How to fold.
Practice makes perfect.
We encourage you to practice folding and unfolding your Kāma a few times to understand the origami rhythm. It becomes simple and quick once you get the hang of it.
If you’re really stumped, please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions about folding. We’d love to walk you through the steps on a video call.
Step by step.
Start at the short side of the mat. Grab the outside edges of the triangular panels closest to you. We like to think of them as butterfly wings. The faces of the triangles are going to come together as you push the outside points in.
The centers of the hexagons will tent up, and you can push forward to the next pair. There will be a great divide going down the center of the mat. Repeat the process until the entire mat is folded into a trapezoid.
If you get stuck, it is sometimes easier to start over with a flat mat. It’s helpful to think of the hexagons as two triangles and two diamonds. The triangles will form a valley and the diamonds will form a mountain when folded together.
vamos •• carry strap
For transport of our Mondo mats, we offer an organic cotton carry strap. To use the strap, pull the loops out of either end, then slip them around the widest part of the folded up mat. Tighten the loops around the mat, then adjust the sizing by tying a simple knot in the top part of the strap. The straps are sized to accommodate extra items (blankets, water bottles etc.) that can fit beneath the loops as well.
vamos •• voile strap
Our most trusted piece of equipment for ski and bike adventures, we’ve found that nothing holds our mini mats quite like a Voile strap. Made of tough stretch polyurethane with a heat-treated aluminum buckle, they are the definitive way to secure, bundle & repair almost anything on-the-go. The good people at Voile let us put our logo on a 25 inch [63.5 cm] strap & you can find them over in our shop.