How to Use the Bathroom While Camping

Gather toilet paper in a small bag, also take a small shovel or a poop bag like you do when walking your dog., Find a bush, or a shrub., Go behind the bush., If you are wearing pants or shorts pull them down to your knees., Start squatting, and keep...

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Step 1: Gather toilet paper in a small bag

Tell your group that you will be back in 10 or so minutes.

Hike 100' away.

Step 2: also take a small shovel or a poop bag like you do when walking your dog.

This is where you are going to urinate.

If you need to poop, go to step
12. , You are now looking out into the woods.

Make sure no one is coming. , Hold a skirt up.

Tug your underpants halfway to your knees. , When you think you are halfway down, stop. ,,,,, Collect the used paper in a Ziplock bag and take it with you.

In case you haven't one just drop them in your pee spot or try to hide it under undergrowth and dirt to prevent your paper being blown around and making a real mess of the bush!. , You're done!! , Go behind it. , This pit should be 6" deep large enough to poop into. , Pull your pants and undies down halfway to your knees. ,,,, You'll be soaked. , Throw it into the hole.

Do not litter! ,

Step 3: Find a bush

Step 4: or a shrub.

Step 5: Go behind the bush.

Step 6: If you are wearing pants or shorts pull them down to your knees.

Step 7: Start squatting

Step 8: and keep looking forward.

Step 9: Your underpants may need to be adjusted now.

Step 10: Hold yourself up by one hand

Step 11: secure pants or skirt with other.

Step 12: Squat the rest of the way down.

Step 13: Begin to urinate

Step 14: guiding the stream toward the bush.

Step 15: Wipe yourself with toilet paper

Step 16: a tissue or napkin

Step 17: or do a shake and wiggle to make you dry.

Step 18: Pull your pants up and go.

Step 19: If you need to defecate

Step 20: hike 200' out and find a thick tree.

Step 21: Dig a pit where your wastes will fall.

Step 22: Face away from the tree and look forward.

Step 23: Stick your bum out and over the hole.

Step 24: Pull your pants down to your knees.

Step 25: Bend at the waist and at the knees.

Step 26: Defecate

Step 27: but don't urinate.

Step 28: Wipe with biodegradable toilet paper or a leaf.

Step 29: Bury your waste.

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