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Larazet said:Am still practising with my Gee Whizz! Only 37 days left to excel!
Anniesantiago said:Hahaha! It was the sheewee that caused me to pee down my leg.
I guess I didn't practice enough.
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Anniesantiago,
Hilarious! This shewee is new for me too - all my long distance hikes have been in the backcountry, primitive and unobserved! The Shewee website says to practice in the shower so i imagine i will be doing just that to avoid peeing down my leg!
Pieces said:anyways the peewee will not take care of your biggest problems :wink:
anyways, I will give you a bit of most important Camino wisdom:
There's never a bush when you need one !
Anniesantiago said:That said, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not leave toilet paper along the Camino.
:cry:
wayfarer said:Remember to remove your backpack when you go to pee. We met a lady last year who went into the woods to pee but did not remove her pack, she overbalanced and fell back mid stream, the results were not to be recommended but she had us in stitches with the story.
islandflygirl said:I have often wondered about this topic of relieving the urge on the camino. So I thought I would try a poncho and hope it works. Grew up on an island so roughing it is not a problem if needed. Any comments from those who may have used the poncho is much appreciated. Btw, all the posts on this topic were hilarious. Lol!
I was thinking mountain safety rather than camouflage, my poncho was fluorescent green......It was pointed out that I would be easily spotted on Google earth not to mind from the track........
I used that strategy once, there was nowhere off the track so i waited till those close behind me passed, damn those bicycle pilgrims can surprise you, they were polite, they shouted " buen Camino " and continued onannelise said:Then: Look backwards – how soon will the next pilgrims come up? – Are you just around a bend?
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Don't use toilet paper for a wee. Wear a pad to catch the drips, change it when you reach a toilet. If all women did that there would not be a paper trail along the path.refindingmypurpose said:So...did you say we should bag up all others TP on the trail??? I always feel guilty leaving other's trash but eeewwww...lol
Other subject...skirts- I am going to make myself one or two, long and short(er) skirts, out of proper materials with drawstrings and/or elastic. I think it will make walking and relieving easier also. No shorts up your crack while walking either! :lol: And the longer on cooler days and in evenings. Working now on the longer one's slits...sides or back? Hmmm
Thanks and of course I will always take my own used TP with me... :wink:
hecate105 said:...she pees beside her bike in the sure knowledge that passers-by think she is fixing her chain...
Francine, I never heard of the pStyle before! How hygienic is it? How do you intend to keep it sanitized? And, how will you store it? I am intrigued, to say the least! Any information on this device will be welcome
Ultreia!
Mary
I stopped drinking coffee (a diuretic) and started walking in wide leg shorts. So much easier. I don't have to undo them, nor remove my backpack, much quicker, easier and more discreet. Has made a big, big difference!
Hi Marilyn,Greetings!
My husband and I are planning our walk starting from Burgos at the end of April. I am thinking about the situation where I have lots of liquid going in and consequently, lots coming out. Some have advised a certain device that would enable women to urinate more conveniently and more discreetly (like a man) along the trail. Who has had experience with this. I know it's a rather private topic but, we also know that this walk is like none other!!
Thank you.
Marilyn
Don't use toilet paper for a wee. Wear a pad to catch the drips, change it when you reach a toilet. If all women did that there would not be a paper trail along the path.
Good idea. Would work anywhere on the Camino, because even with proper toilet facilities there is no guarantee of toilet paper.
Don't use toilet paper for a wee. Wear a pad to catch the drips, change it when you reach a toilet. If all women did that there would not be a paper trail along the path.
Same product can also serve as shoe or boot liner/insole when originals are sodden from rain.
MM
Highly recommend the PStyle for all the reasons stated. It works well but we're all different and I had to try several other types before I found one that suited.My friend used a PStyle http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002AA2LDW/?tag=casaivar02-20 on her Camino and strongly recommended it - I bought one and was successful using it the first time. It is hard plastic trough, with smooth edges, so you can basically scrape (that doesn't sound comfortable, but it is) yourself off so you don't need TP. You shake it off hard and it is almost completely dry (wrap it in TP before putting it back if you would like). Store it in a little bag. You can wash it off when you get to a bathroom. So simple, I can't imagine using anything with a spout. My friend said it doesn't overflow like the other kinds.
Last time I went al fresco was on an African safari when the guide first checked for snakes and then told me to quickly go behind the jeep while the monkeys in the trees yelled down at me. I was FAST.
That would be stretching things! Maybe a kg or a bit more.Spend a dollar and buy a coffee
Go to the toilet when there .
Stop for lunch and go again.
You are now 2 kg lighter.
That would be stretching things! Maybe a kg or a bit more.
@vicrev, I am sorry you think this, but thank you for taking the time to respond. Your toil - it will not be in vain! I will take better aim with my comments in future.This thread is the pits....People need to be told how to commit their body functions !!!..........Are you children ?..........Is this what this forum has come to?......Get a life !!..........
This thread is the pits....People need to be told how to commit their body functions !!!..........Are you children ?..........Is this what this forum has come to?......Get a life !!..........
This thread is the pits....People need to be told how to commit their body functions !!!..........Are you children ?..........Is this what this forum has come to?......Get a life !!..........
Oh dear!Whatever happened to the tolerance and understanding of fellow pilgrims?
Well, it is a normal, natural thing that obviously some people are concerned about.
A little humor always helps with the odd topics if you ask me.
This thread is the pits....People need to be told how to commit their body functions !!!..........Are you children ?..........Is this what this forum has come to?......Get a life !!..........
Well, from the evidence all along the Camino, the answer is "yes! they apparently do!"
Otherwise there wouldn't be a trail of dirty toilet paper all the way to Santiago!
May i ask Annie ,
Is the majority of this mess from the "early risers [5am]"or from the ones who started from the previous village again the early risers only to find no shops open when going through where we slept.
If I'd been drinking coffee, it'd be all over my monitor about now! lol!@Thornley this thread is specifically about women. Go point your Percy at the porcelain or Larry at the lemon tree and stop leaking badly over us.
That might explain unsoiled toilet paper, but there were several places on the CF when I walked soiled with feaces. Women need not shoulder sole responsibility for that.The mess is made by WOMEN who, all day long, use the side of the Camino for a toilet and leave their paper behind.
@Thornley this thread is specifically about women. Go point your Percy at the porcelain or Larry at the lemon tree and stop leaking badly over us.
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