It's because it's more likely to catch a disease from the same species. Get into some of the more popular "wild" camping sites (e.g. Glen Etive, some spots in the Lake District) and they are little more than an open sewer. Having a code of conduct which is simple to remember and carry out helps prevent this.
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Bivvy pooing etiquette - mag article question.
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The code of conduct for Scotland is in response to real issues. Along with the right to roam and the right to wild camp comes responsibilities.
In some of the more popular bivvy spots the actual soil type is changing due to the amount of human waste and there have been issues with e coli pollution of water supplies
There is also the unpleasntness of discovering someone innapropriatly deposited turd. I have had this happen. I have seen a beautiful campsite ringed by rocks with turds under them and paper sticking out from under them all within a few feet of a water supply
so there are reasons for the code and folk should adhere to the principles
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TandemJeremy - Member
so there are reasons forthe codeusing common sense and folk shouldadhere to the principlestry it sometimeIf you act responsibly and use common sense there's no need for a code, if you act irresponsibly you won't follow the code anyway.
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Outside, especially if you're sharing the bivvie...
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hilldodger - Member
\It's only a turd not radioactive waste, just take a dump in the bushes and let nature have its way.....
hilldodger - Member
"TandemJeremy - Member
perhaps you should read the MCofS advice hilldodger."read and ignored
my turds are free range and will remain that way
the code defines what is responsible. you don't think you need to obey the code and indeed refuse to so so. So you are irresponsible in your behaviour in the countryside. Nice.
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TJ - step away now.
He's either deliberately winding you up or he's a prat. Either way, you are wasting your time.
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TandemJeremy - Member
the code defines what is responsible. you don't think you need to obey the code and indeed refuse to so so. So you are irresponsible in your behaviour in the countryside. Nice.
How do you know my level of responsibilty ?
I don't follow the Scottish mountain code as it an area I will never visit, I follow the 'common sense code' where a small amount of human excrement deposited in an area of undergrowth has no possibility of causing any inconvenience or health risk.
I realise that you enjoy provocative posts to try an elicit an angry response, and yes, it has worked with me before.
But I have moved on (unlike your good self), I'm sure if I wished I could find several posts by you stating how 'you are going to ignore me from now on' so why not be a man of your word rather than your usual judgmental self.......Posted 10 months ago # -
You are right Druidh.
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My own personal code of conduct is make sure i'm well emptied before i go anywhere and if i need to hold it in till I find the nearest pub, taking a shit outside is crap! pardon the pun!
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think, in part, she was surprised that an article would go to the lengths of telling you whether to use the plastic or Ti version of a particular eating implement but ignore the whole 'bodily functions' area of camping out.
That was going to be in article number two ;o)
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And all you perennial Gorms / Carn Ban Mor responders (yeah you know who you are) need to start linking to this:
http://www.cairngormmountain.org/sites/default/files/Snow%20White%20Project.pdf
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Hmmm...I' may be going bivvying at the weekend. I am also in the middle of a large stand-off with my boss.
Can you see a link between the 2?
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if you do choose to pack it out - some cautionary lessons
i) when tying the bag, leave as little "airspace" as possible, as otherwise you end up with a mutant, inflated, toxic black pudding in your backpack
ii) be careful when getting stuff out of your bag, since its surprisingly easy to put your finger through the bag, you only make that mistake once!
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It is context dependant I spose, I do take the trouble to bury, not least because I do go back to some areas and the poor mug finding it may be me.
There are some places that are just like an open sewer tho and the paper is the worst of it. The stick and flick wont deal with that. With more and more people enjoying the country we do have to up our game a bit.Posted 10 months ago # -
I tell you what tho, Id rather crap outside than in the long drop things we had to use in NZ, they've put one on the Spey at Knockando and its minging. And as for the chemical ones
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