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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by Baeocystin on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @04:13PM (#16758563)
Bidet use is accelerating rapidly* in the US. Which doesn't surprise me, really. When I got one, most of my family was surprised. As they tried it out of curiosity, most of them were really happy with how clean they felt, and have gone on to get one for their own homes. I'm sure they have other friends that come over and will experience the same. It's an exponential effect.

(* source: https://www.proremodeler.com/bidets-finally-making-inroads-u... )

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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by donw on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:20PM (#16760265)
If I have taken only one thing away from living in Japan for near-on a decade, it is that the washlet (aka the cyber-bidet) is, quite possibly, mankind's greatest invention.

The predecessor to the above were small squeeze bottles full of water, and you can still buy various versions of these today, which are heaven-on-earth as a wilderness backpacker.

I picked up a travel bidet[1] for backpacking, and it has proven to be one of the best uses of six bucks that I can remember. Weighs in at 50g (~2oz), and not only cuts down on the amount of TP I need to pack in (and out), but it's also been a general lifesaver when traveling.

[1] https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B007ZLB3NA

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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by komali2 on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @08:30PM (#16760684)
Hooooly shit I never thought of this for backpacking.

You're a life saver. Accidentally pulling out my shit wipe Ziploc is my least favorite part of backpacking.

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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by donw on Thursday April 05, 2018 @08:01AM (#16763959)
Yeah, it's pretty hard to differentiate that from an MRE.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by chrischen on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:38PM (#16760368)
There are non-electronic bidets that I found worked just as well (you rotated a nob to spray water using just water pressure).
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by ducatdusk on Thursday April 05, 2018 @11:05AM (#16765545)
I installed one of these at home. Absolutely superb.
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by Baeocystin on Thursday April 05, 2018 @10:32PM (#16770490)
That sounds like a rather... brisk experience in the colder months. I hope you live where the winters are mild!
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Re:What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? by paganel on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @05:43PM (#16759463)
Washing one's "back-parts" after they've completed their job feels much more clean to me compared to using toilet paper. Whenever I'm forced to use TP (i.e. when not at home, mostly) I always feel a little dirty after the deed, no matter how much TP I use. I don't have that feeling when using water to clean said back-parts.
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