While we re on the subject of foods not to eat while camping, we ve banned asparagus too.  Asperagus, portable toilets, and confined spaces aren t a good idea ;)

On Thu May 20th, 2010 4:03 PM EDT neil n wrote:

>On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Did anyone drove along the feedlots where tens of thousands of pigs are
>> stocked? And having inside the camper 2 children of my neighbor who broke
>> nesty winds caused by digesting mexican beans consumed at "South of the
>> border" restaurant on the way to Florida.
>> Those were "silent killers"! At one point the camper was so full with
>> methane that I was afraid it would explode. If this wasn' t enough a
>> disaster struck. One of the girls stood up and announced that she released
>> not only the gas, but filled her pants.
>> Now I wanted more than anything else to find a place where the poor girl
>> could wash. Beans must be avoided on long trips. �Ark
>>
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>Oh my. Making "boom-boom" in the pants and everything.   ;)
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>I would suggest that one should be aware of ones diet regardless of
>whether it's beans or not. i.e. I have learned that when camping in my
>Westy, even adding mildly hot spice to meals can be risky.
>
>Neil.
>
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