On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Someone wrote: [snip] > Frankly, I hope I never have to use it but evidence of the ability to pack > waste is required in some wilderness areas. many places that require waste be packed out will also NOT let you go in if you plan to use plastic bags to pack it in, as then it goes to the landfill, creating hazardous waste. this was what has lead to the demise of the famous "rocket box" toilets.. ie empty military ammunition boxs that seal water tight, you just line it, poop, tie off the bag & throw away later... not allowed most places that require human waste packed out. YMMV markz [has anyone noticed how many 'z's there are here now ;-] -- #------seakayaker[at]dotzen[dot]org-----/------------------------------ mark zen o__/ o_/| o_. po box 474 [\/ [__| [__\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 `\--------/--------/' (`----|-------\-') http://www.dotzen.org/folks/markz ~~/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ #---------------------------------------------------------------------- A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. ~~ English Proverb http://www.dotzen.org/paddler - The Colorado Paddlers' Resource *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 05 2002 - 16:50:30 PDT
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