A VERY Delicate subject

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tomtom

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there was a thread on this topic some time ago.. and i believe Andy (the viking) did some field testing using snow as a wipeing medium.. with some success IIRC!
 

zambezi

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Recently, whilst walking not far from the top of Mount Olympus in Cyprus I experienced the kind of cramps that cannot be deferred. To my astonishment a corrugated iron WC presented itself at the next turn in the path. I mentally thanked whoever constructed the loo and ran inside. During those final steps I relaxed knowing relief was close by and entered and sat down in one fluid motion. Hard on the heels of physical relief was the horror of realising that there was no paper provided with which to finish the job! All I can say is that, in a pinch, M&S cotton socks are on a par with Charmin.
 

Paganwolf

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zambezi said:
Recently, whilst walking not far from the top of Mount Olympus in Cyprus I experienced the kind of cramps that cannot be deferred. To my astonishment a corrugated iron WC presented itself at the next turn in the path. I mentally thanked whoever constructed the loo and ran inside. During those final steps I relaxed knowing relief was close by and entered and sat down in one fluid motion. Hard on the heels of physical relief was the horror of realising that there was no paper provided with which to finish the job! All I can say is that, in a pinch, M&S cotton socks are on a par with Charmin.
:rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao: :super: Great!! welcome to the warm friendly camp fire of BCUK matey :wink:
 

zambezi

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In response to Bambodoggy's enquiry: With the first sock I fell victim to the automatic reflex of releasing the thing on completion of the task at hand. [I got that same sinking feeling you experience when you introduce paper to a marine head having forgotten the captains dire warnings about blockages]

By the time I heard the sock hit the bottom of the pit, I was already looking at the second one and thinking that my sock draw at home had way too many unmatched offerings already....
 

PC2K

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hmm... i will just continue carring TP. A assrag is really pushing it, vaseline is to much !

i might someday experiment with a rag, read things about using the corners and stuff. And than the hot water soaking like big target said. Although the drying and crumebling might be a issue in wet west europe...
 

Mikey P

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Squidders said:
A year or so ago I was trying a V13 problem up in the peak district and after spending a few hours falling off the first move I realized there was a big poo someone had just stuck a rock on top of!.

Yeah - I have to say, climbers (and I is one, too) are amongst the worst culprits. Oh, and runners (no pun intended). Hikers don't tend to be as bad as it's easy to carry a plastic trowel around - not heavy. I did some climbing in Europe a while back and the campsite was like it was festooned in Tibetan prayer falgs - on closer inspection, they were not Tibetan prayer flags.

There are some very good guidelines around somewhere on how far away from water to bury waste, how deep, etc. I expect someone should be able to find these as they would be useful.
 

bryanr

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All of this reminds me of the one time I saw our battalion Sargent Major really furious. The whole battalion was in the field and he had come to address my company and as he walked up to the command post, he stepped in a pile of "leftover MREs" that some Joe decided to pass during the night and not bury. He put the whole company in the "leaning rest" and went on for well over an hour on how "Ground messers" were the lowest form of life on earth and how they were the reason the world is in the state it's in.

Bryanr
 
Mikey P said:
Yeah - I have to say, climbers (and I is one, too) are amongst the worst culprits. Oh, and runners (no pun intended). Hikers don't tend to be as bad as it's easy to carry a plastic trowel around - not heavy. I did some climbing in Europe a while back and the campsite was like it was festooned in Tibetan prayer falgs - on closer inspection, they were not Tibetan prayer flags.

There are some very good guidelines around somewhere on how far away from water to bury waste, how deep, etc. I expect someone should be able to find these as they would be useful.

I thought climber were the lucky ones. At least they had gravity!@! :?: :roll:
 

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