Minty Fresh
From Bgx
The Minty Fresh station will be a haven of hygiene in an otherwise unfresh world. For as long as supplies hold out, this station will offer toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, gum, mints, floss, and all things breath & oral hygiene-related.
It works well placed close enough to attract pedestrian traffic, and close enough to the front of the camp so people hanging out in front can hang out and be social with people who walk by and use the station (they're generally very vocally thankful, and it's kind of gratifying to witness their appreciation).
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Supplies still needed
- Toothbrushes
- Mouthwash
- Mints
If anyone knows anyone who works in a dental office, dental-related decorations, samples, supplies, or anything remotely applicable, have them get in touch with me. For example, Courtney recently found an offer of a ton of Colgate "Wisps" for an obscenely low price (but I didn't get the message in time), and in 2008, I found 200 Reach toothbrushes on eBay for pretty cheap.
Supplies already acquired
- Structure, including rebar-mounted signage and el-wire.
- Plastic 3-drawer shelving system
- Light (lantern above the station so it can be seen and used at night)
- Gum (50 foil-packs, Eclipse and similar mint)
- Toothpaste (2+ tubes)
- Dental floss "singles" (200 Glide individual-packs)
- Step-activated trash can
- Spit bucket
Open questions
Aside from myself, what are we, as a camp, willing to commit to, as far as maintaining this station?
This is generally a very low-maintenance service. My hope is that this will be close enough to the camp that it could be obvious if someone were running away with the station itself, or sizable handfuls of the shared items therein.
