[pct-l] toilet paper is on the PCT

[Will Hiltz]

This might have been said already, but why are you bringing TP at all?
Unless you're willing to pack out your paper, I think that bringing a huge
amount of TP is more of a pain than it is worth especially considering
burning and burying don't really work.  I like to bring a little TP for
emergency situations, but you're out all day looking at rocks... why not
just pick up a few smooth stones?  Sounds crazy but works GREAT.

On 4/9/07, Aaron Wallace <aaron at skeeky.com> wrote:
>
>
> Some places, such as Yosemite, require that you pack out TP.  In this
> age of double-zip freezer-grade zip-lock baggies and alcohol gel
> sanitizer, it's really no big deal and should be standard procedure for
> any backcountry travel.  There's nothing worse than little bits of
> sun-bleached TP scattered around your dinner or camp site...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Subject: [pct-l] toilet paper is on the PCT
> >
> > On my thru-hike last year, I tried several times, but to no
> > avail, to convince people that toilet paper simply does not
> > degrade and should be packed out. In fact, it has a way of
> > sneaking out from under the rocks that people use to "bury"
> > it. I took pictures of the toiltet paper and other waste I
> > encountered along the trail. Not what you would call
> > "aesthetically pleasing photographs", but my intention is to
> > use them in any talks I might give of my experience on the trail.
> > [...]
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