Room With A View . More and more backcountry camping spots are discouraging or forbidding the digging of catholes. FTWDK, catholes are for squatting over. They should be at *least* six inches deep and 200’ away from any water or camp. . Social media has increased the visitation to backcountry and off-grid places at a rate seven times the increase in population. SEVEN TIMES, according to a study done in Seattle about Mt Rainier NP. . Contrary to what some overland sites preach, it is NOT the ‘increase in population, so get used to it, it’s inevitable’ type mentality we should believe. . Many folks that go to a specific spot they’ve seen online or read about on a forum giving exact coordinates are far from prepared. Even those who call themselves overlanders. . Over the last 18mos I’ve been to many remote sites down single lane dirt roads, miles from any pavement. Some have a toilet building of some sort within walking distance. Some don’t. . I’ve seen human waste and desert blossoms (used toilet paper stuck to the ground or cacti) in almost every spot. Often within a 15-20’ radius of camp where people cook and sit by a fire. Often within SIGHT of the composting toilet building set up to reduce this kind of humanshit. Multiple piles. Multiple blossoms. . If you’re going to some ‘for the gram’ type spot, whether camping overnight or day-hiking, be prepared. . The best and most compostable solution is to make your own bucket. You can get comfortable seats that snap right on. . The trick to eliminating odor and being able to use the bucket for a month or more before emptying is keeping solids and liquids separate. Use peat moss or cocoa fiber for solids. Use a jug for liquids. Use ziplocks for used paper. Pack it all back out. . It’s not that difficult. It doesn’t stink. It’s not inconvenient. . Just do it. If you can’t or won’t do it, don’t go. . I’ll add links to my bio linktree for the seat. . @leavenotrace @treadlightlyteam @bigbendnps @bigbendranchsp @americanadventurist @expeditionportal @overlandbound #roomwithaview #packitinpackitout #leavenotrace #nocatholes #desertblossoms #adventure #offgrid #solotravel #nomadlife #groover #imtiredofthisshit #beprepared (at San Vicente Crossing, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btbv9xzBJCf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b9zuualz0sbg
