How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art
by Kathleen Meyer

How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art
List Price: $9.95
Our Price: $5.00
You Save: $4.95 (50%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Kathleen Meyer
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1994-08
ISBN: 0898156270
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Accessories:

Book Reviews of How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

Book Review: Required reading if you have to "go" outdoors!
Summary: 5 Stars

To the uninitiated, the art of having a dump in the woods probably seems no more complicated than "squat, squint, squeeze and squeegee"! But, alas, as the world shrinks and the use of the world's limited wilderness terrain by outdoor adventurers increases to the limit of the land's ability to withstand the stress of that use, it's just not that simple. When considerations such as ecology, weather, temperature, privacy, courtesy, hygiene, biodegradation, density of camping use in an area, terrain and so on are factored into the decision as to where and how to complete the necessary feat, all is not as simple as it would seem. The methods one should choose are as varied as the terrains one might choose to visit and the times of year in which those choices are made.

"How to Shit in the Woods" is a book that should be read by EVERY person who would choose to venture into the out of doors - whether you want to spend a weekend at the local campground or you're a hardcore toughened backwoodsman heading out into the bush for a week long solo canoe trip in Canada's northern boreal forest!

Be prepared for lots of silly toilet humour, hilarious anecdotes concerning toilet misadventures, lots of tongue-in-cheek jokes, a good number of belly laughs and a very earthy delivery to be sure - but the message ultimately is entirely serious and well worth the read! There is very little humorous when it concerns encountering the leavings of someone who trod the trail in front of you.

Highly recommended for campers of all stripes, sexes, ages and experience levels.

Summary of How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

Our once-pristine wildlands are threatened by ever increasing problems of pollution. Since its first publication in 1989, How to Shit in the Woods has been adopted by outdoor enthusiasts everywhere as part of the solution. In this updated edition, outdoorswoman Kathleen Meyer reviews the newly available portable potties, with special attention to individual trekkers in an all-new chapter, "Plight of the Solo Poop Packer." Other topics include: the growing array of travelers' field water-disinfecting systems, Giardia contamination and the now infamous critter Cryptosporidium, crotch-accessible clothing for women, and a fresh batch of "worst experience" stories, all peppered with irreverent musings. For the purist, there are more wise t.p.-less techniques from the Old World. Written with an effervescent sense of humor, this is a book for anyone who wants to enjoy the outdoors responsibly.

General Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Offbeat Books - some horror, some criticism
Road From Hell ImageRoad From Hell
by Gerard Houarner
Necro Publications; Published: 2007-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.95
Jack Haringa Must Die! ImageJack Haringa Must Die!
Merricat Publications; Published: 2008-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.91
Price in other shops: $10.00
The Ivy Chronicles ImageThe Ivy Chronicles
by Karen Quinn
Viking Adult; Published: 2005-01-31; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.84
Price in other shops: $23.95
Rabbinic Fantasies: Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature (Yale Judaica Series) ImageRabbinic Fantasies: Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature (Yale Judaica Series)
Yale University Press; Published: 1998-03-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $24.11
Price in other shops: $27.00
Rashi ImageRashi
by Maurice Liber
Dybbuk Press, LLC; Published: 2006-04-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.57
Price in other shops: $13.00
God Laughs When You Die ImageGod Laughs When You Die
by Michael Boatman
Dybbuk Press, LLC; Published: 2007-10-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.30
Price in other shops: $12.75
Kabbalah Month by Month: A Year of Spiritual Practice and Personal Transformation ImageKabbalah Month by Month: A Year of Spiritual Practice and Personal Transformation
by Mindy Ribner
Jossey-Bass; Published: 2002-08-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.44
Price in other shops: $22.95
The Apocalyptic Year 1000: Religious Expectation and Social Change, 950-1050 ImageThe Apocalyptic Year 1000: Religious Expectation and Social Change, 950-1050
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2003-06-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.39
Price in other shops: $49.50
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible ImageThe Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
by A. J. Jacobs
Simon & Schuster; Published: 2007-10-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.63
Price in other shops: $25.00
No Shit! There I Was (No Shit Series) ImageNo Shit! There I Was (No Shit Series)
by Michael Hodgson
Globe Pequot; Published: 1998-02-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.40
Price in other shops: $11.95
Similar Books and other products
Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School ImageFart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School
Frog Books; Published: 2003-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.36
Price in other shops: $12.95
Shitting Pretty: how to stay clean and healthy while traveling ImageShitting Pretty: how to stay clean and healthy while traveling
by Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth
Travelers' Tales; Published: 2000-05-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.25
Price in other shops: $12.95
What's Your Poo Telling You? ImageWhat's Your Poo Telling You?
by M.D., Anish Sheth, Josh Richman
Chronicle Books; Published: 2007-05-03; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.41
Price in other shops: $9.95
Don't Get Sick: The Hidden Dangers of Camping and Hiking (Don't) ImageDon't Get Sick: The Hidden Dangers of Camping and Hiking (Don't)
by Buck Tilton, Rick Bennett
Mountaineers Books; Published: 2002-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.24
Price in other shops: $6.95
Backpacking: A Woman's Guide ImageBackpacking: A Woman's Guide
by Adrienne Hall
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Published: 1998-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.50
Price in other shops: $14.95
The Original Road Kill Cookbook ImageThe Original Road Kill Cookbook
by Buck Peterson
Ten Speed Press; Published: 1987-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.02
Price in other shops: $6.95
How to Die in the Outdoors: 100 Interesting Ways ImageHow to Die in the Outdoors: 100 Interesting Ways
by Buck Tilton
ICS Books; Published: 1997-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.74
Price in other shops: $9.95
How to Have Sex in the Woods ImageHow to Have Sex in the Woods
by Luann Colombo
Three Rivers Press; Published: 1999-06-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops: $10.95
Who Cut the Cheese: A Cultural History of the Fart ImageWho Cut the Cheese: A Cultural History of the Fart
by Jim Dawson
Ten Speed Press; Published: 1999-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.95
Price in other shops: $9.95
Up Shit Creek: A Collection of Horrifyingly True Wilderness Toilet Misadventures ImageUp Shit Creek: A Collection of Horrifyingly True Wilderness Toilet Misadventures
by Joe Lindsay
Ten Speed Press; Published: 1997-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.68
Price in other shops: $7.95
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories