This is the nancy way to clean dishes on a camping trip. This is the Philmont way to clean dishes:
1.) Eat as much of the food as you can, it is stupid to dump food out in the woods. It atracts animals and is a waste.
2.) Once most of the food is out of the dishes, fill the dish to be washed with about an inch of water.
3.) Use your hand and the water to rub off any food, stains, and other.
4.) Once all of the food is off of the pot and floating in the water, drink the water. Do not dump it out, again, it atracts animals.
5.) Boil the dish before you use it next.
That is twenty times easier than that crap.