VERY. WHEN IT’S -30c OUTSIDE ON A CAMPSITE IN NEAR-VERTICAL TERRAIN AND YOU’VE FINALLY GOT YOUR TENT WARM, STEPPING OUT TO ANSWER NATURES CALL ISN’T AN OPTION. NOR IS HOLDING IT IN FOR 16HRS. TWO VITAL THINGS TO MAINTAIN ON A SERIOUS HIGH ALTITUDE ASCENT ARE HOMEOSTASIS OF THE BODY AND GOOD RELATIONS WITH YOUR TENT PARTNER AND A PISS BOTTLE DOES BOTH.

LAYING AWAKE KEEPING 1L OF FLUID WARM WITH BODY HEAT IS STRESS YOU JUST DON’T NEED, SO DUMPING THAT FLUID HELPS YOU SPEND YOUR DOWNTIME AS IN RELAXED A WAY AS POSSIBLE.

LIKEWISE, SHUFFLING ABOUT AND OPENING TENT DOORS WHILST OTHERS ARE TRYING TO SLEEP IS BOTH ANNOYING AND COMPROMISES THE TENTS ENVIRONMENT UNNECESSARILY.

A SIMPLE PISS BOTTLE RESOLVES BOTH AND WHAT YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR IS A WIDE, SCREW TOP MOUTH, MINIMUM 1L CAPACITY, A CLIP LOOP & IDEALLY A SAFE COLLAPSIBLE DESIGN THAT’S ALSO CLEAR TO CHECK THE COLOUR OF THE CONTENTS. AS YET WE’VE NEVER FOUND THE PERFECT MODEL (FOREGT COLLAPSIBLE NALGENES – THEY ALWAYS LEAK) AND THE BEST WE’VE SEEN ARE THE 1L BOX-LIKE PLASTIC BOTTLES SOME DRINKING YOGURT COMES IN WITH A LOOP OF CORD TAPED ON.

DON’T THINK YOU WILL FIND ANYTHING GOOD ENOUGH AT A TRUCK STOP IN XINJIANG. PRACTICE USING IT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO ON A MOUNTAIN.

WE PROVIDE A FREE FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS BIOHAZARD STICKER FOR USE ON PISSBOTTLES.