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Old 01-03-08, 06:20 PM
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Don't you hate it when your halfway out and have to poo

Imagine a 16 mile loop with no bailouts around a lake. Your on mile 8 what do you do?
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Watch the soft, fuzzy leaves in that boggy area -- might be nettles
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I hold it 'til I can't hold it no more, pick a tree to hide behind and BLAM! Out like a shotgun.
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There was a big crater out in a cow pasture in Orting, WA - - part of the Moto-x track I race at. I'd always wondered how it got there . . . .
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That saddle gets mighty uncomfortable when the turtle starts poking it's head out.
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Originally Posted by pinkrobe
I hold it 'til I can't hold it no more, pick a tree to hide behind and BLAM! Out like a shotgun.
Great image there.
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This is what shirt sleeves and shirttails are for. And if you are wearing a jersey I hope you're carrying some tissue in a bag. Basically, if you are 8 miles out in nature with no bathroom then there's not much chance someone will come up on you while you're doing your business. Just make sure not to squat in poison ivy.
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who needs TP when you have these great illustrated directions
https://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/09...-in-the-woods/
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Originally Posted by DirtPedalerB
Imagine a 16 mile loop with no bailouts around a lake. Your on mile 8 what do you do?
Explosive combustion?
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sh...t happens!
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I've memorized all the port-a-potties along my routes. And public toilets. And dense clumps of trees. At my age I am more worried about draining the lizard then having the turtle poke its head out.
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Originally Posted by DirtPedalerB
who needs TP when you have these great illustrated directions
https://asthecrowflies.org/2007/01/09...-in-the-woods/
wipe with stick **********?? No thanks, i would trap a squirrel before i used a stick
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Originally Posted by Deamer
Um... I've always carried tp in a ziploc bag in my camelback, so even if it rains I'm good.
What, am I the only one?
No, me too. I've lost way too many socks in the past.
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Originally Posted by DirtPedalerB
Imagine a 16 mile loop with no bailouts around a lake. Your on mile 8 what do you do?
Wade into the lake and poop. Just keep moving.
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Originally Posted by gastro
Wade into the lake and poop. Just keep moving.
Nah, then you might get the dickslug. Don't want to mess with that.
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Originally Posted by DirtPedalerB
Imagine a 16 mile loop with no bailouts around a lake. Your on mile 8 what do you do?
sounds like you need fiber supplementation to allow for more timely bowel habits and general good health.
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Originally Posted by gastro
Wade into the lake and poop. Just keep moving.
Question answered, thread closed.
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Originally Posted by BFG
Question answered, thread closed.
I can't poop underwater

thread opened
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You take it like a man and do it in the woods and wipe with nature, I've used horsetails before, they work well - very soft !
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Originally Posted by DirtPedalerB
I can't poop underwater

thread opened
Touche, fair call.
THREAD STILL OPEN.
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Sync your body with the morning - you won't have to go during the day!
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Originally Posted by legalize
You take it like a man and do it in the woods and wipe with nature, I've used horsetails before, they work well - very soft !

Plus, you can use horsetails to scour out pots and pans (they have silica in them) .

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Just don't use the same ones...
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Originally Posted by gastro
Wade into the lake and poop. Just keep moving.
yup their aint nothing like taking a dump in lake, river etc.
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Originally Posted by DirtPedalerB
I can't poop underwater
Now there's a tale of discovery that needs telling.

Originally Posted by DirtPedalerB
Don't you hate it when your halfway out and have to poo
If you're already halfway out, it's too late.

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