I have to remark on this little tid bit I found. So now the age old question do people shit in the woods can be answered. And that answer is NO. Apparently the eco idiots have determined that human waste is bad for the environment. Luckily for all of you out there, they now sell “Human Waste Removal Bags”. And there are even special blue bins in national parks for you to dispose of your poop. Some national parks actually require it. Oh yeah did I mention these bags are made of plastic? I will pause a moment to let that sink in…….
Okay that is quite enough. So let me get this straight, every other animal on the planet craps outside in the woods and that is okay, but somehow human waste is toxic? Instead of just taking a little shovel and digging a hole for your business and then burying it, now we need to take non bio-degradable plastic bags to go in.
If you think I am kidding here is an excerpt from the Mount Rainer website which has a whole section on human waste. And I am not talking about garbage. It says…
“If you must defecate while climbing, move off the route and away from rest areas. Human waste outside toilet locations must be packed out using the special “Blue Bags.”
“Blue Bags” are available at Ranger Stations and at Camp Muir and Camp Schurman. A Blue Bag contain two plastic bags; one clear bag and one blue bag, and twist ties. Use the bags to remove human waste from the upper mountain and deposit them in collection barrels at Camp Muir and Camp Schurman, or the “Glacier Toilets” at Emmons and Ingraham Flats.
I could go on and on about this as it is so damn funny, but instead I will just show you a couple of the products that are out there for your poop.
This looks more like a tampon or a douche box to me. Look at her, so happy to poop in a bag.
Here is a good picture of the WAG Bag waste disposal bags. As you can see it clearly says on the box “Help yourself, Help the earth” and they are a reasonable $39.95. So as you can see it can cost almost $40 to poop in the woods.
And finally for only $80 dollars you can get this neat tent toilet just in case you need a little extra privacy in the middle of NOWHERE.
Oh God I wish I was making this up. But anyway, I hope you found this as amusing as I did. And remember instead of taking a shovel and burying your bio-degradable waste, take a non-biodegradable plastic bag to put it in so as not to offend poor woodland creatures.
I shit you not, at least in the woods.
Until Next Time: Courage!
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