[pct-l] toilet paper is on the PCT

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Great.  Now we have to not touch any sticks, rocks, or suspicious looking snow.  Somehow this doesn't make me feel a whole lot better.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew McDavid <andrew.n.mcdavid at gmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 10, 2007 8:48 AM
>To: Will Hiltz <will.hiltz at gmail.com>
>Cc: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] toilet paper is on the PCT
>
>I'll second, err, umm, third that.  A special circle in hell is reserved for
>those that think that burying TP is an effective way of disposing it.
>Nothing more gross than dozens of TP "flags" flying around campsites in the
>high country.  Nature gave us sticks, rocks, and snow for a reason.
>
>On 4/10/07, Will Hiltz <will.hiltz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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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