Elias, Healthy urine is sterile. Unhealthy urine can contain many pathogens. That is why in survival situations it is advised that you only drink your own urine. Just because something is sterile does not mean that it does not contain any compounds that will affect the environment. Most noticeably, popular back country sites can really get to smelling like piss during the busy season. Just be a good boy and pee away from fresh water streams and crowded areas and it's no big deal. If I was required to cart my pee back, I just don't think I would go there. Dave Elias Ross writes: > As for packing out urine using crystals, urine is sterile, so why must one > transport it out? Maybe one plans to drink it later, or should we be making > Jello with it? Do "leave no trace" advocates sell lots of (useless?) gear on > the side? > > - Elias *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 21 2002 - 15:13:43 PST
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