How to go to the bathroom in the woods 14 Articles

by Larry Wiggins

Going to the bathroom is a natural and normal bodily function. Everyone needs to use the bathroom on a regular basis. Avoiding the bathroom because it is smelly or otherwise alien can be a serious problem for campers who a...read more

by Sagebomb

Some of the most rewarding hikes are far from toilet resources. When in nature, nature is sure to call, thus you must be ready. Urinating in general is easier for males but considerations should be made for both sexes. Def...read more

by Sheryl Horton

Funny as it may seem, there are real guidelines for the seemingly simple activity of going to the bathroom in the woods. Particularly as world population increases and designated hiking areas decrease, we must all work tog...read more

by Billy Sunshine

Before the days of 1 and 2-seater outhouses, and long before the advent of miraculous indoor plumbing, human beings used the bathroom in nature all the time. It was no big deal; Excretion is just the natural effect of dige...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Going to the bathroom in the woods isn't an important issue to me. A bathroom is a simple pleasure we take advantage of. Years ago people did not have bathrooms. They had no indoor plumbing. They got along fine. If you hav...read more

by realityisperception

Roughing it in the woods holds many different adventures, some of which can be very humbling, like using the bathroom...without, ahh, the bathroom. If one is at a campground or state/national park, there may be actual faci...read more

by Sande Waybill

Whilst a male has no more trouble with hopping behind a tree than hanging back, hurrying ahead, or excusing themselves, a woman on a nature trip in the woods has more to attend to when needing to relieve themselves. With e...read more

by Allen Teal

It's the age old dilemma. How do you answer the call to nature when out in nature itself? The options abound base on personal preference and what you have to use. If you've been a smart packer and brought along a small ...read more

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by Melissa R. Bickel

Nature calls and no indoor bathroom is around, so what do you do? Yes, there are protocols for going to the bathroom outdoors folks. It's good to be prepared for this possible situation before you begin your hike or journe...read more

by Brittany Butts

Men, you already know. The only hard part for you is deciding on which leaf to use. Research the areas foliage before heading out. Women, not so easy. It really depends on what you are wearing. If for some crazy rea...read more

by Teresa Meakin

Well they say that the world is a mans urinal, men seem to be able to go just anywhere in the great outdoors, if they need the toilet. Obviously they don't go just anywhere, but there are the few who when they've had a dri...read more

by Amber Swarnes

It never fails, you're in the woods and you have to pee! So what do you do? Well guys just whip it out and take a leak, but girls have to try that awkward, squat-sit thing. The hardest part is, you usually are in b...read more

by PUERILE

Wow this topic really took me by suprise! I grew up just a few miles from the Wind River Mountains. Camping always included going to the bathroom in the great outdoors. I never stopped to think people would need instructio...read more

by Casey Kite

If you ever talk to any type of game hunter and ask them how they go to the bathroom in the woods, the typical answer that you will receive is that they just GO. I know from experience with my husband, who could spend ...read more