Funny, perhaps useful, product

[rij73]

Someone in another thread linked to a rowing supplies site... Couldn't help but notice this product on there... It's the WhizEasy!

http://www.jlrowing.com/whizeasy.html

Hilarious, but it did get me thinking. Not very easily concealable in a jersey pocket, though.

[Smilie]

Now how exactly do you use that?

[Grog]

It's also used by women when climbing for many hours. There's no portapotties on rock walls...

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1218220613533
for reviews.....!

[Smilie]

I always wanted to pee standing up!

[OakLeaf]

I've got a similar one, I forget which brand - there are several out there. But I don't carry it much any more. I think it would work better for someone whose anatomy was a little different from mine (i.e. not so much extraneous soft tissue - someone who didn't need a saddle with a cutout). Maybe this one (appears to be soft silicone?) might work better for me than the hard plastic one I have.

Also, there's the problem with putting it away after you use it. Sure, urine is sterile, but who wants even a few remaining drops all over the rest of your stuff? I might actually be more likely to stick it in my jersey pocket (which will get washed) than in my motorcycle tank bag, though. I don't care who sees the outline of it, I'm old enough to be over that kind of stuff .

[JaneE]

I have no personal experience with any of these products, but as a long-time camper I've seen a similar product in catalogs for years:

http://www.freshette.com/

No affiliation, etc.

Could be interesting for biking. Being out in the middle of nowhere and struggling with sweaty spandex is not generally my idea of fun. If this (or a similar) gadget would make that process a little easier and less messy I'd be all for it.

[ginny]

I have also heard about and been aware of them for years, but alas, I cannot figure out how they are more discrete than squatting in some out of the way place - I mean, let's face it girls, we have practice squatting, not so much with the standing, and the figuring out where said funnel goes and then - what? we have to try to get the drips out? I think I'll a) not climb big walls, b) ride, run and play where I can squat or find a potty, and c) not have to wonder what to do with drips...
yuk - it gets a thumbs down from me

[OakLeaf]

y'know, guys just put their drippy thing back in their shorts...

In tight jeans, no, not much more discreet than squatting. In cycling shorts, definitely you can still keep your butt covered while you pull the front down. In loose water shorts, you can stick it up the leg of your shorts and just move the liner out of the way.

[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.