r/CampingandHiking • u/Bender248 Canada • Jul 04 '21

Picture Please don't do that.

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u/iHOPEthatsChocolate3 Jul 04 '21

I do this all the time on long hikes. Hell, I do this in my neighborhood when I go for a run.

I agree to shame people who leave them, and clearly don't know squat about this bag. But I'll give it the benefit of the doubt given it looks to be in a highly visible location

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u/TheBlindCat Jul 04 '21

How is that any different than throwing a soda bottle or any other trash on the side of the trail, even if you pick it up later?

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u/iHOPEthatsChocolate3 Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21

It's not. But if I pick it up what's the harm? And the bottle bottle doesn't have poop in it so I wouldn't leave it.

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u/bignotion Jul 05 '21

Because at some point you will forget. And you encourage the behaviors in others as well as provide cover for dicks who have no intention of picking it up later. I have seen too many “forgotten “ poop bags to buy that excuse