You have to be careful where the moss comes from, you wouldn't want to be party to the destruction of sphagnum moss bogs. Its not a joke even if it sounds like one. :) alistair
On 28-Jan-11, at 5:07 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > Like I said earlier, I use sphagnum moss. It doesn't interfere with > the later proper composting of the wastes, and it imparts no odor of > its own. But it will prevent odors from escaping from the waste. > For me and those who accompany me in my travels, we just dump in a > two yogurt cups of moss before, and a cup or two on top as needed > after. No mess (well, no mess that won't fall cleanly out of the > bag at disposal, if disposal is done in a timely fashion -- but I do > dispose of the bag each time I empty the waste). Your mileage may > vary, since people are different sizes and have different > physiologies. No water is better, too. I find the bucket and bag > far superior to any of the portable flush toilets available. Less > troublesome to clean up, no nasty water, and no chemicals to fool > with. If I did switch from the moss, it would be to the Wag Bag > system. mcneely |
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