In another topic, someone posted:



This got me thinking: maybe we should be prepared to relieve ourselves if we are stuck in traffic (not able to get out and use the tree) or if there are no rest stops to be found within the next 60 miles. Heck, I remember holding it in as I drove through the whole state of New Jersey. So what solutions do you guys use?

I found a car urinal that promises to turn the output into solid with the use of a powder. Seems like a good idea to prevent spills. (http://biorelief.com/products/portable-toilets/traveljohn-portable-urinal-3pack.html). But other urinals are basically an improved version of your basic bottle. There is a cap to prevent leakage.

Ah, now this brings back memories of a hot girl. I shall keep these memories to myself.

A bottle, well capped and prominently labeled, has always worked for me.

I too have memories of a hot girl (My hot girl is hotter than your hot girl, and, best of all, I married her. She is right here.)

Gatorade bottle

He he, brings back memories too. I had a job where we installed and supported e-911 and computer aided dispatch systems. Coming home late one night from a service call I had to go and used my Wendy's cup. Being around 4am I wasn't thinking the best when I wondered what to do which this cup of urine so I rolled down the window and dumped it. The wind splashed it back on my arm and the whole side of the truck. I bet I looked pretty funny squeegeeing the while side of the truck at the gas station I finally came to.

BTW that isn't easy to do in a truck with a manual transmission and no cruise control.

I always take a porta-poti:

several years ago - had i not been there and seen this first hand i wouldn't have believed it either - i was on an airport shuttle.

on the bumper-to-bumper 405 in the san fernando valley heading towards lax.

i did not hear the conversation, but saw a passenger approach the driver and convince him to stop - we were already stopped, and had been for several minutes - and open the door.

this guy then runs across three lanes of stopped traffic and disappears down off the side of the freeway.

driver closes the door and moves ahead when he has to.

several minutes later a cheer from the passengers goes up as the guy reappears, runs across the three lanes of traffic and reenters the shuttle.

we hadn't moved forward but about 50'.

the rest of the drive was uneventful.

when you gotta go - you gotta go.

All hot girls are hot, and they cannot be compared, because they exist in memory. But let's just say that my hot girl was so hot that no one was man enough to marry her.

I would have just peed on New Jersey myself. Even if I didn't really have to go.

I saw some women's urinals at an outdoor store last week. Interesting but I think I'd prefer to squat most of the time. Winter cold may change my mind about trying it.

Have any women out there tried the clothing line with bottoms that open strategically to lessen our exposure?

And we, dear Haertig, the good people of New Jersey, would respond approximately. We'd tie a knot in for you so that the problem would not repeat itself!

I was joking, maybe that wasn't obvious. Sorry about that. I used to live in New Jersey. A place named Short Hills. Pretty nice as I recall. That was a while ago.

I guess that's only fair, as I have peed on Colorado plenty of times.

There are women's urinating aids on the market that allow women to stand and pee. Basically an anatomically fitted funnel. I know a few women who like to use them especially while camping.

Hopefully those things are biodegradable/disposable, otherwise what do you do with them after you use them.
I need to figure out what to do for my daughter, when your 4 its not as easy to hold it as an adult.

It's hard at the best of times but especially at 4. For niece (and myself) I open both passenger side doors, and have her squat between them. She can hold onto the frame between the doors, which not only gives her some privacy and a wind break, it helps her to rock back on her heels.

It doesn't solve the exposure to the cold problem but does lessen the splatter effect. (It's not just gross, it makes things chilly when it's cold outside.)

Here's what I would do:

Obtain fresh, dry wood charcoal from my firepit or stove, and fill a plastic, wide-mouth mayo or peanut butter container 2/3 full. The charcoal absorbs some of the moisture and kills the smell entirely.

Bonus points if you carry a second container with some fine charcoal to sprinkle on top after use.

Double bonus points if you spread the contents around a tree afterward. It's first-class fertilizer, enhances the soil, and doesn't hurt a thing.

Ohh, I was thinking when hiking. while driving i throw the camper on the truck and it has a potty.

Gatorade bottle with a capital "P" written on the lid with a Sharpie as a reminder...

"No, don't drink that orange-ish Gatorade!"

Short Hills nice??? NAW.....it's probably among the richest and glitziest suburbs in the country! I guess the money fairy smiled on you Haertig. It's OK guy. I'm just busting your chops a little..."Joisey Style". All is forgiven in good humor. Happy and healthy New Year to all.

I don't remember being rich at all. I think we were more middle class. I was a kid when we lived in NJ and my dad was a colonel in the Army back then. I don't think that makes for much money. Maybe there's more than one Short Hills? I remember we had friends in some other towns named Mapleton or Maple-something-or-other and in Milbern. And when we went shopping on base it was at Fort Monmoth. So we were in the Short Hills near those places, probably not the ritzy one. Or maybe it wasn't considered ritzy 40 years ago? Since moving away those many years ago I've only been back once. I flew into Newark and by looking around that area I thought the whole state must be paved in asphalt. Then I took the train to Princeton where I had some training classes for work. That was a beautiful area back then (around the time President Reagen got shot - I remember seeing that on the news when I was there). Lots of trees as I remember - just the opposite of the big city feel of Newark.

Yeah, no picking on New Jersey! ;>

I pack a large empty peanut butter jar just in case, but haven't had to use it yet. A truck driver I know swears by ZipLoc bags...

While I've never been in that predicament, I have once or twice pulled over myself on a freeway. Mainly b/c it was through Watts at 1am ... but usually I use a gas station or McDonald's or something.

I fully believe we're all grown adults and should be able to tell when we have to tinkle. Keeping a urinal in the car, IMO, is a bit much, but I can see the utility of an empty bottle or something. Cheap insurance, small, probably never used, but what the heck, there if you need it.

Having kids or geriatrics might change the equation.

Pee bottles really come in handy when you are in a tent and it is 40 below,with a good wind outside.

They're also great when you're in a portaledge for the night. It's no fun doing the Watusi in order to get out there and pee.

Yeah, I started packing an empty jar after a particularly painful time in a major hours-long traffic jam - that's my nightmare scenario - no pulling over, multiple lanes of stopped traffic, moving slowly if at all...

I just use an old yellow nalgene knock off that I've had for years. Sometimes you can't find a restroom and if ya gotta go ya gotta go.