tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post6424679840069055679..comments2023-09-12T06:02:19.394-06:00Comments on Bear Ridge Project: Toilet Paper AlternativeBigBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11552206865163220761noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-4112306120026772222012-12-25T15:45:07.204-07:002012-12-25T15:45:07.204-07:00Phone books good idea also a bidet using a pump fu...Phone books good idea also a bidet using a pump fumigator with a curved handle.... Save a lot of water & effective ($25-$50 homedepotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-40529921695375490692010-08-23T19:28:48.893-06:002010-08-23T19:28:48.893-06:00These are interesting solutions, and some of them ...These are interesting solutions, and some of them are well worth trying. It isn't a bad idea to work up one's coordination to attempt the water-style cleaning that is used in eastern countries, but until then, have you considered cloth?<br /><br />Reusable cloths, one set for each family member, can be washed over and over again. Someone I've talked to about the subject has been using (and rewashing) her own set for 30 years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-68920725100961012282010-08-12T08:58:35.775-06:002010-08-12T08:58:35.775-06:00I used the cloth wipes, kind of like baby washclot...I used the cloth wipes, kind of like baby washcloths? with a small spuirt bottle to replicate bidet spray. That is what I had to use after my surgery (c-section). I add vinegar/ water spray bottle on the wipes and toss them in a covered bucket. You can also add baby oil or an essential oil like lavendar, etc to your spray bottle for effect. I also used this on my son when he was a baby and he had no rashes etc. and we washed the cloth wipes with the towels. Additionally, I keep tp on hand for guest who aren't "with it" and we also do not flush unless there's #2 goin' down, hehe, to save on water even with a low flow. We are planning on adding humanure system to our composting efforts in addition to grey water from under our sinks to water our plants, etc. Minimal effort for huge gains, small adaptations. We also live in an area where we pay for water in AND water OUT. Sucks. So this method enables us to water our plants and saves on our bill. Plus it is against the law to catch rain water here...crazy but true.FlipTheSwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089368596637963707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-4880443421104056272009-04-28T17:40:00.000-06:002009-04-28T17:40:00.000-06:00Someone said mullien...
lamb's ear, too.
and one c...Someone said mullien...<br />lamb's ear, too.<br />and one can make paper..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-14679601150974308792008-06-28T22:12:00.000-06:002008-06-28T22:12:00.000-06:00We use cloth wipes. I wash cloth diapers anyway, w...We use cloth wipes. I wash cloth diapers anyway, we just keep a diaper pail next to the toilet and throw the wipes in there. I use scraps from diaper making but old t-shirts cut into pieces about the size of 2 pieces of toilet paper work great. I also keep an old peri bottle(ask your wife)next to the toilet to wet the wipes with. I've never used bleach on them, I just use hot water(boil if necessary) and a vinegar rinse. Bleach you'd have to store, you can make vinegar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771907353702591182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-2836829076542765242008-06-28T05:09:00.000-06:002008-06-28T05:09:00.000-06:00I remeber back in my fraternity days discovering t...I remeber back in my fraternity days discovering the crumple paper method.<BR/>It works good.GeologyJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488235413098715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-3766748446004686382008-06-25T13:44:00.000-06:002008-06-25T13:44:00.000-06:00Similar to what anonymous (5:59 AM) said.Cloth dia...Similar to what anonymous (5:59 AM) said.<BR/><BR/>Cloth diapers have been used for years and laundered using the bleach bucket to soak and then wash in the washing machine. <BR/><BR/>If you can sew, buy up some cloth diapers and cut them down to washcloth size to use as suggested. Sew a seam around the edges to keep them from fraying. <BR/><BR/>This would work well until your bleach supply ran out. Better stock up on a lot of Pool Shock.<BR/><BR/>I don't want to have to drag my butt around on the lawn. <BR/>Taint dignified.Selous Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361069158893480853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-39235175638779035932008-06-20T15:57:00.000-06:002008-06-20T15:57:00.000-06:00Sears catalog, ha ha! The outhouse staple for many...Sears catalog, ha ha! The outhouse staple for many years! Yellow pages is a good idea, though even those will run out eventually. Oerhaps the saving grace will be that a natural diet promoses a firmer stool that requires little wiping. But I know with my wife that if we run out of TP, the S will REALLY HTF!!!!!Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-53821828696276853132008-06-19T13:16:00.000-06:002008-06-19T13:16:00.000-06:00This article was sorely needed. When you mentioned...This article was sorely needed. When you mentioned the dilemma, I was thinking, knowing what my land in the SLV has growing on it, that using a one of those shrubs would be too scratchy for me. Not to be crude, but if you are of the hairy sort, that book of yellow pages would not last more than a year at the absolute most. I think I will need to rely on the wash cloths suggestion.westyoungmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056300184737062760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-85428948374785133852008-06-19T07:12:00.000-06:002008-06-19T07:12:00.000-06:00I actually enjoyed this latest installment. I was...I actually enjoyed this latest installment. I was wondering if you would bring up the yellow pages idea. I remember talking to my grandfather a few years ago (he died in 2006 at the age of 92) and I remember the Sears/Roebuck catalog discussion we had. <BR/><BR/>Once again, sometimes you need to simply see what past generations did and go with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-12195308685800893792008-06-19T05:59:00.000-06:002008-06-19T05:59:00.000-06:00You could also have a stock of wash cloths. Use t...You could also have a stock of wash cloths. Use them, put them in a bucket of bleach water, wash them on wash day and reuse. Much nicer than a pile of leaves or dragging your butt on the ground. :oPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-81132120875125101382008-06-19T03:32:00.000-06:002008-06-19T03:32:00.000-06:00Have you given moss a consideration? Grow like cra...Have you given moss a consideration? Grow like crazy in the northern forests and plain (where most bug out location are put up)Michael Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01253660718647835313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-57930571883764565522008-06-18T20:55:00.000-06:002008-06-18T20:55:00.000-06:00LOL, skidding over the lawn would need more acroba...LOL, skidding over the lawn would need more acrobatics than doing it the eastern way! Just love the mental image though. You are right, the devil is in the details, and with so much attention focused on guns and food some of the daily challenges tend to get overlooked . Talking of nether regions, I am working on some ideas for survival knickers with no elastic, which tends to rot after a while.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915238889263579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-23018215029139794282008-06-18T09:11:00.000-06:002008-06-18T09:11:00.000-06:00It's very instructive reading someone who is actua...It's very instructive reading someone who is actually trying to live the stored food/survivalist way--with all the thoughts that would come up naturally on how to handle various situations. Good post. <BR/>PatriciaPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257697880645849334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-86595078479710908412008-06-17T21:07:00.000-06:002008-06-17T21:07:00.000-06:00Yellow pages...I had not thought of that, great id...Yellow pages...I had not thought of that, great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-30127950993865611962008-06-17T20:16:00.000-06:002008-06-17T20:16:00.000-06:00This has to be my favorite post so far. Though the...This has to be my favorite post so far. Though the holy grail of TP I would say remains unresolved.Bob Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147235661307491406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-59987484067259208302008-06-17T18:00:00.000-06:002008-06-17T18:00:00.000-06:00Bear, This is my first comment. I really enjoy yo...Bear,<BR/> This is my first comment. I really enjoy your blog more people should take your lead, me included and get prepared. I believe that you covered most methods for cleanlieness. the yellow pages were a luxury. Corn cobs in our area were common. I wonder if thats were the saying "Rough as a Cob" came from?<BR/>NathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-14157998986473473442008-06-17T16:49:00.000-06:002008-06-17T16:49:00.000-06:00You know your readers are dreading this post, but ...You know your readers are dreading this post, but you seemed to have come up with a good solution .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com