An ode (and guide) to bush toileting
Posted on: Wed 30 Jun 2021
Ah, going to the toilet outdoors. It can be as stressful and messy as it can be psychologically fuelling.
Much like setting up camp, making a fire, and cooking in the outdoors, going to the toilet in the outdoors is a skill we need to acquire. Travelling Life called in helpline Dr. Kate Grarock, ecologist, Indiana Jones-like explorer, passionate overnight hiker, and YouTuber to learn all about how to become good at it.
What are the biggest no-no’s? What tools are handy to put in your backpack? What’s the best technique? How do we avoid damaging our sensitive Australian soils? And maybe most of all: how can we learn to enjoy doing our business out in the wilderness?
Find our chat below. It starts off with a compilation that brings an ode to the most beautiful bush toilet experiences people have had.
Story produced by Stefanie Staelens
Photo still from Kate Grarock’s YouTube video. Find her channel here.
