The humble pee bottle is the handy make-do accessory that dare not speak its name, but is worth its weight in gold. You know the score - you wake up in your tent at 3am. Outside the rain beats down like the percussion section of a military band

about hydrating when it's cold, you don't feel hot and sweaty, but in reality you're still losing moisture constantly, both through sweating and every time you exhale moistened air from your lungs plus you also pee more in cold conditions apparently due

, [look away chaps] when we're taking a pee, think aboutour tissue - do we really need one, can we drip dry?!  If not,we can bag it up and pop it in a public toilet at the end of ourwalk/wild camp, err, much like banana skins, not that I'm suggestingyou

urine, itshould ideally be clear or at worse, a light straw colour.Remember the maxim: 'A good mountaineer, always pees clear.' Okayit's trite but it's a good guide.Your body will function best if you're already hydrated before youset off, so drink

Whisper it, but the ultimate lazy camping accessory is awide-mouthed pee bottle. Okay, so they mainly get used in the greaterranges where it's too cold to venture out unnecessarily, but there'snowt but embarassment stopping you from using it over here

& Shirley Worrall (Pee Wiglet)).Photos: As credited – see the Gallery for more.So, after almost a year of planning, OM’s first international meet has finished and we’re now nursing our aching limbs from a week of fantastic walking and mountaineering in Spain

. Other basic kit includes a one-litre pee bottle so you don't have to leave your tent to take a leak at night, plastic cutlery to prevent sticking to lips in sub-zero temperatures, a five-season down sleeping bag, inflatable