If you don't have TP, or any good grass or leaves to wipe with. You can always use a white rabbit! They are soft, and a renewable resource. But never use a brown one, they are already used!
I believe you are the first Bush crafter, of the ones that I've been watching, to address this issue. Thank you for this somewhat candid information. I use to just lean up against trees and then take over with leaves.
Dan! Great video not many bushcraft CZcams guys talk about this because of the taboo but you had the stones to do it and you gave some great tips...thanks!!
I tend to use the same idea but often I try to find a tree that's already laying down maybe one or two possibly a Vine Maple or maybe a tree that's already down and I can just dig the trench below it and I don't have to construct anything and sit over the edge which is still fairly comfortable some even have moss covered the help protect your backside and I can usually dig it down just a 6 or 8 in with my foot or my hiking stick I might do more if I was planning on staying at the site for any period of time but I don't take any time and constructing anything I usually try to find out an appropriate location where I can sit comfortably for as long as it takes either over a single log or a couple that have a space in between
can also find some natural vegetation either some of the easy moss in the area or a Little brush made out of grass or a salmonberry leaves are the best they tend to be fuzzy and can also be used as a Kleenex for blowing your nose
the goats beard moss on the trees can also makes a good bandage as it easily wraps and you can make it to the appropriate thickness you want and the any blood from a wound can be used almost as an adhesive wrap it and it will stick pretty pretty well to cover up a wounded area like a bandage
Thank you for showing this, saw a lot of bushcraft videos but you are actually the first that offer a solution to one of the main problems of sleeping outside, people like to laugh at this (I do too, never claimed to be a mature adult lol) but taking care of your bodily functions is one of the most important things when sleeping in the elements.
wonderfully simple way to do something that people seem to not talk about but should because it is something you have to do if you outside camping or surviving
Tip: keep the same design but instead of sitting the way you did which can be a little precarious, consider straddling the two boards like sitting on a sawhorse. Works much better. Ifs what they do in some asian countries.
Oh my! I don't ever need to see Coalcracker Dan with his pants around his ankles again!! 😁 A buddy of mine used to say, "how to crap in the woods...hug a tree, squat down and 'grunt'". 🌳😣💩
Thank you for the video. Maby it's just me but I have a hard time "ducing" in the woods with out something to sit on this is a BIG help. Thanks again keep up the good work.
Probably something most people don't want to talk about but is some very good information. Many that work out in the environment far from civilization have run into similar predictions.................when you have to poop, you have to poop. Looks like a never ending supply of wipes all over the place. Good video.
Dan, I am a new fan, and I love your stuff. It would be a good time in the woods with you, no doubt. I hope I’m not being a Karen, but I feel I must add thoughts about the watershed when the topic of woods feces is brought up. I know that you know, but I fear that the same reason that we need “DO NOT EAT” written in large letters on desiccant is the same reason water sources need to be mentioned when talking about a shlt in the woods. Which, by the way, is one off the most satisfying bowel movements one will ever have. Woods Warning: WHEN LOCATING YOUR LATRINE, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT MOTHER NATURE WILL DO TO YOUR FECES AFTER YOU ARE GONE. IS YOUR LATRINE LOCATION GOING TO AFFECT ANY NATURAL WATER SOURCES?
I was wondering when I'd run across a vid about this and bound for it to be from Dan the Man! I am convinced, you ARE, the Bushcrafter for the Common Man! I salute you! No Seriously, like the rest of you here have hollow legs!!!
Ahhh hahahahaha but you all would be suprised how many people refuse to pooop in the woods, and will actually hold it until they find what they call human accomidations
Thank you Dan . There's a lot of people who won't go camping because of no flush toilets . My wife and daughter included , any improvement in convenience may help change some minds . Take care.👍🏼👍🏼
Thomas Jefferson my paperwork is ALWAYS filled out. My wife and family made fun out of me.... Until they had to take an emergency shit break on a trip. I should have charged them a buck per paper napkin!😂🤣
This was great!!! I’m a big guy and I’ve had a hip replacement therefore a squat is not practical for me but this thing! I’m actually gonna try this tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!
Being a country boy, l do not need instructions. Now he will have city slickers who venture into the great outdoors soiling their trousers before they can dig a hole in the ground and finding 2 matching boards to lay across it. LMAO
I have a light toilet, plastic bags, tarps & rope I take with me when I'm roughing it in the wilderness. I use tarps to create bathroom walls. I'm too delicate to let the bears see me tinkle.
No no no, you lug a 5 gallon bucket and a large box of small kitchen trash bags, a fun-noodle, and a bunch of eco-friendly bleach and Clorox products, and bury all of it just below the surface of the earth after a long group camping trip... everyone knows that! Awesome setup Dan. Fit for a King
bad hat even if you bury it's still going to seep into the ground water it's just more convenient for the next person walking through not to have to worry about stepping in it
thats the purpose of the plastic bag you take it out with you many of the national forests require you to do that now... the reason? to prevent ground water polution
This is a topic not talked about much but is one of the major reasons that stops people to come out in the bush. Talk more, more education and it will help convince more friends to come out with us. Great video and thanks for talking about this "stupid taboo" subject. It's not bizarre, we all do it.
Very good idea what I had to do was cut some bands off one of my fold up chairs. Then sit over my hole. Since I drive up to the site it was fine and when we left I took my toilet chair and dropped it in a dumpster. Without some kind of set up its definitely not good for big people to try to go ! Lol
Dan, how about you reshoot this adding a bag receptacle for those (rocky) situations where digging isnt an option. i'd like to see not only the set up you would use, but variations from subscribers. As many have already posted, thanks for raising the subject.
I wonder if you can make a version with 2 2ft wooden logs on either side with groves in them and the support beams on top like here. After you are done, you just have to pick it up and move to a new location.
Actually, squatting provides the most ergonomic pooping position for your bowels. Building this toilet is very counter-productive. Squatting allows your bowels to fully open, and gets more poop in the ground, and less poop on your butt.
I would have added some info oncollecting and saving your campfire or fireplace ash and keep it in a can or box or something next to the latrine was a little soup can or something to use to scoop out some Ash and sprinkle it on your poop after you've gone to help with it's further degrading into the Earth. and what about keeping a gallon milk jug full of water with a cap full of bleach in it to use as a hand wash after you're done. and using a coffee can or some kind of a can with the plastic lid on it to keep your toilet paper dry.
In the very short term . Give 'em a shovel . They dig one ft hole , they squat , wipe arse with leaves , shovel dirt over hole . ( the hole in the ground ) Maybe put a rock on top . . But ... for a more extended visit , I think this vid is THEE best idea .
On a related but different topic, can you think about doing a video on hygiene in the woods. I recently watched one on a backpacking channel and was told that the only option is to “embrace the stink”. I’ve not spent a long enough time in the woods without any shower access to have personal experience, but I am thinking of getting into some back woods camping away from campgrounds and facilities.
Just came across your video, u made it too complicated. Take the two boards u created with one end up on that log and the other end angled down on the ground about a 30 degree angle, turn 90 degrees and sit with face towards the ground end, go between the boards. I usually grab a couple branches when I need to poop and call it a "Cheek Spreader" because when u sit on it causes your cheeks to spread out. My "Cheek Spreader Version 2.0" is much more comfortable, cut two fire logs about 4 inches diameter around 12 inches long and place parallel about 3 inches apart coming out from behind a tree, dig a trench between the two logs, sit on the logs with your back against the tree, this is so comfortable that I feel like I should be reading a paper while I go.
Not just poop, but give birth. My daughter got up on all fours and it helped tremendously.... with her last one, they let her stay on the excerise ball all the way through pushing. Sqatting helps a lot of things.
Pro Tip: If you cant hold it in and are rushing to take your pants off and you happen to be wearing suspenders. When you unclip the suspenders, mind there position before unloading. :(
Dude" that is the bestes most awesome video out there about one's privy. Fantastic idea. look's very functional. Thank you you for sharing a great shitty idea" lol This is how I'm gonna poo !
All that effort to take a "Bush-Poo" ! Lol I guess it's the simplest of things that people need to relearn/learn. 1. Not on a Path! Pants down 2.Squat (grab ya knees to your chest) 3. Grunt. 4.Wipe, dress & bury the waste.
This deserves one million likes for the thumbnail alone
If you don't have TP, or any good grass or leaves to wipe with. You can always use a white rabbit! They are soft, and a renewable resource. But never use a brown one, they are already used!
I believe you are the first Bush crafter, of the ones that I've been watching, to address this issue. Thank you for this somewhat candid information. I use to just lean up against trees and then take over with leaves.
Dan! Great video not many bushcraft CZcams guys talk about this because of the taboo but you had the stones to do it and you gave some great tips...thanks!!
Remember to put the seat down or the girls fall in.
I think your probably one of the few to talk about this. Great idea. thanks Dan.
Thank you for NOT giving us a full demonstration! 💩 😁
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I tend to use the same idea but often I try to find a tree that's already laying down maybe one or two possibly a Vine Maple or maybe a tree that's already down and I can just dig the trench below it and I don't have to construct anything and sit over the edge which is still fairly comfortable some even have moss covered the help protect your backside and I can usually dig it down just a 6 or 8 in with my foot or my hiking stick I might do more if I was planning on staying at the site for any period of time but I don't take any time and constructing anything I usually try to find out an appropriate location where I can sit comfortably for as long as it takes either over a single log or a couple that have a space in between
can also find some natural vegetation either some of the easy moss in the area or a Little brush made out of grass or a salmonberry leaves are the best they tend to be fuzzy and can also be used as a Kleenex for blowing your nose
the goats beard moss on the trees can also makes a good bandage as it easily wraps and you can make it to the appropriate thickness you want and the any blood from a wound can be used almost as an adhesive wrap it and it will stick pretty pretty well to cover up a wounded area like a bandage
Thank you for showing this, saw a lot of bushcraft videos but you are actually the first that offer a solution to one of the main problems of sleeping outside, people like to laugh at this (I do too, never claimed to be a mature adult lol) but taking care of your bodily functions is one of the most important things when sleeping in the elements.
Finally a useful survival video I can get behind
wonderfully simple way to do something that people seem to not talk about but should because it is something you have to do if you outside camping or surviving
Tip: keep the same design but instead of sitting the way you did which can be a little precarious, consider straddling the two boards like sitting on a sawhorse. Works much better. Ifs what they do in some asian countries.
Make sure the lashing on the support frame is real tight though. You don’t want that to come lose while in use 😅
Oh my! I don't ever need to see Coalcracker Dan with his pants around his ankles again!! 😁
A buddy of mine used to say, "how to crap in the woods...hug a tree, squat down and 'grunt'". 🌳😣💩
Your buddy might need more fiber in her diet!
Thanks for this video. I haven't seen this type made before. I like it's simplicity.
FINALLY... someone who addresses this theme.
So often I have “stumbled” across leftovers of other, not so caring, people in the woods.
Practical and candid and completely cool. Thanks.
Outstanding Daddy Dan don’t forget to cook a big pot of chili for everyone in Camp so it will get well used lol
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Best way to do it that I’ve seen on CZcams, simple and comfortable.
Thank you for the video. Maby it's just me but I have a hard time "ducing" in the woods with out something to sit on this is a BIG help. Thanks again keep up the good work.
Yeah, my girlfriend would just die. She's a princess and if the SHTF she would be in trouble within half an hour.
Great video, you might want to add a splash wall to the front so that you don't get your legs splashed on while taking care of business
Probably something most people don't want to talk about but is some very good information. Many that work out in the environment far from civilization have run into similar predictions.................when you have to poop, you have to poop. Looks like a never ending supply of wipes all over the place. Good video.
Glad you got down to the brass tacks. Well done! Thank you!💜
One caveat to add. Be sure to put this well away from any water source.
Dan, I am a new fan, and I love your stuff. It would be a good time in the woods with you, no doubt.
I hope I’m not being a Karen, but I feel I must add thoughts about the watershed when the topic of woods feces is brought up.
I know that you know, but I fear that the same reason that we need “DO NOT EAT” written in large letters on desiccant is the same reason water sources need to be mentioned when talking about a shlt in the woods.
Which, by the way, is one off the most satisfying bowel movements one will ever have.
Woods Warning: WHEN LOCATING YOUR LATRINE, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT MOTHER NATURE WILL DO TO YOUR FECES AFTER YOU ARE GONE. IS YOUR LATRINE LOCATION GOING TO AFFECT ANY NATURAL WATER SOURCES?
This is great way to improv a toilet, thanks for the info Dan
Haha! Poop in STYLE!
No crap, that's great technique
Using logs to drop logs... 😂
Great tip! Very simple, very easy! Thanks for posting!
What about the messy cleanup afterwards, in the event u have no toilet tissue?
Thats a good way to make a bush camp toilet! As always a good video with easy useful information!
I was wondering when I'd run across a vid about this and bound for it to be from Dan the Man! I am convinced, you ARE, the Bushcrafter for the Common Man! I salute you! No Seriously, like the rest of you here have hollow legs!!!
So, if you have a teenage mutant ninja turtlehead 🐢💩in the woods🌳🌲, you still have to beware of the "Master Splinter" 🐀⚠️. 😲😲☹
The true nemesis.
Vinny They call me captain obvious. 😂
Haaaaaa. Pure gold 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Scott W. I take a candle that’s melted cuz I like my candles always take them with me for light and use the melted wax to wax the wood
Loved the video !! I give that a 👍 ! Thanks for sharing Dan
Ahhh hahahahaha but you all would be suprised how many people refuse to pooop in the woods, and will actually hold it until they find what they call human accomidations
absolutely i know a lot of them!
When you learn the art of lashing anything is easy to build. Learned it in girlscouts .
Not bizarre....needed. This was a great idea. I've always looked for a fallen tree at just the right height. This is a crackin' good idea.
Good advice.. Also, it's a good idea to get it together before the brownies are on their way.... or things could get a bit messy hahaha 😂😎
You said, "portable". Just razing' ya a bit. I'm 61 with lots of time outdoors in AZ & MI. You posting are great. I like their brevity.
Could always take your toliet seat from home..double use roycroth pack frame and a seat over the cat hole..lol
Thank you Dan . There's a lot of people who won't go camping because of no flush toilets . My wife and daughter included , any improvement in convenience may help change some minds . Take care.👍🏼👍🏼
Thomas Jefferson my paperwork is ALWAYS filled out. My wife and family made fun out of me.... Until they had to take an emergency shit break on a trip. I should have charged them a buck per paper napkin!😂🤣
Thomas Jefferson I must agree with you , it very well be the paper work !
The comment section definitely did not disappoint 😂
Great idea and I would suggest that men make sure that nothing is between those 2 pieces of wood that are the seat
This was great!!! I’m a big guy and I’ve had a hip replacement therefore a squat is not practical for me but this thing! I’m actually gonna try this tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!
Tomarrow?? Tell us how.. "IT" Went. 🥴
@@cowboykelly6590 Friend showed me how to put back against a tree....🤣🤣🤣
Being a country boy, l do not need instructions. Now he will have city slickers who venture into the great outdoors soiling their trousers before they can dig a hole in the ground and finding 2 matching boards to lay across it. LMAO
Another awesome video Dan!
Understanding the fundamentals is always appreciated. Thank you, for this topic commonly left out.
I have a light toilet, plastic bags, tarps & rope I take with me when I'm roughing it in the wilderness. I use tarps to create bathroom walls. I'm too delicate to let the bears see me tinkle.
You should always have a shovel anyway. Recycling....
No no no, you lug a 5 gallon bucket and a large box of small kitchen trash bags, a fun-noodle, and a bunch of eco-friendly bleach and Clorox products, and bury all of it just below the surface of the earth after a long group camping trip... everyone knows that!
Awesome setup Dan. Fit for a King
its better than leaveing "land mines all over the woods to pollute the ground water ;o)
bad hat even if you bury it's still going to seep into the ground water it's just more convenient for the next person walking through not to have to worry about stepping in it
thats the purpose of the plastic bag you take it out with you many of the national forests require you to do that now... the reason? to prevent ground water polution
When I got to poop I don't have time to rig up something. When I got to go, I got to go!
Alright.. I wasn't sold on the first video.. now yah got me sold lol.
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This is a topic not talked about much but is one of the major reasons that stops people to come out in the bush. Talk more, more education and it will help convince more friends to come out with us. Great video and thanks for talking about this "stupid taboo" subject. It's not bizarre, we all do it.
There’s a book titled “How to sh*t in the woods”. My brother got it for me as a gag gift.
Not your usual YT video but as vital as many others. Thanks for sharing.
Very good idea what I had to do was cut some bands off one of my fold up chairs. Then sit over my hole. Since I drive up to the site it was fine and when we left I took my toilet chair and dropped it in a dumpster. Without some kind of set up its definitely not good for big people to try to go ! Lol
Dan, how about you reshoot this adding a bag receptacle for those (rocky) situations where digging isnt an option. i'd like to see not only the set up you would use, but variations from subscribers. As many have already posted, thanks for raising the subject.
Haven’t seen this before. Good stuff.
I wonder if you can make a version with 2 2ft wooden logs on either side with groves in them and the support beams on top like here. After you are done, you just have to pick it up and move to a new location.
Actually, squatting provides the most ergonomic pooping position for your bowels. Building this toilet is very counter-productive. Squatting allows your bowels to fully open, and gets more poop in the ground, and less poop on your butt.
Brilliant!
I would have added some info oncollecting and saving your campfire or fireplace ash and keep it in a can or box or something next to the latrine was a little soup can or something to use to scoop out some Ash and sprinkle it on your poop after you've gone to help with it's further degrading into the Earth. and what about keeping a gallon milk jug full of water with a cap full of bleach in it to use as a hand wash after you're done. and using a coffee can or some kind of a can with the plastic lid on it to keep your toilet paper dry.
This is generally the technique we use .... butt ... you might want to add a few frapping turns to avoid an unfortunate slippage incident. Hahaaa!
In the very short term . Give 'em a shovel . They dig one ft hole , they squat , wipe arse with leaves , shovel dirt over hole . ( the hole in the ground ) Maybe put a rock on top . . But ... for a more extended visit , I think this vid is THEE best idea .
nice one i'm gona try it tomorow :) anyways for 1 night no point to make it but if you go for longer makes your life much better
Just build it in your tent and cover the hole with your bedroll and stay warm from the rising heat.
On a related but different topic, can you think about doing a video on hygiene in the woods. I recently watched one on a backpacking channel and was told that the only option is to “embrace the stink”. I’ve not spent a long enough time in the woods without any shower access to have personal experience, but I am thinking of getting into some back woods camping away from campgrounds and facilities.
I sure can. I’ll try to get it out within the next two weeks
Good shit man. Keep it comming. The videos i mean. Lol. Thanks for the vids really.
OMG that picture is too much!!! Great video on a topic not often discussed.
Thank you.. not everyone talks about it
Folks, some may laugh, this isn't trivial at all. And remember, pooping in the cold, in winter can cause serious, even fatal damage to your organs.
Just came across your video, u made it too complicated. Take the two boards u created with one end up on that log and the other end angled down on the ground about a 30 degree angle, turn 90 degrees and sit with face towards the ground end, go between the boards. I usually grab a couple branches when I need to poop and call it a "Cheek Spreader" because when u sit on it causes your cheeks to spread out. My "Cheek Spreader Version 2.0" is much more comfortable, cut two fire logs about 4 inches diameter around 12 inches long and place parallel about 3 inches apart coming out from behind a tree, dig a trench between the two logs, sit on the logs with your back against the tree, this is so comfortable that I feel like I should be reading a paper while I go.
Better hope those strings don’t break that would be a real shit show
Somehow, as westerners, we lost the ability to squat. It's really the ideal physiological way to poop. Alas, I guess this will do for compromise.
Not just poop, but give birth. My daughter got up on all fours and it helped tremendously.... with her last one, they let her stay on the excerise ball all the way through pushing. Sqatting helps a lot of things.
Too many knee injuries here to ever squat again. It's not because I'm a westerner.
Howdy neighbor...mind if I use your pot, mine is clogged! 💩💩💩😂😂😂
Pro Tip: If you cant hold it in and are rushing to take your pants off and you happen to be wearing suspenders. When you unclip the suspenders, mind there position before unloading. :(
Northern Woodsman hahaha I can imagine that's would suck.
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Northern Woodsman IT happened to someone probbarly
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Dude" that is the bestes most awesome video out there about one's privy.
Fantastic idea. look's very functional.
Thank you you for sharing a great shitty idea" lol
This is how I'm gonna poo !
Awesome video
Dan, this would've been a great addition to your "Y" stick video. Bathroom tissue holder....
Everybody wonders, no one asks Thank you
You should have posted this video before the chili video
poop in style for sure. slick setup.
Priceless thumbnail
That’s awesome! I wish I had seen this years ago.
That was awesome !!!
The ultimate porta potty
This is a major issue. Your self supporting bench would make a great toilet.
Excellent idea! I'll be trying this for my little girls this summer.
Got it four Y branches and two slates and set length wise to avoid splinter in balls. Thanks!
I straddle it like a horse long ways , makes things cleaner and easier.
AWESOME TIP!!!
What is the purpose for me here to watch this specifically 🧐🧐
I practices this all alone in my state !
I do grate poop in my wood !! Yee ! Is realy good idea :) thx men. Love from Poland !
I have found it much easier to take along a seat used by handicapped people. It folds flat and work great.
That thumbnail lol
I don't have time to make a toilet when my ass is bout to spew....
great pooper design
All that effort to take a "Bush-Poo" ! Lol
I guess it's the simplest of things that people need to relearn/learn.
1. Not on a Path! Pants down
2.Squat (grab ya knees to your chest)
3. Grunt.
4.Wipe, dress & bury the waste.
I've been in that situation alot lol.
Also, keep your latrine away from water sources. No sense in polluting it.
I searched for this
I was curious