So, let's say you're gonna pack out your tp. And, in bear country, you're supposed to keep everything that smells together. This seems to present a conundrum of the grossest variety! ?
So, let's say you're gonna pack out your tp. And, in bear country, you're supposed to keep everything that smells together. This seems to present a conundrum of the grossest variety! ?
Double bag
You can walk in another person's shoes, but only with your feet
Separate TP bag with opaque zip lock inner bags. Hang outside your food bag. Or hike where extreme "LNT" practices are not customary. Quotes because you will leave some trace, regardless,
Last edited by Feral Bill; 02-12-2018 at 21:33.
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Just throw it over your shoulder like a continental solder.
I always pack out tp. I have *never* even considered putting my used tp with my food nor do I know of anyone who ever has. Just keep it with your unused tp, separately bagged of course.
Whatever you do, please pack it out. Thanks!
If your TP actually has any significant poo on it you're method could use Improvement.
T P is for a final cleanse wipe. Using the correct position and natural materials first and there's nothing left. Focus on using minimal TP and there really isn't a problem.
People lived for thousands of years without toilet paper. Actually diet makes a tremendous difference.
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 02-12-2018 at 23:57.
Geez, just wash yourself, then you're cleaner AND don't have to deal with tp.
Not really a fossil here, but hiking regularily in the desert.
I don't use any rag or wash cloth for the business, just water and maybe a tiny drop of soap.
Can do this with 200ml easily, and optimize down to 100ml by skipping the soap.
You won't die from reek as quick as from dehydration.
I'd double bag, maybe even triple.
You don't need an opaque bag for the TP, when you're done with it, roll it into a ball with the clean side out. You might want to put some duct tape on the ziplock to reinforce the corners, etc, but it's not like you're looking at the business end of the TP. When you get to town, dump the little balls of wadded up TP in a toilet somewhere.
Not as gross as finding someone else's TP!
USE WET WIPES
Not tp.
Pack them out of course. I do this even when I hike in uncharted territory in AZ where there is literally no one ever.
1 or 2 wet wipes will get you cleaner than you are at home.
They come individually packaged at places like Wallmart or you can buy a very small pack of like 30.
Wet wipes can also be very useful in cleaning up cuts/scrapes or general body maintenance. They just beat tp to death.
To get yourself clean with tp it takes a LOT and then you have a much bigger mess. Also if your pack gets soaked you can lose all your tp.
Wayne, 3/4 of the world clean their back side with nothing but a cup of water. It really does work and work well. It is, however against the aesthetic that a lot of us North American types grew up with, so it takes a little practice. Also, if you are hiking in the desert and you body allows you to plan a little, hold off your doo doo duty until you are near your next water source so you can clean with as much water as you wish, without carrying it more than the many 100's of yards you will walk away from the water source before you dig your cat hole.
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Double ziplock bag
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