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Let’s talk about the whiz freedom

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PostedApr 22, 2009 at 5:29 am

I mean really ladies? Is this REALLY necessary?

I kind of feel like this is .5 oz of ridiculousness.

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 5:45 am

In the UK it's called the Shewee and is popular at outdoor rock festivals. The girls just line up with the guys at the urinals. I guess the lines are too long for the private cubicles. :)

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 7:15 am

For some maybe. I couldn't care less. I see no point in it personally though I know people who like similar ones. It is definitely a HYOH thing.

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 8:18 am

Ok, genius for at concerts, I will concede that point…
also climbing if you're on a big wall. I will give it that concession as well. But I think in the wilderness I will stick with the tried and true squat. While I see the usefulness in random situations, it doesn't really seem to add any ease to daily backpacking routines.

te – wa BPL Member
PostedApr 22, 2009 at 9:13 am

you'll finally be able to write your name in the dirt!
i cannot imagine the childish snickering at the auto garage when ol' Andy unwittingly uses this as an oil funnel…

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 9:17 am

My wife tried it. On the first use she ignored the cardinal guy's rule about wind speed and direction and that caused a minor mishap.

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 9:25 am

"My wife tried it. On the first use she ignored the cardinal guy's rule about wind speed and direction and that caused a minor mishap."

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL I'd pay good money to witness that one! Definitely worth the price of admission.

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 12:58 pm

If you are quite happy to continue squatting, then why not save yourself the money and 15g?

For me there are enough benefits to justify both. Not needing to drop my kit when it's biting cold or wet, or swarming with biting insects is brilliant. No need to take off pack. No need to 'dry off' with something (eg toilet paper). It makes it 100 times easier to pee into a small necked bottle or can in an emergency….!

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 4:12 pm

This little gadget sounds like just the ticket for women mountaineers. No more squatting in a blizzard or stumbling into the night to take a whiz. Now they can do it standing up and use pee bottles at night, just like the guys. Myself, I just bought 1000 shares of Nalgene.

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 4:14 pm

being a guy i guess it is up to the girl?

but after reading this thread it makes me glad to have the "whiz freedom" already ummm… handled without any extra weight.

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 4:22 pm

"but after reading this thread it makes me glad to have the "whiz freedom" already ummm… handled without any extra weight"

I dunno, Ben. My guess is 999 times out of 1000 a girl carrying one of these gizmos at 14 grams is packing less weight to achieve the function than a guy. YMMV of course. :-}

Sharon Bingham BPL Member
PostedApr 22, 2009 at 4:36 pm

LOL – this is hilarious.

To the OP, I'm betting that you've never tried a device like this. If you had, I can't imagine this question even popping into your head.

Seriously? Yes. Seriously.

If I had a dime for every rock I've tried to cantilever myself out over just to avoid the "splash back" effect caused by my stream landing anywhere near my feet or my pant-legs (like it will if you just squat)…

It's an absolute GENIUS device, and I'd be loathe to take a ROAD trip without it, let alone head out into the great outdoors…

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 4:48 pm

" I'd pay good money to witness that one! Definitely worth the price of admission."

Uhhh…I'd pay good money not to!

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 5:01 pm

Oh yeah, I forgot about the splashback! And how else would a girl ever get to learn what it feels like to pee on an electric fence?

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 5:44 pm

"I dunno, Ben. My guess is 999 times out of 1000 a girl carrying one of these gizmos at 14 grams is packing less weight to achieve the function than a guy. YMMV of course. :-}"

Yeah, but at the penalty of having to carry excess mammary tissue ;)

PostedApr 22, 2009 at 5:52 pm

Yeah, but at the penalty of having to carry excess mammary tissue ;)

Well… I've seen plenty of dudes with that problem. ;)

Al V BPL Member
PostedApr 22, 2009 at 6:13 pm

LOL This is the funniest thread I've read in a long time. Funny thing is I bought one for my wife. As a gag, I put it on top of her birthday present a couple of months ago. Should have seen the look she gave me… "This better not be my real present". Luckily the real present got me out of the doghouse real quick ;-)

Cheers
Al

PS She doesn't want to use it, so I'll have to show her this thread.

Joe Clement BPL Member
PostedApr 22, 2009 at 6:29 pm

So where do you get these? My wife works out in the field, and bathrooms (and the lack thereof) are always a problem. And it does what to mammary tissue?

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