BEST Cuben Fiber Toilet paper…????

On the hole, which do you think is BEST?

You gonna fix that typo?

I just hope they come in 1" wide rolls so I can use them like floss.

Neither! If you want true simplicity, do this:

1. Choose a site, dig a hole — in accordance with LNT principles, yaddy, yaddy, yadda.
2. Do your thing.
3. Wash bottom with water (use LEFT hand – right is for eating and social shaking).
4. Apply a dollop or two of Purell hand sanitizer

It's how our distant ancestors conducted business — and it's still how half the world does it.

having travelled on Italian trains in the 70s and 80s you would swear that Cuben fiber toilet paper was already in use then.
Hole in hole not a good feel.

Long time lurker, first time poster.

I bought a roll to try and I found that it made my backpack smell after I used it. I tried to return it to the manufacturer but they refused saying they wouldn't take the product back after it had been used.

Very poor service from company's with such good reputations.

Ok I really should have probably posted this reply to chaff, but hey it's my first post :)

OMG Franco: 1970s European toilet paper; I remember it well! And South American napkins — why, exactly, am I wiping my face with wax paper? Might as well have been cuben…at least that doesn't tear easily…

Edited to add: "Merde dans les egouts" — clearly I speak effluent French! ;^)

Tim,
please don't mention the maker but I have to say that your experience stinks.
Valerie,
in the 70s the European words for wiping and spreading were one and the same .
A bit like literally now also means more or less.
( I speak Italian but also effluent in European)

chaff

"chaff"

What smells like a rose, by any other name… TP is gear. :)

"effluent"

Effluent is quite different from fluent.

–B.G.–

Bob,
I can hardly post that my European is crap can I ?
There are children about .

@ Jimmer:
Is this TP reusable?

Social shaking of what, exactly, Ben?
My imagination started soaring…..

Franco, I wouldn't worry; most of the children here are probably well past 21.

-J

On the hole, this has been very enlightening.

But the important issue remains ,which weight of Cuben TP of is BEST?

In order for everything to come out Ok on my next hike, I need the BEST.

Perhaps I should wait until Hyperlite Mountain Gear comes up with laminated HYBRID Cuben Toilet Paper? A Black roll would look bad ass .Please pardon the pun (after all, there is some serious crap being discussed here).

As Smokey the Bear once said- "Wilderness defecation is everybodies' business"
Maybe that was Smokey Robinson.

Anyhoo..

Seriously, I hope nobody contacts Ron at MDL snd tries order some. His head might explode.
The last time I called to order some, he started muttering angrily in German. Don't know what he said. Bad connection.

Joe V. On the other hand ,would likely be glad to custom build them roll. It would take a few weeks to get the special Carbon fiber tubing for the center roll in stock, of course….;

Keep the replies coming. The future of our civilization depends on it.

Tim…..Skidmore. Perfect name for your first post.

Oh, my, where are my manners?

Mr Skidmore, WELCOME to this august forum of gear freaks.

On the hole, I think you will fit in well around here.

So it's like John Wayne toilet paper, it's rough and tough and takes
no shit from anyone.

A little early for April fools

I see Santa did not bring you that sense of humor you asked for last Christmas ;)?

Are you sure that's not "Skidmarks"? ;o)

Now I want to go hiking with Eric, he's so carrying that case of beer in his pack ;)

I've always been referred to as a 'hard-ass'. Should I be worried about Cuben abrasion issues?

You may have some abrasion issues with lighter weights of cuben fiber…

I think people tend to look too much into the lightest gear instead of the hike. Sure cuben fiber TP might give you the best weight/surface area ratio, however it is expensive and Silnylon does offer some advantages (aside from cheaper price). First of all, silnylon is at least semi-absorbant, so you can bring less for the mess. This can be quantified by looking Silnylons P-value of #1 and its Pu-value of #2.

It is better at handling abrasion, so if you are indeed a hardass, silnylon will be better for avoiding brown finger syndrome. Nothing beats the feeling of slick silnylon either (just be careful of finger slippage, which can be fixed by applying small dots of silnet onto the roll).

For me, the selling point was looking at price to quantity ratio. I could bring nearly 2x the TP with silnylon for the same price. Ive found this to be more economical for me since i typically have 2-3 "movements" a day.

Cuben fiber is great, but i don't feel like it has been around long enough yet to really know if it can hold up against "nature". When the prices come down, I may give it a shot, but for now Im gonna stick with slick BUTTery silnylon.

All that said, HYOH

Jacob

You better be careful, because the size of the squares of cuben fiber TP are metric, not English. So, you need to do a conversion to know the true weight of the stuff.

–B.G.–