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GraniteCliffs
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Dig deep. Burn hot. Bury well.
Works for me.
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PineKnot
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quote Stumpy: "Not the rule, just a suggestion , either way, I'm not burning or packing out poo ."
Sums up my view very nicely...
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TomT
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quote PineKnot: "quote Stumpy: "Not the rule, just a suggestion , either way, I'm not burning or packing out poo ."
Sums up my view very nicely..."
I'm a very good digger and hider. Dig 'em deep!
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jcavenagh
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I don't own a Purcell grill, but in 2014 we used one. They are very nice, lightweight, and sturdy.
I had a Coghlans folding grill, but it must have found its way to the single sock universe...
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OldFingers57
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quote billconner: "quote MagicPaddler: " Most 99% is never berried. "
That spell check raises some interesting possibilities."
Must have gotten it from the term "dingle berries".
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billconner
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quote OldFingers57: "quote billconner: "quote MagicPaddler: " Most 99% is never berried. "
That spell check raises some interesting possibilities."
Must have gotten it from the term "dingle berries" "
I just figured he didn't go during berry season...
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Wables
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quote thinblueline: "I burn my toilet paper right in the cat hole. It only takes a couple minutes and then when it's burned down to ash, cover up the hole. To me, leaving toilet paper in a hole just delays the inevitable, that it will resurface for everyone to be grossed out by. Packing it out grosses me out. I think there's only one truly good way of doing it..."Fire in the hole!"."
A little squirt of hand sanitizer on top of the TP gets it burning well...
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CanoeKev
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quote MagicPaddler: "I just love cooking over left over toilet paper. The part that has that brown stuff on so it burns slower and gets left behind. It so nice now cleaning out the burn pit and getting the foil balls out. Encouraging people to put dirty toilet paper in the cooking heat source is a BAD BAD BAD idea. I will be doing a lot less cleaning fire pits. I will be making my own fire pit somewhere else to cook on. I have seen some toilet paper dug up by something but it is less than 1% of the toilet paper I have seen on the surface of the ground. Most 99% is never berried. "
+1
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old_salt
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Some may be looking for a dual purpose tool. Nothing I've seen can be used as both a latrine/grill.
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Jackfish
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If I'm wrong, my bad... and my apologies. All the paperwork I've ever seen has said burying, burning or carrying out. Maybe someone can help find a reference.
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Banksiana
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quote thinblueline: "Oh, for the grill...Look up Purcell Trench Grill and thank me later."
I second the motion. Purcell Trench Grills
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MagicPaddler
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I just love cooking over left over toilet paper. The part that has that brown stuff on so it burns slower and gets left behind. It so nice now cleaning out the burn pit and getting the foil balls out. Encouraging people to put dirty toilet paper in the cooking heat source is a BAD BAD BAD idea. I will be doing a lot less cleaning fire pits. I will be making my own fire pit somewhere else to cook on. I have seen some toilet paper dug up by something but it is less than 1% of the toilet paper I have seen on the surface of the ground. Most 99% is never berried.
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Springer2
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We try to plan ahead (not always possible, admittedly) and do our business when we are away from camp out fishing or travelling. If we are camped on an island we will paddle to the mainland, away from other campsites, and hike as far into the bush as possible.
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Exo
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+3 on Purcell Trench grills.
+2 squirting some hand sanitizer on toilet paper before burying the destruction.
And for the fashionable gram weenie... Deuce Shovel
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kscorps
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The rangers at Prairie told me to always burn TP, but they might just be taking a scorched earth policy on toilet paper since there's so much of it all over some of the popular campsites. I've never been a fan of packing out used TP but that's also another effective way of dealing with it.
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kscorps
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Looking at this (http://www.quetico100.com/resources/Andrea2015/Wilderness%20Guide%202015.pdf), it doesn't specifically name toilet paper as something that can be buried. However this passage seems to cover it:
Litter: Pack out all non-burnable garbage, including
tinfoil. You may not leave any litter in a Provincial Park,
except in a place designated for that purpose. Likewise,
you must keep your interior campsite clean and sanitary at
all times. This will help prevent problems with bears and
will also help to preserve Quetico’s wilderness.
I'm going to err on the side of TP falling into the category of little, coupled with what the rangers are telling people. I will say that I've seen animals digging up buried TP, and I'll go check for any TP lying around so I can burn it along with whatever TP I'm using (I try to avoid using paper since natural stuff can just be thrown in the cathole). Honestly I kinda wish they'd really go out there and double down on disseminating information online, like having an official site with a concrete set of rules on it. Not everyone is going to know to head to quetico100.com and navigate to the Wilderness Guide on an obscure page. I guess that's why they have people visit the ranger stations, though.
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thinblueline
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I burn my toilet paper right in the cat hole. It only takes a couple minutes and then when it's burned down to ash, cover up the hole. To me, leaving toilet paper in a hole just delays the inevitable, that it will resurface for everyone to be grossed out by. Packing it out grosses me out. I think there's only one truly good way of doing it..."Fire in the hole!".
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thinblueline
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Oh, for the grill...Look up Purcell Trench Grill and thank me later.
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billconner
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quote MagicPaddler: " Most 99% is never berried. "
That spell check raises some interesting possibilities.
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Crooked_Paddle
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I will be on a canoe camping trip to Quetico Park. I wonder if there are latrines & fire grills provided same as BWCA.
Thanks
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butthead
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Nope.
butthead
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kscorps
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Nope, you have to bring a shovel and your own fire grate. Please make sure to burn your toilet paper! Burying it isn't enough as animals will dig it up/ it will rise to the surface eventually. Have fun in Quetico!
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OldFingers57
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They do have rocks stacked up for a fireplace at most of the established campsites.
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billconner
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You can camp anywhere, but easier and preferred for LNT to use established sites, of which there are a lot.
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Jackfish
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quote kscorps: "Please make sure to burn your toilet paper! Burying it isn't enough as animals will dig it up/ it will rise to the surface eventually."
NOTE that this is kscorps' suggestion, not an official Quetico rule.
Burying toilet paper using Leave No Trace techniques, burning and carrying out are all accepted methods by Quetico rules.
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Banksiana
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quote Jackfish: "quote kscorps: "Please make sure to burn your toilet paper! Burying it isn't enough as animals will dig it up/ it will rise to the surface eventually."
NOTE that this is kscorps' suggestion, not an official Quetico rule.
Burying toilet paper using Leave No Trace techniques, burning and carrying out are all accepted methods by Quetico rules."
My understanding is that as of last year official Quetico policy is that TP is to be burned or packed out. The ranger at PP was insistent that this was mandatory and park policy.
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Ausable
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We were told the same thing 2 years ago. No burying.
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joetrain
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The trench grill is great but if you are "el cheapo" like me then just find a grill from a cheap small charcoal grill. I am still on my first one and it has been over 30 years.
~JOE~
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cowdoc
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Quetico Grill (we brought one, someone had left one)
Quetico Latrine (bring your trowel)
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TomT
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Burning in the hole then burying seems feasible.
Besides, yelling "FIRE IN THE HOLE!!" might be fun.
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butthead
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quote mr.barley: "quote butthead: "Light heartedly following along, question what about a burn ban? Use leaves and twigs?
butthead" You'd have to put it on a stick and burn it up with your cook stove, Ken ;-)"
I think I'll resort to containment.
butthead
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Exo
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quote TomT: "Burning in the hole then burying seems feasible.
Besides, yelling "FIRE IN THE HOLE!!" might be fun. "
Which would indeed be great fun since you just yelled "DUECE IN THE HOLE!!!"
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mr.barley
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quote butthead: "Light heartedly following along, question what about a burn ban?
Use leaves and twigs?
butthead" You'd have to put it on a stick and burn it up with your cook stove, Ken ;-)
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snakecharmer
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Burning TP out in the woods just seems like a really bad idea...
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butthead
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Light heartedly following along, question what about a burn ban?
Use leaves and twigs?
butthead
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Banksiana
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It's their park, their rules. Respect and consideration suggests we follow them. Common sense, birch bark and a hot fire make it quick and easy.
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Stumpy
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Not the rule, just a suggestion , either way, I'm not burning or packing out poo .
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Stumpy
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quote CanoeKev: "quote MagicPaddler: "I just love cooking over left over toilet paper. The part that has that brown stuff on so it burns slower and gets left behind. It so nice now cleaning out the burn pit and getting the foil balls out. Encouraging people to put dirty toilet paper in the cooking heat source is a BAD BAD BAD idea. I will be doing a lot less cleaning fire pits. I will be making my own fire pit somewhere else to cook on. I have seen some toilet paper dug up by something but it is less than 1% of the toilet paper I have seen on the surface of the ground. Most 99% is never berried. "
+1
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Agree !......Don't burn....bury it.
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Banksiana
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quote Stumpy: "Not the rule, just a suggestion. Either way, I'm not burning or packing out poo."
Last year I asked park staff if it was "suggestion or rule". I was told quite plainly by rangers last year that burning or packing out was "mandatory" park wide.
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