[pct-l] Tp again!

[Sir Mixalot]

The depth problem is why I encourage people to carry a trowel on the PCT,
at least for big parts of California.  Some people claim they can dig deep
enough with their foot or trekking pole, but I doubt that.  There are very
light trowels that still allow us to be ultralight, and ultralighters can
use those trowels as stakes.  Maybe those people aren't completely wrong
though.  I'd probably see much more TP on the PCT if they were.  Still, a
couple inches deeper is almost always a good thing.

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:34 AM, Ellen Shopes <igellenig at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seems like this issue pops up every couple of years.
> someone actually did a back yard experiment to see how long it took TP to
> disappear.  In a moist environment, it actually happens fairly quickly.
>  Hence the rule about burying TP in the cathole.
> My issue with this is two-fold.  First, many a cat hole is not the
> requisite depth.  Whether because the terrain has too many rocks and roots,
> or the person doesn't have a good digging implement, the feces/TP ends up
> near the surface.  Second, in a dry environment, TP doesn't break down very
> quickly.  I have spent many a day at the Grand Canyon when I was rangering
> picking up TP trash.  Really, people, TP doesn't weigh that much.  Pack it
> out.
> No Butt
>
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