[pct-l] Number Two

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

The water falls in my cathole. I guess being a girl I have good aim  
when squatting. This method works great for number 1, for which girls  
end up wasting a lot of TP. In fact, most of the TP you will see on  
the trail is from girls going number 1.

On Feb 1, 2013, at 1:18 PM, Edward Anderson wrote:

> The problem that I might have with the squirt bottle approach is -  
> where does the water fall? It will contain human fecal material,  
> which is very high in pathogens along with dog and cattle poop.  
> This is not true of horse manure. Or might the water end up on the  
> surface? Rain could wash it into water sources. If you can aim well  
> enough for it to fall into the cat hole, no problem. Of course, if  
> people wash or swim in streams, creeks ponds, or lakes they will  
> contaminate them. That's one reason why piblic swimming pools are  
> chlorinated.
>
> I have used plant material as well as TP. (I use bio-degradeable TP  
> and bury it in the cat hole - which I am careful to dig in organic  
> material so that the bacteria will start the decomposition. It's  
> also a good idea to pee on the TP to wet it before covering hole).  
> Two good plant materials are a lichen called Grandfathers Beard  
> that you will often find hanging from dead branches of fir trees.  
> Different species will often be light chartruse green and sometimes  
> very dark green, almost black. Of course, you bury it in the cat  
> hole. It is very lightweight and can be carried in a Ziplok bag.  
> The other that I have sometimes used is called Mules Ear. I have  
> sometimes carried used TP out in an OP sack if my next stop is  
> likely to have a trash can for disposal. Remember, I don't hitch  
> into towns since I ride a horse.
>
> MendoRider-Hiker
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