08 Apr Kula Cloth: A new way to wipe in the wild

Set the scene: It’s a beautiful day, and you’re out climbing or hiking with friends, and of course, nature calls, and you need to pee. If you’re hydrating correctly, this should happen at least once during your time outside.

I’ve been peeing outside for many years, and I’ve definitely gone through an evolution. When I was really young, the ethic was to always have toilet paper, and often we buried it, though as I grew up, I began putting it in plastic baggies to pack out with me. By the time I reached 30, I was done carrying toilet paper around everywhere – essentially I became lazy and a little pee in my pants didn’t matter as much as having to carry, bag, and throw away more toilet paper. So for the last few years, I’ve just shaken off, and dripped a bit. 

In December, my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas, and like in the past years, I told her nothing. A few days later, I came across the Kula Cloth, and immediately texted my mom with the link, and told her if she really wanted to get me something, she could get me one of these. I chose a rad design by an artist I like, and my mom ordered it for me. 

She gave it to me just before Christmas, as I was leaving for a trip to Bishop, where I got to test the Kula in my natural environment. Immediately, I was hooked! It was so nice for my pants to be pee-free, and I didn’t have any trash to take care of. Instead, I folded the Kula cloth over itself, covering the antimicrobial side that I used to wipe, snapped a button, and attached it to my pack. The outside is waterproof, so you can’t get your pee on your hand or anything else. 

I used it several times that day and washed it when I was done for the day. It’s seriously been my favorite accessory to bring outside with me. I went climbing in western Massachusetts before the crags shutdown, and needed to pee, took out my Kula, and had multiple people ask me what it was, and were super impressed after I told them. My hope is to turn every womxn I know on to Kula, decreasing the waste we produce in the wild, as well as the pee in our pants.