Friday, Feb 15, 2008 at 11:54
The modified folding camp stool works very well - so well that it is possible to buy them with a plastic moulded
seat. The pop up tent is not always necessary either - often there is enough vegetation to give privacy, or you can walk over the next dune. Great way for morning meditation!
Now for the really tricky bit. We are told to burn toilet paper as animals can dig up your deposit and the paper then blows around making a disgusting mess. We have all seen this. BUT toilet paper on its own is very hard to burn.
One way is to keep tut paper separate, say by depositing it- not in the hole - but into a bucket or onto a sheet of newspaper. It can then be brought back to camp and burnt properly in the campfire at a discreet moment. Or carried, carefully wrapped until it can be disposed of responsibly.
An altenative method is as follows:
1. Dig deep hole and make #2 deposit.
2. Set paper to one side, not in the hole.
3. Put a shovel of dirt/sand back in the hole to cover offerings
4. Then put in some newspaper, dried grass or leaves.
5. Place used toilet paper on top and cover with some more dried fuel.
6. Light and supervise to check that the small fire does not escape and that all the paper is burned.
7. When fire is out, fill hole with soil or sand.
NOT suitable in very dry or windy conditions if there is a fire ban in place.
Sure, it takes a few minutes longer, but at least you know that you are not leaving a delayed mess behind you.
Happy meditations,
Val.
| J and V
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
- Albert Einstein
Lifetime Member My Profile My Blog Send Message |
FollowupID:
552869