View Full Version : What, no bog roll..........
I was listening to someone teaching some kids the other day about what to use in the field when there is no loo roll about. So, I thought it would be interesting to see what others think is the best alternative to loo roll.
Keep it clean :biggthump
Jug/Pot of water and my left hand.... a trick I picked up living in india, also its a verygood insentive to wash your hands PROPERLY!! Also makes sure your genital area is kept clean.... Hygine in a must.
Ed
I seem to remember wet grass being quite nice. Well not nice, but adequate.
But don't use that broad sharp stuff that is good for using as a kazoo.
What about Moss. Not tried it, but that could be OK.
Anyone used nettles? The other day I heard it being advocated as good for the job :yikes:
gurushaun
18-10-2003, 04:34
Not nettles... but I have used the nautral cure for nettle stings, dock leaves with some sucsess.
Cheers
Shaun
but I have used the nautral cure for nettle stings, dock leaves with some sucsess.
Actualy the natural cure for nettle stings is the juice from the leaves, it is a counterirritant :wink:
Dock leaves work because they are a cold compress which numbs the pain.
Ed
The best cure for nettle stings is chew up a rennie then spit it on the offening part. Works instantly. Bit difficult if you've "wiped" with the nettle leaf though. :oops: :roll: :lol: :shock:
qweeg500
21-10-2003, 20:40
Foxglove leaves. Without going into to too much detail they're soft and have these little ridges that get it all off.
My wife just read this over my shoulder and thinks I'm gross.
bigjackbrass
21-10-2003, 20:48
The best cure for nettle stings is chew up a rennie then spit it on the offening part. Works instantly. Bit difficult if you've "wiped" with the nettle leaf though.
My word, that's a time when you you'll find out who your friends are...
Comfrey leaves are meant to by good and I reckon Mullein would work (both are a bit furry-extra grip if you know what I mean).
There is an American web site I stumbled across ages ago which had several pages devoted to the subject, I'll have to try and track it down.
C_Claycomb
22-10-2003, 21:36
Anyone ever read:
How to **** in the Woods by Kathleen Meyer
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0898156270/qid=1066854553/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/026-0392756-5402851
?????
I skimmed it in a NYC book store but didn't buy it at the time. It was funny, but not sure how applicable to the current conversation.
Never having been in the possition of not having some bog roll handy, maybe you of more experience can tell me. Is natural "bog roll" like tinder in that you collected as you go in the sure knowledge that you WILL be needing it sooner or later, or do you sort of hunt around for whatever is handy at the time it is needed? Just wondering
ChrisKavanaugh
25-10-2003, 22:31
I discovered the writings of Rabelais in school. Gargantua is a tale of a giant searching for the same product and using various public figures in his tests. Something to consider with today's leaders doing it to people worldwide :shock: The iceman Oetzi carried a supply of moss. There is debate if it was tinder or TP. I have used it for both.
Justin Time
25-10-2003, 23:07
Used a nice big Sycamore leave today, just the job.....
Justin
I've read Kathleen Meyer's book "How to **** in the Woods".
It's obviously based on north American experiences, but there's a lot of valuable information for the rest of us.
Re the lack of T.P. (as she calls it), she suggests using either lots of leaves or, like Ed earlier, using water and your left hand.
When it comes to washing your hands afterwards, she mentions using an old bean tin with a string handle. Punch a hole in the side of the tin near the base and scoop clean water out of a bucket in to the tin using the string handle. Hang the tin on a suitable branch, or place on the edge of a flat rock, and wash your hands under the running stream of water coming from the hole in the tin.
It's a book that's well worth getting.
larry the spark
23-12-2003, 12:02
A bit off topic, but check this out for a giggle!
www.bumperdumper.com
Andrew Middleton
23-12-2003, 12:25
In case anyone cares:
I'M EATING MY LUNCH......................... .......
larry the spark
23-12-2003, 12:40
Sorry. should have warned you! :!:
Hmm....the BumperDumper man appers to have omitted to remove his long johns. A serious error which I fear he will regret.
Do the Americans really feel it necessary to carry a revolver while on the loo?
I have read "How to **** in the woods", but has anyone read the related book "up **** creek"?
It is a book filled with stories from river rafting guides.
Some of them might put you off your dinner, some aren't that bad. But all well worth a laugh. Cant get the idea of the groover out of my head now :lol:
Think I got mine from Amazon - they had it in stock as well.
Nice damp sphagnum moss - it's got natural antiseptic qualities too!
ditchfield
29-12-2003, 20:23
The backpacking book i'm reading at the moment recomends stones and smoth sticks :shock:
Nice damp sphagnum moss - it's got natural antiseptic qualities too!
I agree with George. It's as good as Andrex !! As for the advice about wiping yer bum with nettles, It could be the white dead nettle or the red dead nettle that was used. Both species have no stinging hairs, but lets face it.......You'd have to be bloomin sure before "First Wipe!" :lol:
I was going to say moss too. So, erm, I'm saying moss.
As for nettles, the juice of dock leaves and ribwort (or any of the plantains) will counteract nettle stings, but getting the juice out without rubbing the skin off I've found to be a problem.
While I'm at it, I had great results from using broadleaved plantain around my little girls blisters last summer.
As for nettles, the juice of dock leaves and ribwort (or any of the plantains) will counteract nettle stings, but getting the juice out without rubbing the skin off I've found to be a problem.
Try spiting on it as you crush it in your hands by rubbing them together.
Pine needles, sand, then water. Not comfortable but at hand and better than nothing.
Roving Rich
09-01-2004, 15:50
Ouch, Sandblasting ought to get it clean though :shock:
Rich
Maybe a roughened swell on a GB axe would so the job. :lol:
Maybe a roughened swell on a GB axe would so the job. :lol:
GB Axe aka chopper :yikes: Don't even go there!!!!!!!!!!!!! :oT: :yikes:
Grab a few leaves and roll them up. Slice through the roll and add a little spit to cut end, squeeze, and rub.
As for nettles, the juice of dock leaves and ribwort (or any of the plantains) will counteract nettle stings, but getting the juice out without rubbing the skin off I've found to be a problem.
Powderburn
10-01-2004, 00:49
Snow. :yikes: Cold, but it works.
That's a roger on the spitting, thanks, though I doubt my daughter would be impressed with me (it's usually her stings I'm dealing with).
As for snow, I just remember the stuff (far end of Cornwall here), but can't see anyone getting stung out in the snow, to much clothing besides anything else.