here's an issue not addressed anytime recently... human waste disposal. i am interested in feedback on which potties work/don't work, etc... how do you all dispose of this "crap" ;-) mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark ---- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [_| [_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Fortune: Nothing pains some people more than having to think. --Martin Luther King, Jr. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Feed the chickens the pig "s...", and feed the pigs the chicken "s..." Cheers, Richard Culpeper (a vegetarian) ---------- > From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com> > here's an issue not addressed anytime recently... human waste disposal. > i am interested in feedback on which potties work/don't work, etc... > how do you all dispose of this "crap" ;-) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
We've done a bit of paddling in Canyonlands and Lake Powell where all boaters are required to carry their own waste disposal units. The units must be approved by NPS and you must be able to clean them at an RV dump station. We have used the "Boom-box" (see ads in recent SeaKayaker magazine) which fits the criteria. It worked well for the week or so that the two of us were paddling. Actually, we both decided it was much preferable to digging a hole. Disposal wasn't nearly as bad as anticipated. We agreed that one person would carry the box on the trip and the other would empty it at the end. I carried it (bungies on aft deck) and Tony emptied at the dump station. An even easier solution is to go through an outfitter. Since potties are required, outfitters also rent them, and clean them. Only problem is that the rental units may not be as easy to carry on a kayak. Hoping everything comes out okay for you, deb >here's an issue not addressed anytime recently... human waste disposal. >i am interested in feedback on which potties work/don't work, etc... >how do you all dispose of this "crap" ;-) > >mark > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
>We have used the "Boom-box" (see ads in recent SeaKayaker >magazine) which fits the criteria. It worked well for the week or so that >the two of us were paddling. Actually, we both decided it was much >preferable to digging a hole. > >deb The December 98 SeaKayaker issue has a review of the "Boombox". We used it on a Tomales Bay trip: 8 people, 2 days, no problems (someone else had the privilege of emptying it). Just don't sit on it with your full weight! I expect more parks and preserves are going to require these. ted *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
what about a length of 4" PVC with end caps? Would that meet government approval? I've seen bigwall climbers use something like this. You can easily dump it and clean it, it's cheap and fairly indestructible. -- Rob Gendreau Oakland, California gendreau_at_ccnet.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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