author, kathleen, shit, woods How to Shit in the Woods:
An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

Table of Contents
 

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Author's Note
 

Chapter 1

Anatomy of a Crap

Techniques—Style—Getting Comfortable
 

Chapter 2

Digging the Hole

Why and How and Where to Dig an Environmentally Sound Hole—Transmission of Enteric Pathogens (Intestinal Diseases)—Symptoms of Giardia—Cryptosporidium—Soil Types—Locating the High Water Line—Stirring—The Latrine—Problems of Winter and Ocean Disposal
 

Chapter 3

When You Can't Dig a Hole

Toiletry for Rock Climbers, Arctic Trekkers, Sea Kayakers—High Use Areas—Sensitive Ecosystems—Packing It Out—Group Shitarees—Organic Sweeteners
 

Chapter 4

Plight of the Solo Poop Packer

Becoming a Poop Packer—Containers for the Individual— Backcountry Solar Outhouses—Beetles and Such—Frosting a Rock
 

Chapter 5

Trekker's Trots

Diarrhea—Coping with the Unexpected—Prevention—Field Water Disinfection—Filtration Systems—Virus Protection— Traveler's Medical Sources—Recreational Reading
 

Chapter 6

For Women Only: How Not to Pee in Your Boots

Peeing Techniques—Managing Menstruation in the Wilds—The Feminine Funnel
 

Chapter 7

What? No T.P.? or Doing Without

Wilderness Alternatives—Eating Like a Horse
 
Definition of Shit
Afterword
 
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