Funny, perhaps useful, product

[sfa]

Not necessarily more discreet, but when you're rowing the balance of the boat is messed up if someone is trying to squat over the side and hit the water--the squatter is in danger of falling in and everyone else has to lean the other direction to keep the boat balanced. OK, so I guess it WOULD be more discreet to use something like this since you wouldn't have to have four or eight people leaning one way while someone perches on the edge to pee!

Sarah

[smurfalicious]

Peeing standing up is not that hard. I learned shortly after squatting in the snow, touching my butt to said snow, and nearly making a mess when it startled me. Takes practice, and it's hard to convince your body at first.

I had a little implement I made from those spoon things you use to give liquid meds to kids. I just drilled a hole in the end. Easy as pie, and free since most pharmacies give them away with their name on it. Oh, if they only knew.

[emily_in_nc]

I have the Freshette. I use it for hiking, so I can keep my hiking pants pulled up in the back in case anyone should come along on the trail. I keep it in a ziploc bag in my pack so that the urine drops left behind don't get on anything else, and I wash it all out when I get home. It did take some getting used to, but once I "got it", I liked it! I'll still squat in really remote areas when I know no one will happen by. I haven't used it for cycling.

Emily

[Tri Girl]

On the website it says: "self cleaning"

I don't know why that made me laugh.


Seems too cumbersome to me. I've gotten really good at squatting and peeing in less than 10 seconds. I'm all set.
Still, for hiking on a trail it would be nice. I'm going to wait until they come out with an attachable hose that rolls up (retracts) nicely up into my shorts. I think I'll be waiting a long time...

[Jolt]

The one time I can think of that this might be useful is winter hiking (when there's deep snow and it's hard to get very far off the trail to squat). Still, I don't really think it's necessary, and I'd rather not add something extra to my pack!

[Bron]

Not necessarily more discreet, but when you're rowing the balance of the boat is messed up if someone is trying to squat over the side and hit the water--the squatter is in danger of falling in and everyone else has to lean the other direction to keep the boat balanced. OK, so I guess it WOULD be more discreet to use something like this since you wouldn't have to have four or eight people leaning one way while someone perches on the edge to pee!

Sarah

I have never peed over the side of the boat although I have wanted to on several occasions - just couldn´t work out how it would be done without capsizing. The post race sprint to the loos is always the fastest I have ever run.

Unlike my men´s crew - they happily stood up in the boat while waiting for a race to start and let it all out (so to speak). Not a pretty sight.