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How to Stay Warm and how to go to the bathroom outdoors

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How to Stay Warm and Happy

Dress appropriately for the current weather conditions and be prepared for weather changes to extremes in either direction (warmer, colder, wetter, and drier). Slide3
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This is best accomplished by using the following layering system.

1. Wicking

Layer next to the skin – helps one stay dry

Polypropylene,

Capilene

, or silkSlide8

2. Insulating

Layer(s) – use as many layers as necessary

Wool, pile, fleece, etc. (not cotton if you are going to be active)Slide9

3. Weather

protection / shell layer – breaks wind and/or sheds water

Nylon, cotton/polyester, dense weaveSlide10

The key to staying warm and comfortable is to stay warm and dry.

Use

your layers to ventilate yourself and regulate your body temperature.Slide11

Don’t forget your

hands

,

feet, and HEADSlide12

These are extremely important and should receive as much attention as the rest of your body.

In

the cold, a body without a hat is analogous to leaving the front door open to your house; the furnace will run but the house will not stay warm.Slide13

2. Sleeping

outside

1)

When the ground is cold you require more insulation below than above.

Remember that sleeping bags compress when you lie on them

Day use and extra clothes go in or under sleeping padSlide14

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Staying dry is, again, the key:

Don’t wear the same clothes to bed that you have been wearing during the day. ( the built up moisture will make you cold)

Don’t warm your nose by breathing into your sleeping bag. You can accumulate a great deal of moisture during the night inside the bag this way. Slide15

3)

Cover your head, either with a warm hat(s) and/or a sleeping bag hoodSlide16

4)

Sleep with a hot water bottleSlide17

5)

The smaller the sleeping bag (mummy

vs

square), the less dead air to be heated and hence the warmer you should be. A smaller, well-insulated home is easier to warm than a large, poorly insulated one. Slide18

6)

Your body is your furnace.

Therefore, it makes a great deal of difference if you eat a well balanced meal to replenish used stores of energy.

Drinking

water also helps to keep the system running efficiently. So don’t go to bed hungry and/or dehydrated. Also ensure you have gone to the bathroomSlide19

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Make sure your tent is well ventilated. Slide20

Going to the bathroom in the woodsSlide21

Believe it or not but there is a book on this by Kathleen Meyers called

How to

Sh

*t in the Woods.Slide22

Whether going #1 or 2, these are things to take into consideration:

Avoid any place within 200 ft of a water source

Animals will be attracted to the smell

Some animals will try to eat it – this can cause them issuesSlide23

Human waste can kill plants so avoid going on top of them

Stay within voice range of your groupSlide24

Trying to hold in waste is bad for you

It

is essentially toxic to your body

Can lead to bladder infectionsSlide25

Human waste can stay

as

a biohazard for a whole yearSlide26

Steps

1)

Find a spot away from the trail, campsite or water source

2) Dig a

cathole

with a small trowel or sticks. The deeper the better. 6-8 inches deep. Slide27

4) If

you use toilet paper there are two schools of thought as toilet paper takes a long time to break down.

A) Put

the used paper in a

ziplock

bag and pack it outSlide28

B) Burn

it (watch out for forest fires)Slide29

C)

If no TP use soft leaves that are not waxy. Avoid any poisonous plants, thorny ones, or hog weed. Slide30

4)

Cover up the hole with dirt and leaves

5)

Place a stick in the ground to mark the hole an warn others

6)Sanitize

handsSlide31

If you are willing to pack all of it out

5 Gallon bucket with a garbage bag inside

Pool noodle on top is optional

Do your business

Tie up bag and throw out in trash later.