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[*] posted on 4-14-2020 at 04:05 PM


Quote: Originally posted by white whale  

ahh the 5 gal bucket , just a few spots down from the wheel for usefulness.
Yours will do the job.
However in this scenario I was more thinking being low impact on the land and resources and if you'd have to stay holed up in a remote spot for a while. Baja is 98% uninhabited so a shovel would be key.

In the desert along the road the visual contamination with toilet paper is more apparent that the actual "stuff". The stuff will dry out soon but the TP will be flying around for a year. Also, broken bottles. Why people do this, is hard to understand.
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[*] posted on 4-15-2020 at 07:42 AM


23S52N, On April 4 we drove from Asuncion to Calexico in 9 1/2 hr with fuel in Vizcaino and Gonzaga Bay and a lunch stop. Took the East entry and was car #3 in line, Sunday 4PM PDT. From San Ignacio it would be less time.

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[*] posted on 4-15-2020 at 09:32 AM


Quote: Originally posted by Alm  
Quote: Originally posted by white whale  

ahh the 5 gal bucket , just a few spots down from the wheel for usefulness.
Yours will do the job.
However in this scenario I was more thinking being low impact on the land and resources and if you'd have to stay holed up in a remote spot for a while. Baja is 98% uninhabited so a shovel would be key.

In the desert along the road the visual contamination with toilet paper is more apparent that the actual "stuff". The stuff will dry out soon but the TP will be flying around for a year. Also, broken bottles. Why people do this, is hard to understand.


dig a hole
poop in hole
put TP in hole
burn TP
backfill hole





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[*] posted on 4-15-2020 at 09:39 AM


There are lots of s-eating critters out there willing to dig up your deposit if they can. When possible, it is good to put a large rock on top the burial site.

What a gross turn this has taken! :barf:




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[*] posted on 4-15-2020 at 09:44 AM


Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  

dig a hole
poop in hole
put TP in hole
burn TP
backfill hole


Nice in theory but the burning part doesn't work well. First, TP is wet after use, and second, it may fly away before you make a bonfire. Need to collect it doggie bag.
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[*] posted on 4-16-2020 at 06:34 AM


For jeep camping in the Sierras we have a five gallon with some sort of specialized bag that seals up. We put the sealed in the trash carrier that hangs outside the back of the jeep. Works great.
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[*] posted on 4-16-2020 at 08:04 AM


Quote: Originally posted by Alm  
Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  

dig a hole
poop in hole
put TP in hole
burn TP
backfill hole


Nice in theory but the burning part doesn't work well. First, TP is wet after use, and second, it may fly away before you make a bonfire. Need to collect it doggie bag.

Yep, doggie poop bags for all your tp works great.
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[*] posted on 4-16-2020 at 08:13 AM


This.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/333206200570

Toilet seat that fits on 5 gallon bucket. t.p. goes in a cardboard Tecate 12 pack box. At the end of the trip the watery waste goes in the nearest outhouse or a deep hole, burn the paper and the box.
Much more comfortable than squatting in the dirt, no bags involved, surprisingly sanitary, although you have to rinse out the bucket so the checkpoint guys do not get an unpleasant surprise.
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[*] posted on 4-16-2020 at 09:00 AM


In regards to using a 5 gal. bucket , I now bring along Poo-Pourri with me.
Who say's my Sh*t don't stink now ?


https://www.poopourri.com/




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