I am a girl, but because everyone says it looks really good on me, I wear my hair really short. The money I save on haircuts and products, lets me spend more time and money on skin care. Skin is the bodies first line of defense. Hair, not a big deal. BTW I found non-electric, manual clippers from old barbershop on EBAY, hardly used. It's not the best haircut, but for SHTF I think it will be just great.

 

We're already getting 100 degree days, so long hair doesn't work for me. Works even less without A/C. Plus long hair just leaves more room for nasty little critters to move in.

 

#2 clipper is all you need.

After SHTF, it's beard on the face and cropped on the head.

 

im gonna rock the mullet when shtf, but for now i keep the classic, yet stylish, medium reg!

 

Ever see Joe Dirt? As soon as SHTF thats what my hair is going to, mullet ands all.....

 

Hair is over rated.

 

My wife gives me a hair cut every month. I learned the hard way about ****ing her off during one haircut several years back where she buzzed one side of my head on purpose. Took 3 weeks to grow back

 

I always said baldness was a survival adaptation.

evolution, folks

 

I just buzzed it last nite

 

Short hair? That flies in the face of what I've seen on YT. Everytime I see one of these survivalist types they seem to have certain things in common. beards, bandannas, beer guts and ponytails lol.

 

Short. Adopted it from the Navy. Took a liking to it. Still keep it short.

 

Same here. Same reason.

 

Mine is buzzed in the summer and grown out a little in the winter

 

We have four seasons here, so the long hair and beard are staying. Not that hard to care for anyways. Ponytail it in the summer, or leave it wet and keep a cool head about yourself. Keeps the earlobes from getting sunburned or frostbit.

 

I never thought of hair and SHTF. Mine is down to my hips. If SHTF I guess I would have to cut it off but would not like that. It has taken me a very long time to grow it this long and I am kind of fond of it. I think it helps to keep me warm in the winter time. But is a bit hot in the summer time.

 

Don't you dare cut your hair! It looks great.

 

I shave my head in Yul brenner fashion. When the SHTF well I guess I will just have to flex and let it grow

 

I have long blonde hair down past my shoulders and it is thiiiiick ! Have been called the apprentice hairdressers nightmare !
There is no way I would cut it off. It makes me feel feminine. If it is hot I put it in a pony tail at the nape of my neck with a scarf bow but I love it out and flowing.

 

I go over every 3 weeks or so with a #3, not to long but not too short.

 

I've worn mine short for years. And if SHTF I'd probably try to keep it trimmed down just for convenience sake. But I'm not sure it makes much of a diff in long term survival. In fact, having longer hair would keep the head warmer in cold climes, or keep the sun off the head and shoulders in desert climes.

That said... I'll keep mine short!

 

My hair gets oily and cruddy feeling when I sleep on it at night. If the SHTF and I couldn't wash it every day,I would certainly shave it all off.

 

If the SHTF for a prolonged period of time, I think for sanitation, the fact it gets in the way and it can be a hazard, I would definitely get my hair cut to a short cut.

 

With a good set of stones, a Kabar gives a nice clean shave. This is especially so for head hair as it is softer and easier to cut. In SHTF, I may do that...but then the crazy wild man look sort of appeals to me too.

Either way, I have the tools to do whatever I want now, thats what counts.

 

I've gone through periods of life where I either kept it high and tight or have had it down into my mid back, but my preference is keeping it short.

A good pair of scissors and a comb is what you'll need to keep it short, both are low tech and simple to use.

 

As you can see in my Avatar, I used to Bic my head. Way cleaner and cooler in the Desert, but now that I am out I like to grow my hair. If SHTF I will go back to Bic.:thumb:

 

Hair length has not been regulated by the military for thousands of years. An examination of hisotrical images reveals all sorts of hippy looking longhairs. However, during World War I the necssity to wear gas masks and achieve a proper seal, as well as the "cootie" problem from living in unsanitary conditions for extended periods made it necessary.

My wife cuts my hair like she did when I was in the military. Because she likes it that way. In colder climates long hair could be an advantage. The OP is right on from the hygeine and wound care perspective.

I wouldn't run a generator simply to cut my hair, but scissors and razors will have value beyond vanity PSHTF.

 

Here's a off-the-wall-fact. Templars had regulations dictating that their members had to have short hair, during a time when the majority of men wore their hair long. So perhaps this has something to do with the history of military hair cuts.

The reason for this was the nature of helmets and chain mail did not do well with longer hair.

On the other hand, they promoted beards. Go figure.


As for me being a woman, I will wear my hair long and tied up in all sorts of braids. I'm not cutting my hair for any apocalyptic event.

 

short all the way.