Toilet Paper

[gsimp18]

How are you all handling toilet paper. I am not someone who can only bring 1/4 of a roll for a week. I need a full roll. Don't ask why, but anyways are there ways in which i can buy only one roll at a time?

[DavidNH]

your main concern won't be weather you bring one or more rolls at a time, but keeping the toilet paper dry. To me that means double and triple bagging it. Not much worse than sopping wet toilet paper.

also, often times, there will be TP in the out house, and there's nearly always an outhouse near shelters. I don't think you can only get one roll at a time. I've only seen tp in 4 and six roll packs. So by 4 or six.. then separate into mail drops.

DavidNH

[turtle fast]

Yep, many stores sell toilet paper by the roll...unfortunately it is the 1 ply stuff and it is not worth your while to unroll it to take the cardboard tube out...just smoosh it down and put into a zip lock bag. You seriously have to protect it in a ziplock bag and keep dry because if it gets wet its ruined. Many hikers have less bowel movements as you eat less than you would at home. Many have toilet paper in their food drops as well and you can find it a lot in hiker boxes at hostels and post offices.

[Hooch]

Scott tisue sells single rolls of TP. Even if you can't find it, buy pack of 4 and split them up into bounce boxes or have other hikers give you a small amount for a roll.

[Don H]

Go ultralight, use leaves, you'll never run out

[kennybrae]

Use paper towel it works great and you're not trying to flush it so disposal isn't going to plug the plumbing.

[CrumbSnatcher]

2 rolls out of every town :-)
its not called toliet paper its called mountain money

[RWheeler]

its not called toliet paper its called mountain money

I prefer the term booty booty.

[Half Note]

^---I chuckled.

[ScottP]

moss works great. And snow. And leaves

[jeffmeh]

moss works great. And snow. And leaves

Up north we prefer either Moose Maple or American Bass Wood.

[quilteresq]

Go ultralight, use leaves, you'll never run out

Seriously didn't have to look to know you're a guy!

[FarmRookie 2015]

Corn cob. They can be cleaned and reused.

[RWheeler]

Corn cob. They can be cleaned and reused.

Plus they exfoliate.

[Slo-go'en]

I seriously wonder if those avicating the use of leaves or moss have actually ever done so. If they have, they would never again. But then, maybe they have and just want to try and get others to have the same unpleasent experiance of making a nasty mess down there too.

The first BM after a town stop is always a messy one for me-- too much greasy food.

[hbc2194]

I actually DID lol.

[Papa D]

I cannot believe that no one has posted this yet since it is such a standard practice:

1) dig cat hole or use privy
2) assuming cat-hole, wrap 2-3 sheets of t.p. inside leaves - this adds "bulk" that you are used to
3) bury it (or if in privy, add duff)

I only use 2-3 sheets of t.p. even at home - I can't imagine using as much as you wastefully suggest .... sorry

[MuddyWaters]

Defecating in the squat position, as nature intended you to, leaves your backside cleaner, because the cheeks are spread so there is less "collateral damage".

I know, some hefty folks cant.

A bowl per day of oatmeal, is also a wonder aid. It makes the poo slick and slimey with a clear slime. It also doesnt smell.

Much of our bowel issues are related to improper diet high in refined foods, stuff our bodies werent designed to eat and process.

Seriously, eat oatmeal for breakfast, squat. Clean up with natural materials, as much as you can. Then finish the job with 1 wet-wipe.

I go every other day, and a small ziplock with a dozen wet-wipes in my cargo pocket on pants leg can last me almost a month if not used for anything else.

[RWheeler]

With a name like MuddyWaters, that has got to be some prime intel.

[ScottP]

I seriously wonder if those avicating the use of leaves or moss have actually ever done so. If they have, they would never again. But then, maybe they have and just want to try and get others to have the same unpleasent experiance of making a nasty mess down there too.

The first BM after a town stop is always a messy one for me-- too much greasy food.

Guess I'm just an armchair hiker