Monday, July 21, 2025

A Wilderness primitive toilet latrine is not a "primitive dwelling with a toilet"

 https://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=forum.thread&threadId=1291647&forumID=12&confID=1&vt=1652454993

 Finding old deposits when digging cat holes in Quetico decreases the feeling of escaping civilization and there are many sites where the amount of dirt over rock is not deep enough or far enough from the water. Plus I feel like digging in these areas is causing more of the dirt to erode off and degrade the site. It would also decrease the maintenance needed in the BWCA. It is pretty obvious the forest service is having a hard time keeping up with the replacement of latrines.

 

 Without latrines, I imagine many people would ignore the rule to pack waste out and would, instead, resort to catholing or much worse.
I think the BWCA is safe for latrine use. Enough moisture and warm temps for adequate composting....The latrines are one of the things I think the forest service has done right.

 Few wilderness areas have latrines. In the BWCAW I doubt waste will be required to be packed out, because there are latrines, they are periodically replaced, and waste does break down. Sites in the most heavily used parts of Quetico probably should have latrines...

 Boundary Waters "Bathrooms"

 We have been building these outdoor toilets for over 25 years and have sold 1,000s of units.  Our pit-style, campsite latrines are currently in use across Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Yellowstone National Park, 100s of private hunting shacks and beyond.

 https://www.carstensduckboats.com/wilderness-toilets.html

 https://www.carstensduckboats.com/uploads/5/1/3/5/5135138/wilderness_toilet_2_pager__003_.pdf

 The Wilderness Toilet provides a centralized place that meets the requirements of that particular park or wilderness area.  It can be located where there's adequate soil to facilitate decomposition, an acceptable distance from surface water and is above the high water mark for the area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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