Ladies, have you ever used a "Go-Girl"?

This is the first time I’ve heard of it. I’m trying to think of a time that I may use it. I wouldn’t use it hiking or camping. It’s easier to just pee in the woods. I spent the past two weekends doing this camping and I think the go-girl would have been a hassle to carry and dispose of.

The only time I might use it would be when I was on a boat fishing. I know there were plenty of times in the past it would have come in handy.

I have not, and I do not think I could ever use one unless I was doing it as a joke and drunk.

I do wonder if that RoadGirl is using one as she waves.

How the heck do you hear about these things? I’ve never seen it before!

I don’t know that I would use it…I have that guilt about things that wind up in the landfill. I will say that for boating, it might just make life simpler, but I’m still not completely sold on the idea.

Like @jonsblond – when I camp and don’t have access to a bathroom…I just pee in the woods. I’ve finally mastered that task, at this point in my life.

I did think it was so funny that they have a lot of merchandise…including lip balm!

I grew up out in the middle of nowhere, so, I learned to pee outside without peeing down my leg at an early age. So, in the event that I had to pee outside, I could do it without a FUD.

I’ve heard of it before. I wouldn’t be against trying it. Like knitfroggy, I’m actually already pretty good at peeing outside. Not great, just good.

That is goofy! It seals to your body? Suuuuure it does. I’ll just pee the old fashioned way, thank you.

@cak my boyfriend found it after I complained about a disgusting outhouse!

I am seriously considering giving it a try. I have not mastered the art of peeing against a tree, I always end up with wet legs and wet clothing/undergarments.

This actually might be really useful for me. Every six months I have to do a kidney function test, during which I have to catch every. damn. drop. of pee for exactly 24 hours. It’s a major hassle… I have to pee in a pee hat resting in my toilet, carry it all the way downstairs without spilling it, dump it into a collection jug (kept in the fridge… No! That’s not apple juice!), wash the pee hat, and return it to the only bathroom… back upstairs. This is especially fun in the middle of the night. ~ With the Go-Girl, I could just pee directly into the jug!

LOL. I heard about this because of a strange experience I had in a women’s bathroom.

I was in a med-school class, and I went to the bathroom near the hospital cafeteria. I was sitting on the toilet, peeing, and someone walked into the stall next to me. I saw the individual’s feet under the stall wall. He/she was standing, facing the toilet, wearing sneakers of ambiguous size. He/she then proceeded to urinate into the toilet, while facing it. I panicked and thought I must have walked into the wrong bathroom, so I stayed seated on the toilet until the individual exited so I could leave without embarrassment. I then left and checked the door. I was in the women’s bathroom. I returned to med-school class and told my friends about the strange occurrence. They directed me to that website and suggested that perhaps she uses those so she does not have to sit on the toilet, haha.

@girlofscience I have a friend who has bladder issues. Standing up is the only way she can go. Maybe that’s what was happening with the girl next to you.

I swear to God, this is the most educational website on the entire Internet.

@MissAusten Yeah, just when you think you’ve seen & heard it all, something else pops up.

That’s pretty awesome! I can think of a couple of camping trips where such a device would’ve been handy!

I have to admit I used to carry a funnel with me for just that purpose. When I first came here I was not allowed to work for 2 years (visa provision) but I was going crazy so I bought a little dog grooming trailer to pull behind the car. I would go to people’s houses to do their dogs. Often they would not be home so I would have no access to a toilet. I found with the funnel I could just stand there and pee out the leg of my shorts and anyone passing by would have no idea.

I haven’t been skiing since I’ve been in Australia, but I thought it would be great for that so you didn’t have to pull down all those layers. Also in filthy toilets, lots of uses really,

I think they should make one out of a biodegradable waxed type of paper so you could just flush it away or bury it under a pile of leaves when you are finished.

I would imagine that my children’s late godmother would have been thrilled to have a device like that. She was a private investigator and spent many hours on stake out. Unlike her male employees she couldn’t simply use a beer or soda bottle.

Otherwise, as a former camper and hiker, I learned long ago how to pee in the woods. And the desert. And into a bucket if I am stuck on a boat without a head.

I would use it – there are public toilets that i have to use that are just HORRIBLE and I would use this instead, without blinking.

Damn! I had no idea these existed and was planning to try and market something like this, simply because I’ve always been jealous that guys can pee standing up!

I would definitely use it, specifically for camping trips and long hikes. I’ve only ever peed on the ground once, when I was really little – and I have a feeling I would constantly pee on myself if I had to squat. Besides that, it’s just too damn cold sometimes to have to pull your pants all the way down to pee.