[pct-l] Toilet paper

[giniajim]

ahem.  please carry it out, every single time!  :)

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Austin Williams 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 2:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Toilet paper


  I never brought toilet paper.  I hated seeing it along the trail.  IMO
  "biodegradable" toilet paper is a sham.  Kind of like "biodegradable soap".
  I avoid bringing either in the backcountry.

  Along the PCT I used the following to wipe my #%*:

  -Leaves (the norm)
  -Pine and Fir Needles
  -Smooth rocks (the norm above tree line)
  -Snow (bbbbbbrrrrrrrrr)
  -Bark
  -Smooth sticks (when I was in a pinch)
  -Moss (my personal favorite, found everywhere North of California)
  -A squirrel (just kidding, I love squirrels)

  If you are going to bring toilet paper, please bury it every single time.
  See
  http://hikethru.com/hiking-information/backyard-science/toilet-paper-decompositionfor
  how long that stuff takes to decompose when exposed.

  :)
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