[pct-l] toilet paper is on the PCT

[Andrew McDavid]

I'll second, err, umm, third that.  A special circle in hell is reserved for
those that think that burying TP is an effective way of disposing it.
Nothing more gross than dozens of TP "flags" flying around campsites in the
high country.  Nature gave us sticks, rocks, and snow for a reason.

On 4/10/07, Will Hiltz <will.hiltz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This might have been said already, but why are you bringing TP at all?
> Unless you're willing to pack out your paper, I think that bringing a huge
> amount of TP is more of a pain than it is worth especially considering
> burning and burying don't really work.  I like to bring a little TP for
> emergency situations, but you're out all day looking at rocks... why not
> just pick up a few smooth stones?  Sounds crazy but works GREAT.
>
> On 4/9/07, Aaron Wallace <aaron at skeeky.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Some places, such as Yosemite, require that you pack out TP.  In this
> > age of double-zip freezer-grade zip-lock baggies and alcohol gel
> > sanitizer, it's really no big deal and should be standard procedure for
> > any backcountry travel.  There's nothing worse than little bits of
> > sun-bleached TP scattered around your dinner or camp site...
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Subject: [pct-l] toilet paper is on the PCT
> > >
> > > On my thru-hike last year, I tried several times, but to no
> > > avail, to convince people that toilet paper simply does not
> > > degrade and should be packed out. In fact, it has a way of
> > > sneaking out from under the rocks that people use to "bury"
> > > it. I took pictures of the toiltet paper and other waste I
> > > encountered along the trail. Not what you would call
> > > "aesthetically pleasing photographs", but my intention is to
> > > use them in any talks I might give of my experience on the trail.
> > > [...]
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