Not long ago I returned from an amazing bikepacking trip in a remote region of Patagonia. I carried days of food on my bike, camped alone beneath gorgeous starry skies, and saw very few people. It seemed things had gotten a little weird, though, when I finally spent a night in a hostel in town. When nature called, I actually felt annoyed that I needed to leave my room and walk all the way down the hall to pee in a real toilet.

Last Updated: March 24, References. To create this article, 55 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed , times. Learn more Hopefully, you already know that it is usually not socially acceptable or legal to urinate in a public setting. In certain situations, though, you might be faced with no other choice than to pee outside.

Sara stands outside on a summer day in the countryside, and feels the urge. She looks: The coast is clear. She squats, pulls her underwear aside, and pees.

Hot Bod is a weekly exploration of fitness culture and its adjacent oddities. The particular choreography of our everyday hygiene habits, while natural to all of us, often remain a private mystery from the rest of the world. What a mystery we are to each other!