Stealing Toilet Paper

[Don H]

OK so lets be honest, how many of you have stolen toilet paper while hiking?

[Hikes in Rain]

Not me. But then, I'm a section hiker.

[Rasty]

Yes but only when I thought I had to go and had a false alarm. What to do with the piece I already pulled off?

[Old Hiker]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...-!-!-really-!-!

[Deadeye]

But I put it back when I was done with it.

[Slo-go'en]

Umm, I only *borrow* a little extra - I promise to give it back once I've used it

[jacob_springsteen]

I've actually found that all those napkins they have at McDonalds and Hardees and Wendys are much less stressful to steal after I paid the establishment for a meal. And napkins actually are a more quantized method of wiping with.

[bardo]

Why steal TP when fast food joints have plenty for free?

[OzJacko]

Never!!
Have moved excess from "general public" toilets to hiker ones.

To conduct a bit of a personality match, please indicate if you have stolen TP whether you are a "folder" or a "scruncher"?
TP threads can't get any sillier can they?

[Firefighter503]

I don't steal TP... but I like to collect a little bit from every establishment I visit while hiking... call it a hobby.

[Don H]

Somebody should do a poll!

503, do you have a scrap book of the different types and where you collected them from? Are some types more rare and valuable than others?

[fredmugs]

I never take a whole roll because it's too big but if I happen to notice that they switched out rolls and there's a smaller roll there that I can flatten and stick in the top of my pack then I'll snatch it.

[ChuckBrown]

I will take a roll from hotel room if needed, but I paid for that room, so I "paid for TP"

[OzJacko]

I never take a whole roll because it's too big but if I happen to notice that they switched out rolls and there's a smaller roll there that I can flatten and stick in the top of my pack then I'll snatch it.

Even fairly full rolls flatten if you remove the cardboard inside.
They then can go in a ziploc bag and you pull the paper out from the inside of the roll and you have your waterproof TP holder and dispenser...

[HikerMom58]

Even fairly full rolls flatten if you remove the cardboard inside.
They then can go in a ziploc bag and you pull the paper out from the inside of the roll and you have your waterproof TP holder and dispenser...

That is a really cool idea... someone else shared that on another thread.

[OzJacko]

That is a really cool idea... someone else shared that on another thread.

I think I got the idea years ago from another site but I can't remember, it may have been here.
I carry one half roll like this and usuall a bit more in 1st aid ziploc. I use TP to keep glasses clean etc so always make sure I have some available and dry.

[yellowsirocco]

I always keep the cob in. I can flatten it down in my pack, but when I am at the privy I can pop it back into shape so it is easier to use.

[atmilkman]

You can always just skip the TP and scoot your butt across the trail like an unleashed dog.

[Train Wreck]

I always keep the cob in. I can flatten it down in my pack, but when I am at the privy I can pop it back into shape so it is easier to use.

I had no idea hikers used corn cobs. Aren'f they kind of bulky & heavy compared to TP?

[Camel2012]

Also, after you take the cardboard out of the center, you can pull the paper from the center without taking it out of the zip lock its in. I find that this reduces the amount of times i drop my roll.

Nothing worse than dropping your last roll of tp in water.