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it recently occurred to me that i have wiped my ass with...leaves...moss...bark...snow...smooth river rocks...ice balls...book pages...and sometimes toilet paper:) how about you?
 
Baby wipes, snow, grasses, extra sock, bandana, water and empty hand and oh yeah standard TP.

FYI, fluffy snow feels better than coarse granular snow. Less cornhole scratching.
 
About 30 years ago a friend of mine wiped his ass with fiberglass insulation. :eek:

Once I used my brothers glove inserts. He was looking all over of those things, and couldn't find them. I said you must have lost them somewhere. He said I never loose anything. I said well where are they? ;)
 
I've had my share of emergencies, usually at deer camp after a a few days of greasy food and too much sitting around drinking and telling stories at night. I always carry TP with me these days when out in the woods. Dry, icy leaves are NOT the answer at these critical times.
 
I keep this in my PSK (TP). I find that I tend to prefer it, and yes, the stuff is pretty biodegradable. Good alternative tinder. The wife is a little more willing to come along.

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I usually don't take TP if I don't plan on spending the night. If I go canoeing, I've got a bag w/ TP, some wipes, a small trowel, trash bag, and some disinfectant stuff. Especially in the winter when taking a bath is more painful than it's worth. I HATE getting a chaffed butt. For some reason I seem to be prone to this, so I want to make sure I enjoy the rest of the trip without having to alternate which cheek to sit on.

In my "bag", I've got a small zip lock bag w/ chap stick, small bottle of disinfectant, 2 individually packaged wet wipes, tiny bottle of Dr. Bonners soap, and some sun screen/bug repellent. That sounds like a lot, but it's all very small, and some "luxuries" that I'm willing to pack around.

If I'm camping with more than just my family, I bring a big bottle of disinfectant. I know how many family cleans there hands after giving back to nature, but I don't know about anyone else. So, instead of spying on people while they make a deposit, I'm just anal about them using the disinfectant when it's time too eat.

I'm pretty far from a clean freak, and I really hate the disinfectant stuff. But I get over that in the bush, as I don't want to get sick.

Anywho, finding the individual wet wipes has been an amazing thing!
 
I've used a lot of different stuff, but the ones I keep going back to are baby wipes, woolly mullein, and corn lily.

Bark? That sounds like a sign of poor planning. ;)
 
I've had a go on many of the things mentioned here at some point or another. Those gideon's bible pages are tricky contenders, kinda scratchy if you don't crinkle them up first and straighten them out. Not much thicker than a cigarette paper too, so it's best to grab a good wodge to avoid a 111 situation.
 
Old bank receipts that I had in my wallet once served the purpose well.

Re: the fiberglass insulation, jesus christ man! Was your friend drunk at the time or something? :o
 
I've used most of whats already been listed, but I can't say I've ever used snow (don't really get much of that here).


Evolute said:
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Bark? That sounds like a sign of poor planning. ;)
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Not unless you have access to paperbark trees like I do :D



Kind regards
Mick
 
When I took hunter education, the one instructor told us to make sure we carried TP. It is now the most important item in my bag.
 
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