Peeing like a dude

[Bling]

So, on my to-do list is "try out the pee funnel." Probably should have been "get used to the pee funnel." After almost 50 years of peeing sitting down (have to assume some diaper period in there up front), turns out it's HARD to do it standing up! I tried last night with my pants up, and...let's just say that was a bit messy. Okay, pants down. Still hard to let go and pee standing. It just feels...wrong! Eventually I managed this, and it IS pretty fun to see a stream of pee. i could write my name in the snow! (As long as I'm willing to do it butt nekkid). But it's still somehow not as satisfying as a nice sit-down pee. And, instead of averting my eyes and trying to ignore the porta-piles, I'd have to be aiming right at them!

All in all, it makes a nice backup system, but I think I'd rather be sitting...

[EspressoDude]

you can try peeing however you want in the porta potties. just make sure you aim is good so the place doesn't stink or be diseased when you use it next time, or when someone else uses it next. You are best off trying the 'hover' mode. leave it like would like it to be when you use it again.

Robbi-Dobs the PP Goddess will have your ass for leaving messes.


Peeing on the playa is also a no - no.. you will walk with your dried cracked feet in somones else pee our your own.

[C.f.M.]

All in all, it makes a nice backup system, but I think I'd rather be sitting...

Hell no. I LOVE my pee funnels.

Check out this post

http://playabound.wordpress.com/2010/05 ... -found-it/

I'm taking the first one I had as back-up, but the Pstyle is faaaantastic.

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I'm pretty sure nothing else in my camping year has its own song!

[Bling]

you can try peeing however you want in the porta potties. just make sure you aim is good so the place doesn't stink or be diseased when you use it next time, or when someone else uses it next. You are best off trying the 'hover' mode. leave it like would like it to be when you use it again.

Hovering is a VILE habit, taught by moms who mistakenly think you can "catch" stuff from toilet seats. Ugh!

Peeing on the playa is also a no - no.. you will walk with your dried cracked feet in somones else pee our your own.

Well, duh!

[C.f.M.]

Hovering is a jerky thing to do.

I read a study once where the toilet seat was actually one of the most germ-free areas in a public bathroom.

People are so stupid and misinformed about germs and bathrooms.

Pstyle FTW. No muss, no fuss, no putting genitals anywhere near that mess, or dropping trou into the mess at your feet - the Pstyle especially, with a shake dries right off, goes back into the pocket, done. Love it.

[cablemonkey]

The main purpose of the world famous BRC Pee Funnel is to permit ladies to pee into a bottle in the privacy of their tent, RV, or whatever, so that they don't have to make the cold trek to the potties at 0-dark-thirty.

[Bling]

The one I have is a SheWee. They're pretty similar.

[lucky420]

i got the go girl pee funnel. Tried it out a while ago and i gotta admit i kind of liked it. When i was done peeing i found myself shaking it off like a guy would do...

[C.f.M.]

The main purpose of the world famous BRC Pee Funnel is to permit ladies to pee into a bottle in the privacy of their tent, RV, or whatever, so that they don't have to make the cold trek to the potties at 0-dark-thirty.

Yeah, but...yeah. As much as I love them for all the effort they put into making them (and the time) and spreading the word about the awesomeness of pee funnel...those plastic cups really aren't so great, comparatively speaking.

The SheWee w/o the hose is somewhat similar, however what it's made out of is where I notice the difference. The Pstyle is seriously dry hardly before you're out the door, and it's slimmer and smaller. And comes in non-pink.

And is run by some kick-ass women, that makes me happier to support.

[geospyder]

No matter how much you shake and dance the last few drops will end up in your pants.

[Bling]

I WAS kind of surprised at the splashing up out of the bowl, and how it was kinda hard to aim. Gave me a new appreciation for why bathrooms used by guys can get so messy.

[C.f.M.]

I WAS kind of surprised at the splashing up out of the bowl, and how it was kinda hard to aim. Gave me a new appreciation for why bathrooms used by guys can get so messy.

Hm, I didn't really experience any of that. Though it definitely was pretty amusing at first, readusting to find my "stance," and such. Peeing like a dude, indeed. Except we can wipe.

[dragonpilot]

When i was done peeing i found myself shaking it off like a guy would do...

"Shaking it off"? Real men don't shake it off, fer crissakes! There's a certain amount of pride in a drawer full of yellow stained tighty-whities...

[lucky420]

oh darn, the shaking was the fun part...

[theCryptofishist]

you can try peeing however you want in the porta potties. just make sure you aim is good so the place doesn't stink or be diseased when you use it next time, or when someone else uses it next. You are best off trying the 'hover' mode. leave it like would like it to be when you use it again.

Hovering is a VILE habit, taught by moms who mistakenly think you can "catch" stuff from toilet seats. Ugh!

Hey ED, she's right. And considering that Potty-Goddess Robbidobbs does a lot on eplaya and camps in your village, you're putting her in a bad position vis-a-vis the "hover"ing thing. DON;T HOVER!!! It's the best way to get stuff on the seat.

[Dr Jet Sinister]

Seriously. Sit your ass down. Wipe the seat off with a little single ply toilet paper if you have to and close the lid when you're done! It keeps the stink monster away.

I think the hover thing is pretty generational too. Way more messy seats in places with old ladies. Yes, the same old ladies that think using a eastern style toilet is gross. Whatever.

[Bling]

Using an Eastern style toilet is fine--if you're a guy or you're wearing skirts. It's a serious PITA when you're a gal wearing pants.

[C.f.M.]

Using an Eastern style toilet is fine--if you're a guy or you're wearing skirts. It's a serious PITA when you're a gal wearing pants.

Eastern-style toilet? What's that?

[Bling]

Weirdest fucking thing ever. We ran into them in Pisa, when I was DESPERATE to pee. So, I go into the bathroom, and there's no toilet. Instead, there's a hard plastic thing on the floor with a hole about 6" in diameter, and two rectangles to put your feet. Presumably if you're a guy, you aim your pee into the hole. To poop (thankfully not a necessity when I ran across one)--or pee as a woman, you'd squat over the hole (hope your balance is good, because there's nothing really to hold onto, and you wouldn't want to put your hands down on the plastic. Yuck). The strangest thing was, it FLUSHED!

Toilets are weird all over Italy. There's no plumbing standard, so for each toilet you'd have to figure out, do you flush by pushing a button? A foot lever? Pulling a chain? Was it a 2-stage flush? In one case, the mechanism was missing, and there was an icepick you'd use to push the button. After running into the Turkish (we think) toilet, I was a lot more careful in the future. With pants on, I pretty much had to strip to use it. Once was plenty.

[geospyder]

I remember sitting on a toilet in Japan during the 60's and in come a woman and sits next to me to do her thing. What do you do? "Hi, how are you today?"

[theCryptofishist]

Bling
Squat toilets are supposed to be healthier, especially as they cut down on constipation.
Geo
The Romans had public and chatty toilets as well, as did old fashioned outhouses. We may be odd in our privacy needs.

[C.f.M.]

Weirdest fucking thing ever. We ran into them in Pisa, when I was DESPERATE to pee. So, I go into the bathroom, and there's no toilet. Instead, there's a hard plastic thing on the floor with a hole about 6" in diameter, and two rectangles to put your feet. Presumably if you're a guy, you aim your pee into the hole. To poop (thankfully not a necessity when I ran across one)--or pee as a woman, you'd squat over the hole (hope your balance is good, because there's nothing really to hold onto, and you wouldn't want to put your hands down on the plastic. Yuck). The strangest thing was, it FLUSHED!

That's not an "Eastern" toilet...that's just a toilet, to most of the rest of the world. My idiot school mates refused to use them. Made for a long bus ride for them!

Squatting is the "natural" way for humans to relieve themselves. Many are proponents of keeping a stool by one's toilet, to elevate the feet and mimic our ancestor's toilet posture.

The funnel makes it way easier to pee with clothes on. No undoing of garter belts, dropping of the aforementioned trou - and this coming from someone who goes SCA with her shit, layers and layers of skirts, panniers, boning, garter belts...you name it.

[Bling]

True--but easier to do when you grow up with it. A grab bar would have been a big help. (One wonders how elderly folks do this, if they lose flexibility).

[Dr Jet Sinister]

I called them eastern because our style is called western.

The trick is to squat flat footed. I can't squat a western toilet! That's waaaay too hard on the thighs and knees. No grab bar needed and pants aren't in the way at your knees. All of the ones I came across just required a foot to push the pedal, button, or knob. Oh and your own toilet paper. I would have one in my house if I could.

...and Bling, I think if you're using one of these toilets so many times a day for your whole life flexibility isn't much of a problem.

[C.f.M.]

I called them eastern because our style is called western.

Hm. Never heard of that - especially seeing as how all of my squat-toilet experiences occurred in Western Europe and Africa, not necessarily "the East,"...blah blah blah.

[Dr Jet Sinister]

I called them eastern because our style is called western.

Hm. Never heard of that - especially seeing as how all of my squat-toilet experiences occurred in Western Europe and Africa, not necessarily "the East,"...blah blah blah.

Ahhh well, where I was in Korea and Japan it was referred to as western. We called them western amongst ourselves in Turkey.
Again, and more likely, it could just be the westerner's term for a "toilet like home."

[C.f.M.]

Ahhh well, where I was in Korea and Japan it was referred to as western. We called them western amongst ourselves in Turkey.

Yes, that would make more sense if it were a style of toilet found in "the East."

Not Western Europe. West Africa. Etc.

Come to think of it...I'm sure they're there there, but I can't recall an "Eastern" toilet in any of the Eastern European countries I've been to.

Potato, potato.

("Doesn't make much sense when you read it.")

I'm just happy to have a toilet. Indoor plumbing is a marvel, and I'm very thankful for it.

Who wants to hear a funny story?! Alright!

In Kenya, our toilet was a wooden platform over a hole. My chore one morning was to spread lime around it, to deter insects.* The adult, adult woman, mind you, that was my partner and I were like, "Lime? Really?" So we got some limes, and sprinkled the juice around the area.

We really did.

(only to find out later, if you don't get the joke already, they mean the chemical powder lime)

*When you looked down into the "pit of despair," all you saw was a large, writing heap of maggots.

[Boijoy]

Squatting sucks. My thighs are KILLING me after about two days!
I purchased a "Go girl" & I have also been "practicing", first in the shower & now in the toilet. I Kind of have a hard time with elastic waist bands hitting the funnel & swaping it out with the toilet paper hand to catch any drips.
Once I perfect peeing standing up, I'm asking my boss for a raise!!

[C.f.M.]

With the Pstyle, I have zero drip issues. Whatever it's made of (some sort of silicone plastic?), the moisture falls right off.

With the SheWee, I don't remember having any drip issues. You might want to try out getting a tube, like the SheWee has. That will make it much easier to avoid getting anything on your clothes.

The SheWee cups around you, like the GoGirl. I was worried about overflowing/leaking with the Pstyle, but it has yet to happen (I practiced at home and took it to Transformus) and I like the slimmer, smaller shape of the Pstyle much more - looks like the GoGirl squishes, which the SheWee doesn't, if you keep it in it's tube.

[Dr Jet Sinister]

*When you looked down into the "pit of despair," all you saw was a large, writing heap of maggots.

And people have a problem with the blue water in our chemical porta-potties. If ya gotta go....

Yes, that would make more sense if it were a style of toilet found in "the East."

Not Western Europe. West Africa. Etc.

Don't Europeans refer to themselves as westerners sometimes? It's all silly since the whole east/west thing is so subjective. Africa is exception obviously. I didn't come across any of the squatters in South America, and there's a heavy European influence there.