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Convince me: Backpacking Bidets (self.backpacking)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Gamera8ID to c/[email protected]
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I'm mostly a day-hiker. I'd rather hike farther than carry more.

I'm slowly Passage-hiking the Arizona Trail, and there are stretches where overnights will be unavoidable.

I'm not going to cut down my toothbrush, but I do want to carry as little as possible.

I hear positive things about backpacking bidets, but the concept seems (to put it delicately) "optimistic" to me.

I may attempt the "try it afterwards in your shower at home" advice I've seen elsewhere, but that seems...gross.

Am I missing something, or is my risk tolerance misaligned with the reality of roughing it?

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[–] Gamera8ID 2 points 1 year ago

True, and backpacking bidets are inexpensive enough that I bought one before being convinced that I'm going to bring it along. I just haven't been to bring myself to try it.

I suppose what I'm looking for is the adoption ratio of people who have tried them, if that makes sense.

Like, there are some people who will throw out any food that touches the floor. Then there are the majority of folks who believe in the "5-second rule." And there are some who would eat an M&M they discovered off the floor of a dive bar bathroom. I'm personally a "5-second rule."

I figure bidet adoption probably has a similar spectrum, and I'm asking for input from folks at neither extreme who have tried them.