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About this Product
Back in the 1860's, Great-Great Grampa Pawel carried what was thought to be the first portable bidet west of the Jasiolka River and up and over Dulka Pass. That bidet was the inspiration for our first Holey Hiker Backpacking Bidet that we sold way back in August of 2021. While ours no longer fits onto the bladder of a Podhale Zackel Sheep, we found our first prototype did fit a Smartwater bottle and quickly became the favorite backpacking bidet of many an adventurer's butt crack. Many travelers would return from trips and let us know their butts were very unhappy after returning to their heretical toilet paper commode. They wanted a bidet that could be used at home, one that could be used when cycling, one that could be used at the beach, one that could be used by folks under 5' 4", and the number one requested bidet was one that could be used by their left-handed friends. We obliged almost all the requests creating new bidets for each situation. There are now even bidets for construction sites, lumberjacks, and Cnoc Bottle users.
This has created a new problem for our legions of high adventure fans. What if you are a short left-handed lumberjack that likes to backpack? Buying three different bidets is not the answer! This past winter we went back to the drawing board and created the answer being unveiled for Small Business Sales Week. It's the Holey Hiker Every Day Bidet. A bidet that will leave your crack shiny clean whether you are using it in a porta potty, car camping, in a bivouac above tree line, thru hiking, wearing flannel, or after you just finished some avocado toast at your seaside retreat. And best of all, after going through at least a half dozen prototypes we finally have a bidet that operates equally as well for both right-handed and left-handed folks, and for folks who are tall or short.
The Holey Hiker Every Day Bidet is available only in yellow. If you would like one that fits a Cnoc bottle you can check that box when ordering.
Please note. This is not the Everyday Bidet, it's the Every Day Bidet. No matter who you are, it's a bidet for each day of your life because every day deserves a clean crack.
Need some how-to videos to get you started on your crack cleaning? Check out our how-to videos here.
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Holey Hiker Backpacking Bidets
Meet the Maker
Hello and welcome to Holey Hiker Bidets! I'm Paul Bogush the designer, creator, lead tester, and CEO (Chief Elimination Officer) of Holey Hiker Backpacking Bidets. After using a few other bidets I realized that not one had all the features I was looking for. I wanted to create one that was durable, easy to use, had low water usage, and of course would give my butt the perfect stream of water. I decided to start designing and testing my own in December 2020. Each time I went out I made a small change and then came home and fired up the 3D printer to make the improvements based on my experience and the experiences and feedback from testers all around the country. After one last outing on the Appalachian Trail in June of 2020, I had what I thought was the perfect backpacking bidet...but testers started to report that it would crack after about a year's worth of use. After another year of prototyping and experimenting with different plastics the final prototype was finally made in July of 2021 and sales to our waiting list and anyone who happen to stumble upon the website began. Our "grand opening" finally occurred on November 19, 2021.
In June of 2023 we closed the shop and I set out to improve the design and make it stronger, lighter, and improve the spray. I decided to use a injection molding process which meant getting a crash course in how to take my 3D printed design and convert it to a design that could be injection molded. For those of you that design and make, it was going from Tinkercad to SolidWorks :) Finally in January the current version was finally approved, mold created, and the first 25 prototypes were made and tested. The current version of the bidet started being sold in March of 2024 and are made at a family run business right here in Connecticut. It is a one man show so please be patient with shipping and correspondence.
The Holey Hiker Backpacking Bidet is the four-hole bidet. Please be aware that there are inferior imitations being sold. Feel free to point them out and I'll gladly tell you why their imitation design is inferior.
In the USA you can also purchase Holey Hiker Bidets at Garage Grown Gear
In the Pacific region you can buy them from Pack Gear Go
In Europe you can find them at Biwak or over at Outdoorline
How it’s Made
How it’s Made
After four wild years of mad scientist-level tinkering in my basement lab (aka the corner of my storage room), I'm stoked to unveil the Holey Hiker Bidet 2.0 - the lean, mean, cleaning machine that's about to revolutionize how you get that poop out of your crack.!
Why should you ditch your 1.0 for this bad boy? Let me spray it out for you:
Featherlight at just 4 grams - we are talking holding a baby bird weight
Intense 4 hole spray pattern - get squeaky clean in record time. More hiking, less wiping!
Can't-miss-it arrow - now more prominent than ever. Color it with a Sharpie, or go full glam with some sparkly nail polish.
Created with injection molding - because your backside deserves a bidet that will last
Your new little buddy’s soulmate is the Smartwater bottle, but it'll cozy up to most plastic bottles out there. We're not snobs, but we do have standards - so maybe skip the dollar store specials, sometimes they are a little loose.
Remember, folks - this is the OG 4-hole wonder. Accept no imitations! Sure, there are 3D printed copycats out there, but do you really want to trust your trail hygiene to some other plastic pretender? We started by 3D printing them and we stopped for a reason. I still have a couple hundred in the garage if you want some. Your butt deserves the best, and the best is the Holey Hiker Bidet!
We're trying hard to keep it local:
Texas-sourced plastic
Family-owned injection molding in CT
New Hampshire-procured o-rings (but we're on the hunt for a US manufacturer - hook us up!)
Connecticut-based final assembly (aka my laboratory)
Recycled book page packaging - because even your bidet should be well-read
No fancy packaging here - we're all about that minimalist, trail-ready vibe. So no fancy notes or stickers…unless you want one. Just ask. We're still on the quest for the holy grail of eco-friendly shipping labels, so stay tuned!
Ready to elevate your outdoor crack cleaning game? Gra
Shop Policies
Please keep in mind that you will receive no cutesy note or extra packing material to cut down on waste. You will get just a bidet in a little box wrapped in a single piece of paper :)
If your bidet malfunctions or gets destroyed by a bear within 900 days of buying it, we will send out a new bidet to you. If it breaks after 900 days and you have a really good story about how it got destroyed, please share it with us. If it's interesting enough, I'll share it at the dinner table with the family and have them vote on whether a free replacement should be sent out.
We package the bidets the weekend after receiving the order and get them in the mail the following Monday...usually. Like 98% of the time.
You will be sent a confirmation email with the shipping # after it is packed.
If you do not receive a bidet within 2 weeks of ordering please contact us!
