How to Defecate Outdoors

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Before you leave home

   If you insist on having it, be warned you will have to carry the used paper out with you, preferably double-bagged.
   
   A more environmentally-friendly method is to use "natural toilet paper"
   - leaves, sticks, etc. , This way, they can look out for you, and if you do not return after a short time, they will look for you to make sure you are safe. , If it is dark, do not wander too far from your camp, ask someone to accompany you, and always take a flashlight with you.
   
   Find a place at least 100 feet (30 meters) from camp and the trail, and 200 feet (60 meters) from water sources. , This hole will function the same as an outhouse hole. ,, Then completely cover the material you deposited in the hole with dirt. ,,
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   Step 2: decide what you will do about toilet paper.

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   Step 3: When you feel the urge to go

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   Step 4: always tell someone else in the group where you are going.

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   Step 5: Head out into the forest far enough so that people can no longer see you.

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   Step 6: Once you reach a desired place

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   Step 7: grab a stick (or bring a small shovel) and dig a hole no more than 6 inches (15.2 cm) deep (the bacteria that properly break down this waste don't live deeper than that).

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   Step 8: Do your business in the hole

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   Step 9: and take care of the paperwork.

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    Step 10: Use a stick to stir some soil into your dropping

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    Step 11: so soil bacteria can break it down more quickly.

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    Step 12: Place the dirty paper

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    Step 13: if you used it

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    Step 14: in a zip-lock freezer bag so you can pack it out.

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    Step 15: Head back to camp and wash/sanitize your hands.

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