another point, I wouldn’t use scented soap in a shtf scenario, for obvious reasons.

@joliet-larry5230 3 ай бұрын

@@catalhuyuk7 The soap is all synthetic in mfg plant soap. No fat

@brianluna-cg1dv 3 ай бұрын

I have been making my own soap for about 15 years. The recipe amounts are very precise, as far as the total fats/oils and amount of lye and water in the lye solution. What the total fats/oils is composed of is very flexible. I have scaled a recipe to fill my molds which makes about 45 bars after cutting. Some things I have made were heavy on lard, some tallow, some rendered deer fat. All of my recipes include some amounts of coconut oil and olive oil. Saving and rendering the fat from the whitetail deer I process has been a game changer. Deer fat is fairly unpalatable for cooking means, but makes the standout best soap. I try to include at least 1lb of roughly 7.5lbs of fats/oils in my recipe.

@PinchOfLuck 3 ай бұрын

Thumbs up. Actually a prepper relevant post.

@flyingpaladin2712 3 ай бұрын

Tallow candles smoke more than standard candles.

@clairemacmillan5098 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, but if you burn it a bit when you're melting pig fat you can make your whole house smell like bacon 👍😅

@kateofbuckingham 3 ай бұрын

Incredible video, thank you!! ❤

@OldMarine605 3 ай бұрын

Your teaching videos are much appreciated

@Ir-Heathen-ish 3 ай бұрын

Anyone else find it rather interesting that a second barge hit a bridge in Oklahoma today. I don’t believe either of these were just accidental. The bridge in Oklahoma did not fall different better construction I’m not buying the these are accidents crap. It’s coming you all something is coming!!

@salonsavy6476 3 ай бұрын

Wow , I didn’t hear that!

@jmcpherson 3 ай бұрын

That Oklahoma barge was nearly empty, and does raise some questions as far as their approach angle. as for Baltimore, the Physics and fluid dynamics are consistent with it being a terrible accident, as well as the time of day it happened, BUT I do not rule out foul play yet as there is still much more to this story consideirng a number of NAVY ships are stuck in the harbor until it is cleared. PLUS, the FSK bridge IS the only easy way tomove hazardous materials out of and into that area; and these are not allowed in the area tunnels.

@georg841984 3 ай бұрын

leave the world behind

@jmcpherson 3 ай бұрын

@@georg841984 not everything moving products is that heavily automated. Besides, they would have made sure the barge was fully loaded and moving faster, and the FSK bridge would have been brought down during Rush hour for maximum impacts.

@RustedPlastic11111 3 ай бұрын

Leave the Bridges behind 🌁🌁🚢🌁🌁🌁🌁🌁🌁🌁

@Mike-London-UK 3 ай бұрын

Your opening remarks, Canadian Prepper, was "if the lights go out we are all going to die"...I don't think so somehow. People roamed the planet for many years without electricity.... But it's a funny joke, CP, I do love this comedy channel so much....

@33scottyp 3 ай бұрын

So essentially, if I don’t have that Lye powder, I can’t make the soap. So I’ll have to stock this. Which in return, I could just stock soap and save this whole process. Either way, I need to stock something otherwise I can’t have soap.

@the1plantguy 3 ай бұрын

Well, lye doesnt go bad. Soap eventually gets rancid.

@33scottyp 3 ай бұрын

@@the1plantguy Oh okay. She said in the video it does go off, but if it doesn’t I can see the case for making your own soap. It’s a pity you can’t make Lye easily to make the process even better.

@paularaegram9965 3 ай бұрын

You can use chopped (macerated) yucca root for lathering, which will be great for hair and skin. You can also rinse your homegrown quinoa and save the water as it is also a natural soap, perfect for bathing or for laundry. Or, both! Dont freak if you get tiny seeds of quinoa in your hair. It combs right out as your hair dries.

@dlcarbonneau3750 3 ай бұрын

You could learn the old fashioned way of making your own lye from wood ash and rain water if you really wanted to. I prefer to just stock up on lye crystals. I make soap which does go rancid after a few years depending on the oil/fat, but it is still ok to use though it doesn't smell great. Freezing home made soap will help it keep longer. Store bought has preservatives which makes it last basically forever.

@Helen-readysteadyhome 3 ай бұрын

@@33scottypyou can make lye easily from wood ash. Look it up. The pioneers didn’t have a handy store of caustic soda, they made their own from the abundant ash from everyday fires.

@flyingpaladin2712 3 ай бұрын

Make lye by allowing water to perk down through a column of hardwood (not softwoods or conifer woods ) . Catch the drip in a glass or plastic container.

@dianatoo940 3 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Good job! Thanks! 👍

@johncasey5594 3 ай бұрын

I would prepare before hand. I mean stuff like regular soap, laundry soap, dish soap, etc. never goes bad, will only go up in price, so stock up as early as possible, when on sale. I use strictly Irish Spring soap. They can usually be had for $1/bar, so I stocked up. I have replenished my supply, but I initially had like 40-50 bars at the start of the pandemic. I never have to worry about soap.

@Engineeringpreparedness86 3 ай бұрын

This is awesome. Adding a downloaded version of this to my ext drives. Thanks, Nate.

@margaloone7970 3 ай бұрын

Nate and Jess thank you for the informative video. Also those smoothies are the best. I need to stock up on more.

@sharikat943 3 ай бұрын

I speed up my preparation since CP mentioned making homestead videos. Shit is about to get real. Great soap making video.

@lynmurray4331 3 ай бұрын

Larger quantities of lye can be purchased from soap making suppliers like Soap and More in Calgary. In person pickup may be required, depending on the quantity.

@KurdishMoonVlogs 3 ай бұрын

Loved this video ❤ I would like more recipes from that lovely lady from Archtopia

@Buzzy-bm6bv 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you. Regarding soft skills, consider mini lessons on: washing dishes with almost no water, doing laundry with little water and no electricity, including soap and stain removal, types of cheap shades you can use to visually close off your house to the outside, how to keep marauders from stealing your crops, issues starting MAGS as once you approach a few people, even if they are not interested or think you are crazy, they now know you are ahead of the crowd in the regard of prepping and if an emergency arises, your house will be one of the first they look to for food, etc. there are many more soft skills that one needs to survive, along with the hard skills. And regarding people who have solar panels attached to their roofs and solar generators, issues with that is neighbors know you have possible power AND that solar generator might not survive an EMP. How does one prepare for that. Again, great video and it’s wonderful you are starting to look at soft skills. One last thing about soap making. If you do not have adequate water, soap will do you no good. Not a pessimist, just looking to have my horizons expanded regarding these issues. Thanx

@user-yz4rl8bm9o 3 ай бұрын

Very good instructional video Thanks!

@bravotwozero535 3 ай бұрын

Home hardware is awesome for SHTF. You can get zip ties, duct tape, tarps, lye, and shovels all in one trip.

@Yuricthebold 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jess! Great video Nate.

@endtimesbiblestudy3948 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you!

@AnitaSibley 3 ай бұрын

I've watched several youtube "how to" make soap, and your simplified instructions make it understandable. Thank you.

@saltyshanker 3 ай бұрын

few mins in and im already laughing my arse off, thanks for making each video enjoyable to watch!

@cheynefaravoni2250 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the quality clips that you do. Happy Easter to you and yours from us down under.

@VanVeenTraining 3 ай бұрын

This is actually a similar reaction for making biodiesel (RME). Though the basis for biodiesel is an oil rather than a fat. Get ur lye and wood ash!

@LaudenElizabeth 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Nate and Jess!

@bettym2702 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for teaching us how to make soap Jess, you were awesome!

@robertjarrett8876 3 ай бұрын

More like these CP. Good video good info . Keep them coming. Air filters and other way to keep radiation out of saferooms. Are needed.

@dellcooper2796 Минут бұрын

I started making soap years ago (about 50). then kids started coming along so I put it on the back burner. This video was just what I needed to get me started again!

@EireGenX 3 ай бұрын

Great video thanks. Got me thinking.

@tripolistrilogie4750 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Nate, what a great video💪🏻

@RJ-er3gv 3 ай бұрын

Nate & Jess thank you for adding a new survival skill to our preps.

@ddprepper5227 3 ай бұрын

Excellent report

@daveseibert9390 3 ай бұрын

Hey, look at that, an informative prepping video! Thanks for the great information you two!

@TylerMarsh87 3 ай бұрын

This was a great tutorial video. Awesome work.

@LostBeagle 3 ай бұрын

Make sure you drink a few beers and eat a lot of chips with dip while you're watching this video

@the1plantguy 3 ай бұрын

Why

@OBXDewey 3 ай бұрын

This was excellent! Thank you.

@N3M3SISstudios 3 ай бұрын

Playa! We need some more of them updates too! Love your work! Keep it up brother!

@danielmccann4055 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks.

@EdimentalGardens 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Very informative and helpful

@louisebrookes2630 3 ай бұрын

You can use horse chestnuts for laundry soap. And Common Ivy also for laundry. (obviously not Poison Ivy). Also soap wort, plants with saponins. Grass is great for cleaning dishes. Lye water is also wood ash boiled with water but you can just use it cold as a good cleaner. Sand too.

@louisebrookes2630 3 ай бұрын

Use wood ash cold I should clarify just to clean pans

@conservative-ku3lz 3 ай бұрын

Fabulous content. Thank you so much 💓

@CDNUTZ 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'll always wanted to know how to do this important and much needed item.

@bonniejohnson7842 3 ай бұрын

thank you for making this video!

@TheThemason90 3 ай бұрын

I take the old soap pieces, heat with water on stove then pour into molds.

@chrisgibson9629 3 ай бұрын

Great job yall and very fab apron....

@margaret2222 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting video. Thanks so much for this great demonstration. I thought it would be much harder to make soap. I think I will try it now.

@NBoutdoors18 3 ай бұрын

Great video! good to see some of the more practical day to day life videos.

@joshuarush5762 2 ай бұрын

Nothing like wilderness camping for a week with no shower to help you appreciate cleanliness

@mpat23 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this video. Thanks 😊

@jenandjim149 3 ай бұрын

Nice job guys. Love the video, definitely get yourself some of that Arkopia shake mix. It's great stuff.

@jacquelinejohnson7541 3 ай бұрын

Thank u brill vidieo ,very professional ,Happy Easter tonu and yours 👍🤗🙏💖🇬🇧

@adammackinnon4850 3 ай бұрын

Love the content, actually learning practical skills.😊you need more.

@jenniferprescott8655 3 ай бұрын

Love this vid!!

@cybernoid001 3 ай бұрын

as for the aluminum, lye just eats it up. and old camping trick is to mix the campfire ash with water to make a crude soap to clean your mess kits, but only if they are steel or titanium (or cast iron if you're going true pioneering and messed up your seasoning and need to start over) . Never with aluminum.

@PhoticsTV 3 ай бұрын

15:25 - Interesting! I didn't realize that was such a useful prepper item.

@cirelefebure5485 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@balaklava6420 3 ай бұрын

Great video, more of these essential skills please.

@bcgranny4371 3 ай бұрын

Have been making soaps, shampoos, laundry soap and lotions etc. for my whole family for 25 years. I was brought up that way. My Mom would even make her own lye. We used the fats from our own butchered animals . Now I use more conventional fats i.e.. coconut oil, olive oil, mango butter, shea and purchase my lye.

@terrafirma75 3 ай бұрын

I highly recommend “Encyclopedia of country living” by Carla Emery. It is my go-to reference book for homesteading/farming/simple living. She has a breakdown on setting up a barrel and using hardwood ash to create and collect lye. I make soap from our pigs lard. Nothing goes to waste. Triple wet rendered lard, poured into glass mason jars will be shelf stable for at least a year. I’ve had it last 2 years then it starts to go off. When that happens, I will turn it into soap before it starts to smell. The soap can be grated and used for laundry too.

@kimkrebs451 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@christineelsey3104 3 ай бұрын

VERY Interesting.. I've always wondered how soap was made !! & Nate.. my dear, you Rocked that apron.. 😉😉😊 A million thanks to Jess.. That was very interesting.. & explains why the good stuff costs what it does.. ❤

@JMoroccoMisterBoy 3 ай бұрын

Just got outta' the Shower. Tks., much appreciative.

@garyc.foster1132 3 ай бұрын

I've been making my own soap for about 20 years now, using saved fat drained from the meat I cook (another no-waste thing). My soap is a mix of pork and beef fat, filtered water (could be rain water) and lye. Never had a failed batch yet. I also grate my soap bars to make dish washing gel.

@ritakus9871 3 ай бұрын

Great smoothies, very affordable, worth purchasing 💯

@bdgackle 3 ай бұрын

Soap is also useful for your clothes. Clean clothing will last longer and stay warmer, as well as being good from a hygiene perspective. Note that the "lye" you get from wood ash will be potassium carbonate, not the sodium hydroxide that you are buying from the store. It's a weaker base, and since it's attached to potassium rather than sodium you will get soft rather than hard soap.

@mikesmicroworlds4566 3 ай бұрын

10:24 haha you will be a moral boost in your apocalypse camp lmao❤

@valhynes4059 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant introduction to a vital topic! Check out causes of death in US Civil War if not convinc ed! 😥😎

@garrettclark2054 3 ай бұрын

You don't want to use scented soap! The Enemy can smell you for a long way. In Nam the enemy use to eat a fish sauce and you could smell them from a lone way. Charley never learned. We washed our cloth in paddy water. No Smoking -shaving-our bathing before we went out on patrol.THINK BEFORE YOU GOT OUT AROUND THE ENEMY HOW YOU SNELL! Gman