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How to Shit in the Woods, Second Edition: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art Paperback – August 1, 1994

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The author continues to expand her investigation into better methods of conduct in the outdoors, reviews health concerns, and shares some of the extraordinary mail her book has generated.

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128 pages
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English
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Ten Speed Press
Publication date

August 1, 1994
Dimensions

5.25 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
ISBN-10

0898156270
ISBN-13

978-0898156270
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press; 2nd edition (August 1, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0898156270
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0898156270
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches

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ALLFLUKSD

Both informative and funny!

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2016

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I received this book many years ago as a gift and I bought this copy for someone I work with (we work outdoors a lot of the time). I absolutely love how informative it is, but she does not take herself too seriously. I highly recommend this for anyone who spends time outdoors (working, camping, etc).

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Pofsa

Humorous but extremely informational!

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013

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It is funny, but way more than that too! How to take of not only yourself but also the environment in which you are doing your business.

I bought this book as a gift for a friend. She had just been hired on to a wildland fire Hotshot crew out west and her biggest fear in life was popping outdoors. A hotshot lives outdoors all summer long, on the fire line for 14-16 days at a time. Being able to poop in the woulda would be a very necessary skill! I read it before I gave it to her and she has told me that not only did she read it and love it, but that she purchased copies for others.

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THOM BORCHERT

very funny book

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2014

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I have read it several times and loaned it to other who enjoyed it. It is very informative to say the least.

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Dan

For my Brother

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014

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Got this as a gag gift for my brother for christmas gift. All gags aside, it does have some interesting information in the book. Would be very good for someone going camping, or one who wishes to live off the land for awhile. Life before indoor plumbing.... so weird....

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Fiji Laural

S.*.*.*.

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014

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Great book. Would add one suggestion, and that is the story behind S.*.*.*. "Store high in transit" when loading manure on board a ship in transit, that means store up on deck so the methane off gas does not explode in closed quarters. True story.

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Jeff Engel

Funny

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013

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I gave this to my son as a joke. He has started camping and couldn't believe there was a book about this. I paid 1 penny for the book, but $ 3.99 for shipping. I thought that was quite a bit for a small paperback book.

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michael mete

Informative with some good info. Makes for a great book to leave ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016

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Informative with some good info. Makes for a great book to leave out for the guests to peruse. They can't help it:)

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Vadim Mikhaylyants

I have to say - I still do not know ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2016

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I have to say - I still do not know how to s*** in the woods. I followed the instructions to the letter - but somehow, I ended up s***ing in the car on the way to the woods.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2017

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Great gag book funny stories bought it for friend who wiped with poison ivy

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Raul

A definite must if you are going outdoors

Reviewed in Germany on October 23, 2016

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Though bought as a gift, this book is full of useful information, advices and clear explanations.

A great amount of people avoids the topic of toilet on Outdoors outings, which leads to them being unconfortable and on frequented trails... just a mess on the sides of the trail.

This books gives you explanations on diposal of waste, why and how. It also gives great advice on dealing with drinking water in the outdoors and talks at length about female hygene while in the outdoors.

You don't need to be a himalayan adventurer to get useful information from this book, if you go to the forest once in a while, if you take your kids there, this is interesting for you

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un livre très drôle

Reviewed in France on May 25, 2015

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C'est un vrai petit bijou de la responsabilité écologique , très amusant pour pas cher !
En plus en excellent état .

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THE ART OF LEADING FROM THE REAR

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2011

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In 'Tales From Djakatar' by Pramoedya a Ananta Toer, there is a conversation between a Houseboy and a Maid which goes "How simple life is. It's as simple as this: you're hungry and you eat, you're full and you shit. Between eating and shitting, that's where human life is found." Kathleen Meyer's book gives the first two stages of life a miss and concentrates solely on the last in the trinity of simple life stages namely defecating. More precisely how to rid the body of it's intake of food and liquids whilst in the great outdoors without causing an environmental 'tsunami' or debasing one's apparel or filling up one's boots to overflowing.

Whilst the toilet humour aspect of the book might well have made a major contribution to it becoming "The International Best-Seller With Over 1 Million Copies Sold", the book is not merely a comedic escapade into outdoor toilets. It is a very conservation orientated work of helpful hints for causing the absolute minimum impact on our fragile environment in pursuit of the ultimate and possibly overwhelmingly pressing objective of bowel and bladder relief. Interwoven into the narration and advice is the most comprehensive collection of information possibly to be found on the subject of crap, as well as a veritable treasure trove of useful gadgets, and the 'bottom' line facts about the effects of excrement on the land and water.

This book when left prominently on your coffee table will soon cause either great hilarity or acute embarrassment among your guests, far more than the latest copy of 'Harry Potter' or similar, but either way it will solicit a reaction, that should lead to a fruitful and enlightening conversation on this most fundamental of all human bodily needs.

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Jurjen A.

hard to get through

Reviewed in Germany on October 10, 2022

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I think the author and her friends had a good laugh when coming up with the idea for this book. Unfortunately it is dead-boring and impossible to get through.

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