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    Quote Originally Posted by oldbear View Post
    The key to getting TP to dissolve rapidly is to use singly ply TP and then add lots of liquid to it
    Wait 3- 4 minutes and then cover w/ dirt
    I just can't use that single-ply stuff, my finger goes right thru it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Last Call View Post
    I just can't use that single-ply stuff, my finger goes right thru it.
    Fold it and you have two ply, fold it again and you have four ply, fold it..........

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    Who woulda thought that Burning TP would become a hot thread?

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    I prefer TP that doesn't burn......
    Fear ridges that are depicted as flat lines on a profile map.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChinMusic View Post
    I prefer TP that doesn't burn......
    I think you are suppose to use it first

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    Quote Originally Posted by Starchild View Post
    Never before heard of that, I normally pee on the TP as well, which would make it not burn so well.
    I've heard that suggested - make sure that the TP is thoroughly soaked to hasten decomposition. But - where do you get the pee? I've never been able to hold my pee while I'm pooping, so I need to pee first if I'm not going to spray my boots while I'm squatting. Which means that when it comes time to use the TP, I've got an empty tank.
    I always know where I am. I'm right here.

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    I never poop when I section hike...I just hold it until I get off the trail.

    Just kidding.

    I do know that some section hikers do not poop until they get off the trail. I've read it here on Whiteblaze so it must be true. The opportunity for trail names becomes endless!

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    Quote Originally Posted by daddytwosticks View Post
    I never poop when I section hike...I just hold it until I get off the trail.

    Just kidding.

    I do know that some section hikers do not poop until they get off the trail. I've read it here on Whiteblaze so it must be true. The opportunity for trail names becomes endless!
    haha! i know somebody like that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by daddytwosticks View Post
    I never poop when I section hike...I just hold it until I get off the trail.

    Just kidding.

    I do know that some section hikers do not poop until they get off the trail. I've read it here on Whiteblaze so it must be true. The opportunity for trail names becomes endless!
    I usu can make it through weekend trips. I probably soiled the soil less than 10 times on my recent thru.
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    Quote Originally Posted by illabelle View Post
    Who woulda thought that Burning TP would become a hot thread?
    Anything related to bodily functions, so it would seem. Start up one about sneezing, puking, hiccupping, maybe even whooping cough... then sit back and watch the replies. There will be many.
    We are all one big human family.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aficion View Post
    I suppose all the toilet paper scattered around the priviless shelters did not get the memo.
    That has nothing to do with animals digging it up; it has everything to do with people not burying it.

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    i wear Depends, poop myself then discard the diaper in the next privy i come to

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lone Wolf View Post
    i wear Depends, poop myself then discard the diaper in the next privy i come to


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lone Wolf View Post
    i wear Depends, poop myself then discard the diaper in the next privy i come to
    Don't forget to light it.
    Last edited by atmilkman; 09-30-2013 at 17:30.
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    I just poop in my pants, then change them when I'm done backpacking. People don't bother me much and I get the shelters all to myself!

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    Quote Originally Posted by atmilkman View Post
    Don't forget to light it.
    Great idea. We've got old-style privies, the newer moldering privies, and now incinerating privies! We are so smart!!!

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    Not safe to burn tp in the woods. Just brown blaze of the trail 50 yards and no one will see or step on yor crap.

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    There is something called a low residue diet that will to go for 5-7 days w/o going
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-fiber-diet/MY00744

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    or yo can do as invisible man did this year. he hiked the entire trail without once digging a cathole. would use privies or wait till he got into town.
    not a single cathole-incredible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hikerboy57 View Post
    or yo can do as invisible man did this year. he hiked the entire trail without once digging a cathole. would use privies or wait till he got into town.
    not a single cathole-incredible.
    We can only strive for such excellence.....
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