You too can do what the bears do...

[rogerzilla]

How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art: Amazon.co.uk: Kathleen Meyer: Books

Apparently one technique is to hang onto a tree while squatting.  If the tree is a mere sapling it may break, and then you end up sitting in your own doings.

[dasmoth]

Frequently bought together:

       Shewee Extreme.

I'm not sure what difference the "extreme" makes.

[Kim]

Longer wossname, innit.

[Charlotte]

Longer wossname, innit.

[rogerzilla]

So do gurls have Shewee-waving contests?

[tiermat]

As bears (as I seem to remember) do NOT shit in the woods, but shit in their dens, does this mean, to emulate a bear, one needs to deficate in one's own tent?  If so foot end or head end?

[rogerzilla]

Depends whether you remembered to pack a pillow.

[RichForrest]

Or a sock

[Cudzoziemiec]

I browsed through that book once, but didn't buy it, and all I really remember is the advice that if you just relax and let it flow, you don't need to wipe. Apparently it's to do with the human fear of being caught with a turd half in and half out of your arse. 

[Kim]

So do gurls have Shewee-waving contests?

I'm not sure, maybe we should organise a YACF one?

[andygates]

You mad science types would end up grafting hose and booster pumps and whistles and things all over them!

[Kim]

You mad science types would end up grafting hose and booster pumps and whistles and things all over them!

Have you been rummaging through my panniers?

[Wowbagger]

As bears (as I seem to remember) do NOT shit in the woods, but shit in their dens, does this mean, to emulate a bear, one needs to deficate in one's own tent?  If so foot end or head end?

I'd be quite surprised if bears do shit in their dens. Most mammals find somewhere away from home to let fly.

I do remember reading once that bears make themselves a mud tampon to shove up their arses at hibernation time, the purpose being to keep ants out.

[rogerzilla]

I do remember reading once that bears make themselves a mud tampon to shove up their arses at hibernation time, the purpose being to keep ants out.

Does it work for earwigs?

[clifftaylor]

I do remember reading once that bears make themselves a mud tampon to shove up their arses at hibernation time, the purpose being to keep ants out.

Does it work for earwigs?

Blimey, if you were the size of an earwig, getting an ant up your arse would be really oh i'm sorry i see what you mean.

[alexb]

I had this book for a while. It's full of useful advice about making latrines and how to safely "pack out" - lots of discussions on making roll-up plastic bag latrines. I seem to remember an entire chapter devoted to toilet paper. And yes, the squatting over a log bit does stick in mind.

[andrewc]

For the true lightweighters, how to shave grams off your toilet trowel

[Sergeant Pluck]

I do remember reading once that bears make themselves a mud tampon to shove up their arses at hibernation time, the purpose being to keep ants out

Tappen.

They don't shove it up their bums though.

[Jaded]

For the true lightweighters, how to shave grams off your toilet trowel

You need to be quite accurate with your aim for a hole dug with that.

[Cudzoziemiec]

For the true lightweighters, how to shave grams off your toilet trowel

My current toilet trowel is the S2S iPood, which weighs 75g, so it’s a useful saving. I suspect it will also be easier to dig holes with a narrower blade.

I wonder if Steve Jobs will sue over the name? Perhaps he'd better not. 

[andrewc]

For the true lightweighters, how to shave grams off your toilet trowel

My current toilet trowel is the S2S iPood, which weighs 75g, so it’s a useful saving. I suspect it will also be easier to dig holes with a narrower blade.

I wonder if Steve Jobs will sue over the name? Perhaps he'd better not. 

Sadly.....http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/22/ipood/   

[Cudzoziemiec]

I wonder if the name "hepood" would be sueable?

[GrahamG]

For the true lightweighters, how to shave grams off your toilet trowel

My current toilet trowel is the S2S iPood, which weighs 75g, so it’s a useful saving. I suspect it will also be easier to dig holes with a narrower blade.

I wonder if Steve Jobs will sue over the name? Perhaps he'd better not. 

Sadly.....http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/22/ipood/   

I own an ipood! It got fairly regular use too on this years tour.

[Jon P]

As bears (as I seem to remember) do NOT shit in the woods, but shit in their dens, does this mean, to emulate a bear, one needs to defecate in ones own tent?  If so foot end or head end?

As in:

"Someone's been shitting in MY hole!" growled Daddy Bear.

"And someone's been shitting in my hole!" cried Mother Bear.

"Someone's been shitting in my hole," piped Baby Bear.  "And the dirty cunt's left a fucking great nightwatchman* there!"


* See "Roger's Profanisaurus"

[nuttycyclist]

For the true lightweighters, how to shave grams off your toilet trowel

My current toilet trowel is the S2S iPood, which weighs 75g, so it’s a useful saving. I suspect it will also be easier to dig holes with a narrower blade.

I wonder if Steve Jobs will sue over the name? Perhaps he'd better not. 

Sadly.....http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/22/ipood/   

"For obvious reasons," the letter continues," Apple's reputation for clean design and high-tech electronics will suffer should it be associated with latrines and the like through Sea to Summit's use of iPood."

I can't see the problem with the association between an electronic gadget that is a pile of shit with a device intended for digging a hole to bury shit.