About toilet paper...

[TreasonousBastard]

Apparently, it was invented in the 6th century by the Chinese. It never became popular in the West until the 1800s, when some patents were issued.

So, what did we do without TP?

Many things are a bit icky to talk about, but we have had cotton cloth for a long time. Terrycloth.

When I have bouts of diarrhea from certain meds, I have this huge stack of washcloths sitting there. The come in handy for kitchen and other spills, too, and I hardly use paper towels at all any more. Even good as potholders and other things...

I stock up when I see a display of a pack of a dozen washcloths or hand towels for a couple of bucks. They get dirty, and I throw them in the wash, with plenty of bleach.

Another problem solved.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. And eat more corn . . . . . .

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. My grandmother also said that.

Use two red corncobs, then use a white cob to see if you needed another red one.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. A vinegar-filled lidded bucket by the toilet can hold the rags until wash time. Torn tees here.

[2naSalit]

4. +1

Bandanas.

[TreasonousBastard]

13. Torn tees are good-- always kept a "rag bag" around.

[2naSalit]

3. I have always used bandanas. They work for everything.

From wash cloth to handling all the gross body fluid stuff and you can bleach the crap out of them but they also wash out well and easily rinse clean in the back country or on the road don't take long to dry. You can find them in a grocery store, a gas station... nearly anywhere and they're usually cheap.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Yep. Part of every hiker's kit.

[2naSalit]

12. I always have about five in my pack at all times.

But I learned their versatility when I was on the road 24/7 for months at a time. Any detail could be too graphic so I will leave it to your imagination as to where I learned to clean them in a pinch!

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. I tie mine on to my straps. I look like a gypsy, but since I get disoriented easily off trail

I’ve learned to leave myself breadcrumbs so I can find my way back.

[2naSalit]

20. Good idea. ...nt

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Bandanas are good, too. I kind like terrycloth though.

[Kaleva]

7. I installed a couple of toilet mounted bidets. it's greatly reduced the tp used.

Just need tp to pat dry.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. I have always wanted a bidet! Next chance I get I'm putting one in...

Or moving to France.

BTW, the "portable' ones aren't too good.

[Kaleva]

29. The ones I have are mounted to the toilet so aren't exactly portable.

[TreasonousBastard]

31. I know, and they are better than none at all. I was thinking of the separate and...

"independent" ones.

A whole separate bowl just for washing yer bum. Ah, the luxury of it all.

[2naSalit]

15. Is it cold water?

Where I live, it would need to be heated water. The temp of the water here is such that any dental issues will become known immediately when you try to drink it. I think I wouldn't want to have to wait for the warm water to get through the pipes from the water heater in the other room to my toilet.

Just asking, I might consider it but the thought of really cold water... yeah, no.

[Kaleva]

21. The 1/2 PEX lines feeding the toilets are long.

So the water has a chance to warm up a bit sitting in the line before having to use it. But we've found that even cold water isn't bad and we live in Upper Michigan where the water temp. coming into the house is 36 degrees (I just measured it).

[2naSalit]

23. Thanks.

Interesting.

[sanatanadharma]

24. Hot and cold running water in my porcelein bidet

The dedicated bidet here, next to the toilet, has hot and cold water plumbed to it and an adjustable faucet handle like any sink.

[panader0]

9. They're not going to stop making toilet paper.

Hell, the different companies are probably running 24/7 now. In a week
or so it'll be back on the shelves again. Half of the country has a big
supply already, so demand will taper off.

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. We are relying on the manufacturing/shipping/receiving/stocking chain to remain unbroken. While

it is unlikely to break down completely, its possible that there will be times that delivery and stocking are slowed down. It’s also possible another wave of hoarders shows up when the deliveries do.

[panader0]

25. Perhaps 'blockade runners' with semis full of tp

will become heroes and have songs written about them.

[Kaleva]

32. A 2020 remake of Smokey and the Bandit

[2naSalit]

17. It's mostly just waiting for deliveries. ...nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

10. Cowboy TP...

Mullein leaves. They overwinter pretty well.

[2naSalit]

19. Just don't go picking them along the highway where they spray them.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

22. No worries...

All over the fields around my home. When you dig through the snow they are a little icy, great if ya got hemorrhoids that are troubling you at the time.

[LisaL]

18. I really don't want to use washcloths-seems very un-hygenic.

And never mind covid might be transmitted by poo.

[zackymilly]

26. Snowstorm: Buy food, little toilet paper. Virus: Buy toilet paper, little food.

A lot of people must be thinking this is a stomach virus and they will have diarrhea.

[LisaL]

28. Diarrhea could be one of the symptoms.

[handmade34]

27. we did it with our babies

diaper pails can be useful again... I've got no problem with it (or have we all forgotten cloth diapers??)

[Joinfortmill]

30. Ha! True.

[njhoneybadger]

33. Why do you think we use our right hand for a handshake

[LiberalBrooke]

34. Any of us who are old enough to have used cloth diapers and cloth wipes

know how to use cloth. Now I’m wondering if I have enough laundry detergent.

[handmade34]

35. ...

washing soda
baking soda
vinegar
any other kind of soap/detergent
laundry balls

I make my own soap so I have LOTS... but we shouldn't be tied to just one avenue