[pct-l] Burning TP

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Oct 4, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> From: Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Burning TP

> On 10/2/2012 7:26 PM, Heather wrote:
>> I just don't pack TP, but choose natural vegetation
>
> I have never understood how gathering vegetation to clean up with fits
> in with the leave no trace ethic. If we all tore leaves off of plants
> for any other purpose, it would certainly not be LNT.

Didn't I hike through the Kimberly-Clark clear cuts just before  
Highway 36 near Chester? If you are using TP, Kleenex or Paper  
towels, there's a good likelihood you ARE using natural vegetation.