Women (might be TMI)....active, outdoor, anyone use these when no facilities available?

[Ottakee]

My friend suggested this for hiking and other outdoor activities far from facilities.

Have you ever used one?  How does it work?  Good/bad options?

My friend is so excited about this....it is her Mother's Day present😆

Pstyle

Edited May 3, 2020 by Ottakee

[busymama7]

I really want one.  Last week we went to the mountains which are open according to their website.  But they locked the bathrooms 😑

I had my younger three girls with me.  We survived but barely.  I debated buying one of these but I'm going to try a bucket/pool noodle set up in the back of the van. 

 

[SKL]

I was thinking about this yesterday on my walk, LOL.

The one you linked looks like it would not protect from backsplash.  I looked at the comments and apparently they have not yet invented one that is relateively fool-proof.  But it's probably better than nothing!  😛

[JustEm]

I have a friend who uses one, not sure about brand, and she likes them.  I personally would prefer to just squat in the woods

[regentrude]

20 minutes ago, hjffkj said:

 I personally would prefer to just squat in the woods

This. I fail to see the advantage of carrying this device. Except perhaps for big wall climbing.

Edited May 3, 2020 by regentrude

[maize]

I use a cup. Don't even have to pull down my pants more than a few inches, cup fits inside. No squatting necessary.

If you've ever been pregnant you've probably peed in a cup enough times to figure it out 😂

[mumto2]

Did you guys watch the video.......Ami and the Ivy?  Have to say it looks far better than squatting considering you get to stay pretty covered.

[MercyA]

Yes, I have one. It's a Whiz Freedom. 🙂 It's on this list of various options: https://www.greenbelly.co/pages/best-female-urination-devices

You must practice at home first, and you must hold it tightly and correctly against you, or you will have a disaster. You can kind of wipe yourself off with it when you're done going, which is handy. Sorry if TMI.

Honestly the best ones I've ever used were disposable and made of cardboard. Fit in a back pocket. That gets pricey and wasteful, though. 

Edited May 3, 2020 by MercyA

[EKS]

2 hours ago, regentrude said:

I fail to see the advantage of carrying this device.

I have knee problems and haven't been able to squat for decades.  It's a huge problem.  I am excited to try this device.

[kbutton]

I have never been coordinated enough to squat well and handle clothes simultaneously, and if I were doing serious outdoor stuff, I would be willing to try something like this, whether or not I tried that brand. It does solve only one half of the bathroom equation though, lol! (TMI for sure) 

[maize]

16 minutes ago, kbutton said:

I have never been coordinated enough to squat well and handle clothes simultaneously, and if I were doing serious outdoor stuff, I would be willing to try something like this, whether or not I tried that brand. It does solve only one half of the bathroom equation though, lol! (TMI for sure) 

Even men have to cope creatively with the other half!

Though women do have the added joy of managing menstruation on top of everything else...

I'm convinced that the near universal popularity of skirts for women across cultures and centuries is partly because they make discrete toileting possible; no need to expose a bare behind. Think of pioneer women crossing the plains and such with nary an outhouse in sight and not even any good sized trees to squat behind!

[Laura Corin]

@maize,  I agree. I've travelled to a place where women wear long skirts and just squat in a gutter, holding their hems off the ground. Very practical.

Edited May 3, 2020 by Laura Corin

[SounderChick]

I haven't used one of those but I have used these my mom keeps them in her car just in case.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NVBYD8/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_n4YREbTVNCHDP

[TravelingChris]

This reminds me that I need to buy a portable toilet for myself for any trips we will be taking.  No, I cannot squat either very well and am likely to fall and hurt myself.  We are now planning a long roadtrip to ND, SD, little bit of WY, little bit of MN, NE, and other places along the way there and back.  Last Labor Day, we went camping at a private campground and the bathroom was a quarter mile away--- I can't do distances like that.  

And with COVID19, many rest stops are closed too.

[Wildcat]

What kind are you looking at and where will you use them (in your car/SUV/van? Side of the road hidden under a sheet? Camp ground?)?

I've wanted something for several years for long road trips but don't know what's practical. I've seen everything from a toilet seat on a bucket with a collection bag under it to the ones that look like xx-large toddler potties with chemicals in them.

[Jentrovert]

When out and I have privacy, I prefer to squat. But I got one of these several years ago for use in a specific place, and it didn't work for me at all. I just could. not. go. standing up. I mean, I would really, really need to go and then absolutely couldn't do it. Obviously, there would have come a point where I wouldn't have been able to stop it. But as for trying to use it when I felt a normal urge to go, I couldn't. It was just like the habit of sitting or squatting was so ingrained and standing felt so unnatural there was some sort of mental block? I don't know, but I couldn't do it.

[Ausmumof3]

19 hours ago, maize said:

Even men have to cope creatively with the other half!

Though women do have the added joy of managing menstruation on top of everything else...

I'm convinced that the near universal popularity of skirts for women across cultures and centuries is partly because they make discrete toileting possible; no need to expose a bare behind. Think of pioneer women crossing the plains and such with nary an outhouse in sight and not even any good sized trees to squat behind!

Yes!  I finally figured out when we were camping why women wear skirts and men wear pants 😂😂