How do you "relieve yourself" when a toilet is not available?

Anniesantiago

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #101

Toileting on the Camino

...and a walking skirt like a macabi will help in those emergency situations like you describe.

 

RJM

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #102

That's a whatif that's not worth being concerned about and if you end up for whatever reason getting diarrhea my best advice is to stay in whatever town you can until you recover

 

trecile

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #103

I always bring an anti diarrhea medication - fortunately I've never had to use it, but when you need it, you really need it!

 

Sirage

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #104

Carry a large sunhat, and if potentially embarrassed cover your face so no one will recognise you. Otherwise the Meseta is a large uninhabited place.

 

C clearly

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #105

Chingona said:

I need to know this.

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Here is a thread with 99 posts (and counting), which should expand your knowledge of the subject.

 

André Walker

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #106

I don't have any good advice for you. But I do for the pilgrims who might witness another pilgrim in such an awkward situtation: just pause for a minute and enjoy the landscape that lies in the other direction.

 

dick bird

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #107

Toilet paper or tissue paper, (not wet wipes) and hand sanitiser kept handily in your pocket, a trowel is optional, otherwise a shoe with a tough enough heel to dig a hole or at least scuff earth over the remains and above all the realisation that we are all human and an emergency is an emergency and no time to worry about the proprieties. But it probably won't happen.

 

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Chingona

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #108

C clearly said:

Here is a thread with 99 posts (and counting), which should expand your knowledge of the subject.

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Thank you!! I did try to find a thread but maybe using the wrong search term!

 

C clearly

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• #109

Chingona said:

Thank you!! I did try to find a thread but maybe using the wrong search term!

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I just searched "toilet" but the word appears quite often, so I had to skim several pages of threads to find the one that I knew existed.

 

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Chingona

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #110

C clearly said:

This is not as universally predictable as some forum "regulars" suggest.

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Well along those lines, how easy is it to get non-dairy milk????

 

C clearly

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• #111

Chingona said:

I did try to find a thread but maybe using the wrong search term!

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I have now changed the name of that thread, included the word "toilet" in the title for easier searching, and added the FAQ tag to it! That should help in future .

 

C clearly

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #112

Chingona said:

Well along those lines, how easy is it to get non-dairy milk????

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I have no idea, nor do I understand the connection, but you could start a new thread to ask about it.

 

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Chingona

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #113

Judy T said:

Women: Get a Kula cloth. Game changer for pee. Readily available, online, REI, etc. I used it for the Camino, hiking, backpacking, etc.

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I bought a little bottle stopper called a culo clean on Amazon, you can fit it to a regular water bottle and use it for flushing your bits. Then you might not even need the Kula cloth!

 

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Chingona

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #114

C clearly said:

I have now changed the name of that thread, included the word "toilet" in the title for easier searching, and added the FAQ tag to it! That should help in future .

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Thank you! I didn’t really want to post that question!!!! That will make it easier for the next person.

 

Kanga

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #115

C clearly said:

Here is a thread with 99 posts (and counting), which should expand your knowledge of the subject.

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I've merged the two threads. We seemed to have two current conversations going about the same subject.

 

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Chingona

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• Jan 3, 2023

• #116

Kanga said:

I've merged the two threads. We seemed to have two current conversations going about the same subject.

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Gracias!

 

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AnneMarie1

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• Apr 12, 2023

• #117

K_Lynn said:

I brought a https://www.shewee.ca/ device with me last year along with a tissues and a ziplock bag and thankfully did not need to relieve myself between stops.

Please don't be like the one American woman I met that decided the middle of the path was an appropriate place to urinate. She thought it was hilarious. I thought she was disgusting. Step off the path please!

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I am bringing a Shewee (different brand) and planning on this system. (Not in the middle of the path, though -- how inconsiderate.)

 

Simon B

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• Jul 13, 2023

• #118

I have seen various questions and answers about taking outdoor comfort breaks while on the Camino. I saw this and it might be of interest - ://newatlas.com/outdoors/pacts-lite-poop-anywhere-kit/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5b0108dec2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_07_13_08_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-5b0108dec2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

 

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duncanwhyte

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• Jul 13, 2023

• #119

Kitchen paper. Tear off at least a metre length of the roll. Poo onto it and then wrap up it all up.