"RV" toilet paper - myth busted
Have heard previously that "RV paper" is not worth paying extra over a regular toilet paper. So here is some data. See the graph below - scroll down to the 3rd graph, yellow line is RV paper and pink ...
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:I agree. Although like you stated, not very scientific, all things being equal, it's good for a general comparison. :@
We did this "test" a few year's ago at a group event in Quartzsite. We had 10-12 different brands of TP,(including "RV" TP) all put in jars with water and stirred once a day. I think the "RV" specific one dissolved at the bottom of the list of others. Not very scientific but similar results.
No, we don't use "special" RV toilet paper either. Never did.
On a separate note, we were always taught in Boy Scouts and in the military to bury our waste. And I thought all hikers and back packers did the same. Apparently not. I don't see the purpose of laying toilet paper on top of the ground to test decomposition. :?
