FunkSacs FunkGuard XL Mylar Foil Bags
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FunkGuard XL Child Resistant Package bags adult use packaging. Keeps odors inside the bag. Critters can’t smell what’s inside. Foil lined mylar bags.
12″ wide x 9″ tall x 3″ bottom gusset FDA Aproved
Carry your freeze dried food in bulk. One #10 can of Mountain House fits easily into one bag.
Use as a “carry-out” bag for hikes in Grand Canyon and other places where waste must be carried out. These bags were made to be odor proof.
5 bags for $10.00
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http://www.woodgaz-stove.com/FuncSac-FunkGuard-XL.php
The bottom of the bag expands with a 3 inch gusset. The gusset allows the bag to stand upright while filling and dispensing food. <span style=”color: #141414;”>At meal time I open the bag and use my 1 cup mug to dip out 1 cup ingredients and add that to a 1 quart ziploc. I add 2 cups hot water to that and set aside to rehydrate or I pour directly into my pot of boiling water and let sit for 5 min.
The bags are heat welded on 2 sides and the top sliding closure is high tech making it smell proof. The smell proof thing has worth in our world of bears and other critters that have high tech noses :-) They are child proof also due to the closure design thingy.</span>
Why? Litter left in the canyon takes years to decompose.
Packing out all of your trash helps to preserve the natural environment.
Place your trash in resealable plastic bags that you can carry in your pack.
Pack out everything you pack into Grand Canyon.
For those of you that may have used Waste Alleviation and Gelling (WAG) Bags, you may want to consider using the FunkGuard XL bags. You’ve seen how people pick up dog poop, use the same procedure with the Funnk Sacs. Let the pee soak in and disipate with the next rainstorm. Poop and toilet paper in the Funky Sac.
Here is what Brian Green had to say about the Wag Bags in part. Read the full report at the link:
Step 4: When you’re finished you need to close up the large waste collecting bag and put it inside the smaller zip-close bag that is provided as part of the kit. The instructions on the kit do not mention this but I would recommend tying a really tight knot in the larger bag to prevent as much leakage and stink from getting out as possible.
As I mentioned earlier in this post, you are usually only issued with two WAG bags for your entire trip, the reason for this is that you are encouraged to re-use the kit more than once. I didn’t think that was feasible so I asked for a few extra and the ranger was more than happy to provide them – just saying.
Waste Alleviation and Gelling (WAG) Bag
Step 5: Seal up the outer zip-close bag making sure to expel as much of the air as possible so that you keep the whole thing as small as you can for packing it out.
Step 6: You can ONLY dispose of the used WAG bags in the designated human waste dumpsters which are located at the trail head. You will see signs everywhere warning you not to dispose of the WAG bags anywhere other than the human waster dumpsters. Be warned, you’ll want to open the lids to those dumpster at an arm’s length for the obvious reasons. So, that’s how to use a WAG bag to carry out your own poop – pretty fascinating right?
Personal Experience
Having used the WAG bag kits on Mt. Whitney I’d like to pass along some thoughts and a tip or two. Firstly, be sure to carry an extra plastic bag or strong trash compactor bag with you to store the used WAG bags inside when you’re ready to pack them in your backpack. I didn’t do this an although I had no issue with leakage, the stink that wafted behind me was quite noticeable and somewhat unbearable for my fellow hikers – sorry Jason!I already mentioned this but I’ll repeat it again, you are expected to use a WAG bag more than once. If that doesn’t appeal to you (it didn’t to me) simply make a polite face and ask for one or two more at the Ranger Station, they’ll gladly provide you with extra.
Finally, I’m all for LNT and doing my part to lessen the impact of human waste on the environment, but having used the WAG bags I was less than impressed with their effectiveness. Putting aside the issue of having to physically carry out your own waste, the bags just don’t do the job they were intended for. They certainly don’t neutralize the stink even after they have been carefully sealed and double bagged. This leads to people circumventing the process and reverting back to catholes or worse. I can’t tell you how many abandoned “used” WAG bags we saw along the trail and hidden behind rocks at trail camp. It’s not a part of the experience I like to remember but it is a huge problem and I don’t personally think WAG bags are the solution.
https://www.briangreen.net/bbb/2011/09/carrying-your-poop-wag-bag-waste-kit.html
(Photo credit: Howard Kern)Stink removal: Bunch of RV products for this, mostly liquid and too heavy. For many years we used Clorox 2 Dry Bleach on whitewater raft trips and that worked pretty well. Generic dry bleach, like what you might find in a laundromat vending machine, should work too. Sprinkle a couple of TB directly on each deposit before wrapping or sealing.
Disposal in proper containers only: Yeah, right. Let’s not contaminate regular dumpsters and landfills with a little more poo when they are already overflowing with disposable diapers.
— Rex
Thank you Rex, good tip on powdered bleach. Campfire/wood stove ash might work also. I like the photo
Two products worth trying for smell reduction………
Crush the tabs and sprinkle on wastes when needed.
$2.79….Strong smelling so use sparingly.
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This will give you an idea what these bags sold for when they were available on Amazon(the smaller ones) :
(Photo credit: Howard Kern)
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