There are a couple mountain engineering tricks I want to pass on to you. First thing, to poop in the woods, you need a "Cheek Spreader". A Cheek Spreader is two parallel branches, 3 inches apart, about 4-5 feet long. You prop one end of the parallel branches on a rock or a log, with the other end on the dirt. The branches should be around 35 degree angle. Not you sit on the branches facing the dirt end and poop between them. It is called a Cheek Spreader, because when you sit on the branches, you weight causes your cheeks to spread out. Second, when using newspaper, magazines, phone book, etc. as toilet paper, wad up the paper into a small tight ball. This causes the fibers in the paper to stretch, and that will soften the paper.
Yup. Helps greatly if it doesn't stick to your cheeks in the first place. Also a SMOOTH pebble or SMOOTHED rounded stick will easily "debulk" your tail before mopping up with leaves, hand or whatever. Burn the TP in the bottom of the hole, (Bic/match) especially if it's not biodegradable. Don't take shortcuts with hygiene.
It is, but he's still thinking like a modern consumer. Need to think more like a Roman Legionnaire. They had to maintain hygiene without newspaper and baby wipes.
@@springbloom5940 And so says the critic typing and transmitting digital naysaying on a smart phone…likely iPhone X or newer! Hahaha. Besides, granting that the avg lifespan for folk of the ancient Roman Empire was a whopping 25 yo and during the Middle Ages a geriatric Roman might well make it to a ripe 35 yo. Now, compare these data to the avg longevity of a modern western “consumer” being being between 70s to 80s, depending on country and region. Granting these facts, you can keep your seemingly secret Roman legionnaire’s butt wiping hygiene…the rest of us will cheat and use so-called consumer goods and frivolous technologies like waste newspaper or other fibrous pages!
This is something everyone does daily, yet few talk about it. Unless you're Charmin. Great information once again. In a survival situation, we must be willing to discuss the uncomfortable or taboo topics.
White ash after burning hard woods is another good cleaner. I've crapped outside for 40 years in all different terrains and weather conditions so I think I'm personally well versed in the art lol.
Take a mouthfull of your clean water before you use the ash on your hands. You can then spit the water (slowly) on your hands for rinsing and keep your tools clean. Works for soap as well. You dont have to worry about getting yourself sick with your own germs. Its a good trick for when your living in a truck and dont want to get your living space dirty.
Just a side note we would always carry a pair of nail clippers on is to keep nails short so as to be able to clean better and for the occasional hang nail.
Hang nails are the worst. If you're in the middle of being active with your hands they can ruin your whole day. I carry a small nail clipper on my key ring.
I really appreciate learning these techniques from you. When I go to a hotel or motel, I ask housekeeping folks for the small bars of soap that many of them put into the bathrooms or in a drawer of a drawer chest. I generally get about six bars of those sma ll soaps. If necessary, I ask the manager if I can buy a quantity from them. Either way I usually walk out with a few bars. When I get home, I slip each bar into an individual small zip lock bag. I promptly put one zip lock bag with a small soap bar into my front right pocket as everyday carry. I carry more of them in my pack and I slip one into my first aid supplies that goes with me hiking, camping, survival testing, canoeing, etc. Everything is adjusted to my length of exposure to the boonies. The zip lock assures water resistance and if for some reason the small bar breaks it stays inside the ziplock instead of crumbling in my pocket. For me there is no excuse for not having a small bar in my picket at all times. It is great to immediately wash arms or parts of the body that get exposed to poison Ivy and such. It is great for washing injuries before bandaging or wrapping with gauze and elastic, etc. If you can find ivory soap, a small piece on a fish hook can catch catfish or some other fish, even turtles and terrapins. Make sure you can ma ke a hole in the piece of soap for the hook. It has quite a few uses and can act as a temporary lubricant for uses requiring less friction. The soap is the best thing for the old wakkum after a poop and a premoistened cloth or paper will go a long way in doing final cleaning of said wakkum. Your use of activated char wood or charcoal is great, if no soap is on hand. Using your technique and in the final cleaning of ash off the hands that premoistened paper, cloth, leaf or whatever and a touch of s oa p on those items will help remove the ash. I usually have a minimum of four bars in the field and an extra one or two for a friend to keep for his purposes in the field, after all soap is a personal item. Heck, you could even brush your teeth with soap and a toothbrush or a shredded end stick. It's not so bad and will give at least a minimal amount of hygiene to your teeth. Try it with white ash from a fire. Oh well, I could talk your ears off on the subject but this is at least a contribution tl your comment section. Thank you so very much for your hard work and your service to our wonderful country. From a deactivated old school Marine. A friend always ! God bless you and the ones you love, brother ! PS, These little bars will last a long time !
It is strange to me that most survival/bug out bags don't include adequate supplies for this expected bodily function. Even when they do, it's often regular TP, which is worthless if you have to poop in the rain. Wet wipes or Scott brand paper shop towels are needed for civilized survival. (Obviously bring extra Ziplocs to pack the paper out of the woods) Excellent video! I hope your channel grows huge. You deserve a big following.
@@springbloom5940 I keep two in my bag (halved Scott shop towel rolls). They take up space, but don’t weigh much. I figure if things are so bad I have to leave my home, I might also experience abdominal troubles from the stress. My go bag is purpose built for walking to the next major city in any direction, so I plan for 3-5 rough days.
Special place in hell too for people who bag turds and dirty paper around with them. 2 year old comment but you sir - oughta feel some kind of way for advocating that kind of insanity. Sure. There's "wilderness areas" that get patrolled by police who expect and enforce rules that specifically say that you must cart out your waste, even AFTER applying for a $15 permit to access YOUR land... Sure, they exist. Those also just happen to be places my ass will never see let alone smash upon. Got to be out of your mind bagging dirty TP around.
@@user-c4b9b haha. I understand that feeling. I wouldn’t bag regular TP, but those Scott towel do not break down in a reasonable amount of time. Parents of infants often have to carry a dirty diaper in a bag if a trashcan isn’t nearby. Many military missions require soldiers to carry out their paper and poop (super gross), but they manage ok.
Best one on the subject hands down! No wonder you’re my favorite here ✅ While we’re at it, one can also use its beforehand collected urine (it’s sterile right after getting out of our body, unless we suffer from some real bad infection) to wash his/her hands after wiping number 2. Then finishing it with water to clean off the remaining urine.
Glad to see someone is able to talk about such a taboo subject that we all need to understand. Great emphasis on safety with what you have to work with.
Another “Awesome video”. Thanks For using professional language throughout your video to describe a subject, that others prefer to use slang to describe, as you said, a bodily function we all do. Which in my opinion, when stated professionally, as you did, makes the subject matter easier to ...digest. :-)
He speaks like a doctor, I think. Listen to all the medical terms he uses, especially anatomy words. I know an ER doctor who taught classes for the military, before he went to med school. Andrew talks a lot like him. Greatest videos!
With the U.S. on "life support", most of us will be using this technique soon. I appreciate the story about the journalist with the worms. It was disgusting, but very much informative and educational. Thanks!
Helpful hint...as a lifelong cattleman, I've been accidently/incidentally exposed to ivermectin on many occasions, being poked byneedles that overshot doing sub-q injections and pretty well drenched in it after they decided pour on was the way to go but never built a device to apply it that really worked. Never had a bad side effect, mostly just made me a little zippy for the next day or so. And diatomaceous earth is an incredible tool. It's in a lot. Of our food and turned loose in the body it's like a clan of micro ninjas for any pesky hangers on...
Charcoal has so many uses, to the potential survivor. Can treat certain internal poisons, upset stomach, clean teeth, help purify water..The list goes on :) .
As well as TP some sani-wipes / baby wipes (unscented) should be carried. Tear in halve, use 1 part to final wipe down under, the other to clean hands. Dispose in cathole and cover / conceal.
in prepared kits compressed towels or biodegradable wet wipes are my number 1 morale and comfort item, being able to knock the stink off in general or wipe proper even in the backwoods is a morale boost worth the weight.
Besides the Animals we hunt or hunt us are less likely to smell you. And your hiking, camping buddies will appreciate it more. Hated sharing a shelter half with city boys who were afraid to clean up properly,
There was a great book written years ago by a woman who was an guide on the Colorado river who wrote an excellent book called “How to Sh*t in the Woods”, complete with a chapter of hilarious stories and an appendix of 2-1/2 pages of all known phrases using the word. I had heard all phrases but one. Well worth the read!
The best lesson I learned during my first army winter bivouack was to wash my genital area every day. That way you prevent unpleasant rashes and odours.
I like to find a small log on the ground and if my hole beside it. Then I use the log itself as the seat, just slide your tush over the other side of the log and drop it in. Its a little more comfortable.
Dang don’t hear about this stuff that often! Really great info! So many ppl needed to hear & learn this. Def don’t terd up stream! Love the comment ‘Your coffee will taste better in the morning’ funny ‘shit’!
Activated charcoal is a great remedy for diarrhea and the treatment of certain poisons injested. Basically activated particles of charcoal bind to toxins and chemicals and thereby keeps your body from absorbing them. When you defecate the toxins are removed from your body and you get better. Laymans tems
Fire ash (once it cooled down obviously) works just as well. This is what I use after I've been planting or otherwise digging in the dirt in my garden - not wanting to dirty the kitchen or bathroom sink.
I was 11B back in '90-'97 and many of us were the owners of t-shirts that had the bottom halves cut off because they were used in the field. It is excellent that you are providing an instructional on this. Women have their sidebar conversations about hygiene, but for some reason men are just expected to know this information.
From a homeopathic point of view, charcoal has many medicinal uses!!! Great stuff to have on hand.. Andrew, you are definitely covering all the bases... Thanks-I appreciate you...
I dig my pit near a log about 2 ft deep if I am there for a few day's always bring my bio-wipes and cover with ash then dirt. I will also remember the hand trick never thought of if, and remember to ask a friend to give me a hand if they do that's a true friend ALWAYS ENJOY THE VIDS👍👍
I always carry adult handy wipes, they are santitary & biodegradable, so they are safe for the environment. In summer I jump into a creek and wash off.
ok I understand the leave no trace if your hiding or in an area where other people camp thats fine but in remote areas where the bear, cow, wolf, fox, your dogs and everyone else has crapped on the the ground I wouldnt worry about it, somewhere out of the way is fine.
Good coverage on a topic that is often looked over. You should have told folks.. make sure you get a solid etool or gardening trowel for just such occasions
One of the other uses, for a survival bandana (seriously). Just, please, wash that thing, when it's over ;) . Also, solid waste can "stored" in paper bags, with biodegradable laminate. Used them to line catholes, and burn later. This might be another use for the Dakota fire hole. Also, scat can be used as a smelly emergency fuel source.
Probably one of the most concise , well done videos I have ever seen , regarding this issue. The best instructors are the ones who teach all the lessons, not just the fun shit !!! RLTW Guy Speight
I watched a tv show years ago where they send 1st world families to live in 3rd world. In remote area in Africa they used river stones as TP. Love all your vids that I’ve seen so far. I’ve liked and subscribed. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺.
Well done. This is an essential yet often overlooked survival consideration. People should also consider what they would do if there was a local catastrophe (hurricane, tornado, flood, terrorist attack, etc.) that disrupts the municipal water or sewage treatment infrastructure.
Pigs and hogs use clay mud as a coolant and cleaner when they wallow. I imagine that this can also be used for hand washing as the drying and flaking has a mild sanitary benefit of trapping bacteria in the clay being why pigs are surprisingly clean skinned. Should probably mix some with a substantial amount of charcoal so that when washing, the parts missed in rinsing can flake when dried to preserve water and prevent over rinsing.
I ate root vegetables that I found had been fertilized with human waste. I asked a trained medic he asked if I was alergic to sulfa drugs. After taking the medication I poopedoout gobs and gobs of worms. Frightful but cured me.
Impressive restraint with the language. I was a little worried, I think my retired SF father suffered severe internal injuries trying to regulate and suppress his language tendencies around his children.
Outstanding! Finally, someone with the guts to talk about dropping deuces in the wild, and not getting snake bit or crotch rot. Oooahh ranger, well done.
Awesome video. I think another topic no one mentions is fitness. I think a video on Ranger Fitness and what you do to stay battle ready would be Awesome too. Keep up the good work. Outstanding.
leaving chachole on your hands is a good thing . it acts and another barrier for things to latch onto and then fall off as opposed to clean hands that has nothing . for a time i used baby oil instead of a towel to dry off with . when i took a shower . that also provides a barrier to stop things from getting in through your skin . its not perfect but it is a barrier that microbes and parasites can get stuck in and or just dont like the taste . another good one is avon skin so soft for insect repellent . gold bond or baby powder for a dry shower . an old sock with a hand full of baby powder can last a month .
Excellent topic everyone can relate to.... Different terrain=different strategies... Sanitation is key... Untreated parasites will kill you... Been there done that,,, no more...
Andrew I was waiting for you to cover how to use the MRE tp. Btw if tree's are available I use the lean up against the tree method digging a cat hole at the base. A empty ammo wooden crate also can be used.
Anecdotal advice from my grandfather: be wary of using leaves at all. One time, he wound up having to use a leaf and wound up with some fairly nasty warts where the sun don't shine.
I hope you're being paid by RUclips...your 11:41 video was interrupted 4 times with ads. Two in each interruption! You handled this topic well and had great info. Thanks!
There you go again .Going where no instructior has gone before Thanks for the info bro. Nice to see you wondered out of the flatlands and into God's country. Take care and remember, you're not just a grunt. You the man!
This is, actually, an important topic, that doesn't get discussed often/deeply enough. Why? It's not sexy, and kinda gross. But, neither are the results of poor hygiene/sanitation!
Great video on an overlooked but very important topic. Slick tip with the charcoal. On a side note, me and the guys I hunt with just dug our new latrine this past weekend. Good times. Nate
It has to be said...what a shitty subject.... ...i know...I can't help it. I think you are the first person I've seen actually cover this in any sort of fashion so far on any of these channels. I wonder how many people have never even considered it.
before all this, still, you can try to always carry a small towel to clean yourself and wash it afterwards, until you loose it or don't have water to wash it. then you'll proceed to the other methods. I'm also carrying a few rolls of small black plastic bags for dog poop, you can do it into one of those easily, while crouching and holding the bag, then you close it and bury it.
There are a couple mountain engineering tricks I want to pass on to you. First thing, to poop in the woods, you need a "Cheek Spreader". A Cheek Spreader is two parallel branches, 3 inches apart, about 4-5 feet long. You prop one end of the parallel branches on a rock or a log, with the other end on the dirt. The branches should be around 35 degree angle. Not you sit on the branches facing the dirt end and poop between them. It is called a Cheek Spreader, because when you sit on the branches, you weight causes your cheeks to spread out. Second, when using newspaper, magazines, phone book, etc. as toilet paper, wad up the paper into a small tight ball. This causes the fibers in the paper to stretch, and that will soften the paper.
Great info!
Yup. Helps greatly if it doesn't stick to your cheeks in the first place.
Also a SMOOTH pebble or SMOOTHED rounded stick will easily "debulk" your tail before mopping up with leaves, hand or whatever.
Burn the TP in the bottom of the hole, (Bic/match) especially if it's not biodegradable.
Don't take shortcuts with hygiene.
possible to wear biodegradable glove beforehand, then after using biodegradable wipes, take off gloves and bury everything?
Great topic that 95% of "professionals" avoid. Well done. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming!
jason garling Thank you!
@@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft
Great video.
I have an entire book about this topic: "How to Shit in the Woods," by Kathleen Meyer.
@@TheSaneHatter great book, pisked it up at the same time I picked up my SAS Survival Guide.
This is the kinda stuff that needs covered more often
Haaa, good pun!
It is, but he's still thinking like a modern consumer. Need to think more like a Roman Legionnaire. They had to maintain hygiene without newspaper and baby wipes.
@@springbloom5940 And so says the critic typing and transmitting digital naysaying on a smart phone…likely iPhone X or newer! Hahaha. Besides, granting that the avg lifespan for folk of the ancient Roman Empire was a whopping 25 yo and during the Middle Ages a geriatric Roman might well make it to a ripe 35 yo. Now, compare these data to the avg longevity of a modern western “consumer” being being between 70s to 80s, depending on country and region. Granting these facts, you can keep your seemingly secret Roman legionnaire’s butt wiping hygiene…the rest of us will cheat and use so-called consumer goods and frivolous technologies like waste newspaper or other fibrous pages!
@@thekynologist155
A) Nope, no iPhone B) way to completely fail to comprehend the point 🤦
This is something everyone does daily, yet few talk about it. Unless you're Charmin. Great information once again. In a survival situation, we must be willing to discuss the uncomfortable or taboo topics.
White ash after burning hard woods is another good cleaner. I've crapped outside for 40 years in all different terrains and weather conditions so I think I'm personally well versed in the art lol.
Take a mouthfull of your clean water before you use the ash on your hands. You can then spit the water (slowly) on your hands for rinsing and keep your tools clean. Works for soap as well. You dont have to worry about getting yourself sick with your own germs. Its a good trick for when your living in a truck and dont want to get your living space dirty.
In all the videos I have watched on survival and bushcraft this was the first one to cover this topic. Thanks!
I'm a midwest boy too, but where I live now (overseas) there's tons of sphagnum moss, which is nature's most amazing TP.
Thank you for this Video. I am a Forrest Ranger here in Germany.
At all places we step in chocolate mines of visitors..
@Cale 🤣🤣🤣🤣 it is set in youre brain forever 😂😂
Thank you, for broaching the topic of psychological disgust. It killing many people, is true in many contexts, relating to survival.
Much Needed instruction!!! No one ever mentions this. Thank you!!
Just a side note we would always carry a pair of nail clippers on is to keep nails short so as to be able to clean better and for the occasional hang nail.
Tree Rat69 Agreed!
Hang nails are the worst. If you're in the middle of being active with your hands they can ruin your whole day. I carry a small nail clipper on my key ring.
In the Boy Scouts (in 1970!) we would lash a stout branch between 2 close-growing trees for our "poop perch". Taught cleanliness AND lashing strength!
Great video that NOBODY ever talks about
I really appreciate learning these techniques from you. When I go to a hotel or motel, I ask housekeeping folks for the small bars of soap that many of them put into the bathrooms or in a drawer of a drawer chest. I generally get about six bars of those sma ll soaps. If necessary, I ask the manager if I can buy a quantity from them. Either way I usually walk out with a few bars. When I get home, I slip each bar into an individual small zip lock bag. I promptly put one zip lock bag with a small soap bar into my front right pocket as everyday carry. I carry more of them in my pack and I slip one into my first aid supplies that goes with me hiking, camping, survival testing, canoeing, etc. Everything is adjusted to my length of exposure to the boonies. The zip lock assures water resistance and if for some reason the small bar breaks it stays inside the ziplock instead of crumbling in my pocket. For me there is no excuse for not having a small bar in my picket at all times. It is great to immediately wash arms or parts of the body that get exposed to poison Ivy and such. It is great for washing injuries before bandaging or wrapping with gauze and elastic, etc. If you can find ivory soap, a small piece on a fish hook can catch catfish or some other fish, even turtles and terrapins. Make sure you can ma ke a hole in the piece of soap for the hook. It has quite a few uses and can act as a temporary lubricant for uses requiring less friction. The soap is the best thing for the old wakkum after a poop and a premoistened cloth or paper will go a long way in doing final cleaning of said wakkum. Your use of activated char wood or charcoal is great, if no soap is on hand. Using your technique and in the final cleaning of ash off the hands that premoistened paper, cloth, leaf or whatever and a touch of s oa p on those items will help remove the ash. I usually have a minimum of four bars in the field and an extra one or two for a friend to keep for his purposes in the field, after all soap is a personal item. Heck, you could even brush your teeth with soap and a toothbrush or a shredded end stick. It's not so bad and will give at least a minimal amount of hygiene to your teeth. Try it with white ash from a fire. Oh well, I could talk your ears off on the subject but this is at least a contribution tl your comment section. Thank you so very much for your hard work and your service to our wonderful country. From a deactivated old school Marine. A friend always ! God bless you and the ones you love, brother ! PS, These little bars will last a long time !
It is strange to me that most survival/bug out bags don't include adequate supplies for this expected bodily function. Even when they do, it's often regular TP, which is worthless if you have to poop in the rain.
Wet wipes or Scott brand paper shop towels are needed for civilized survival. (Obviously bring extra Ziplocs to pack the paper out of the woods)
Excellent video! I hope your channel grows huge. You deserve a big following.
Thank you!
Well, hiw many rolls of TP and paper towels are in your go bag?
@@springbloom5940 I keep two in my bag (halved Scott shop towel rolls). They take up space, but don’t weigh much. I figure if things are so bad I have to leave my home, I might also experience abdominal troubles from the stress. My go bag is purpose built for walking to the next major city in any direction, so I plan for 3-5 rough days.
Special place in hell too for people who bag turds and dirty paper around with them. 2 year old comment but you sir - oughta feel some kind of way for advocating that kind of insanity. Sure. There's "wilderness areas" that get patrolled by police who expect and enforce rules that specifically say that you must cart out your waste, even AFTER applying for a $15 permit to access YOUR land... Sure, they exist. Those also just happen to be places my ass will never see let alone smash upon. Got to be out of your mind bagging dirty TP around.
@@user-c4b9b haha. I understand that feeling.
I wouldn’t bag regular TP, but those Scott towel do not break down in a reasonable amount of time. Parents of infants often have to carry a dirty diaper in a bag if a trashcan isn’t nearby. Many military missions require soldiers to carry out their paper and poop (super gross), but they manage ok.
Best one on the subject hands down! No wonder you’re my favorite here ✅ While we’re at it, one can also use its beforehand collected urine (it’s sterile right after getting out of our body, unless we suffer from some real bad infection) to wash his/her hands after wiping number 2. Then finishing it with water to clean off the remaining urine.
Glad to see someone is able to talk about such a taboo subject that we all need to understand. Great emphasis on safety with what you have to work with.
Another “Awesome video”.
Thanks
For using professional language throughout your video to describe a subject, that others prefer to use slang to describe, as you said, a bodily function we all do.
Which in my opinion, when stated professionally, as you did, makes the subject matter easier to ...digest. :-)
He speaks like a doctor, I think. Listen to all the medical terms he uses, especially anatomy words. I know an ER doctor who taught classes for the military, before he went to med school. Andrew talks a lot like him. Greatest videos!
Good points very important part of field hygiene.
With the U.S. on "life support", most of us will be using this technique soon. I appreciate the story about the journalist with the worms. It was disgusting, but very much informative and educational. Thanks!
Helpful hint...as a lifelong cattleman, I've been accidently/incidentally exposed to ivermectin on many occasions, being poked byneedles that overshot doing sub-q injections and pretty well drenched in it after they decided pour on was the way to go but never built a device to apply it that really worked. Never had a bad side effect, mostly just made me a little zippy for the next day or so. And diatomaceous earth is an incredible tool. It's in a lot. Of our food and turned loose in the body it's like a clan of micro ninjas for any pesky hangers on...
Makes you long for the days of the old Sears and Roebuck catalog.
Well done man, first RUclipsr I've seen fully address is 👍🏽.
Charcoal has so many uses, to the potential survivor. Can treat certain internal poisons, upset stomach, clean teeth, help purify water..The list goes on :) .
As well as TP some sani-wipes / baby wipes (unscented) should be carried. Tear in halve, use 1 part to final wipe down under, the other to clean hands. Dispose in cathole and cover / conceal.
Thank you for covering what most bushcraft sites refuse to cover. This seems to be taboo for most channels. You rock brother!
in prepared kits compressed towels or biodegradable wet wipes are my number 1 morale and comfort item, being able to knock the stink off in general or wipe proper even in the backwoods is a morale boost worth the weight.
Besides the Animals we hunt or hunt us are less likely to smell you. And your hiking, camping buddies will appreciate it more. Hated sharing a shelter half with city boys who were afraid to clean up properly,
If you are number 1 in the number 2 business does that make you an entremanure? Poop jokes aren't my favorite but they're definitely a solid number 2.
There was a great book written years ago by a woman who was an guide on the Colorado river who wrote an excellent book called “How to Sh*t in the Woods”, complete with a chapter of hilarious stories and an appendix of 2-1/2 pages of all known phrases using the word. I had heard all phrases but one.
Well worth the read!
The best lesson I learned during my first army winter bivouack was to wash my genital area every day. That way you prevent unpleasant rashes and odours.
I like to find a small log on the ground and if my hole beside it. Then I use the log itself as the seat, just slide your tush over the other side of the log and drop it in. Its a little more comfortable.
Ahhh..... The grunt life, love it, miss it, but will always have that knowledge to survive. Outstanding video brother👍😎🇺🇸
In my long term SHTF kits, I have two facecloths that I have designated as "wiping cloths".
Just don't confuse them!
aggitant is the word for what dirt acts as in cleaning your hand
Dang don’t hear about this stuff that often! Really great info! So many ppl needed to hear & learn this. Def don’t terd up stream! Love the comment ‘Your coffee will taste better in the morning’ funny ‘shit’!
Too few people talk about this. Much respect 🙌
Thanks. Didn't realize charcoal ash could be used as "soap" or that I could drink it to treat diarrhea.
Activated charcoal is a great remedy for diarrhea and the treatment of certain poisons injested. Basically activated particles of charcoal bind to toxins and chemicals and thereby keeps your body from absorbing them. When you defecate the toxins are removed from your body and you get better. Laymans tems
Fire ash (once it cooled down obviously) works just as well. This is what I use after I've been planting or otherwise digging in the dirt in my garden - not wanting to dirty the kitchen or bathroom sink.
fire ash can be combined with water to get lye, add that to oil and it makes a basic soap. just keep it away from your eyes...
I was 11B back in '90-'97 and many of us were the owners of t-shirts that had the bottom halves cut off because they were used in the field. It is excellent that you are providing an instructional on this. Women have their sidebar conversations about hygiene, but for some reason men are just expected to know this information.
From a homeopathic point of view, charcoal has many medicinal uses!!!
Great stuff to have on hand..
Andrew, you are definitely covering all the bases...
Thanks-I appreciate you...
I just asked you a question about this in another video before I seen this one, sorry! Great video on an important subject!
Dont know how you kept a straight face. But a very important topic
I dig my pit near a log about 2 ft deep if I am there for a few day's always bring my bio-wipes and cover with ash then dirt. I will also remember the hand trick never thought of if, and remember to ask a friend to give me a hand if they do that's a true friend ALWAYS ENJOY THE VIDS👍👍
I am so glad you covered this much needed topic!
I always carry adult handy wipes, they are santitary & biodegradable, so they are safe for the environment.
In summer I jump into a creek and wash off.
ok I understand the leave no trace if your hiding or in an area where other people camp thats fine but in remote areas where the bear, cow, wolf, fox, your dogs and everyone else has crapped on the the ground I wouldnt worry about it, somewhere out of the way is fine.
Good coverage on a topic that is often looked over. You should have told folks.. make sure you get a solid etool or gardening trowel for just such occasions
One of the other uses, for a survival bandana (seriously). Just, please, wash that thing, when it's over ;) . Also, solid waste can "stored" in paper bags, with biodegradable laminate. Used them to line catholes, and burn later.
This might be another use for the Dakota fire hole. Also, scat can be used as a smelly emergency fuel source.
Maybe dried scat , not fresh. And dung from herbivores when dry is best with no stink.
Probably one of the most concise , well done videos I have ever seen , regarding this issue. The best instructors are the ones who teach all the lessons, not just the fun shit !!! RLTW Guy Speight
I watched a tv show years ago where they send 1st world families to live in 3rd world. In remote area in Africa they used river stones as TP. Love all your vids that I’ve seen so far. I’ve liked and subscribed. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺.
Thanks for the sub, I'll work hard to keep it!
If you have a reliable water source you can rinse, dry and reuse cloth wipes.
Well done. This is an essential yet often overlooked survival consideration. People should also consider what they would do if there was a local catastrophe (hurricane, tornado, flood, terrorist attack, etc.) that disrupts the municipal water or sewage treatment infrastructure.
Good information about using the charcoal. Thanks for sharing and covering a topic needed by everyone.
We got lucky with just how useful fire is, didn't we?
Thanks for talking about a sensetive subject ! It's needed more than ppl. Think !!!
You need a better microphone. Your videos are generally solid. Good job
JackOfTrades I appreciate the feedback. You’re definitely not the first to point out the mic. I’ll work on it. Thanks!
Good subject matter for those who never done it
Pigs and hogs use clay mud as a coolant and cleaner when they wallow. I imagine that this can also be used for hand washing as the drying and flaking has a mild sanitary benefit of trapping bacteria in the clay being why pigs are surprisingly clean skinned. Should probably mix some with a substantial amount of charcoal so that when washing, the parts missed in rinsing can flake when dried to preserve water and prevent over rinsing.
Mr,Andrew hygiene in the field is critical!! Without a trace. Keep up the awesome work 👌
Note to self, 'Add charcoal to kit'. Amazing.
just use cooled-down ash from the camp fire.
Might wanna look into "Dry Bath". It's useful, when water is scarce.
Great practical information for avoiding illness!
"and not die" is kinda important.
I ate root vegetables that I found had been fertilized with human waste. I asked a trained medic he asked if I was alergic to sulfa drugs. After taking the medication I poopedoout gobs and gobs of worms. Frightful but cured me.
Did you feel badly before taking the medication
@@richardvillanueva559 the psychological effects of having huge clumps of worms coming out was disturbing.
@@richardvillanueva559 no, felt ok till I saw the worms
Thank you for covering this subject! It seems no else wants to. Really learning a lot from your channel!!
Don't be that guy. hahaha. Great info thanks for sharing. I may have laughed more than I should have at times.
Can't believe that no one mentioned mullein leaves as the go to natural t.p
Impressive restraint with the language. I was a little worried, I think my retired SF father suffered severe internal injuries trying to regulate and suppress his language tendencies around his children.
Heather Mercer’s story is detailed in her book -Prisoners of Hope. there are also several interviews with her on RUclips.
We didn’t need to know her name or story. How embarrassing for her to be naming her. Jesus, make something up.
That poor woman that must have been hell .
thanks, one can use charcoal to clean your teeth and mouth out to improve oral hygiene too
Outstanding! Finally, someone with the guts to talk about dropping deuces in the wild, and not getting snake bit or crotch rot. Oooahh ranger, well done.
This is great info, I've never heard of using charcoal for a sort of soap but it makes sense considering other uses of charcoal.
Very informative. Always wondered how to do it. Thanks
Awesome video. I think another topic no one mentions is fitness. I think a video on Ranger Fitness and what you do to stay battle ready would be Awesome too. Keep up the good work. Outstanding.
leaving chachole on your hands is a good thing . it acts and another barrier for things to latch onto and then fall off as opposed to clean hands that has nothing . for a time i used baby oil instead of a towel to dry off with . when i took a shower . that also provides a barrier to stop things from getting in through your skin . its not perfect but it is a barrier that microbes and parasites can get stuck in and or just dont like the taste . another good one is avon skin so soft for insect repellent . gold bond or baby powder for a dry shower . an old sock with a hand full of baby powder can last a month .
Hmm ! Now that would be a good extension to this vid.
Excellent topic everyone can relate to.... Different terrain=different strategies... Sanitation is key... Untreated parasites will kill you... Been there done that,,, no more...
Good info!! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for sharing, most Bush crafters avoid this topic. Absolutely important information.
Andrew I was waiting for you to cover how to use the MRE tp. Btw if tree's are available I use the lean up against the tree method digging a cat hole at the base. A empty ammo wooden crate also can be used.
Believe it or not; smooth, round rocks work quite well as TP.
First time I shat in the woods, I knocked over a stick as I squatted down and put a hole in my arse! 🤣
I was so mad at myself.
If you're in danger of dying after pooping in the woods, you have problems that hygiene instruction can't fix.
Anecdotal advice from my grandfather: be wary of using leaves at all. One time, he wound up having to use a leaf and wound up with some fairly nasty warts where the sun don't shine.
Another excellent video. Didn't know about using ashes like that
I hope you're being paid by RUclips...your 11:41 video was interrupted 4 times with ads. Two in each interruption!
You handled this topic well and had great info. Thanks!
Very good information people need to know when on survival mode in the wilderness, one thing most people don’t prepare, thanks
There you go again .Going where no instructior has gone before Thanks for the info bro. Nice to see you wondered out of the flatlands and into God's country. Take care and remember, you're not just a grunt. You the man!
This is, actually, an important topic, that doesn't get discussed often/deeply enough. Why? It's not sexy, and kinda gross. But, neither are the results of poor hygiene/sanitation!
No one ever explains how to use the 3 seashells!
Easy to understand and to the point. Love your videos
Great video on an overlooked but very important topic. Slick tip with the charcoal. On a side note, me and the guys I hunt with just dug our new latrine this past weekend. Good times.
Nate
Thanks! Always a good time digging the outdoor commode!
Truly valuable instruction. Thanks for posting.
It has to be said...what a shitty subject....
...i know...I can't help it. I think you are the first person I've seen actually cover this in any sort of fashion so far on any of these channels. I wonder how many people have never even considered it.
That concern has been on my mind a time or two, thanks for sharing hat info!
Great tips 👍🏼
Olive oil. It was so valuable for a reason. After you bathe, oil all your holes. Eliminates necessity for cleaning them.
Very well made and dignified video on a subject so many might find taboo. No idea why, it's a simple fact of every human life.
Thank you. I hadn't thought about it. Good to know
Cool tips! Thank you 👍
before all this, still, you can try to always carry a small towel to clean yourself and wash it afterwards, until you loose it or don't have water to wash it. then you'll proceed to the other methods.
I'm also carrying a few rolls of small black plastic bags for dog poop, you can do it into one of those easily, while crouching and holding the bag, then you close it and bury it.