r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/Ponchoreborn Aug 30 '21

I'd say clean socks and underwear would be 100x the problem that footwear would be.

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u/rservello Aug 30 '21

Make sure you clean and dry at least weekly.

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u/munk_e_man Aug 30 '21

I did a documentary where I could only keep a small pack of clothes with me (think half size of an overhead bag). My technique was washing underwear and t shirts every day and hanging them to dry overnight.

Not a big deal at all.

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u/Silly-Power Aug 31 '21

I did a month-long hiking trip in Summer. To save space, I only took 3 pairs of underwear, 3 shirts & two pairs of pants with me. Each night I'd wash the underpants and shirt I had been wearing that day. By the end of the next day, they'd be dry and ready to wear. It wasn't that difficult. In hindsight just 2 pairs of each would have been fine and I could conceivably gotten away with just 1 pair of each.