"How to be a wild bear" or "when the call of nature hits you in nature".

[Drop in a Bucket]

Go ahead and giggle, I know I am. It may be a taboo subject, but anything goes in a survival situation right?

In all seriousness, if your hoofing it along with your backpack in tow, eating protien bars, and whatever you have in your bag to munch on, you will eventually have to evacuate your digestive system while evacuating from SitX.

If your an avid camper, hiker, or outdoorsman, you know how to go #2 in the woods. A lot of people go to campsites with toilets and have never had to have the experiance of answering the call of nature in its true environment. And I bet that a lot of people who haven't used the restroom in the woods hasn't even thought about it. So this is geared more towards the inexperianced. AA you can go ahead and close the post and laugh your brains out.

So you might be asking, "How do you pop a squat in the woods?"

I have an easy step by step guide for you:

1. Find a place downwind from where you are that if you feel the need to, have some privacy. Don't go too far as you don't want to be seperated from the group or get lost. Keep an eye out for soft ground (for digging) and also be on the look out for nasty plants/critters that might make an uncomfortable experiance really uncomfortable, like poison ivy, snakes, or spiders.

2. Depending on what you find in your designated restroom area, you can use your environment to make your business making easier and more sanitary. A large snakefree log, or a nice solid tree branch to hold on to can make it so much easier. But in some cases you are just going to have to squat like a frog. If you need a visual aid, just google "how to poop in the woods" and there are a few diagrams that could help.

3. Now that you have your target, use a spade or entrenching tool to dig a hole. You're not burying a body, but you want to at least mask the smell. About a foot down should be okay. Make a pile of the removed dirt next to your temporaty toilet.

4. TP in hand, and making sure that your clothes are out of the way, do your business.

5. Wipe. Toss the TP in the hole, and cover with the loose dirt. I would also suggest keeping some baby wipes close by, the cleaner the better. We're talking about a survival situation, so I think that having biodegradeable TP and wipes on hand are not top priority, but if you have them bonus points to the environment.

6. Use your hand sanitizer immediately to clean up your hands, and your back in business!

So there you go, I hope that this is informative, and a good laugh. AA, you can stop now...

[angryamerican]

Laugh are you kidding me. Its about time somebody broached the subject. You are right that most people never give this a thought until its time to do the deed. Ill have more to say on the subject when I am more awake.

A bear and a rabbit were going in the woods. the bear said to the rabbit. "Hay Rabbit do you have a problem with poop sticking to your fur.

The rabbit said "No I don't."

The bear said "Good." Grabbed the rabbit and wiped his behind with him.