[pct-l] about potty trowels,

[Ernie Castillo]

Excuse me for asking, and maybe it's because all of this talk about potty trowels has made me want to ****, but are you implying that one use the same utensil for eating cereal and scooping out a ****hole?

Ernie Castillo
Class of 1980 when we didn't debate trivia such as potty trowels


 
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:45:23 -0800
> From: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com
> To: hikelite at gmail.com
> CC: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] about potty trowels,
> 
> well the cool kids use the montbell handyscoop : )
> 
> http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?p_id=1124258
> 
> 1.4 ounces, nice round end for eat cereal as well !
> 
> ~Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com>
> To: Mike Cunningham <hikermiker at yahoo.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net; Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 3:55:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] about potty trowels,
> 
> Do you have a link to the type you're talking about?
> My orange plastic one is starting to break, so rather than buy another of those, 
> I'm looking for an alternative.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Mike Cunningham <hikermiker at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I have found that a "snow stake" weighs about 1 oz & makes a mighty nice hole in 
> the dirt & doubles as one of my tent stakes.
> > 
> >hm
> >
> >--- On Sun, 12/12/10, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >From: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
> >Subject: [pct-l] about potty trowels,
> >To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 5:52 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >lots of talk going around about potty trowels, some of it not completely
> >respectful.
> >
> >My opinion, i think we all need to keep the trail clean. a trowel does a good
> >job digging a hole, as does a tent stake (but much more slowly).
> >
> >the montbell handy scoop weighs under 2 ounces. i'm ordering it, i'm useing an
> >oldschool one currently.
> >
> >wether you use a stick, a rock, a tent stake, or a dedicated trowel ... the
> >idea is to get plenty of dirt on top of all your poop. 4 inches or so on top 
> of
> >your poop.
> >
> >personally, i carry the trowel because a tent stake just doesn't do if i get 
> hit
> >with a case of the squirts, the trowel leaves a nice vertical wall and a nice
> >square hole plenty deep to hide any evidence.
> >
> >i have seen lots on the AT poop that has made it's way back to sirface by those
> >shallow holes created by boots and sticks. if you're going to use your boot, 
> at
> >least try and do a good job, and i think that's the problem, some people are
> >lazy about it. i personally don't know how you could possibly get a deep 
> enough
> >hole with running shoes... my holes would go up to my ankle, so obviously a
> >boot won't do for me. i do think we need to have enough depth to cover it and
> >stomp on it so it wont find it's way back to surface.
> >
> >respect to all, but whatever you do, keep the trail nice for next generation
> >when there's 20,000 thru hikers and not 300.
> >
> >
> >
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> ~ Kevin
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