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OK so lets be honest, how many of you have stolen toilet paper while hiking?
Hikes in Rain
12-04-2012, 20:24
Not me. But then, I'm a section hiker.
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
12-04-2012, 20:45
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?89927-stealing-tp-!-!-really-!-!
But I put it back when I was done with it.
Slo-go'en
12-04-2012, 23:21
Umm, I only *borrow* a little extra - I promise to give it back once I've used it ;)
jacob_springsteen
12-05-2012, 03:23
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.
Why steal TP when fast food joints have plenty for free?
Never!!
Have moved excess from "general public" toilets to hiker ones.:eek:
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
12-05-2012, 07:47
I don't steal TP... but I like to collect a little bit from every establishment I visit while hiking... call it a hobby.
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
12-05-2012, 08:36
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
12-05-2012, 08:38
I will take a roll from hotel room if needed, but I paid for that room, so I "paid for TP"
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...:D
HikerMom58
12-05-2012, 09:39
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...:D
That is a really cool idea... someone else shared that on another thread. :)
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
12-05-2012, 11:26
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
12-05-2012, 11:31
You can always just skip the TP and scoot your butt across the trail like an unleashed dog.
Train Wreck
12-05-2012, 11:40
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
12-05-2012, 12:52
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.
fredmugs
12-05-2012, 15:14
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...:D
True but I may take a dump every 3rd or 4th day on the trail so I don't need that much.
atmilkman
12-05-2012, 15:19
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.
When you poop in the water do you watch it float away like a little sailboat?
WingedMonkey
12-05-2012, 17:03
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?
Just did a Thanksgiving holiday extended ten day bike, hike and camping (yeah I said the word camping) trip.
One of the trailheads I biked to for hiking has fancy solar powered Clivus Multrum composting toilets. Apparently the weekenders had used up all the supplied paper and someone left a roll of this.
I took a few feet of it. It is almost useless. One ply, rough, the ink is thicker than the paper. But it was good for a laugh. and as a backup in my handlebar bag.
It was taken and replaced with the good stuff by maintenance the next day.
Plodderman
12-05-2012, 17:32
Nope not yet.
When you finish a thru there's a certain amount of adjustment you go through to get back into "normal" life. One of the things I noticed was that every time I went into a public restroom I felt the urge to pull off a little extra TP, roll it up and put it in my pocket.
hikerboy57
12-05-2012, 18:25
im printing out this thread so ill have something to use when theres no TP.
Pedaling Fool
12-05-2012, 18:27
When you finish a thru there's a certain amount of adjustment you go through to get back into "normal" life. One of the things I noticed was that every time I went into a public restroom I felt the urge to pull off a little extra TP, roll it up and put it in my pocket.I found that I was always looking for a tree, despite the fact that I was in the middle of town and there was a public restroom right there. Yes, I did use a tree a few times right off a conv. store parking lot.
im printing out this thread so ill have something to use when theres no TP.
Or you could print out the almost 400 pages of the cyber cafe and have enough for an entire thru! ;)
hikerboy57
12-05-2012, 18:38
Or you could print out the almost 400 pages of the cyber cafe and have enough for an entire thru! ;)not very ul though is it.
not very ul though is it.
Can you get rice paper for a printer?
Then a printout of the cafe could feed you through to Tennessee!
Drybones
12-05-2012, 18:58
I found that I was always looking for a tree, despite the fact that I was in the middle of town and there was a public restroom right there. Yes, I did use a tree a few times right off a conv. store parking lot.
You can tell the size of a buck by the size tree he rubs his antlers on...
im printing out this thread so ill have something to use when theres no TP.
Or you could print out the almost 400 pages of the cyber cafe and have enough for an entire thru! ;)
Probably enough for a one year triple crown. :D
hikerboy57
12-05-2012, 19:30
Probably enough for a one year triple crown. :D
another couple months well be able to wrap it around the world.
Can you get rice paper for a printer?
Then a printout of the cafe could feed you through to Tennessee!
Hmmm, rice paper, follows with the UL mantra of duel use. Eat and wipe from the same roll!
hikerboy57
12-05-2012, 19:44
Hmmm, rice paper, follows with the UL mantra of duel use. Eat and wipe from the same roll!
be careful of the order in which you proceed
hikerboy57
12-05-2012, 19:46
True but I may take a dump every 3rd or 4th day on the trail so I don't need that much.
your supposed to take your dump 2oo ft from the trail.
atmilkman
12-05-2012, 20:01
your supposed to take your dump 2oo ft from the trail.
That reminds me, I gotta add a tape measure to my gear list.
HikerMom58
12-05-2012, 20:23
You guys are sooo..............................:sun :>p
You guys are sooo..............................:sun :>p
Hey! This is a thread about TP.
How far down could we possibly take it??:D
HikerMom58
12-05-2012, 20:38
Hey! This is a thread about TP.
How far down could we possibly take it??:D
Well, I don't know, how low can you go? ;)
You guys are so entertaining... I didn't realize that 2 TP threads would last this long. YUP!! :D
atmilkman
12-05-2012, 20:42
Well, I don't know, how low can you go? ;)
You guys are so entertaining... I didn't realize that 2 TP threads would last this long. YUP!! :D
That's because we're so full of it.
That reminds me, I gotta add a tape measure to my gear list.
And a baggie to pack out your paper, Leave No Trace!
hikerboy57
12-05-2012, 21:15
And a baggie to pack out your paper, Leave No Trace!
gonna need a big bag
atmilkman
12-05-2012, 21:16
gonna need a big bag
Sea to Summit 65L
Sea to Summit 65L
Get an Aarn pack with the front pockets.
Savour the aroma!!!:p
to be honest, i have never stolen a roll. had one stolen from inside my pack though. how many know exactly how much they used from GA to ME? I used 2 full rolls. not counting the 1/4 roll that was stolen from me.
kayak karl
12-05-2012, 21:31
True but I may take a dump every 3rd or 4th day on the trail so I don't need that much.ys
3-4 days? not very ultralight lugging that extra crap for 2 days:D
atmilkman
12-05-2012, 21:41
Get an Aarn pack with the front pockets.
Savour the aroma!!!:p
I'm gonna use sign language next year on the trail. Watch closely so you'll know what I'm talking about when you see me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLeE7-zGjx0
"I got it one piece at a time, and it didn't cost me a dime"
I'm gonna use sign language next year on the trail. Watch closely so you'll know what I'm talking about when you see me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLeE7-zGjx0
LOL
Common Australian saying.... he's so good his s##t doesn't stink"!
LOL
Common Australian saying.... he's so good his s##t doesn't stink"!
That's pretty common here to.
greenmtnboy
12-05-2012, 22:55
No reason to...Never a place where moss, fern, etc. were not available as well as a rock to pull up and dump under it....
Firefighter503
12-06-2012, 02:55
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?
It was tongue in cheek. Ha. I collect it, and then use it further on down the trail. I think getting upset about someone 'stealing TP' is akin to getting upset at mom's for stealing some napkins to wipe a kid's nose.
Carl Calson
12-09-2012, 20:16
any chance i got
atmilkman
12-09-2012, 20:32
any chance i got
Well Carl, I just don't know. Have you tried the chicken ankles?