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    Default packing out the tp

    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! ?

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    Default packing out the tp

    Double bag
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    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.

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    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.

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    Whatever you do, please pack it out. Thanks!

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MuddyWaters View Post
    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.
    Hey, what about all those other critters out there? They STILL don't have any toilet paper, and they're doing alright!

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    Geez, just wash yourself, then you're cleaner AND don't have to deal with tp.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsherry61 View Post
    Geez, just wash yourself, then you're cleaner AND don't have to deal with tp.
    Catch 22.
    Water, soap and wash cloth for washing self.
    More water and more soap to wash the wash cloth.
    In the desert. 20 miles between reliable water sources.
    Got a plan for Old and Slow Fossils?
    I know. We could stay at home. Not an option.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jefals View Post
    Hey, what about all those other critters out there? They STILL don't have any toilet paper, and they're doing alright!
    Critters have their own special tp, its called a tongue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Venchka View Post
    Catch 22.
    Water, soap and wash cloth for washing self.
    More water and more soap to wash the wash cloth.
    In the desert. 20 miles between reliable water sources.
    Got a plan for Old and Slow Fossils?
    I know. We could stay at home. Not an option.
    Wayne
    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.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MuddyWaters View Post
    If your TP actually has any significant poo on it you're method could use Improvement.
    So this is kind of gross but I find that "trail diet" produces relatively clean #2s that don't require a lot of cleanup. Use the town potty before leaving (having eaten town food the prior night).

    I said it was gross.

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    Not as gross as finding someone else's TP!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TexasBob View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by jefals View Post
    Hey, what about all those other critters out there? They STILL don't have any toilet paper, and they're doing alright!
    Critters have their own special tp, its called a tongue.
    I don't think ALL critters can actually do that, can they? A human would probably have to be an Olympic --- well, oh, fagetaboutit! ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jefals View Post
    I don't think ALL critters can actually do that, can they? A human would probably have to be an Olympic --- well, oh, fagetaboutit! ?
    That's why you hike with a friend.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Venchka View Post
    Catch 22.
    Water, soap and wash cloth for washing self.
    More water and more soap to wash the wash cloth.
    In the desert. 20 miles between reliable water sources.
    Got a plan for Old and Slow Fossils?
    I know. We could stay at home. Not an option.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leo L. View Post
    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.
    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.
    I'm not lost. I'm exploring.

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