7 Principles of Leave No Trace
Principles of Leave No Trace
* Plan Ahead and Prepare
* Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
* Dispose of Waste Properly
* Leave What You Find
* Minimise Campfire Impacts
* Respect Wildlife
* Be Considerate of Your Hosts and Other Visitors
Its a good point Pandah. One of the principles of LNT is to leave things where you find them (take nothing but pictures). Moving rocks, for any reason, is definitely not LNT.Pandah wrote:For example rocks or animals or anything that might disturb the balance or the immediate area. I dont know how big of a deal this really is, but i always looked at it like - it wasnt mine in the first place, so leave it alone.
walkinTas wrote:The trick is to not take the rubbish in with you in the first place. Repack as much as possible.
olblackbilly wrote:i once drew a breath,.......but it wasn"t mine though,...i took it out anyway.......
tasadam wrote:... wherever possible I try to step on rock rather than mud / dirt / vegetation / whatever....
Cocksy_86 wrote:Honestly, and I know I'll be shot for saying this.....
tasadam wrote:Cocksy_86 wrote:Honestly, and I know I'll be shot for saying this.....
I reckon you're right.
Wasn't you in the last photo of this sequence was it?
Cocksy_86 wrote:Honestly, and I know I'll be shot for saying this, I really struggle with the 'digging a hole and pooing in it' thing. I know I should, I know there's a thousand environmental, hygiene, ethical, community, safety reasons why I should. I think I just get that tired, sore, and feeling sorry for myself, I just couldn't be bothered. Then I try to dig the hole and the ground is either rocky, or full of fine tree roots, and I just convince myself to just go...stuff it. Not only that, when I have to go...I have to go pretty soon. So to try to move the poo into the hole appears all too much.
But, friends that hike with me never have problems burying their own faecal waste. Not sure what to do here except to go and dig a couple of holes after setting up camp in preparation for "delivery".
yep! That's what I mean by a stabbing action. Works best.Son of a Beach wrote:The plastic orange spades are terrible. However I did use them for years. I eventually learned that the trick is to push them straight into the ground, then pull them straight out again the same way the went in, and do not attempt to lever any dirt out of the ground with them
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