I've been growing out my hair for the last year or so, and I've been trying to figure out what to do with it for the last few months. I decided the a few weeks back to go with dreadlocks. Once you dread it, there's no going back. The up keep is difficult, but it been fun watching my little locks grow little by little. To answer a question that I've been asked on many occasions, Yes; you can wash dreadlocks. I just washed mine a few minutes ago and cleared away some mess, and I think they grew about another inch or so(a few centimeters).

I'm looking forward to seeing how long they'll get. The goal is to have them banging out of the back of my helmet in the fall....