<p>I don’t fully remember what the rules are regarding taking a ****, but I remember holding it in for five straight days because I didn’t want to deal with those rules :P</p>
<p>Yeah, screwitlah was one of the first to break, and thus received the harshest punishment for breaking such a crappy rule. I remember it like it was yesterday.</p>
<p>the rules are good. i ate as little as possible and i lost 8 pounds by the end of the week. **** is not worth dealing with</p>
<p>" You’d be surprised at how not everyone immediately jumps up and volunteers to be an OA leader." yeah i didn’t know that it seemed to me as if there were tons of people wanting to be leaders, that’s why i put in those qualifiers “it seems” “i think” etc. so i made some wrong assumptions in that regard</p>
<p>oh jesus christ you cant take a **** on OA??</p>
<p>no, of course you can, but there are rules. Leave No Trace. i.e. clean up after yourself and put your **** in a bag which you’ll dispose of at the end of the trip. Can’t remember if toilet paper was allowed - obviously that wasn’t very relevant to me since I took not a single ****.</p>
<p>that sounds miserable, even underprivileged people in developing countries get to **** wherever they want…</p>
<p>and you can’t even bury it? **** is literally helpful to the forest ecosystem</p>
<p>Wait, are what you guys saying true? Are there really no shower/bathroom/internet/phone service?? cause I really wanted to go but might be reconsidering it.</p>
<p>what do you think man it’s camping, do CA if you want that stuff</p>
<p>Dude, I don’t think some of you people understand. This is intensive nature exploration camping without ANY amenities. Princeton does a “leave no trace” thing, and I think you have to pack ALL of your trash (including your **** and used toilet paper, it seems) with you. You can’t leave anything behind. You’re not allowed to use shampoo, scented soaps, deodorant, etc. The only way you can shower is if you bring one of those portable showers and fill it up with water. This isn’t like camping with mom and dad. This is more like ****, i’m on castaway. And if you read the guidelines, no electronics at all. How would you even power them?</p>
<p>This is why I started that other post about not participating…
I cannot have bowel movements in the wild within several feet of other people…nope. My butt wouuld feel too exposed to everything. And I definitely will not hold it in for 5 days! crazy!</p>
<p>For those of you brave souls willing to participate! kudos to you!</p>
<p>Some stuff Princeton didn’t care to share:
[Outdoor</a> Action Frosh Trip Personal Hygiene Information](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/ft/health/hygiene.shtml]Outdoor”>Personal Hygiene | Outdoor Action)</p>
<p>Mind your periods, ladies.</p>
<p>Here is some more info about leave no traces (this applies to Pton’s outdoor action winter camping, but should be the same during any season)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/wintcamp.shtml#Minimal[/url]”>Outdoor Action Guide to Winter Camping; Impact in Winter
</p>
<p>So, conclusion: You don’t have to take your **** with you. But you’ll probably either have to burn or pack out your used toilet paper.</p>
<p>It’s a very simple process, really. The same one my fifth grade outdoor “science camp” used.</p>
<p>Here’s how you poop:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go a decent distance from everyone else so that you have privacy.</li>
<li>Dig a hold in the ground with provided shovel.</li>
<li>Poop in aforementioned hole.</li>
<li>Wipe.</li>
<li>Bury poop with aforementioned shovel.</li>
<li>Place paper in provided plastic ziplock bag.</li>
<li>Place bag into provided larger bag.</li>
<li>Wash hands with provided Purel sanitizer.</li>
</ol>
<p>OA is not supposed to be some tortuous experience - it’s supposed to be fun.</p>
<p>Not to mention that a lot of the campsites that you stay at have an outhouse of sorts, so you can just use that.</p>
<p>Stop speculating and imagining the worst. Unless it makes you feel better about yourselves somehow.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if hiking boots are provided? On the form, it asks for shoe size, but no check box asking if you need hiking boots or not? Thanks!</p>
<p>buy em and break them in.</p>
<p>@princeton13mon… thanks for the information!</p>
<p>If you sign up for OA you will receive detailed instructions on buying/breaking in hiking boots and an equipment/packing list.</p>
<p>Lightweight hiking boots:). That dry well.</p>