[pct-l] TP - burying vs Packing out - also an organic subutitute

[Tortoise]

Last August when I hiked the PCT from Echo Lake north towards Donner 
Pass, the El Dorado NF (?) gave me a black plastic zipper-closing bag 
and urged me to carry out my TP. I did. Just a minor inconvenience. If 
you come prepared what is the fuss all about? I also had a couple of 
Mountain House dinners; the empty foil packs make good bags for carrying 
out messy trash and are probably odor-proof too. And no extra cost or 
weight for separate bags if you use MH.

Tortoise

Because truth matters"



Jereen Anderson wrote:
> I always tried to bury waste and my bio-degradable TP in organic soil where carbonic acid and bacteria are present to help break it down - also, it helps if you pee on the TP before filling the hole. While I have never packed out my TP, if you do you could use an OPSAK, which lets out no odors. I discovered a good organic substitute for toilet paper that is fairly abundant wherever there are FIR trees.There are two species: the pale green lichen and also the nearly black lichen that you will see hanging from the trees and on the ground beneath fir trees
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