What, no bog roll..........

[Tony]

I was listening to someone teaching some kids the other day about what to use in the field when there is no loo roll about. So, I thought it would be interesting to see what others think is the best alternative to loo roll.

Keep it clean :biggthump

 

[Ed]

Jug/Pot of water and my left hand.... a trick I picked up living in india, also its a verygood insentive to wash your hands PROPERLY!! Also makes sure your genital area is kept clean.... Hygine in a must.

Ed

 

[Nod]

I seem to remember wet grass being quite nice. Well not nice, but adequate.

But don't use that broad sharp stuff that is good for using as a kazoo.

What about Moss. Not tried it, but that could be OK.

 

[Tony]

Anyone used nettles? The other day I heard it being advocated as good for the job :yikes:

 

[gurushaun]

Not nettles... but I have used the nautral cure for nettle stings, dock leaves with some sucsess.

Cheers

Shaun

 

[Ed]

but I have used the nautral cure for nettle stings, dock leaves with some sucsess.

Actualy the natural cure for nettle stings is the juice from the leaves, it is a counterirritant
Dock leaves work because they are a cold compress which numbs the pain.

Ed

 

[martin]

The best cure for nettle stings is chew up a rennie then spit it on the offening part. Works instantly. Bit difficult if you've "wiped" with the nettle leaf though. :roll: :shock:

 

[qweeg500]

Foxglove leaves. Without going into to too much detail they're soft and have these little ridges that get it all off.

My wife just read this over my shoulder and thinks I'm gross.

 

[bigjackbrass]

The best cure for nettle stings is chew up a rennie then spit it on the offening part. Works instantly. Bit difficult if you've "wiped" with the nettle leaf though.

My word, that's a time when you you'll find out who your friends are...

 

[Kev P]

Comfrey leaves are meant to by good and I reckon Mullein would work (both are a bit furry-extra grip if you know what I mean).
There is an American web site I stumbled across ages ago which had several pages devoted to the subject, I'll have to try and track it down.

 

[C_Claycomb]

Anyone ever read:
How to **** in the Woods by Kathleen Meyer
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...54553/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_2_1/026-0392756-5402851
?????

I skimmed it in a NYC book store but didn't buy it at the time. It was funny, but not sure how applicable to the current conversation.

Never having been in the possition of not having some bog roll handy, maybe you of more experience can tell me. Is natural "bog roll" like tinder in that you collected as you go in the sure knowledge that you WILL be needing it sooner or later, or do you sort of hunt around for whatever is handy at the time it is needed? Just wondering

 

[ChrisKavanaugh]

I discovered the writings of Rabelais in school. Gargantua is a tale of a giant searching for the same product and using various public figures in his tests. Something to consider with today's leaders doing it to people worldwide :shock: The iceman Oetzi carried a supply of moss. There is debate if it was tinder or TP. I have used it for both.

 

[Justin Time]

Used a nice big Sycamore leave today, just the job.....
Justin

 

[Bosun]

I've read Kathleen Meyer's book "How to **** in the Woods".

It's obviously based on north American experiences, but there's a lot of valuable information for the rest of us.

Re the lack of T.P. (as she calls it), she suggests using either lots of leaves or, like Ed earlier, using water and your left hand.

When it comes to washing your hands afterwards, she mentions using an old bean tin with a string handle. Punch a hole in the side of the tin near the base and scoop clean water out of a bucket in to the tin using the string handle. Hang the tin on a suitable branch, or place on the edge of a flat rock, and wash your hands under the running stream of water coming from the hole in the tin.

It's a book that's well worth getting.

 

[larry the spark]

A bit off topic, but check this out for a giggle!

www.bumperdumper.com

 

[Andrew Middleton]

In case anyone cares:

I'M EATING MY LUNCH................................

 

[larry the spark]

Sorry. should have warned you! :!:

 

[Doc]

Hmm....the BumperDumper man appers to have omitted to remove his long johns. A serious error which I fear he will regret.

Do the Americans really feel it necessary to carry a revolver while on the loo?

 

[Rob]

I have read "How to **** in the woods", but has anyone read the related book "up **** creek"?

It is a book filled with stories from river rafting guides.

Some of them might put you off your dinner, some aren't that bad. But all well worth a laugh. Cant get the idea of the groover out of my head now

Think I got mine from Amazon - they had it in stock as well.

 

[george]

Nice damp sphagnum moss - it's got natural antiseptic qualities too!