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If taking care of bodily business outside seems too messy or too awkward, products are available to make the experience a little easier.
Trowels or shovels. While your standard garden trowel will work just fine for digging and filling cat holes, gear manufacturers have designs that are lighter or collapsible. REI (www.rei.com) sells products that range from the bright orange, plastic Sanitation Trowel for $1.75, to the U-Dig-It stainless steel folding shovel for $17.95.
Waste bagsBlue bags and twist ties are available free at the North Cascades National Park and Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest ranger and information stations. The WAG Bag waste kit comes with a waste bag, zip-close storage bag, toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Waste bags contain an agent that turns waste into a stable gel, neutralizes odors and catalyzes decomposition. REI sells the single kit for $2.75, or a pack of 12 for $28.
Portable toilets. These are geared more toward car camping than long hikes since they are too heavy or too bulky to carry for long distances. REI sells the PETT Portable Environmental Toilet that takes a liner and folds into a carrying case, $89, the Reliance Luggable Loo, $16, and the Century Portable Toilet, $69.
Women's devices. The Sani-Fem Freshette F.U.D. (feminine urinary director) allows women to urinate standing up and not expose themselves. A tube extends from a cup. REI sells it for $19.95.
How-to guides. Many hiking and backpacking books include chapters about how to urinate or defecate outside. One book, considered the comprehensive guide, is a humorous look at the subject: "How to S*** in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art," by Kathleen Meyer. Village Books sells it for $7.95.
For more information about proper outdoor human waste disposal, go to www.lnt.org, the Web site for the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. |
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