Re: [Paddlewise] Packing waste out

From: Rick A Niemi <rickniemi_at_juno.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:28:44 -0800
Hi Rick,

I'm a kayaker and also a caver. In caving we carry both solids and
liquids out. I use soda bottles for liquid. For solid waste this works.
You need some news paper. Lay one news paper page on the ground. Do your
thing. Wrap your solids in the news paper page and put that in a ziplock.
The news paper makes it easy to pick up the solids. It contains the
solids. It keeps the solids out of sight which is nice. The ziplock
contains the smell. I actually use two ziplocks for added protection.
This may sound gross to some but if you have a hot camp fire you can
throw the solids in. This does give off an odor but it does get rid of
the waste. The odor lasts for half and hour or so. Burning kills any
pathogens so it is environmental. If you can't burn it because of
restrictions pack it out. 

Rick

Rick Niemi
Web: www.kayaksandmore.com
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