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Dump with style....

Postby Aushiker » Thu 22 May, 2025 11:57 am

Dump with style ...

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Re: Dump with style....

Postby Son of a Beach » Thu 22 May, 2025 12:13 pm

Could you please elaborate?

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Re: Dump with style....

Postby Camminata » Thu 22 May, 2025 8:14 pm

One square of paper to wipe aint going to cut it , anything to make money I suppose, unless you dump like Mr Whippy then you are not taking a dump in style
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Re: Dump with style....

Postby matagi » Thu 22 May, 2025 9:40 pm

Seriously, what’s wrong with a poo tube?
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Re: Dump with style....

Postby Aushiker » Thu 22 May, 2025 9:58 pm

matagi wrote:Seriously, what’s wrong with a poo tube?


Never used one personally, so cannot comment, but have found a small 'shovel' and roll of loo paper works a treat.
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Re: Dump with style....

Postby JohnnoMcJohnno » Fri 23 May, 2025 8:14 am

Yes it looks stylish, but I don't want one. I'm happy with my titanium trowel and the half roll of toilet paper I took from the last motel I stayed at.

Those fungi tablets that come with it, is there any issue with introducing that sort of thing into Australian soil? Honest question.
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Re: Dump with style....

Postby matagi » Fri 23 May, 2025 11:08 am

Aushiker wrote:
matagi wrote:Seriously, what’s wrong with a poo tube?


Never used one personally, so cannot comment, but have found a small 'shovel' and roll of loo paper works a treat.

There are places where nothing short of a jackhammer will produce a hole.

Took a small poo tube on the Overland Track last month. Worked great and was able to empty and rinse it at the nodes. Gets a bit trickier for longer trips, I guess, but it has been done.
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Re: Dump with style....

Postby north-north-west » Fri 23 May, 2025 11:38 am

At the risk of getting a bit politically ranty: What the effityeff does style matter when you're out bush, and especially for something as private as moving your bowels? It's not like you're going to have an audience admiring your every move at times like that. This sort of fashion/style/designer-hype is a big part of why the planet is rapidly going down the gurgler. There's no need for something bigger, "better", newer, flasher, when a simple garden trowel or a length of PVC with end caps will do the trick.

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Re: Dump with style....

Postby johnrs » Fri 23 May, 2025 12:08 pm

This post really belongs on Instagram!
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Re: Dump with style....

Postby Aushiker » Fri 23 May, 2025 12:27 pm

north-north-west wrote:At the risk of getting a bit politically ranty: What the effityeff does style matter when you're out bush, and especially for something as private as moving your bowels? It's not like you're going to have an audience admiring your every move at times like that. This sort of fashion/style/designer-hype is a big part of why the planet is rapidly going down the gurgler. There's no need for something bigger, "better", newer, flasher, when a simple garden trowel or a length of PVC with end caps will do the trick.

Ooooo, there's a wattlebird in the allocasuarinas outside. BBL ...


It sounds like it is cup of tea time ... 'Dump with style' was my choice of words ... apparently a poor attempt at humour ... :roll:

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Re: Dump with style....

Postby crollsurf » Fri 23 May, 2025 4:46 pm

It's a nice design and I can see some people wanting something like that.
I've had problems with the sharp edges on some hiking trowels. I just use my hiking pole and my hand these days. Just to be clear, I use my hand to muck out the hole, before going.
I used a poo tube in the snow many years ago. These days I use a tiny bin liner and put it into a zip-lock bag, which then goes into a large zip-lock bag. Never had a problem.
Also, those paper tablets are great if you're walking with a sub 30L pack because they take up very little room and you can work out how many you need before heading off. Some are bio-degradable so if buy some, just check first.
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