Originally posted by Boroda
You mean you need deodorant when you travell? Deodorant while going mountain-hiking?! Deodorant in a 40kg backpack?! Even if you are strong enough to carry all this useless stuff (that I doubt) - you are definetly nuts. Better take some baby-powder, it's more usefull. Seriously.
You may find it interesting that every american soldier carries with him deordorant, as well as soap, razor, shaving cream, toothpaste, toothbrush and sometimes babywipes. And each field ration has a packeged moist paper towel.
When hot rations are served there is a wash station at the begining of the chow line and there is a soldier stationed there, usually the medic, to make sure that everybody washes before they get food.
I just allways assumed that russian soldiers carried deodorant too.