TP and Wipes

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TP and Wipes

Postby Cheesypigs » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 3:40 pm

I have found the sorbent wet wipes are much better than regular TP out and about.
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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby Joe » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 5:43 pm

KFC refresh-a-towles work for both ends and are individually packed so are good for keeping dry etc. It also gives you legit excuse to eat more of the chickeny goodness.
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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby corvus » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 7:04 pm

Hmmnn need to eat sh sorry bucket loads of KFC to get enough for a long weekender (unless you have a private access) much better to stay healthy and buy wipes, just ensure if you intend to use them in composting toilets that you get the "flushable" kind :)
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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby corvus » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 7:06 pm

Gees here we go again on the poo type thread -- still we all do it and need to be responsible about how and where :)
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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby prickle » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 7:51 pm

corvus wrote:Hmmnn need to eat sh sorry bucket loads of KFC to get enough for a long weekender (unless you have a private access) much better to stay healthy and buy wipes, just ensure if you intend to use them in composting toilets that you get the "flushable" kind :)


I've checked out the supermarkets for wipes ... most wipes are in largish plastic containers :roll: .. do you take the necessary number out and into a zip lock bag ?? or are there a particular brand that packs down OK?

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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby Son of a Beach » Wed 13 Feb, 2008 8:23 pm

prickle wrote:
corvus wrote:Hmmnn need to eat sh sorry bucket loads of KFC to get enough for a long weekender (unless you have a private access) much better to stay healthy and buy wipes, just ensure if you intend to use them in composting toilets that you get the "flushable" kind :)


I've checked out the supermarkets for wipes ... most wipes are in largish plastic containers :roll: .. do you take the necessary number out and into a zip lock bag ?? or are there a particular brand that packs down OK?

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Baby wipes come in a variety of packaging, including huge zip-lock bags, as well as smaller plastic bags with hard plastic flip-open lids. Not sure how flushable or decomposable they are though.
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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby norts » Thu 14 Feb, 2008 7:47 am

Do wipes break down as easily as TP or do you carry them out?
I would assume wipes would take alot longer to break down if they were buried. Is this minimal impact bushwalking?
I have just camped at the old site of the Junction Creek hut. The fire last year has exposed all the old stuff that use to be bashed burned and buried. Lots of glass, batteries and tins.

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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby johnw » Thu 14 Feb, 2008 8:43 am

Son of a Beach wrote:Baby wipes come in a variety of packaging, including huge zip-lock bags, as well as smaller plastic bags with hard plastic flip-open lids. Not sure how flushable or decomposable they are though.


We used a resealable travel pack of "Wet Ones" on the OT for 7 days, for a daily "wash" (not for TP). I think there are 15 in the pack and they are reasonably large. So I rationed them out one per person/day between two of us. I have doubts about relative decomposability, although I suspect they would break down eventually. We carried them out, with all other rubbish, in a large dry bag double lined with garbage bags.

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Re: My Hiking bag (or my obsession with gear part 1)

Postby Joe » Thu 14 Feb, 2008 9:55 am

corvus wrote:Hmmnn need to eat sh sorry bucket loads of KFC to get enough for a long weekender (unless you have a private access) much better to stay healthy and buy wipes, just ensure if you intend to use them in composting toilets that you get the "flushable" kind :)


ask for an extra one and they generally throw in a handfull :)
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Re: TP and Wipes

Postby Cheesypigs » Thu 14 Feb, 2008 5:21 pm

The toilet paper section hs small travel packs about the size of a pocket pack of tissues, I think there are about 16 in the pack.

And I promise I won't derail any more thrads, even if they are my own lol
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Re: TP and Wipes

Postby prickle » Thu 14 Feb, 2008 5:26 pm

Cheesypigs wrote:The toilet paper section hs small travel packs about the size of a pocket pack of tissues, I think there are about 16 in the pack.



That's where I found them today .... had been looking in the baby section :roll: :roll: 10 to the pack cheap as

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Re: TP and Wipes

Postby corvus » Fri 15 Feb, 2008 4:57 pm

Sorry about the brand name but "Kleenex Flushable Fresh Wipes " are biodegadeable and safe for septic tanks .
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