Waste and Sanitation Supplies and Devices

Featured review by Elizabeth McCoy

I am so glad I found this item! I love the Kula Cloth. This has cut down on toilet paper immensely on the trail. Easy to use, easy to wash.

I found out about the Kula Cloth when I was on the Gnara website ordering my Gnara "Go There" hiking pants (read my review). I splurged and bought the Kula Cloth too, not knowing what to expect. I brought it on a hiking trip and was pleasantly surprised with it.  Description picture from the Kula Cloth website  What a great way to decrease the need for toilet paper when peeing in the wilderness. I brought the Kula Cloth on the last three thru hikes, and I love it! It has snaps on it that make it easy to attach anywhere on your backpack.

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Featured review by Mike Mineart

This is a very light, durable, and functional camp shovel with the added benefit of being very useful for a number of other applications around camp that might not be so obvious.

I want to first knowledge that I received my Deuce of Spades as a gift for being a past Reviewer of the Month here on Trailspace and I also want to confess (and I hate to admit...) that I was really excited to be receiving this "potty" shovel as a gift. I have always been interested in gear and equipment and when I first saw the Deuce of Spades I thought it looked like a really cool shovel, but more importantly also thought that it could be very useful for a number of other applications which would make it a great addition to my pack.

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Featured review by Jboothmtnbkr

Been a durable dependable camp tool for over 10 years. It has taken its share of abuse with rock, roots, and hard ground and shows no real sign of any plastic fatigue.

This is one of our camp staples, both for car camping and backpacking. I find it more convenient than trying to find a stick that's strong enough to dig in our rocky CO soil or using the heel of my boot. Plus, when you gotta go, sometimes you gotta go and it's nice to just have the tool right there. It has worked for us for more than 10 years and I can see it going another 10. Update (July '14): My trusty trowel snapped in half on my last backpacking trip. Trying to coax a hole in some very rocky terrain ended up being too much for it after many years of use. Oh well, maybe it's time to save the few ounces of weight and try the stick method for a while.

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Reviewed by Mike Mineart

The Cleanwaste Go Anywhere Toilet Kit Wag Bag has all of the basic elements needed to handle, treat, and then transport your poop while in the outdoors. Wag Bags are also a great way for you to help keep the popular outdoor areas you visit a joy for others by enabling you to properly dispose of your waste in areas where mother nature just doesn't have the capability to do it for you.

On a section hike of the John Muir Trail this last summer, I exited my hike out through Mt. Whitney portal which required me to pass through what is referred to as the "Whitney Zone," and in general covers the area from Crabtree Meadows to Whitney Portal if you're hiking on the JMT. Due to the high altitude and lack of soil in the Whitney Zone, human waste doesn't decompose very well and because such a large number of people visit this area (it's a cool place to visit if you haven't been there before),  you are required to pack out all of your solid waste (i.e.

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Reviewed by Mike Mineart

This is a very strong, durable, and functional backpacking potty shovel and spare tent stake with the added benefit of potentially being useful for a number of other applications on a backcountry trip or around camp.

When I first received the Dig Dig Tool my general impression was that the design was very utilitarian/functional. After taking the Dig Dig Tool out on several trips I have found that it does a great job doing what it is intended to do, which is to dig catholes. Design and Construction The Dig Dig Tool’s overall length is 8 1/8 inches, it is about 1 5/8 inches wide and weighs 1.3 ounces, and it is made from a grade 2 Titanium. So while the shovel is reasonably light the material and method of construction make it very stiff and strong, so there is little to no risk that it would ever bend or be damaged during normal use.

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Featured review by Kayakoholic

Just the image on the website alone made me giggle. In the store at the camping hygiene section, I would lurk quietly; look furtively over both shoulders to ensure nobody was watching as I got a closer look at a competitor brand's doo-hicky that could enable me to sign my name in the snow. In the end, like a teenager too embarrassed to buy condoms, I moved onto the shoe section. I am secure in my femininity! I don’t have penis envy! At the Outdoor Retailer Summer show, GoGirl made it easy by giving me one (and a T-shirt, too!).

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Featured review by JimDoss

What can one say about a small little trowel, designed to dig cat-holes in the woods to bury crap in? Well, how about it’s well designed, has a really fun name, and does what it’s supposed to do? This thing is not designed to dig trenches around your tent in a rainstorm, make fire pits, cut kindling, mine for gold, or stir your scrambled egg breakfast. It’s designed to dig small hole in the ground. Remember that. Remember, too, that while the iPood Pocket Trowel is a really neat item, it’s not 100% perfect.

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Reviewed by Twig

Pages could be written about an ultralight backpacking trowel...I believe the Official Moto is "They help you doo-doo the right thing." But enough has already been said about TheTentLab's Deuce #2 and #3, so I'm here to finish the Trilogy with my few inputs on this wonderfully functional and compact tool: It helps me dig tiny holes in the backcountry and has been a reliable companion for a long time. Mostly I just forget it's there...until I desperately need it.

First off, I wanted to use this opportunity to say thank you for the lovely 2022 Trailspace Top 25 Gear Reviewer awards, graciously supplied by TheTentLab and Trailspace! A comparison of the Deuce #2 (top/blue) and Deuce #1 (bottom/orange) A few things stand out from the above comparison: 1. The lovely and proud inscription on the top towel, plus my favorite color, and 2. the "Made in Colorado" inscription on the bottom trowel, a saying near and dear to my heart (I was made in CO too).  Also, it's very hard to tell any sizable difference between the #1 and #2 when I line them up together.

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Reviewed by Judy

Oh my gosh. Before the Whiz Freedom, that awkward squat when everyone can tell exactly what you're doing—PEEING! You don't want anyone to see you peeing! Now with the Whiz, I can pee like a man! Sure if someone saw a dude standing with his back to the road it would be assumed he was peeing. But a woman just appears to be standing behind a car!

I have been camping with this three times, but I do recommend practicing in the shower about ten times before you try it outside.  First time I used it  on a camping trip when I was out on a hike. Some men walked by while I was peeing and gave me weird looks. But I just proudly peed on. A few minutes later I passed them back when they has all decided on a pee break. I gave them a weird look.  Second time I went kayaking on the lake and had to pee so bad. What do I do? Whiz Freedom that's what.

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Featured review by Teri Anderson

pStyle allows active women to be able to go to the bathroom without having to sit, squat, or pull your drawers down! I use this for ALL my outdoor activities and for road trips. You can discreetly go to the bathroom without having to expose all or search for a place to do it. It's even great for porta-potties!

This amazing product has been discovered mostly by word of mouth among active women seeking an easier, more discreet way to go to the bathroom while doing outdoor activities. Most of us had to hide somewhere, drop trou and squat, then have to deal with toilet paper after. With this product, we can go just like the boys do — standing up!! To use it, just unzip or pull down the front of your drawers, slide it into place and go! There's a technique for removing it that eliminates the need for toilet paper.

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