Trail Ridge Outdoors » Hiking http://trailridgeoutdoors.com The High Adventure Experts on the Ground & in the Air Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:11:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Doing Business on the Trail http://trailridgeoutdoors.com/doing-business-on-the-trail/ http://trailridgeoutdoors.com/doing-business-on-the-trail/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:10:21 +0000 Erika http://trailridgeoutdoors.com/?p=337 A.T. Privy

A cozy place to .... in the woods!

Okay, lets get down to the nitty-gritty about backpacking on the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) – doing your “business.” While there are whole books written on how to potty in the woods, the A.T. offers an additional option, the moldering privy. They provide modesty, shelter from rain, and seat positioned over a pile of composting…well you get it… One thing you won’t find is toilet paper, make sure to pack your own or hope you choose the right leaves.

Many shelters along the A.T. have privies to reduce the human impact on the area and some are quite creative. This photo is of a simple model found in North Carolina. For a fun take on A.T. privies, check out these two posts by crafty bloggers: Appalachian Trail Hike: Privy Survival and Appalachian Trail – The Toilets – Trail Privies.

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These pictures were a special request from one of our readers who studies fungus/mushrooms. I hope she will tell me what we found on this trail in the Pisgah Forest at about 3500’.

This little guy was 1.5" wide.

This little guy was 1.5"

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