Only done two wild camps had to have a crap on both occasions first time was a bit of a disaster forgot to move my pants out of the way and pissed all over them so great start to my first ever wild camp had to put my tent up in just my underpants good job my location was well hidden. Hung my trousers up overnight to dry the next day still sopping wet so took my tent down still just in my underpants and t shirt. I then proceeded to dry my pants using the flame of my stove it worked fairly well apart from the smell and I scorched a hole in them. Had to put them on slightly damp walking back to my car you live and learn. I’ve recently invested in one of those bidet type attachments that fit on a squeezy water bottle haven’t used it yet just hope my aim is good enough as I don’t want to soak my trousers again lol at least this time it would be just clean water. I did read in the comments about using rocks to raise your heels this seems like a good tip Thanks for the interesting video
Thanks for braving this subject! Modern toilet paper actually takes years to decompose, so it is better to carry it out. As a woman for peeing I use a "pee-buddy" which allows me to pee standing up and without letting my pants down. Very comfortable, though it is a learning curve to do it properly.
@@JOKKMOKKGUIDERNA Being an older person, squatting is uncomfortable for me. So I prefer standing up. I also prefer not to let my pants down, especially when it's cold, or there are many mosquitos. No fun having mosquito bites on your butt.
Very useful video! 😊 Good to know that it's actually recommended to burn your toilet paper after using it (I always find it a bit awkward) and this will come in handy for my next trip to Nikkaluokta. If I may give you (and other people) a suggestion regarding wiping/cleaning after peeing: the Kula Cloth is an amazing replacement for toilet paper or anything else used for wiping. It's a drying cloth (only for after peeing, not pooping!), it dries very quickly and it contains antimicrobial material, so you can use it an entire day without having to worry about hygiene. Then you wash it with some water and soap, let it dry for the night, and you can use it again the next day. As someone who is very keen on their personal hygiene, I can say that it's a fantastic and clean product that I use every time I'm out in the wild.
Great video! This was always a subject I made sure to cover at the start of all dog sled/winter camping treks that I guided. Definitely helped people feel less embarrassed and awkward about speaking up when they needed to pee and/or poop. While I generally squat to pee, when mosquitoes and black flies are bad, I prefer to use a pee funnel.
@@JOKKMOKKGUIDERNA 30 years ago when I first started guiding dog sledding trips, we had a group of several married couples. The men had been teasing the women about how far from the trail they would go to pee during breaks. The women were getting more and more uncomfortable, so I decided to do something to diffuse the situation, and boost their spirits. The men had all just been standing lined up next to each other to pee, so during one stop I decided to join them. I had told the women my plan. None of the men knew about pee funnels. I casually walked up next to the men as they were peeing, and I started peeing. I was turned slightly so they couldn't see the funnel, all they could see was that their female guide was standing next to them peeing. When I was done, I gave it a little shake, and walked back towards the sleds. The men were baffled. The women roared with laughter. It definitely lightened the mood, and everyone relaxed.
Got to love digging cat holes...Seen a few examples of bad behaviour lately, even Mt Snowdon was poop mountain at one point (probably still is). An alternative is a proper Wag-Bag with gelling agent (or similar) and take it with you till you find a bin, and a lot of people seem to use portable travel bidets rather than carry wipes or loo roll. All depends on where you are and season, I guess.
Good vid. We all got to go sooner or later. I wondered whst the Swedish rules were. In some places in Norway you bring it all out. Pee bottles and bags. Of course yo can drink the water straight from the streams uf you trust doing that. I have just watched Matti's vid on mosquitos. I commented to him about the disasters I've seen of people hoing to bathroom and being ate alive on their privates. Beyond misserable. Hey take care. Have a safe summer
After digging a hole, place a rock on both sides of the hold, now put the heel of each boot you are wearing on one of the rocks so that your heel is higher than the ball of each foot. Now Squat & dump. The rocks under each heel will provide you with stability. all during the "squat". Warm Regards from far away Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.
Great tip 👍! Have to try it next time 😊. Hope you're doing well? And, thank you for being one of our most long lasting viewer and for your support ❤️. /Stina
@@JOKKMOKKGUIDERNA Stina, go out in the backyard, put a rock under each heel so that you have balance support on the ball & heel of each foot, now squat, then realize it's THE way you should have been doing it from the beginning. It's a shame you didn't know about this technique so you could have demonstrated it as part of this video.
Good to see you again, Stina😊 I don't have any questions regarding this particular subject matter. However, I think I recall you mentioning during your kennel tour that you use the dog pooh in your compost - if possible, could you do a video on how to compost. With 50 dogs, that's a lot of pooh. It's good to put it to good use whenever possible. Thanks - looking forward to seeing more of your video's.
Hej! No, we don't use it in our compost. But the dog💩 has its own kind of compost where we also throw all treewool, leaves, etc. from the kenne,l so it all turns to dirt quite fast. I might mention that it grows Raspberries on the dog-poo-place bit I would never use to grow, for example, potatoes or "underground veggies" in it. But to use the dirt for filling out your lawn, etc, work perfectly./Stina
If away from trees and you have a shovel insert it's blade deep and lean back using it for balance. Test before committing though as you don't want to fall backwards.
I haven't gone for camping too many times even though I love the idea but once this happened to me. I had such a terrible stomachache and had to get rid of it. For some reason I did not bring toilette paper with me and was too ashamed to ask anyone else for it (I was with my high school friends and I was like 14) so I thought it was good to wipe myself with some plaintain leafs. Bad idea. It's crazy how whatever you use to wipe your private parts must bring some rubberized material or traction or otherwise it just won't... carry enough substance with it. Anyways, now I find it very funny and have amused some people telling that story but back in the day it as very awkward, plus we had killed 2 snakes near camp before that so I didn't want my butt bitten by a venomous snake.
Dig the hole alongside after your ‘urgent’ poo, then shovel it in, and cover. Camping food, different to your normal food, can often cause digestive problems!
@@hulabiker21 Poop 200ft from any water source, and what if the ground it too hard to dig a cat hole? Why not carry some Wag-Bags? It's YOUR poop after all...
Sometimes it's hard to dig a hole where you'd need it at the base of a tree, for the technique Stina shows leaning against the tree, because it's where most of the roots are. I've found it useful to turn the other way round and support myself by holding a sapling or a small branch of a bigger tree, which puts the hole further away from the tree. I also find it puts my body in a better position, and tree trunks can be painful to lean against if you've not got a lot of clothing on your back.
