going camping the is weekened and i dont know how to pee or poop outside?
March17
i am going camping this weekend with my sisters family and my husband is watching the kids. i need to now how to pee outdoors as there will be no bathroom.first things first how can i do it.when and were. shou ld i go with my sisters family as a group thing any stories about how u do it would help.
should i practice like in the shower or at home
squat and go
take TP with you
don’t use any leaves.
suro
you just have to squat and lean back with your legs forward so you don’t pee on your pants. Pooping is easier. Just keep tissue in your pocket and bury your mess. You don’t need to practice, just try and you will see that it is in our nature to poop in nature.
Squat, or make a seat out of rocks. Dig a hole in the dirt if you are doing a #2 at least 1 foot deep. 790
the best why is to simply remove you bottoms and squat .never leave camp without mountain money ,that is what toilet paper becomes when your out doors and you have none.
take a 5gal. bucket with you and use that. after just dump it. be sure to burry the waste
oh girl, did i just hear you say go with a group cuse i hope you did’t.thats just plain weird it would be funny though. get up before anybody else does. during the day tell some one your going but just not to far off do it where there area is not used that shows respect. ifyou pee kick some dirt over it , if you poo digging a hole is not so easy as it sounds put some dirt with some rock or sticks over it ,you can kick the dirt over it so your hand won’t get dirty.remember every one else is doing it too! if you have a family that likes to tease and joke ,i dont no what to say good luck!
There are some general rules for making the wilderness your restroom. The link listed below is pretty much the standard to follow, an organization called “Leave No Trace” which promotes responsible backcountry use and ethics.
Try to keep your distance from things other folks and animals will use, like campsites, and especially water (streams, lakes, marshy areas). For pee, try to find a spot 100′ from water/camp; for poop, 200+’. This reduces the chances of whatever microbes are in your waste from getting into everyone’s water source.
Please try to bury your feces at least 6″ in a new hole.
Don’t just lift a rock, perform, then replace the rock; nor should you just pile stuff on top. These two methods will not keep critters from feasting on it, which they will do happily. If you are using TP, you may bury it, but it is best if you carry it home with you.
If you can bear to, throw some soil or leaves in the hole, and use a long stick to mash it together (this promotes decomposition). When you proceed to bury it, leave the stick in there and bury around it. You might use it as a land mark the next time… (so you dont dig it all up again). Apart from a stick in the ground, which is relatively natural, you should leave no evidence of your recent actions.
Depending on where you are going, digging a whole may not make sense (like on the beach, in the desert, or in an alpine area which is all rock), so there are alternatives you can research. “How to S*** in the Woods” by Kathleen Meyer is a good resource book for the basics and for special cases.
Don’t feel like you have to use TP, or be prepared if you dont have any. Large green leaves or a handful of fern fronds are nice, just don’t strip an entire plant, take from several. Dried leaves from the forest floor are OK. The right rocks will be awesome – nothing that is too grainy or with lots of pointy crystals. About the size of a fist is good, maybe a bit bigger. If you can find smooth rocks, like in a stream bed, that have been sitting in the sun for a bit (not too hot), you’ll be stoked!
As you prepare and search out your prime spot to dig a hole, start collecting what you’d like to use. Never had good luck with pine cones; but I have never been at a loss to find something that would do the trick.
Most importantly, if you can, make it fun. You’re going to have to do it a number of times, maybe several in a day, so it should be something you can get excited about. If it is a horrendous ordeal, you’ll avoid it, and that will ruin the weekend. I recommend going alone, finding a bit of solitude…
So, find a nice spot. A view is a plus (as long as others cant see you), as is level or slightly sloping ground. A tree or rock in easy arms reach will help with balance. If you can even find a spot where you’ve got a view, good soft organic soil, and ground that is sloping slightly in the direction opposite the view, then you may never want to visit the porcelain again.
On the “grosser” side, if you are comfortable doing so, take this chance to get familiar with your poop – not many folks are, and not many have the chance to get this intimate with theirs. Take a look – did you really digest all those nuts in the GORP? You’ll probably learn something about yourself.
Other comments:
Keep alcohol hand sanitizer readily available.
Anticipate your needs…
If folks all seem pretty nervous about it, and especially if there are kids around, feel free to talk about it, joke about it, share openly the results, brag about the view you had. That will loosen everyone up… in more ways than one.