Urinating while naked in free range areas

[nuduke]

Newsflash!  A dyslexic trainee chef was dismissed for using defecated coconut in his recipes!

 

John

[milfmog]

Newsflash!  A dyslexic trainee chef was dismissed for using defecated coconut in his recipes!

Was he related to the pimp who wasted thousands buying a warehouse?

Have fun,


Ian.

PS Did it ever occur to you that DNA might stand for National Dyslexic Association?

[reubenT]

in my area there's always leaf litter,  I just scrape the litter aside,   make my bank deposit,  (adding a bit of organic matter to the soil bank of the woods)   throw the litter back over heavy enough to not squeeze through and then step on it.  Flattening it out makes it disappear faster with more surface exposed to the microbial life that devours all fresh organic matter.   Hiding it with the litter keeps the flies from laying their eggs on it and raising more flies to pester us and contaminate things.  I've never noticed an odor from it later after doing it that way.    The Bible instructions are for soldiers and workers when away from home to bury it a hands breadth,  about 4 inches.   I'm sure that was to prohibit flies from breeding and other people from having issues with it.  Since leaf litter was not likely present in most places.            As for my last spent swig of water,    it falls wherever I happen to be mostly,  and naked in the wild my body has trained itself to drain more often than normal just because it's so convenient.    Since I've never been in company of like minded people I can't say what I'd do there,  but likely just determine whatever the others are comfortable with and do the same for their sake. 

[JOhnGw]

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In India this type of behavior is very common. There are two and a half times more cell phones than functioning toilets.
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Marginally off topic, but in rural India it is common for vehicle (over-)loads of people to go out to the fields from the village to "fertilise" them.
It is also true that the faeces from carnivorous animals tend to take longer to become  non-toxic then grazers. While in India I did wonder whether faeces from vegetarian humans obeys the same rules.

[Greenbare Woods]

There is a surprisingly popular book, now in its 3rd printing, called How to  Shit in the Woods.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Shit-Woods-3rd-Environmentally/dp/1580083633/

 Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    #98 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Safety & First Aid
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[eyesup]

I've heard this before about carnivorous feces and/or human feces, but didn't know if it was true or just old wives tales.  I guess old wives tales always have a root in fact somewhere in history.

Bob, it just goes to show you can write a book about anything and sell it.

Duane

[Hymie]

I'll never forget driving on the interstate and noticing a child urinating right next to the right of way. She was definitely hidden from her group in the park beyond but exposed to everyone on the highway.

[Kayaker]

To pee or not to pee, is that the question..

Well.  Having different architectural plumbing I might add comment to an urban myth or two.  Bear in mind I am not a femme and that disclaimer eliminates about 80% reliability in said response if sampling the larger populace.

Females prefer privacy.  Privacy is defined by large bushes or stands of trees if available, at least twenty feet away from companions.  It is the sound that makes the female bashful, not the sight.

The gadgetry sold in hiking mags is bulky and not very practical and rather pricey.  Easier is au naturale.

We always use TP.
We can pee while standing.  One bends the knees slightly with a stretched stance. Don't have to squat but if it's to minimize being seen most will squat.

I happen to be engaged in a pissing match quite literally with a pack of coyotes encroaching on my walking trail to the nest spa.  They leave a fresh patch of scat every morning in incremental steps closer. So I'm marking my boundaries.  Im not sure if this will do anything, and as I'm not a male it may give mixed signals.  Guess time will tell!

[Kayaker]

There was one time though when we were in the highlands of Scotland and we walked to one of the most picturesque scenes to see if we could get some privacy and take some naked shots. As you drive into Glencoe, there's a single tree by a loch with mountains behind it. You often see it on photography magazine covers and calendars (google blackmount glencoe and you'll see what I mean).

As we were trudging around the bog land I thought I was out of sight of the busy road so I squatted down to urinate. Just then a double decker coach load of tourists went past and there was me squatting in front of one of most iconic scenes in Scotland.

Karla! This made me laugh out loud.  Very Monty Python.

[eyesup]

A couple events come to mind.

I was traveling from Tyler in East Texas to Colorado when I was right out of high school.  I was with my brother and a friend. My friend and I had the same urge somewhere between Decatur, Tx and Amarillo. This is on the southern edge of the Great Plains and there aren't many trees available. All of a sudden I heard my brother bust out laughing as he had seen a car fly past with a lady with that "Oh my gawd" look on her face staring at us.

In college, I had gone with about 5-6 friends, all guys, to one of those hole-in-wall food joints with an all you can eat shrimp boil. We were there long enough to destroy the proprietors profit margin then left to go home. This was several miles out of town. On the way back a couple guys said they needed to make a stop. We pulled over and all of us lined up beside the car. Right in the middle of the proceedings we became aware of a repeated flashing light from behind us. The officer asked what the heck was goin' on and one of us piped in, "When you gotta go ya gotta go, officer" (when you're young, snappy retorts are few and far between, plus you NEVER annoy an officer if he has you dead to rights). As he had probably not seen that many goin' at once before he accepted that and said to hurry it up and left.

fun times in my youth,
Duane

[Greenbare Woods]

A couple events come to mind.

I was traveling from Tyler in East Texas to Colorado when I was right out of high school.  I was with my brother and a friend. My friend and I had the same urge somewhere between Decatur, Tx and Amarillo. This is on the southern edge of the Great Plains and there aren't many trees available. All of a sudden I heard my brother bust out laughing as he had seen a car fly past with a lady with that "Oh my gawd" look on her face staring at us.

Duane

That reminds me of one time when I was first married, quite a while ago.  My wife and I were on vacatoin and had parked near a lake and boat launch.  As we looked around wondering what we should do next three young men got out of a vehicle with a boat and trailer behind which was parked nearby.  The three of them proceeded to line up and pee behind the boat, not far from where we were parked.  My wife did the "OMG!" and watched intently for the whole show.  She loved it.

Over the years I have concluded that virtually ALL humans enjoy watching other humans more than any other subject.  And women enjoy watching men as much as men enjoy watching women -- but are trained not to admit it.

Bob 

[eyesup]

People watching can be entertaining, especially in shopping areas.

Seeing what people do when they seem to be unaware of being observed, sometimes makes me a little self-conscious about my own behavior.

I guess that's a benefit of the activity.

Duane

[jbeegoode]

People watching can be entertaining, especially in shopping areas.

Seeing what people do when they seem to be unaware of being observed, sometimes makes me a little self-conscious about my own behavior.

I guess that's a benefit of the activity.

Duane

While carnuding, I take precautions and observe at intersections just in case. There is an amazing percentage of people that pick their noses at stop lights!
Jbee

[jbeegoode]

Kayaker brought to mind the squatting issue. In the forest the males also have to squat, the more natural way to... seems that I'm expanding the topic a bit...anyway, when barefoot all over, I have at times, had trouble with leaves or hard surfaces, etc., creating splash. Don't like this. The "How to Shit in the Woods" book has a chapter listed on this. I don't have a copy. Any tips on this? Soft soil is okay. Piling the dirt from the hole it front creates cushion as the freshly disturbed soil is a soft and porous, but it makes the surface closer.
Jbee

[Pete Knight]

In Unity State, South Sudan the White Nile floods the area during the rainy season, but as the floods recede they leave behind lots of water holes that get used for urinating and defecating in, this of course raises the possibility of a cholora outbreak, a very deadly and contagious disease. We had a case of Cholora while I was at the hosptal, which meant we had to implement the contingency plan and open up the isolation ward. If you recall the scenes of the ebola outbreak you'll understand the measures taken to prevent cross contamination to staff and other patients. Transmission is mainly through drinking water contaiminated by bodily waste, or ingestion of airborne droplets. A face mask was enough to protect from airborne droplets of spittle in the case of cholera, but I understand that only full suits and full face resperators offer protection from ebola, which can enter the body through eyes too.

Working in South Sudan made me appreciate how lucky we are in the west, and especially so in the UK with the National Health Service providing free healthcare.