by Jon Mincks—Wilderness Skills & Safety Specialist
With more and more people exploring the great outdoors, the need to contain the mess we’re making has risen. In the coming months we will be seeing more parks and guiding organizations requiring us to pack $#!t out. And this is with good reason. Recent studies have shown the devastating effect our waste is having on the environment, wildlife, and us! Human waste is a big health concern and eyesore. Let's talk wag bag basics.
Luckily the way to handle this problem is simple and easy. Wag bags are wilderness waste containment systems that allow you to do your business without any mess left behind. The Restop 2 Toilet-to-Go is a common, easy-to-use version containing a generous amount of toilet paper, an antimicrobial wipe, and a patented triple-layer barrier “bag within a bag” design to safely contain and neutralize human waste. A waste-activated gel in the bag breaks down waste. It has everything you need to go, clean up after, and carry out that shhh…stuff. Of course, always clean your hands after. It helps to separate #1 and #2 if you are doing a long multi-day trail. The water we get rid of is heavy, and when “released” far from any natural water source, trail, or camp, it does not have as much of an adverse impact as our hard waste.
Have fun and take care of things. Now go play outside… with a wag bag.
