Brief: Woodbury Man’s Invention Wins Award

The man who hopes to make things easier for outdoorsmen in need of a No. 2 recently earned a No. 1 award for his invention.

The , a pocket-sized portable toilet invented by Woodbury resident Greg Ledo, has won the American Alpine Institute’s Guides Choice Award.

Ledo, an engineer by trade, invented the Biffy Bag after several hunting trips with his sons. Check out a full story on the Biffy Bag.

The Biffy Bag is essentially a specially designed plastic bag that fits around the waist. That bag goes inside another heavier bag with a solid zip lock, and Ledo's own "Biffy Powder" foams up and engulfs the waste, making it disposable. (The Biffy Bag also comes with eight feet of toilet paper and a 10-by-11-inch sanitary towel.)

 “The bag-within-a-bag design offers three layers of leak protection and provides over 4,000 times the odor resistance of a standard garbage bag,” Ledo said in a statement. “The Biffy Powder’s proprietary secret formula reacts quickly and engulfs the waste, creating a seal that immediately eliminates odors and solidifies liquids for safe and sanitary transport. … It is virtually odor free and leak proof.”