Section: trip-planning
Bill RiversOutpost Camp LifeSanitary Engineer |
| Dirty work, but somebody has got to do it ! If one of your party is somewhat compulsive when it comes to organization, cleanliness and neatness, give him the domestic chores. What he does not do is clean up after the camp slob (or anyone for that matter). Rather, he is responsible for the general organization of the camp, the stocking of the woodpile, the maintenance of the fire(s), hauling water from the lake / river for cabin use (washing, doing dishes, etc.) | |
| Cleaning the wood stove or rebuilding the firepit may be necessary. Ashes, cooking oil, bacon grease and the like go into the firepit and should be burned immediately to discourage visits from bears. Keep fires small, and when finished, thoroughly douse, stir and drown coals to eliminate the risk of a cabin or forest fire. Other responsibilities include co-ordinating a mid-trip check which provides an opportunity to bring in needed supplies or perishable foods, ice, etc. - as well as sending out empty fuel tanks, messages, garbage, etc. Prepare a written list for the outfitter who might be doing this kind of thing for a dozen different parties. |  |
| Collecting, sorting and bagging garbage is an unpleasant but necessary chore left to the camp sanitary engineer. Burn paper products in the woodstove or fire pit. Wet garbage can be composted, but glass items and crushed cans must be bagged and flown out. Don't create or add to unauthorized "landfill sites" at the outpost. |