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Summary: KEEPING IT CLEAN
Review: I love the humorous, down to earth way this subject is approached. Originally I bought this book because the title and the picture on the cover made me chuckle. I've had it in my possession for at least five years. Then a little over a week ago, I decided to read it. To my surprise, I learned that this is a serious book with important information to help a would be hiker stay healthy and leave the environment no worse for the wear. Wish I'd had this book years ago before I started trekking around in the wilds. I found this book fast paced and full of vital information. Though I'm a grandma, this book made me feel like I was receiving counsel from an older wiser grandma imparting to me the secrets of how to take care of the intimate processes of life when venturing away from the accoutrements of running water and the other trappings of civilization. I recommend this book to all who like hiking, camping and otherwise messing around in the great outdoors.
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Summary: KEEPING IT CLEAN
Review: I love the humorous, down to earth way this subject is approached. Originally I bought this book because the title and the picture on the cover made me chuckle. I've had it in my possession for at least five years. Then a little over a week ago, I decided to read it. To my surprise, I learned that this is a serious book with important information to help a would be hiker stay healthy and leave the environment no worse for the wear. Wish I'd had this book years ago before I started trekking around in the wilds. I found this book fast paced and full of vital information. Though I'm a grandma, this book made me feel like I was receiving counsel from an older wiser grandma imparting to me the secrets of how to take care of the intimate processes of life when venturing away from the accoutrements of running water and the other trappings of civilization. I recommend this book to all who like hiking, camping and otherwise messing around in the great outdoors.
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Summary: Very useful Boy Scout Reference
Review: I read and enjoyed reading this book. I am using it as a reference in my Boy Scout outdoor experience training.
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Summary: Funny book
Review: If you have ever had a problem taking a dump in the forest or just been embarrassed about it...read this book. It is great.
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Summary: Funny book
Review: If you have ever had a problem taking a dump in the forest or just been embarrassed about it...read this book. It is great.
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Summary: Lost art? Hardly.
Review: Kathleen Meyer would be the one lady I would not want to go in the woods without! Her insight to the obvious will keep you rolling until your sides ache! As for cetain kinds of devilish little buggers getting loose into the water supply, Kathleen takes a no-nonsence approach as to how to poop and not pollute! She has a chapter for women only and solutions to the "flat rock problems" most women have to deal with in the woods as well. I strongly recommend this book, especially for scouting mom's!
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Summary: For the Novice, the Seasoned, and the Planet
Review: This book grew, rather organically, out of my first years of guiding whitewater rafting trips in the 1970's. My aim was twofold: first, to offer badly needed succor to backcountry travelers struggling with things like balance, bugs, embarrassment, and yellowing tennis shoes (I often encountered neophyte rafters who without the bathroom door to close and lock behind them opted for a week of cramps and constipation); and second, to provide practical and environmental methods for keeping wild places pristine, esthetically and bacterially.Today, in heavily trafficked river corridors, "packing it out"-yes, poop!-is required. And a growing number of regulatory agencies that oversee other high-use areas (trekking trails, climbing routes, beaches frequented by sea kayakers) are encouraging or instituting pack-it-out programs. The rest of the world's wild lands-and the health of these ever-shrinking places-remains dependent on the sojourner's mastery of environmentally sound "one-sit-hole" burials. If you plan on straying far from your urban flush commode, plan also on a degree in higher learning in the disposal of your own poop. The information in How to Shit in the Woods draws heavily on worst-experience stories, my own and those of many others. We're all in this together. Happy Trails! Happy Squatting!
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Summary: A Great Gift for New Scouting Professionals
Review: This is one book that always manages to turn up at Scouting Events, Wood Badge Courses, etc. Once you get past the laughts & shock value of the title, the reader will find some common sense tips on being environmentally friendly in the outdoors. At Camporees we always put this book in our latrine as many of our scouts like to read while doing their "duty." (Hey, it promotes Reading Merit Badge!). My favorite use of this book is to recognize new District Executives and other Scouting Professionals by presenting this book to them at various Scouting events, usually right after they first land a job in our district (seems like we are getting new D.E.'s all the time) or saying thanks to Scouters in our district. Anyone who loves this book will also like "Up Shit Creek" also produced by ICS and available from Amazon. Ed Henderson Associate Editor - SCOUTER Magazine
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Summary: A Great Gift for New Scouting Professionals
Review: This is one book that always manages to turn up at Scouting Events, Wood Badge Courses, etc. Once you get past the laughts & shock value of the title, the reader will find some common sense tips on being environmentally friendly in the outdoors. At Camporees we always put this book in our latrine as many of our scouts like to read while doing their "duty." (Hey, it promotes Reading Merit Badge!). My favorite use of this book is to recognize new District Executives and other Scouting Professionals by presenting this book to them at various Scouting events, usually right after they first land a job in our district (seems like we are getting new D.E.'s all the time) or saying thanks to Scouters in our district. Anyone who loves this book will also like "Up Shit Creek" also produced by ICS and available from Amazon. Ed Henderson Associate Editor - SCOUTER Magazine
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Summary: Read the sample pages
Review: This is one of those books that will either amuse you or offend you, so I suggest you take advantage of Amazon's sample page views before buying. For myself, I was gently amused but, after twenty pages or so, found my eyelids closing and sleep looming threateningly over my head. Why?... well, frankly, it's just not very interesting! If you've nothing important on your agenda, by all means take a trip through Kathleen Meyer's world of bodily functions. Otherwise, go for a brisk walk - you'll learn more.
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