That time has come, perhaps??

Fair Weather Camper

Fair Weather Camper

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Hmm, but meanwhile, back to matters slightly more serieux

I never, personally got on that well, with one of these..

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...FjAYegQIABAB&usg=AOvVaw1P-DjI3HEYrN-a-eUaPKrM

But that was years ago, and they may be totally different now.
Some women swear by them.
Plus it's definitely not a case of one size fits all.


:rolleyes: Sorry about the really long, untidy looking link - I'll get my head round how to do this at some point ; but not right now.
 
cathyjc

cathyjc

Thru Hiker
I used to use a Mooncup (not needed anymore) and found it very usefull in the 'wilds' for the 'not so heavy days'. May need extra protection if very heavy flow.

Certainly in wet climates/locations (Scotland :D) hygiene/washing is usually a load easier to manage than drier environments. Lots water sources and damp moss :smuggrin: etc.

I've not needed to use a pee rag but I can only imagine it only comes 'into play' in drier climates where it will dry out quite quickly (less smell) - but washing it thru' which should be done frequently might also be less achievable :confused:
 
Fair Weather Camper

Fair Weather Camper

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craige said:
I'm not much help with lady problems... but just type the word or paragraph if you want, highlight then put the link in with the link button as usual and it inserts it into the word.
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... Nonsense @craige you're a big help with lady-problems ..

Not all of which are exclusive to undercarriage issues.
I just happen to struggle, intermittently with the big bad world of e'coms ...

Being helpful, without being patronising, or belittling, is a big help all round :)

Recognition of lady problems / issues, as truly being of import to us all - is cool too :cool:
 
Fair Weather Camper

Fair Weather Camper

Thru Hiker
Daymoth said:
Im so done with TP for weeing. Im moving into using some fabric cloth.

For snow camping i use a funnel and a bottle at night. Ladies, you want a rigid funnel, dont let the flexible packable ones lure you.
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So to use this you have to kneel up in your sleeping bag yes?

But don't have to get out of it altogether.
Is that the case @Daymoth ?

I have a rigid funnel, but rarely use it, as Im not a big Snow Camper on the whole.

So find a pot does me OK

But you never know ... :)
 
Fair Weather Camper

Fair Weather Camper

Thru Hiker
Taz38 said:
You try aiming (while in the tent) with a dog looking at you in disgust :sorry::bag: twas an emergency honest!

Rigid funnel: totally!
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Oh no!

A judgemental dog giving you dirty looks?
That's all you need.

I always thought that the whole point of hounds was the faithful acceptance, and approval of all that their owners did, regardless.

If you want disgusted approbrium - get a cat :cat:
 
cathyjc

cathyjc

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At night I usually leave the tent (weather allowing) - the night sky is there to be admired.
Otherwise a squat/kneel in the porch is the option.
If however, the midges are out in force a pee bottle in inner comes into play. I use an old cut off platy bottle and tip it out into the grass/ground ASAP - esential to be awake and careful - the consequences otherwise don't bear thinking about :confused:.
 
Fair Weather Camper

Fair Weather Camper

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Daymoth said:
Usually i just get out of the sleeping bag ( no need to tempt my faith) and kneel yes.
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Oh OK I see,
Thank you :)
Not so very different to the pot in the porch method.

For a moment there, I thought you'd found the 'Holy Grail' method that did away with having to get out of your sleeping bag. :angelic:

That's the bit I hate if it's cold.. Brrr. :thumbsdown:

I know it's nice (sometimes) to go out and look at the stars, or say hello to the coos but..

Guys don't realise how lucky the are just being able to roll over and irrigate the porch, whilst still wrapped up - - Or maybe they do?? :oops:

On a somewhat unrelated note @Daymoth (I believe you hail from here?)
My holiday reading this time has been

'The Face of Spain'
by Gerald Brenan.

It's an old book telling of his revisiting Spain only 10 years after the end of the Civil War..
What a different country to now, but he writes with great balance (for his time) and having lived there previously, for several years, has a depth of familiarity with the people, landscape, and culture, and the awful consequences of that time of upheaval, and destruction.

Really worth a read for anyone with an interest in such things....

cathyjc said:
At night I usually leave the tent (weather allowing) - the night sky is there to be admired.
Otherwise a squat/kneel in the porch is the option.
If however, the midges are out in force a pee bottle in inner comes into play. I use an old cut off platy bottle and tip it out into the grass/ground ASAP - esential to be awake and careful - the consequences otherwise don't bear thinking about :confused:.
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Yes it's the having to fully wake up bit I don't like.. Then it's another half an hour, at least to get back to sleep :yawn:
 
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Padstowe

Padstowe

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I find myself in no way understanding of this issue cause I can't understand why water couldn't (since it hasn't been mentioned) be used for cleaning by a few cupped hands full?
Is there a reason why, or more of a thought thing?
Am not trying to be funny, just want to grab an understanding since the topic came up.
 
cathyjc

cathyjc

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Water for washing 'undercarriage" ?? - yes a good option but not always that easy to accomplish and then you still have a 'wet' undercarriage.
The use of TP/moss etc. is not just to clean, but to to dry ones bits.
Has this answered your point @Padstowe ?? :o o:
 
Padstowe

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cathyjc said:
Water for washing 'undercarriage" ?? - yes a good option but not always that easy to accomplish and then you still have a 'wet' undercarriage.
The use of TP/moss etc. is not just to clean, but to to dry ones bits.
Has this answered your point @Padstowe ?? :o o:
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Well yes & no, I use water for toilet use have done for years, never dry myself, no need I find with such a small area of concern. But it is each to their own in these matters.
edit: or use the water then the cloth that some wish to carry? would stop the cloth from smelling as much.
 
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Fair Weather Camper

Fair Weather Camper

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Padstowe said:
I find myself in no way understanding of this issue cause I can't understand why water couldn't (since it hasn't been mentioned) be used for cleaning by a few cupped hands full?
Is there a reason why, or more of a thought thing?
Am not trying to be funny, just want to grab an understanding since the topic came up.
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Brave of you to ask @Padstowe sure there are many others wondering, but not upfront enough to ask.
At home or in convention facilities, a small amount of TP will suffice to dry things off enough.
We don't (as I assume you know) have a convenient pipe that can just be shaken dry before being restowed.

Things are a little more convoluted down there for us..

Adding water after just having a pee, means more drying, for us, and more water usage.. OK where its plentiful, maybe, and where drying facilities are on hand.
But all an extra nuisance and bother..

Think how quick it is for you guys.. Turn towards a rock, or lurk behind a tree, standing up, job done in no time..

Not so simple for us, esp adding in the anxiety of being caught with your trousers down, the vulnerability that some women already feel esp if alone..We want to be done pretty quick..

But also we are more susceptible to urinary tract infections if we don't, at the same time, do proper undercarriage maintenance.

This is not about garnering sympathy, or going "Oh poor us" - personally I'd far rather be a woman, even with all its extra bothers..

But promoting understanding, and finding some workable solutions..
 
Fair Weather Camper

Fair Weather Camper

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All this (apart from the citrus debate) got me thinking.

For nighttime comfort breaks.

A poncho head hole in the quilt that I'm going to make soon, would mean staying warm, whatever receptacle is used.
 
oreocereus

oreocereus

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Fair Weather Camper said:
All this (apart from the citrus debate) got me thinking.

For nighttime comfort breaks.

A poncho head hole in the quilt that I'm going to make soon, would mean staying warm, whatever receptacle is used.
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now that’s some great multi-use thinking. A wonder that poncho quilt mfgs dont market like this. I’d consider a receptacle for my own it’s-too-cold-to-go moments, for the sake of keeping things clean during the *shake* :o o:

Re: mooncups and comfort. Are there other brands? I know a few friends swear by them, one mentioned having to change sizes - though the mooncup website only has the two sizes, and things seem more complex than that?
 
DuneElliot

DuneElliot

Section Hiker
My solution to the night-time urge...avoid drinking too much in the last hour or two before bed. I try to chug plenty when I get to camp and am then sparing with what I drink after that. With that approach I almost never have to get up to pee in the wee hours of the morning (pun intended). If I have a minor urge in the middle of the night and I've already been asleep I can generally ignore it until morning but this rarely happens, and usually only when car camping after beer drinking has been part of the campfire and evening activities.
 
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