A 15cm (6 inch) deep hole 30m (100 feet) from the trail or water.
Comment on How to poop outdoors in a way that won’t harm the environment and other hikers
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
tl;dr: dig a hole or carry it around in a bag. Saved you a lot of words.
unmagical@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Will someone tell the animals ?
bobzer@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
There’s a lot of bad shit in our poop that isn’t in most wild animal shit.
Particularly transmissible diseases for other humans.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Also were visitors.
At least in major watersheds the primary reason for picking up dog poop is because of the insane nitrogen content of the insane amounts of dog poop that’s generated.
Potential disease vector is 2, then it’s icky gross is 3
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Spicy surprise
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
You are supposed to cover the hole with a relatively heavy rock to deter animals from digging it back up.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 weeks ago
He meant to tell animals not to shit less then 30m from the trail.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 weeks ago
Make sure to know which direction the trail is when walking 30 m away from it. People died following this rule. Well, I know of one person that died because of it.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
tbf 30m is an arbitrary distance, just go as far as you can reach without losing sight of the trail and maybe dig an extra deep hole instead.
localhorst@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Thanks! Now I finally know How To Shit In The Woods
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Congrats, you’re one step closer to the papacy
PacMan@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve tried carrying a hole around in a bag but the darn thing always seems to get lost when it comes time to use it.
exu@feditown.com 3 weeks ago
You should get a bag of holding
altasshet@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
*bag of holing
snooggums@piefed.world 3 weeks ago
*portable hole
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
If you get a hold of such a bag, one with a whole hole in its hold, whatever you do, don’t place a whole other bag of holing with a hole in it, inside it.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
DO NOT use a bag of holding for this, you will regret it.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Yeah, you gotta get the bag of holeding instead
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
The thought of turning a bag of holding inside out to dump out its contents when it was used exclusively as a toilet is horrifying
Threeme2189@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You need a bag of whole dung, not a bag of holding!
otacon239@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A Lemmy switcharoo? Rare find!
Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
You obviously have to plant it in the ground first, silly!
BlackVenom@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Be careful which hole you do this with. Some are invasive and it can wreak havoc on your environment.
nathanjent@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Rookie mistake. You have to be sure to use the whole bag. Anything less won’t work.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I pack gallon bags in my back-country camping kit so logistics may be a challenge. Could leave the tent and sleeping bag behind in order to fit a sufficient volume of fiber and make it work though. Thanks for the tip!
Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Wait … we’re not carrying around our bag in our hole now? Am I doing this wrong?