VERY interesting. I am certainly glad to see a more intelligent perspective than the "Pack all the TP out" statements. (Yosemite NP was instructing the JMT hikers to do that several years ago.)
Ken, I found that discussion on the PCT-L listserve. Here's the link. Interesting reading.
TP decomposition - 3 P'sThe stirring part or adding water is a new idea to me, but it certainly makes sense. I just figured the next winter season, with any sort of snow cover, would completely compost the waste. I'll try to use the improved process.
When I cover a cat hole, my method is to leave two sticks covering it in an X pattern.
...Of course none of this applies to the Whitney Zone, since we need to pack out those Wag bags. But I do want to try putting the used wag bag into one of those odorless food bags to see if that helps with the odor problem.
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