Trash storage

[pwc]

Keeping up with my line of storage thread... ....
I've struggled from time to time with a good system for storing trash on the trail. Usually the plastic bag works fine but I'm one of those guys who in the past has been known to drink a good number of bottles of liquid type refreshments. So I'd like to seperate the gross smelling trash stuff from the likes of recycling things (it's ok to group all recycling into one container). The plastic bag just doesn't work well out here in the PNW as we have trees that like to rip them open.

So I'm looking for suggestions of a fairly cheap, easy method of storing/separating trash and recycling for a multiday backcountry trip. Something that won't spill.

I had the idea of some kind of storage box (rubbermaid kind, not hard plastic) but that hasn't been perfected.

Any ideas?

[DaveInDenver]

I use heavy duty trash bags as liners inside a dry bag. The dry bag keeps the smell at bay and the heavy lining (I use the 3 mil bags from Home Depot) makes it easy to clean up at the end. You are limited only by the size of a dry bag you use. A small one works fine on a day trip and a bigger one (or several I suppose in your case to separate waste) covers you on a long trip.

[mountainpete]

Check out my other thread on Ziploc big bags... might work for you.

[Scott Brady]

This is a great thread. Trash was the one consideration I spaced when designing my truck. I am considering some type of canvas bag to hang from the back...

[Whoknows]

I'm using one of these. I line it with a trash bag. It has a lid and it can be used to store gear at other times.

http://www.shop.com/op/~Kingsford_Ka...275?sourceid=3

[articulate]

You hit the mark with this thread! Dealing with trash is complicated because you don't start out with any on board. Instinctively I think that Scott's canvas bag idea has the most merit. Heavy duty, and it can pack away once it's emptied. Especially at the beginning of a trip.

What do yo do with the plastic bins at the start of a trip?

[Nullifier]

In Oz they make these bags that strap tot he rear spare tire carrier like a back pack for trash. Michelles sacks makes a nice unit down there. It is a problem though. One thing I have is a collapsible trash can that works great for camp. I put a bag in it and then toss it in the bed or cargo rack after.

[goodtimes]

The best way to store trash is to simply not generate it. I usually start by getting rid of as much as I can at home. Food gets stored in tuperware containers (which get washed and go home with me). Paper towels are replaced with cotton towels that get thrown in with the dirty clothes once they are dirty. Non disposable plastic cups and light weight pans (hijacked from my backpacking stuff) usually serve as dishes--all washed and re-used. I pack most of my meat in freezer paper, which burns quite nicely. By the end of most trips, I only have a single burlap sack partially filled with cans and [glass] bottles.

[desertgirl66]

The best way to store trash is to simply not generate it. I usually start by getting rid of as much as I can at home. Food gets stored in tuperware containers (which get washed and go home with me). Paper towels are replaced with cotton towels that get thrown in with the dirty clothes once they are dirty. Non disposable plastic cups and light weight pans (hijacked from my backpacking stuff) usually serve as dishes--all washed and re-used. I pack most of my meat in freezer paper, which burns quite nicely. By the end of most trips, I only have a single burlap sack partially filled with cans and [glass] bottles.

Yes, good point Brian. We try and pre cook a lot of food and then seal-a-meal it to boil up in hot water at camp. Most veges are pre-chopped and eggs are already put into containers that can be washed out. It's those darned "beverage" containers that can build up

[SeaRubi]

my plan has always been to generate a ton of trash, and just let pwc take it away on the top of his 110. i guess this plan hasn't been working out so well for pwc

i like the idea of using lined dry-bags. would probably pack down relatively well and stowe easily on a roof rack. and +1 on not generating any ... good feedback there.

we had talked about trying to make some kind of manual trash compactor at one point that would condense garbage down and then get added to a container exclusively retained for that purpose. sounds good in theory, however concrete details in terms of implementation are fleeting.