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Ortlieb T-Pack Tested

Soggy bog roll, is there anything worse? Fortunately those thoroughly teutonic types at Ortlieb have the answer to wet campsite soggies...


Posted: 11 September 2002
by Jon

Ortlieb T-Pack

Price: £20.00

Weight: 260 grammes (including bog roll - varies with usage)

Features: Waterproof bog roll holder with hanging strap and adjustable-length bog roll mountain strap. BOG ROLL NOT INCLUDED.

Dry bog roll is guaranteed
You need to choose your bog roll with care


There's nowt worse than soggy bog roll or even worse, disintegrating bog roll, so thank heavens that Ortlieb, with typically teutonic thoroughness, have come up with the definitive solution for careless campers.

The T-Pack is based on dry-bag technology, but is actually a waterproof toilet roll holder. The roll is mounted inside on a strap/roller arrangement and can be hung from a handy tree or held by a sympathetic partner or friend. With care you can adjust the length so that the roll is completely shrouded by the waterproof fabric, saving you from dodgy drips, even in rainy conditions.

When not in use you can seal the bag with a roll-over dry bag fastening then throw it into the nearest stream or dank puddle with impunity. To ensure that you find it again, the T-Pack comes in a discreet shade of screaming orange.

So at last outdoor bog roll perfection? Sadly not. Without EC bog roll standardisation, the sad truth is that many UK rolls simply won't fit the T-Pack. A Tesco Luxury roll for example is a generous 11 cm in width, however the T-Pack has trouble with large diameter rolls over 10 cm in width. So, if you want dry bog paper, choose your roll width with care...

Verdict: Works wickedly with 10cm paper, but 11cm, large diameter luxury rolls are problematical, you may have to sacrifice some softness for the sake of keeping your paper dry. Whether it's good value or not depends a little on how, erm, anal, you're feeling.

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Pushed for time: Waterproof bog roll holder that shrouds the paper even when in use. Works wickedly with 10cm paper, but 11cm, large diameter luxury rolls are problematical, you may have to sacrifice some softness for the sake of keeping your paper dry.

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Looks a lot like a solution to which there is no known problem.

The moist Andrex is the best camping loo roll anyway, it comes in a plastic wrapper and is meant to be wet.

Posted: 12/09/2002 at 14:11

Baby wipes do the same thing...good for hand washing afterwards, too.

Posted: 12/09/2002 at 16:47

The same one??

Posted: 12/09/2002 at 17:22

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