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  • #2100622
    Valerie E
    Spectator

    @wildtowner

    Locale: Grand Canyon State

    Yup, I checked that reference, too…

    Well, I guess we now know where the expression "cleanliness is next to godliness" comes from…

    And good point RogerDodger — all too often people choose to value one culture over another for no particular reason. Seems to me that, in ancient times, the Asian cultures were often miles ahead of others in terms of medicine.

    #2100628
    TKB 1979
    Member

    @arizona1979

    Locale: DESERT SOUTHWEST

    "And the East German judge scores rocks 5/5 for softness".

    That's hilarious.

    #2100670
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    "And thou shalt have a place outside of the camp, and thou shalt go out thither, and thou shalt have a trowel on thy girdle; and it shall come to pass when thou wouldest relieve thyself abroad, that thou shalt dig with it, and shalt bring back the earth and cover thy nuisance.

    Deuteronomy 23:12ā€“13"

    ROTFL. I stand corrected. ;0)

    #2100684
    Glenn S
    Member

    @glenn64

    Locale: Snowhere, MN

    India also suffers from a huge hygiene and sanitation crisis. Go figure.

    As far as the paper towel idea goes, I prefer Bounty brand, who also makes soft napkins, pre-folded to fit perfectly into a freezer bag. Quite convenient and an excellent quicker picker upper.

    #2100809
    Mitchell Ebbott
    Spectator

    @mebbott-2

    Locale: SoCal

    Ian: "I'll be damned…"

    Not if you bring your deuce of spades!

    #2100820
    Tom D.
    BPL Member

    @dafiremedic

    Locale: Southern California

    +1 on the Bounty, cut into 1/4 sheets. I also use the dried wet wipes, reconstituted at the scene. I always pack it out, zip locked then placed in a plastic grocery bag that serves as my general trash container.

    Most restaurant and campsite outhouse toilet paper is what we call "John Wayne Toilet Paper". Its rough, it's tough, and doesn't take crap from anyone.

    Its been my experience (more often than not) that "when ya gotta go, ya gotta go". I really don't want to spend 5 minutes or more looking around for suitable wiping material, nor do I care to use my bare hands unless I have to due to the need for adequate cleaning and sanitizing of the hand afterward in a place where its not always easy to do so and IMO requires a second person to truly clean the hands in an aseptic fashion. That being said, its good to keep in mind alternative methods, including the bare hand, should you find yourself in a paperless situation.

    #2100856
    Joel Benford
    Spectator

    @morte66

    Locale: Surrey flatlands, England

    Now I finally understand the BPL obssession with the Swiss Army Knife Classic. The scissors, the nail file, the way everybody in knife/scissor threads mentions using it to trim nails… …it's not about emergency survival at all, is it? You're using it to keep your nails in perfect trim for barehanded, well, you know.

    #2101130
    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    All things considered I'll continue to pack TP.

    About 3/4 of a three ply roll, MINUS the cardboard inner tube, is enough for 7 to 8 days with judicious use.

    TP is a consumable, like food. I can (just) carry enough food for 8 days and easily carry enough TP for 8 days. Problem solved.

    Oh, yeah, I DO carry 4 oz. of hand sanitizer for "the final wipe" and my hands after.
    2 oz. for 3 day trips.

    #2101138
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    "And thou shalt have a place outside of the camp, and thou shalt go out thither, and thou shalt have a trowel on thy girdle; and it shall come to pass when thou wouldest relieve thyself abroad, that thou shalt dig with it, and shalt bring back the earth and cover thy nuisance.

    Deuteronomy 23:12ā€“13"

    In hind sight I am left to wonder, oh rabbi, having brought back the earth and covered thy nuisance, how doth thee clean thy self, that thee not be found unclean, an abomination in the eyes of The Lord and thy brethren, when thou returneth to camp?

    #2101162
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    > how doth thee clean thy self,

    It's called soap and water.

    Cheers

    #2101173
    Jennifer Mitol
    Spectator

    @jenmitol

    Locale: In my dreams....

    HAHAHA….. you said HIND sight!!!!!

    #2101175
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    "HAHAHA….. you said HIND sight!!!!!"

    And this year's winner of The Golden Roll Award is…….

    #2101177
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    "It's called soap and water."

    That sure would take a lot of soap and water. ;0)

    Cheers

    #2101181
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Or a pressure washer in my case.

    #2101183
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Or is it a pressure washer on my case?

    #2101197
    Harrison Carpenter
    Spectator

    @carpenh

    Locale: St. Vrain River Valley

    Like many other people who eschew corporate America, I walk into a McDonald'sĀ© on the way to the trailhead, and pick up 7-8 napkins with the logo on them. :-)

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