It isn't necessarily about fiber. I don't eat much because I've been trying to keep off all the weight I've lost over the past decade. Consequently I have a lot less volume to deal with so I don't poop much.
Same <1/day 'issue' here. Perfectly regular, just nicely consolidated~ ;)
The answer is yes, and since I always buy in bulk, I literally go years without purchasing more. I was running lowish, but even the few I have remaining should let me weather this storm.
4 sheets crumpled up gives much greater surface area, as well as perpendicular folds, with which to grab the target material. Wiping with a flat surface makes no sense at all, and likely requires multiple wipes to achieve the desired result.
I wish there were statistics on the commonality of various wiping techniques.
I'm surprised at the number of people who use a real number confidently. I just grab enough to feel "safe". I'd guesstimate 4-6 on average of the double thick rolls but never stopped to count.
This might be TMI - and i'm totally serious - but in my case I suffer from severe bleeding if I do dry wipes. I purchase the "ultra-hard" (no flakes) variant of TP, dip about 1/4 of it into a cup of water, fold it in half, and then I wipe. Anywhere from 4-8 wipes, with the last wipe being a dry sheet to pat dry the area. This makes buying "standard" TP problematic for me, because that 1 sheet now turns into 2 or even 4 in order to prevent tearing up the TP during the wipe.
But then you need soap... which might be as tricky to procure as toilet paper these days. And for good reasons. Without it, disinfection ain't really happening.
I don't know how it's over there in the US but here, the hard soap (with "72%" stamped on it) is extremely cheap and overabundant. It's not very glamourous and pleasantly smelling but it foams and cleans and has bactericidic effect.
the calculator doesn't handle that because how _many_ times you go is not a valuable metric. The question is more how many times do you _poo_ in a day. Because pee uses little to none (men) or little to some (women).
then there's the question of how many sheets you use, on average per poo. Some folks use way more than others.
Yeah, that's generally how this has gone. The first reaction stockpiling happens, then after that runs out people figure out alternatives. First hand sanitizer went, then rubbing alcohol and aloe vera later. First toilet paper went, then bidets. First water bottles went, and I wouldn't be surprised if we have a run on water filters too.
But as things start coming back into supply, I'd expect it is easier to get a bidet and a water filter than toilet paper and bottled water.
But that's not the same number as the amount you should buy. Given the non-zero chance that you go out to resupply and it's sold out, you need to buy enough so that you can last until the next restock. For most people, just going out to buy it sooner than they normally would is likely enough to give them leeway. However, that still means they will have more stashed than they normally would (since they don't allow themselves to get as low).
I've been saying this for years -- I've worked full-time from home for the last 9 years. One of the first things I noticed was TP consumption went up considerably.
I didn't realize how much of my employer's TP I really used prior to that.
HN is clearly in a tail spin. From fairly intelligent discussions in its early days via fairly unintelligent ones on politics now down to commenting on peoples stupidity? Time to leave, methinks.
people really should be stocking up on psyllium husk powder (metamucil). one roll of TP will go a lot farther when your bathroom is experience isn't "like wiping a felt-tip marker"
I used to, but don't anymore. TMI, but my first one was heated because I thought we needed it. Second one wasn't (we didn't have a hot water tap near the toilet) and it's turned out to be fine. You get used to it. YMMV though, if your area has super cold tap water like Colorado it may not be tolerable.
This is a difficult problem. During WWII the Army of the United States calculated the amount of toilet paper required to win the war in Europe at 20 squares per soldier per day. The British did the same calculation supplied their troops 4 squares per soldier per day.
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I guess you could approximate with less wipes.
Do you use so little toilet paper you don't need a calculator anyway?
The answer is yes, and since I always buy in bulk, I literally go years without purchasing more. I was running lowish, but even the few I have remaining should let me weather this storm.
For example, does anyone actually use “2 sheets per wipe”?
I wish there were statistics on the commonality of various wiping techniques.
then there's the question of how many sheets you use, on average per poo. Some folks use way more than others.
this is a pretty useless calculator.
Diversity is a desirable thing sometimes.
If people can adopt the Namaste they can do the Bumspray
But as things start coming back into supply, I'd expect it is easier to get a bidet and a water filter than toilet paper and bottled water.
I didn't realize how much of my employer's TP I really used prior to that.
Cleans much better. And less abrasive.
But yeah, two squares isn't really realistic.
Just stop the sale of all toilet paper,
Isn't that what everybody wants?