What is the LONGEST time you have ever gone without shoering or bathing?

Hahaha... you feral man!! Being a cleanliness freak I hardly see myself skipping my shower. And to top that the fact that I do not get ill much, I do not go without being cleaned for more than a day. India, as you know, is hot and humid and I dare not not try to experiment with it also. But a lot of people do - courtesy all those refreshing deodorants. The brands should get them sold in Iceland and then I would understand their credibility.

Eight days. . How come they did not quarantine you ? The longest that i went through without having a shower was around 2 and half days and was quite a long time ago that i really forget how i smelled. It was actually a holiday on in the wilderness with some friends. It was hot and we had camped in a cabin with no proper bathing facilities and the only water around was a distance away in dry river which had crocs. We dared not venture there. I do remember that we smelled so much that we had to have our beds at different corners of the room. And the worse thing we seemed to be attracting flies from all around. After 2 and half days we found a fresh water stream and boy was that a relief.

3 days if I remember correctly in fact in winter that's how long I can last without shower or bath unless we have visitors

Lol, don't ask. I used to stay back in college for a inter college competition. We stayed there over a month without bathing. It was soo yuck. Everyone was smelling awfully! Our skin had become soo dirty and yuck. Remembering it also causes me to puke.!

It took me a week not to be able to take a bath due to chicken pox. Mom just did a sponge bath to me during my illness.

Well... I lived in my car for three weeks, so... three weeks.

yuck!yuck!yuck!i try to have a sponge bath atleast,if i am feeling lazy for a full bath.anyways,i donot remember going without a bath,atleast in recent years.(10 years) i have done a bit of camping myself but has not done such a heroic deed.

I would guess probably 1 week. I traveled a lot in my late teens and early twenties. I spent many a night on the road in my car and once bathed in a river under a train bridge. I went for a job interview that day and had to look my best. They did not know I was pretty much homeless at the time. I got the job too.

Caught you there. Missed the W? lol. A very interesting question James. though I like taking bath daily, but I wouldn't mind going without a shower or bath for a week too. I know what you mean. I have people in my family who would fall sick if faced such a situation.Well, I am not a slave of my habits. I am a free soul.lol.

Ewwwwww!!!! Even when I am sick I have to get up and get a bath, just to get the "sick" off me. The longest I have gone without a bath or shower is a day. Even then I feel grungy and nasty, and it is just completely unacceptable to be around people, for me. 8 days? Ewwwww!!!!

I could not go without a daily shower except when I have been too ill do do it. There have been experiments done where people do not wash for weeks and they found that the skin starts cleaning itself in about 6 - 8 weeks and your hair gets really shiny. I would not like to try it though. I would not like to have been near you James before you took that shower. Pooo.

Ewww, James, you reeked! When Boyfriend and I went whitewater rafting, we had the option of spending the night under a tent or paying for a room with TV, AC and bathroom. I opted and paid for the latter. I know, I know, I'm kinda high-maintenance when it comes to "nature" stuff like this. But again, we'll go back to my infamous last year. I think I went for a week or so without taking a shower... and that happened like every other week... I just wanted to stay in bed and for some reason, taking a bath or shower was too much of an effort. Boyfriend had to convince and push me into the bathroom just to make me clean myself up. He would "bribe" me by saying he would take me out if I freshen myself up. That only worked for so few a times as I didn't even want to go to the bathroom, how much more outside? Now? I can't even go outside without taking a shower. It just signals the start of my productive day.

I once went two days without one, but that's because I had just had a C section and had to wait for the doctor's approval. After those two days,I was dying for one! That shower felt better than anything.

I have gotten lazy before and not taken a shower for a whole two days. I felt icky, though, so that hasn't happened since. :)

The longest I've gone without a shower or bath is around 10 days. During the Gulf invasion, we were in a concentration camp in the desert (no man's land between Iraq and Jordan) for around a week. We just got around a bottle of water to be used when we relieved ourselves (which I did at night quite a distance away from the makeshift tent)....and I couldn't take a bath with that, could I? I also realized that there was no point in taking a shower or bath. The next moment after we washed our hands or feet, it was covered in dust or sand. I would send you a picture of how we looked then....but don't want to scare you! After a week in the concentration camp, it took us around 3-4 days to travel to Jordan and catch a flight to Mumbai from there. At Mumbai, some very nice people took us to a Church so that we could 'freshen' up and was I happy to take that shower (something I had taken for granted ...having running water all the time in Kuwait). This happened when I was 15.

Eewww.... You really would smell so... bad with that 8 days without bath. You should now realize how blessed you are for being able to take a bath everyday in your home. For me, i think the longest time i spend in the shower is only 1 hour. That happens when i really pamper myself like when i do my body scrub, foot scrub.. and the likes.

I have gone incredibly long periods of time without shoering or bathing. Once when I was about 13 I ran away from home. I was gone for about a week I think, and I have gone WAY longer than that without shoering - very recently even - but I'm telling you about that time because it was so gross, and I know how much you like gross. Anyway, I started my period while I was 'on the run' and had no change of clothes. The blood drenched my jeans almost down to my knees and then dried up thick and crusty. I just kept my coat on all the time, which I had to do anyway since it was so friggin' cold due to the fact that it was winter. But ahhh, the joy of freedom, no matter the price. And BTW, I thought you used Firefox?

About 16 years ago i fell sick with viral fever which led to hospitalization for 20 days.I was already weak with muscular dystrophy which is a neuromuscular genetic disease in which the body muscles waste away and do not regenerate.The cells and tissues die out and do not come back due to which the muscles waste away.The body loses its strength and the patient either becomes bedridden or else wheelchair bound.There is no cure for this disease anywhere i the world. I becames so weak that ic ould not even lift a finger. Everything had to e done on the bed itself. My mother helped me and nursed me back to health. I was bedridden for a full year and except for being sponged i did not have a bath. SO I SPENT A WHOLE YEAR WITHOT BATHING!! CAN YOU BEAT IT?

Honestly?..You want the honest truth?..OK The longest I went without taking a bath or shower was 6 days straight. Yes 6 days. Why?..Because I had the flu in the winter time and I was told by my doctor NOT to take any baths, showers or wash my hair. 6 days is a heck of a long time without actually being in water, but I took a wash up with a towel, warm water and soap. It was cold in out house at that time.

i never take bath when i am in vacation.the maximum numbers of days i have not taken bath is a week.i will take bath atleast once in a week .if suppose iam about to go out i will take bath.the main reason for not taking bath is that i feel lazy to take bath.today also i didnt take bath.i feel proud in telling this .but i think its a bad habit,not to take bath.happy my loting have a nice day .....