[pct-l] Cat Holes a la Colin Fletcher, 1968 in The Complete Walker

[CMountainDave@aol.com (CMountainDave@aol.com)]

I'd like to see some statistics on the burning of T.P. causing wildfires. I'm 
betting its just a handful started during very dry and windy conditions when 
common sense dicated it was unwise to do so. Then lets see the number of 
fires started by forest managers (ala Los Alamos) who should have known 
better and then have the audacity to tell us how to hike and camp when they 
can't even get their own house into order. Sorry Charlie, but you seem a bit 
too obsessive about LNT to the point of dictating to us: Your way is best, 
ours has fatal flaws. We might as well declare all wildernesses animal 
sanctuaries and just stay home. My tootpaste spits aren't about to destroy 
any ecosystem.  One has to remember that our camps make up a very minimal 
amount of the total acerage of any given wilderness and unless we turn them 
into hazardous waste sites were not about to ruin the wilderness by simply 
camping there. If these areas DO have too much impact, the answer is very 
simple: make quotas and put our user fees to use by placing portable latrines 
in place that are flown out on a regular basis. Problem solved and I'm going 
to continue to burn my T.P. when conditions warrant. That way there is NO 
chance of some critter digging it up