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    Default bathroom on the trail

    Do you bury your to or pack it along with you?

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    I personally bury. Get ready for some very opinionated comments...

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    Cathole it. That's what LNT says. Why would you pack out tp just to throw it in the trash which ends up in a landfill anyways?

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    I usually just go poop on the trail, so I leave the TP on top of the pile so people don't step in it. I do this because I am considerate of others.

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    Couldn't resist. I usually wipe with my finger, then lick it clean.

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    I poop in my pack and then bury the pack.

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    I just use springs and streams as bidets.

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    If you really care about the environment you will hold it in until the end or your hike and deposit your poo in a certified poo reclamation facility.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonnycat View Post
    I usually just go poop on the trail, so I leave the TP on top of the pile so people don't step in it. I do this because I am considerate of others.
    Don't like this. Its littering. Stick a stick in the ground if you want to mark it.

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    (I'm pretty sure he was kidding.)

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    I just hold it til I get to the next town. . .

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    I just wait till I get to a privy..Thats easy...
    "So what if theres a mountain, get over it!!!" - Graywolf, 2010

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    Quote Originally Posted by Graywolf View Post
    I just wait till I get to a privy..Thats easy...
    Actually that's my serious answer. . . I've rarely had to deviate from the privy plan . . .

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    Don't eat and you won't have to worry about it.
    I love the smell of esbit in the morning!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TD55 View Post
    If you really care about the environment you will hold it in until the end or your hike and deposit your poo in a certified poo reclamation facility.
    This is the correct answer.


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    Wow...a lotta good poop in this thread.

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    Lots of peanut butter helps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jbenson View Post
    Lots of peanut butter helps.
    Carry a block of cheese in your pack.
    "A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Walkin' Dude View Post
    Carry a block of cheese in your pack.
    Hard cheese. It doesn't spoil as quickly and it's easier to carve into the cork shape.

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