Pee.

[prillalar]

So, women can learn to pee standing up. Which would be really handy, but potentially messy, if you couldn't get a good stream going.

Luckily, there are also assistive devices. Some are disposable, some are not.

Urinelle - A paper cone you can use, then toss in the toilet. It looks to me like you'd have to drop your drawers to use it. There's a note on the site: The use of the Urinelle could feel strange at first.

Whizzy - A paper trough with handles. Looks to me like a drawer-dropper, but some of the testimonials indicate you could manage without. Not flushable.

PMate - A cardboard tube. Looks bulky to me. Possible re-usable for a few times.

Pee-Zee (NB: site is on Tripod) - Plastic tube thingy. It looks cool and seems like it would work okay without getting half-undressed first.

TravelMate - Another plastic tube thingy. This one is fairly small, so I imagine it might take a bit of practice to position it correctly. But you could definitely use it while clothed. They even make a travel kit where you can attach it to a tube and collection bag.

Freshette - Cup/tube thingy. It looks bulky compared to the Pee-Zee and TravelMate.

Have you ever tried one of these or something similar? It seems like a great idea to me, if you found the right one. I'd rather have something permanent, so I wouldn't have to keep buying them and throwing them away. The TravelMate appeals to me the most. Maybe I'll order one.

Dear Grandma, thank you for the cheque. I used it to buy a plastic tube so I can pee like a man! I got two, so I'm sending you one. Hope you enjoy it!

Comments

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I've not used any devices, but I've read the "pee standing up" instructions before and I spent some time trying, back in my butch era. Never could get it right.

Meanwhile, both my current and my last male partner pee sitting down, feeling that it's much cleaner and more civilized. I have to say, I have noticed a big difference. When men pee standing, there's a lot of mess. You don't always notice it at first, but your toilet is *much* stinkier and cleaning the bathroom is much ickier.

IMO, we're going at it the wrong way round. It's not about teaching women to pee standing, it's about teaching men to pee sitting.

[prillalar]

It's not about teaching women to pee standing, it's about teaching men to pee sitting.

But this isn't something to use at home -- it's for scummy public restrooms or icky portable toilets or no toilet at all.

Not that that invalidates your point about men peeing more cleanly. :)

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I dunno, maybe I'm just not squeamish about that kind of thing. I will sometimes hover/squat if the situation's really bad. I can see your point, though.

But would you really carry a little plastic tube around with you everywhere just in case you needed to pee in a public restroom?

[barkley.livejournal.com]

I've carried a funnel (special made for above situations;not the random kitchen funnel *g*) while hiking. I've never used it because I sometimes under-hydrate when I'm being stupid and young in order not to use it, but I can definitely see where it'd come in handy. If you are hiking on a trail above the tree line and the trail is well traveled and there is no where to pee except off the side of the mountain and option to avoid dropping and squatting is very, very welcome.

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

So it's not that I'm not squeamish, it's that I'm not outdoorsy. (:

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

all my friends (and family) in germany have "trained" their guys to sit down...there are often little obnoxious joky rhymes and cartoons in the bathrooms to enforce it.

i agree on it making it easier to clean (esp. when you have two uncircumcised boys who're not too good at pointing yet :-), but i'd still feel weird to demand if he doesn't like it...

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know why. It's not like men don't demand anything of us...

*g*

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

you're totaly correct, of course, and i kind of winced even when i wrote it.

ast the same time, i'm a big fan of picking my battles...and that isn't that high on my list (except at the moment, b/c i'm off to clean house :-)

[shini-tenshi.livejournal.com]

So, in conclusion, you wish u were a guy? --;

[prillalar]

No. :)

[shini-tenshi.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay... just making sure. And I agree with whoever said something about hovering... because public restrooms are icky, even if you've just seen the cleaning ppl clean it.

[neeteeus.livejournal.com]

I have totally recommended those to some clients who have difficulty crouching and/or rising off low surfaces.

I love my job.

[prillalar]

Hee!

[fortissima.livejournal.com]

I've pee'd standing up. In the woods. While camping/the porta-potty was on the other side of camp. Had to drop the pants and all, yeah, but, it worked.

[prillalar]

Good to know it's possible!

[bittersplendor.livejournal.com]

Now that Pee-Zee looks nifty. Does it come in different colors? :P

[prillalar]

It didn't look like it, but I bet you could put stickers on it.

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I have peed standing on many an occasion, especially while discovering that Japanese public toilets are divided into Surgically Clean and Pit Of Hell. Also, having to give lots of urine samples at one stage, it's much easier to pee into a small cup/tube than you might think. Standing up, even.

[prillalar]

I've never had to do enough samples to develop skillz in that area. :)

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

Peeing while standing up is a lot easier when you have some pubic hair. Pee travels in nice stream then.

When you're like me and sometimes gets the urge to wax it all off, then it's really noticable that the pee goes everywhere.

So basically, let it grow if you want to pee like a man. :p

[prillalar]

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