When nature calls, you will answer. But what if you don’t have any toilet paper?
by Leon Pantenburg
This topic doesn’t come up that often around the campfire, but I’ll bet everybody has thought about it at some time.
A shovel and toilet paper (in a waterproof container) are vital to backcountry privy construction. (Leon Pantenburg photo)
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We’ll assume you know how to do number two in the woods. If you have a semi-permanent camp, a latrine should be built. Obviously, NEVER perform any body functions around or near a water source, or near the camp. Know how to dig a shallow cat hole for disposing of the waste, and get well away from everyone.
But suppose you’re away from camp and have to answer the call. As you finish up, you realize you don’t have toilet paper. Now what?
I don’t plan on ever being in that situation. I always carry several quality paper towels in a plastic bag in every emergency kit. These serve either as toilet paper or they can be used as hand towels. Then, I pack some baby wipes and/or some of the individually-packaged hand wipes.
Generally, I use these items to clean up my hands after field dressing a big game animal or cleaning fish. But these also work great for any kind of personal hygiene cleanup.
You forget these items at your own peril – a friend of mine has confessed to using a dollar bill. And there is that wilderness survival legend about the guy who used a handful of shiny green leaves that turned out to be poison ivy.
But what can you safely use if you have to improvise?
Where I live in the foothills of the Cascades, there is typically snow on the ground much of the year. Snow works fine in my practiced opinion. In the deserts where I hang out, there is typically lots of sand. That material works fine too.
But for those of you who live and recreate in different environments, here are 10 natural substitutes for toilet paper written by Doc Montana, a contributing author of Survival Cache and SHTFBlog.
As always, think about this subject before you need to!
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