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Reply to: #766797 by Trailhead Tessie
Mar 31, 2013 4:26pm
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where were the boxes?
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Reply to: #766780 by BirchMoon
Mar 31, 2013 4:36pm
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I just use the LavaTREE
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Reply to: #766797 by Trailhead Tessie
Mar 31, 2013 4:39pm
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My area has a lot of hunters, some of whom use game cameras to see where deer hang out. I'm now in the habit of looking around for game cameras before I use Mother Nature's facilities!
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Reply to: #766810 by dingus dufus
Mar 31, 2013 4:40pm
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I just use the LavaTREE

Groan...
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Reply to: #766816 by Rocklun
Mar 31, 2013 4:40pm
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Game cameras??? Now I've got something else to worry about! Thanks! :-)

Knit Wit
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Reply to: #766804 by Sea Maid
Mar 31, 2013 4:40pm
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Ridgefield, Connecticut. I'm now on a deer committee that consists of municipalities of that county. My town is about 15 miles away and the deer population has exploded since most of the last vacant properties where people used to hunt were either subdivided or purchased for parks where hunting is banned...I can see the forest getting thinner and thinner each year. It's sad. And suddenly everyone is getting Lyme Disease and smashing up their cars hitting deer and losing their landscaping.
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Reply to: #766780 by BirchMoon
Mar 31, 2013 4:48pm
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If you have a Droid or an Iphone there are "Best bathroom" and "closest bathroom" free apps for both if you don't want to use the woods!
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Reply to: #766818 by knit wit
Mar 31, 2013 4:52pm
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Game cameras??? Now I've got something else to worry about! Thanks! :-)

Sorry, Knit Wit! I found this out a couple of years ago when I met a hunter (pre-hunting season) at my local state forest. After we chatted for a while, he showed me some home-made game cameras that he was setting up on the trails. The cases were very well-camouflaged, which I found pretty alarming!!

I recommend that you look before you leak.
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Reply to: #766823 by Southpaw
Mar 31, 2013 4:58pm
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If you have a Droid or an Iphone there are "Best bathroom" and "closest bathroom" free apps for both if you don't want to use the woods!

Hey! Why have you never told me this before?
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Reply to: #766825 by Rocklun
Mar 31, 2013 4:59pm
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I guess we all just need to keep hitting the gym so we are in good shape... so it won't be so bad to look at...because when I have to go.. I have to go. :)
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Reply to: #766780 by BirchMoon
Mar 31, 2013 5:03pm
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There is a book called "How To Shit Outdoors" and it is for real. I thought it was a joke book but I was wrong. It tells you where and where not to go to the bathroom when nature calls.

So now when nature calls, after reading this book, I know the proper place to 'do my thing'!
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Reply to: #766817 by Rocklun
Mar 31, 2013 5:08pm
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Jealous!
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Reply to: #766833 by dingus dufus
Mar 31, 2013 5:17pm
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Jealous!

Are you trying to say I have "pee envy?"
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Reply to: #766782 by Wronghat
Mar 31, 2013 5:21pm
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Some of us... erm... just cannot wee in the woods.

However, that makes a convenient excuse for lunch out at a site with a bathroom
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Reply to: #766839 by Honeychyck
Mar 31, 2013 6:27pm
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I thought so too. I was like, "there is no way this is gonna happen." Then one day.. it happened. It is quite freeing. No pun intended. lol.

Once you do it the first time... no big deal after that. :)
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Reply to: #766780 by BirchMoon
Mar 31, 2013 8:26pm
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Just think how cute the little outhouse icon would be, though :-)
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Reply to: #766819 by Trailhead Tessie
Mar 31, 2013 10:26pm
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Yeah. I just hate it when the native wildlife ruins things for the suburbanites.
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Reply to: #766836 by Rocklun
Mar 31, 2013 10:28pm
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I am a girl, so hitting one's shoes is definitely a worry. That would be "pee miss envy"
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Reply to: #766783 by Bombshell
Mar 31, 2013 11:03pm
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I've done this twice now.

Twice? I've done it twice today. And I'm not even out letterboxing.

(Guys have it too easy...lol.)

SWMBO prefers the woods to a public restroom. I kid you not, she'll request that I drive on by a McDonald's and hurry up and get to the trail so she can pee.
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Reply to: #766819 by Trailhead Tessie
Mar 31, 2013 11:11pm
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Deer: "Rats with antlers". Where my brother lives in Texas they have deer crossings marked on the pavement, they look just like crosswalks, and the deer use them! And they have signs with deer on them, and just when you expect the sign to say "Deer Crossing" or something like that, you realize it says "Do not feed the deer".

The problem is that mankind has essentially wiped out their natural predators, so the deer populations would explode exponentially if not for human hunters. And that's bad for everyone, including the deer; left unchecked, their numbers will grow until they are all starving. So, I support licensed hunting even though I don't care to join in myself.

Fortunately -- I guess -- I live in an area with plenty of hunters and plenty of land open for hunting. While I have deer grazing in my front yard on a daily basis, their populations are kept well within viable limits.
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Reply to: #766883 by storm rider
Mar 31, 2013 11:15pm
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Just think how cute the little outhouse icon would be, though :-)

Just like the "Indoors" icon only different?
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Reply to: #766901 by Wry Me
Mar 31, 2013 11:16pm
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I am a girl, so hitting one's shoes is definitely a worry.

http://www.nettally.com/palmk/slob.html
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Reply to: #766910 by Kirbert
Apr 1, 2013 3:32am
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thanks for the link, I got some good bike info from his site.
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Reply to: #766901 by Wry Me
Apr 1, 2013 3:49am
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I am a girl, so hitting one's shoes is definitely a worry. That would be "pee miss envy"

LOL!! So true!!
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Reply to: #766910 by Kirbert
Apr 1, 2013 2:49pm
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re:
http://www.nettally.com/palmk/slob.html your advice on proper urination and avoiding ones own shoes

Nay, allowing for anatomical differences which we will forebear to elucidate (unless asked nicely), this is accomplished not with pedal distance or with a butch-lucky streaming arc, but with a fine-tuned squat and due consideration of slope & terrain, although spatter can & often does become an issue. You must miss your shoes, and your pants, but not "on the fly," as it were, but must, due to aforementioned anatomy, drop trou at least to mid-thigh. I've given this at least a respectable amount of thought, and I defy you then to maintain the proper distance between your feet in those circumstances without falling in the leaves and wiping (out) prematurely. We'll wait right here while you try it out, recover your dignity, and report back. We're dangling on your every word.
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Reply to: #766780 by BirchMoon
Apr 2, 2013 11:22am
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We have one of these with our camping gear and one that travels in the glove compartment of the car. The female members of the family both vouch for its general awesomeness.

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/HikingCamping/HealthSafety/PRD~4005-839/sani-fem-freshette-urinating-aid.jsp
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Reply to: #767142 by Fish Below The Ice
Apr 2, 2013 11:27am
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Respectable 6-inch extension tube.

*snicker*
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Apr 2, 2013 3:52pm
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Lady J

Wendy
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Reply to: #767051 by Wry Me
Apr 2, 2013 5:53pm
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SWMBO says you all are a bunch of pussies! As I said before, she does this all the time, no problem! I did find out today that she seeks out pine needles if possible; no spatter. Also, she tends to wear stretchy shorts which probably help with the whole squatting thing.
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Reply to: #766818 by knit wit
Apr 13, 2013 12:54pm
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Game cameras??? Now I've got something else to worry about!

Muggles by remote. ;-)