Ever pee standing up?

[mimitabby]

Riding out in the sticks (in Washington state) I have had many opportunities
to watch ants running around furiously as I squatted in their territory.
Fortunately even in eastern washington, there is plenty of shrubbery to find
and dips and hillocks to help you hide when you need to.

And although I always carry TP now, there have been times I had to choose a leaf, hm,, Salal, vine maple, dandelion, which would be best?

[bike4ever]

One of my routes goes through some new housing (used to be country). All of these new developments have nice entrance signs with fancy bushes and stuff. These are nice to bring my bike behind and take care of business without anyone knowing.

[ridethewind]

I have bad knees and haven't been able to squat down for years. Fortunately, it hasn't presented a problem (yet) while I'm riding. Not sure what I'd do if I had to go and no restroom was near. I probably should look into getting one of these devices.

Jean

[lizbids]

They're a little pricey, but I think it may be worth it. I would def take one since I'll be doing a self-supported tour.

Siiigh...I guess I'm one of those gals who has to pee often. After two hours on my bike, I'm ready! I don't like to hold it too long b/c of bacterial build-up...I got a UTI last fall and sure don't want another.

[emily_in_nc]

I have a Freshette, and it's pretty convenient for hiking, where I typically have on pants or shorts with a zip fly. I can unzip the fly, pull down my undies, hide behind a tree, and go standing up. I have a small bottle of hand sanitizer for after (as well as TP in another small ziploc). But with bike shorts, which you have to pull down anyway, I'd just as soon squat - normally in the woods on our rural rides. It's just not worth the trouble of having to keep a clean and dirty bag for the Freshette and carrying it along. The whole purpose of it is to avoid having to pull down your pants completely, which just isn't really an option with cycling shorts!

Emily

[ClockworkOrange]

You guys really make me laugh, I have never heard of a 'freshette' or similar.

Had to find out what one looked like, the site even has detailed info on how to use one!

http://www.freshette.com/usage.html

Go pee.............I mean go see!


Sally

[Kitsune06]

I'm a fan of the travelmate when in the kinds of situations where one has to be very neat about it i.e. where you can't do the wide-shorts-pantleg freehand/standing maneuver... It takes practice either way. There's a definite learning curve with either method... and even after you get 'good' you can still slip/drip sometimes. Not good. Everyone's anatomy's different but I find the best leak-free use is between the labia minora, right over my urethra. (I'd say TMI but how else does one word these things?)

When at outdoor fairs and the like, I use the travelmate and the portapotty urinal. I carry a bottle of alcohol with me (or vodka? depending on the venue...) and of course a camelbak of water (those outdoor venues are hot...=P) so after use it gets a quick flush with alcohol then a rinse with water, a shakeoff and goes into a baggie.

Bear in mind- urine is essentially sterile *to you*- HOWEVER due to the mineral/salt/sugar/protein contents, it breeds bacteria quickly... so you don't have to act like it's poison or anything, but be sure to give it a decent rinse-down.