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    marcus hampton
    Member

    @thecritter

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Here's another Critter exclusive.

    Toilet paper, bum wad, or arsewipe as it's called in some parts of the world, is considered a necessity among most hikers. Here's a way I was shown to pack TP when I was very young and I've never heard of anyone else doing it this way.

    Just remember, you can use leaves, moss, or snow if you start to run low, to make the TP last longer. Sometimes I just rely on leaves, moss, and snow(critter style).

    1)Roll your own toilet paper.
    2)Packing Toilet Paper for Backpacking and Thru-hiking .

    I've never seen a better way to package toilet paper. I was shown these two methods by a Green Beret.

    #2065312
    Don Morris
    Member

    @hikermor

    Snowballs are better – and very invigorating

    #2065314
    Daniel Pittman
    Spectator

    @pitsy

    Locale: Central Texas

    Also, if you begin the roll tightly around a length of string you can use it as a tampon for your bleeding vagina. Man-up, homeboy! You don't need toilet paper in the woods.

    #2065318
    Jake D
    BPL Member

    @jakedatc

    Locale: Bristol,RI

    not sure why plugging his youtube channel isn't in the Web section….. i think we all know different ways of packing TP.

    my method.. smash half roll, put in zip lock bag. works for weekends to 3 week thru hike. having it in a hard plastic container would make it less packable.

    #2065320
    marcus hampton
    Member

    @thecritter

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Thanks for watching my video.

    #2065326
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Wow, tough crowd. It is winter.

    #2065330
    And E
    Spectator

    @lunchandynner

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    I'm not sure I'd want to risk getting frostbite on my brown eye… I'll stick with the TP.

    #2065331
    Shane S.
    BPL Member

    @grinder

    Locale: P.N.W

    "Here's another Critter exclusive"

    3rd person….really?

    #2065333
    Jake D
    BPL Member

    @jakedatc

    Locale: Bristol,RI

    at least he's moved away from sharp objects he has no skill with.

    (did he really stab himself in the arm while cutting up a fish? or is that some Bear Grylls "reality" )

    #2065337
    Christopher Kuzak
    Member

    @kc

    Some of these tips stink.

    #2065338
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    It's like a smear campaign.

    #2065345
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    I wonder how much weight you save like this? A few grams maybe?

    If you want to limit the amount you take, what's the matter with either folding it up neatly, or just feeding it into a plastic bag concertina fashion?

    Cheers

    #2065346
    Desert Dweller
    Member

    @drusilla

    Locale: Wild Wild West

    Yea but what do you do with the USED toilet paper? ( LNT)

    #2065348
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    Who the heck needs TP? I just club a rabbit when I need to go. Nice and soft…

    #2065353
    Desert Dweller
    Member

    @drusilla

    Locale: Wild Wild West

    Poor critter….;-)

    too much blood..use mullein

    #2065372
    Mobile Calculator
    Spectator

    @mobile-calculator

    #2065373
    Mobile Calculator
    Spectator

    @mobile-calculator

    #2065375
    David Thomas
    BPL Member

    @davidinkenai

    Locale: North Woods. Far North.

    >"I just club a rabbit when I need to go. "

    Bear and Rabbit are chatting in the forest. Bear asks, "Don't you hate how the poo sticks to your fur?" Rabbit, "The poo doesn't stick to my fur." Bear, "Well, good . . . . " (insert visual of Bear wiping his backside with Rabbit).

    #2065395
    Gary Dunckel
    BPL Member

    @zia-grill-guy

    Locale: Boulder

    I've never understood that joke, David. Wouldn't you want the poo to stick to the rabbit fur? Otherwise it would be kinda like wiping with teflon.

    #2065421
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    I do it more like your 2nd video – remove tube, I only need about half roll so I find a half used roll, then put in pint ziploc bag.

    #2065427
    Benjamin Kelley
    BPL Member

    @benjamin-kelley

    Locale: Midwest

    I've always been fond of the little MRE toilet paper, when I need to use it anyways. Mainly because we have extras of it around, since everyone discards them from their MREs and uses their own giant rolls of charmin etc… They are small, I keep one in each of my hipbelt pockets. The compactness you just throw it in your pocket and can head off the cathole not carrying a bag/roll of TP with you. The brown paper wrapper is pretty good at keeping them dry, and it doubles as tender if you can have fires.

    #2065433
    W I S N E R !
    Spectator

    @xnomanx

    "Also, if you begin the roll tightly around a length of string you can use it as a tampon for your bleeding vagina. Man-up, homeboy! You don't need toilet paper in the woods."

    Really?

    #2065438
    Delmar O’Donnell
    Member

    @bolster

    Locale: Between Jacinto & Gorgonio

    Why not just one "Critter posts a video" thread that Critter can update when Critter feels like it? Personally, Delmar likes to open a thread and read the thread, not get a redirect to YouTube every time. But some people might, so…why not a single thread for Critter vids? Then everybody's happy.

    #2065449
    Ken Larson
    BPL Member

    @kenlarson

    Locale: Western Michigan
    #2065453
    Billy Ray
    Spectator

    @rosyfinch

    Locale: the mountains

    "Check this OUT!!

    http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/toilet_paper_free.html#.UuFTpCwo7IU "

    Those in the 3rd world who do not have toilet paper would walk a mile for a roll of it.

    Now this guy who has as much of it as he wants writes about doing without it.

    Each to his own.

    But to me… exactly zero of his suggested alternatives appeal to me.

    I find toilet paper convenient, comfortable, light weight, and no problems with burning it. Any unburned remnants can be packed out.

    Billy

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