As we find ourselves taking longer and longer boondocking trips, where to "put the garbage" until we return to civilization is becoming a bit of an issue. After a few days in the forests near the Grand Canyon, we had to air out the truck cab before we could get in, as we put our bagged (and tied, but not tagged) garbage up there to keep it out of the way.

Where does everybody put their trash until they can stash it in the roadside barrel?

Its part of meal [planning. Non-metalic means burn in the campfire. The rest I wait till the hours of darkness then stuff cans etc etc into my buds garbage can as he always has enough room to carry out both of our garbage. But seriously, we always limit out cans to plastic (Reusable w/lids) or Styrofoam. It may-not be in accordance with the EPA, but then They ain't around when empties get tossed into the fire. Aluminum cans can be stuffed in an old cotton or potato sack and tied to the ladder.

Well, I can see that, but often we don't have a fire to burn stuff in. I suppose we could shove garbage in a gunnysack and tie it to the ladder, but I daresay it might be a bit attractive to some wildlife we might not want in camp!

Sometimes there are no alternatives. But to burn. The other would be to bury your trash. But if your caught it would involve a hefty fine possibly even arrest as it could fall under environmental pollution laws within national parks monuments etc etc. I would never do it just because the hole would have to be rather large and I do not visit the wilderness so as to dig my time away.

When we head out I usually take an old washing machine tub with us to act as our fire pit. Most of the time I pull a featherlite all aluminum trailer so as to have the extra hauling room for extended stays. Yes they can be a maneuver problem, but offer plenty of area to haul wood out into the desert "pack-it in pack it out" etc. Being as light as they are, the trailer is easily removed by one person and maneuvered around to where you need it to be. In the desert during late afternoon to dark we us it a a patio deck. Never unhooking means running a 1X12 from the trailer to the camper bumper. It gives us the safety of being above any snake visits. The shinny aluminum easily reflects the moonlight, making even the tiniest detail visible.

Some years we have infestations of rattlesnakes. Sorry didn't mean waddle off topic here...

Putting it in the fire is really the only way that I have never done it or wait for the roadside can.

Put it on the roof. Tie it down when you put it up there so you don't forget when you break camp. Garbage is light, and it is about the only thing I have found works well to carry on the roof.

Put in in the bathroom till you see a trash can
that way you can wash the room next time you
take a shower

I just use a strong glad EXL bag for each type of trash ie tin in one, paper in the other et cetera. The bags sit on the ground just outside the door. In my camp on as long a leash as possible is my King Charles Spaniel. We have been in bear country in northern Saskatchewan and I have never had a problem. In my lifetime i've only had one situation with a bear while camping. The King Charles chased it away. Bears and other wildlife don't want to mess with this bred of dog. It isn't that this bred is fierce but it will chase anything that moves and annoy the he'll out of it.

My solution to the garbage problem migh be a bit of over kill but it also solved many other problems: I stick my garbage and anything else I don't want in the camper or the truck cab in a big box on a camper porch I bought from an outfit called goboondocking.com

Here's a picture of the very expensive garbage can:

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