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Brown Owl Cara's Ditty Bag, Dish Bag, or Mess Kit

There are lots of different names for this thing, ditty bag, dippy bag, dish bag, mess kit... it goes on and on. For us it is called a ditty bag and it is for dishes at camp.

  • The bag should be a cloth or net bag (or small reusable fabric grocery bag) with a drawstring or handle to hang it up with. Not too big - about the size of a folded tea towel. Any bigger and it drapes on the floor. 
    No plastic or the non-woven fabric ones - they keep the water in.
  • Inside you'll put your dishes and cutlery - make sure they are marked with your name or an identifying tape or mark. Use nail polish, sharpie markers, tape, or whatever you can do to make your stuff identifiable. 
  • Unbreakable dishes and cutlery - look for plastic or metal. No glass please. 
  • At camp, your camper will loop the drawstring over their arm, wash their dishes, and then put the wet dishes in the bag to drip-dry. We use a bit of bleach in the dishwater so be prepared for the bag to fade or get some bleach blotches. 


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