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At the end of a soggy day of backpacking

On those occasional rainy days, you may wonder how you’re going to get reasonably clean without getting any wetter than you already are. Well, the socks you’ve worn all day are “goners” for the time being, wet and muddy on the outside but relatively clean on the inside. While you’re changing into dry clothes, turn your “used” socks inside out and mop yourself off with them.

Hypothermia? On Kauai?

It’s possible if you go into the mountains. Remember that going higher is equivalent to going north into colder climates, Kauai’s mountains are very wet, and mountains are often very windy. Please be prepared as you would be for going into any mountainous region.

Biodegradable? Ha, ha, ha!

The following things are popularly supposed to be biodegradable if you bury them: toilet tissue; facial tissues; sanitary napkins; tampons; disposable diapers. That must be a joke. They often last long enough for either running water to exhume them or animals to dig them up. It’s actually pretty easy to carry them out if you put them in a heavy-duty self-sealing bag.