Crapping in the woods - an experiment

Doc... I seem to recall seeing one of your photos which showed a tent specifically erected for the purpose of sheltering people who, err, had the need to lighten their load.

Useful plant that mullein. I think I might have used it a time or two myself over the years.

Here's something I made for use at a camp. It consists of a toilet seat fixed to a plastic fish case with a hole cut through it. The case sits over a hole in the ground.

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coote said:
Doc... I seem to recall seeing one of your photos which showed a tent specifically erected for the purpose of sheltering people who, err, had the need to lighten their load.

Useful plant that mullein. I think I might have used it a time or two myself over the years.

Here's something I made for use at a camp. It consists of a toilet seat fixed to a plastic fish case with a hole cut through it. The case sits over a hole in the ground.

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Ah, yes, my friend. I am one of those lucky individuals, that, when camping in the great outdoors, particularly when it's raining/snowing (and after dark), feel the need to converse with nature, butt first.

Because of this, as soon as I get to a new camp site, the first thing that goes up is the shitter tarp, with a generous receptacle for said functions. Along with this, goes a lantern, wet ones, and the TP of the day.

For this, I make no apologies. I bask in the luxuriousness of it. :D

Doc
 
Thanks Doc. You, too, have posted a line that I intend borrowing... 'conversing with nature, butt first' :) This is a good thread.

The shelter tarp is a great idea Doc. When the conditions are unpleasant, and when that small trouser cough can be interpreted as a telegram from Mr Poo saying he is just around the corner, you can at least take some comfort in knowing that you wont be getting rain or snow down your neck as you extrude that cable.

On a related note, I have to say I'd rather take a bog in the woods than in most public toilets. They can be really disgusting. I never sit on the seat. I really appreciate the squat toilet that our local council has installed in a public carpark. No seat at all.... just a couple of indentations to place your feet in, and a shallow depression in the floor with a drain hole. It allows me one small way to express my true primitive self.
 
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I have gleaned something here. I am going to bury my shit in the first few inches (used to be deeper) and will set my T.P. alight whenever possible to increase the decomp rate and prevent critters from trying to play with it or eat it. Thanks again Bushman5!
 
creolescorpion said:
I'm an avid hunter so I use one of two creeks that are nearby so not to leave any more human scent in the area than I have to.
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Have you considered that you or others may need to washup or collect water for consumption in those very same streams? Or eat things caught from them?
No offense but that is a little more important than covering your scent on a hunt. Bury it.
Just sayin!
 
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creolescorpion said:
I'm an avid hunter so I use one of two creeks that are nearby so not to leave any more human scent in the area than I have to.
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Fecal matter near water is one way giardia spreads, when left by someone who is carrying giardia. Even if that person is giardia free, the e. coli contamination could be problematic. I wouldn't do it.

DancesWithKnives
 
What I love is how people complain about this and how unsanitary it is and such.

Yet, on prepared trails (like the AT) the outhouses along the way have the crap fall through the bottom, and they have instructions to throw some leaf litter down the pot to cover it up. Decomposes the fastest that way.

Sorry if it's been brought up, I didn't read the whole crappy thread. ;)
 
Bushman - have to say that every time I read your original post I get a visual, get slightly horrified, then crack up. Thank you for that! What's next...skidmark decomposition on different types of underwear? Boxers vs. boxer briefs vs. tighty-whities? :)
 
On longer wilderness trips, you know that you can use strips of duct tape in your underwear as removable skidmark protectors.:D

DancesWithKnives
 
DWK2 said:
On longer wilderness trips, you know that you can use strips of duct tape in your underwear as removable skidmark protectors.:D

DancesWithKnives
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You know that you're going to give someone an idea, and pretty soon they'll be selling them. Get your Skid Strips at Ben's Backwoods.

I'm just sayin'
 
DWK2 said:
On longer wilderness trips, you know that you can use strips of duct tape in your underwear as removable skidmark protectors.:D

DancesWithKnives
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Good luck with that, I don't want duct tape anywhere near my hairy bum. Perhaps it comes with a small tube of nair?
 
JCavSD said:
Good luck with that, I don't want duct tape anywhere near my hairy bum. Perhaps it comes with a small tube of nair?
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Well, I don't think that it's been perfected yet, but once it is, you'll rejoice. You'll be so thrilled that you'll order cases of it, and wonder how you ever lived without it.

Mark my words.
 
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