tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post2161384223956326884..comments2023-10-01T13:11:10.917+01:00Comments on FellBound: Talking CrapFellBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-89071460064809921972014-11-20T13:49:18.056+00:002014-11-20T13:49:18.056+00:00That is a splendid tale, John. Fancy, you could ha...That is a splendid tale, John. Fancy, you could have started an avalanche by having a shit :-)FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-79911322608927049992014-11-18T08:44:27.728+00:002014-11-18T08:44:27.728+00:00I once got caught short climbing the Orient Expres...I once got caught short climbing the Orient Express on Denali while roped between two other climbers in a white-out. Had to dig a wide enough ledge in the steep snow to squat down on, dropped my salopettes......and completely missed. It all rolled off down the mountain gathering speed. My climbing partner below got a hell of a shock..... BELOW !! (Ordinarily it was bagged off the mountain, at least the temperature keeping it frozen)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298215339426733968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-23353585807649955202014-11-13T20:13:22.057+00:002014-11-13T20:13:22.057+00:00I can't make diddly squat, Alan, so I will sti...I can't make diddly squat, Alan, so I will stick to the MSR Blizzard with some duck tape wrapped around it as a handle!FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-33693012343867507042014-11-13T10:22:54.913+00:002014-11-13T10:22:54.913+00:00I’ve made a nice crap trowel that actually works a...I’ve made a nice crap trowel that actually works and looks like a trowel and not a tent peg. Weight 24grams and took 5 minutes to make. AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-31380797945968902952014-11-13T10:01:29.524+00:002014-11-13T10:01:29.524+00:00I would just like to thank everybody for all their...I would just like to thank everybody for all their crap comments.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-64675409608295101552014-11-13T06:17:32.030+00:002014-11-13T06:17:32.030+00:00Dave, plastic bags are for cooking not for carryin...Dave, plastic bags are for cooking not for carrying crap. Trust you! <br />I burn my paper and wait until its fully burned before burying it. I don’t think i could pick up my doings anyway.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-82735650255362561202014-11-12T19:28:10.120+00:002014-11-12T19:28:10.120+00:00The essence of toilet paper decomposition is wetne...The essence of toilet paper decomposition is wetness. It is designed to break down in water so that when you flush it, by the time it gets to the sewage works then it should be in small bits. So, the best way to ensure breakdown is to make sure that it's wet - leaving it out in the rain is actually better than leaving it under a rock from a decomposition but not an aesthetic perspective. My guess is that burying toilet paper in acidic wet peat will lead to decomposition in a very short time.<br /><br />This post has done a comparitive test of toilet paper disposal methods:<br /><br />http://hikethru.com/hiking-information/backyard-science/toilet-paper-decomposition<br /><br />It would be 'interesting' to repeat this in British conditions. A garden experiment perhaps?<br /><br />As far as the shit itself is concerned, I really don't see a problem with burying this so long as it's not near a watercourse and it's not where someone would camp (e.g. on a hillside). Again, I think it will decompose pretty fast.Ian Sommerville.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08250241252861339865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-70289834424082216232014-11-12T19:19:24.783+00:002014-11-12T19:19:24.783+00:00Corrour actually has a toilet so there shouldn'...Corrour actually has a toilet so there shouldn't be any nasty surprises (except perhaps adders - I saw one near Corrour this May)Ian Sommerville.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08250241252861339865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-54917292437951731472014-11-12T17:11:50.938+00:002014-11-12T17:11:50.938+00:00We carry our paper out in ziplock bags. Bury all s...We carry our paper out in ziplock bags. Bury all solids as deep as practicle, although there was a time in Patagonia where I couldn't actually dig! I kept my WAG bag from our JMT as a handy souvenir. It may come in handy if I get caught short during Xmas shopping!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16297617604069931689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-24171443081896199492014-11-12T16:57:42.164+00:002014-11-12T16:57:42.164+00:00Full, easy-to-follow instructions here:
http://ww...Full, easy-to-follow instructions here:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Every-Day-Above-New-Horizon/dp/1493505580/ref=la_B00MAXJ9G6_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415810877&sr=1-2<br /><br />Pages 97 and 98!John Davisonhttp://www.johndavison.moonfruit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-41531389813072090122014-11-12T16:25:33.738+00:002014-11-12T16:25:33.738+00:00We did Whitney back in 1997 and there were no Wag ...We did Whitney back in 1997 and there were no Wag Bags then, but the pooh issue was already becoming a big problem and it doesn't surprise me that they have been introduced.Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355436620152802439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-62996233610233956582014-11-12T16:20:37.352+00:002014-11-12T16:20:37.352+00:00Carrying out used paper is not that bad. I had to...Carrying out used paper is not that bad. I had to in Zion. Double plastic bags got the job done, but I have to admit that I was glad to find a trash can in the middle of nowhere where I could dispose of the evidence. If I was bothying alone, I'd probably burn it. When you think of the nasty surprises waiting for anyone who overturns a boulder near Corrour bothy, perhaps that ought to be more common. Poo might go in a week in summer but paper doesn't. Alternatively, collect dock leaves.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-51342679559797256772014-11-12T16:17:45.915+00:002014-11-12T16:17:45.915+00:00The rules in Yosemite are to dig a hole (6 inches ...The rules in Yosemite are to dig a hole (6 inches deep), do your business, bury it and pack out the paper. No burning or burying of the bog roll. Mount Whitney area has different rules, you have to use a 'Wag bag' which is basically a bag with absorbent cat litter type stuff in it. You have to bring the lot out with you.<br /><br />The Leave no Trace rules are more widespread over there I think. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555512182469499519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-29929001723705539152014-11-12T16:17:21.658+00:002014-11-12T16:17:21.658+00:00I've never had to carry it out in Yosemite, bu...I've never had to carry it out in Yosemite, but have heard of this happening in the Grand Canyon. 'Smearing' used to be a popular idea in Yosemite - spreading it as thin as possible on the surface (well off the trail obviously) so that it could degrade as quickly as possible in the weather.<br />I will say though, that I always bag and carry out loo paper....<br />It's Chrissie btw - don't know why google has me down with my previous surname.Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355436620152802439noreply@blogger.com