Pete_Hickey
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Pete Hickey said:
Not uncomfortable, depending on the snow.sapblatt said:
Of course corn-snow can be a bit abrasive. The crystals can be sharp... However, even with fresh snow. If not carefull, you may pick up a twig of spruce when you make your snowball, and that may be somewhat uncomfortable.
I'll never forget walking 16 miles, thinking I had a hemroid problem when I later found out that I had a spruce twig stuck up there.l
A word to the wise is sufficient.
It's outrageously ignorant and/or rude, in my opinion. I figure it must be from newbys to hiking who are even embarrased about having to poop outside, and the notion of packing anything to do with it out is simply too much to even imagine. What do I do? I use used tissue (from blowing my nose) from the same day for "TP" if I can't find good enough leaves or snow. I have a pocket in my pants/shorts that I dedicate to used TP. If it is "messy," I wrap it in something else, like more tissue. If you're outside and away from sanitary stations, it shouldn't be that big a deal, especially when it's your own or when you've had kids or pets to look after, I think. Besides somebody else's used TP, I don't like to look at yellow snow when I'm hiking, though I know that getting off the trail in winter possibly presents problems. (Guys: Just 'cause you can stand 'n pee quickly on the trail doesn't mean you should leave it for others to see. Kick the snow cover around. Personally, I've wondered why men don't see how far away they can make the flow go. Maybe I don't understand enough about the process, but I remember my brother and cousin having contests when they were kids. 
