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Poo photoessays for Simey 24-May-2015 At 9:34:53 AM Wendy

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On 23/05/2015 Climboholic wrote:

>I'm going to regret saying this, but it is the toilet paper that really
>bothers me. If a kangaroo sh1ts in the bush, does anyone on chockstone
>make a sound? Before we get into a debate about the degrees of sh!ttiness
>of various forms of sh!t, I acknowledge that human sh!t is sh!ttier and
>should be buried.
>
>However, i think toilet paper is a bigger problem. I'm sorry to say Wendy,
>but this is largely due to women. I'm sure a seasoned outdoor lady like
>yourself takes your rubbish with you after you pee, but many girls don't.
>Before anyone suggests I conduct a field survey, I would like to caveat
>this comment by saying it is based on casual observation of a few sheets
>of paper spread around most crags and the fact that the only poo i could
>see in Wendy's photos was from animals.

I think you have a point, a lot looks like wee wipes, but some did look like they had been shit, but that the poo had degraded quicker than the paper. We had also had a fair bit of rain (for us) in the preceding week so maybe that helped the shit wash away? And I'm pretty sure the tampon came from a woman!

For the women of the outdoor world, I have a few suggestions (that I would have thought were obvious, but apparently not):

For wee:

shake and wait a moment to dry instead of wiping - kinda like guys do really!

where a light pad in your pants if you are bothered by a few drips of urine (dispose of in a bin at end of day not at crag!!!).

if you have to wipe, bury thoroughly or carry a snap lock bag to carry paper out in.

I recommend plan A as it doesn't involve any extra resources at all.

For periods:

Get a menstrual cup. http://www.fleurcup.com/en (you'll find cheap copies from china on ebay as well) These things are great. Empty into a hole, cover, reinsert.

If you have to use disposable sanitary products, bring a snap lock bag and carry them out. Don't bury them. They take ages to degrade and many have plastics in them anyway. In the meanwhile, consider the contribution of sanitary products to landfill and the extensive use of resources in their production, not to mention the dent in your finances from them (yes, I have a bee in my bonnet about them as well!)