[pct-l] TP vs Vegetation

[Jackie McDonnell]

I just pack out my used TP in a ziplock.  It's easy to do.  I would never
use leaves or other vegetation.  You just don't know what's on those leaves
(little bugs, maybe?).

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com
On Oct 3, 2012 7:56 PM, "Heather" <mom_and_alex at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Brick, good point. I moved away from So Cal in 1996 and have been hiking
> and camping in forest-y areas since. I bet I will pack it after all. I'm
> still a few years off from my planned 2016 thru so lots more may change.
>
> > I just don't pack TP, but choose natural vegetation.
>
> Try that in SoCal too. :-(
>
> HYOH, YMMV
>
>
> Scott, the idea is to "gather" downed vegetation, not "harvest" fresh,
> soft greenery ;)
>
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> Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:01:17 -0600
> From: Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Burning TP
> To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> On 10/2/2012 7:26 PM, Heather wrote:
> > I just don't pack TP, but choose natural vegetation
>
> I have never understood how gathering vegetation to clean up with fits
> in with the leave no trace ethic. If we all tore leaves off of plants
> for any other purpose, it would certainly not be LNT.
>
>
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