Will Stand-Up Urination Devices for Women Ever Catch On? -

Posted by Colleen Kane

This is Go Girl, a funnel for women to urinate standing up anywhere they wouldn't want to touch the toilet (like one of those disgusting public toilets covered in pee from previous women doing the hover-squat), or anywhere there isn't a toilet (camping, hiking, or right around now, Mardi Gras).

It's not a new idea: previous versions are the plastic SheWee and eco-friendly paper versions like Urinelle and MagicCone, and as discussed previously on Scanner, the Feminal, which is more like a trucker bomb. The concept has been around for years, but has anyone actually tried these things?

Yes: I have!

I test-drove the Magic Cone while out in nature, because when you work at BUST magazine, these things are pretty much distributed on a regular basis (I think mine were obtained in a party goodie bag). Gotta say, I have no compliants about the experience, for me it was preferable to squatting while camping.

Yet these devices remain a novelty. Ladies: would you or have you, stood up to pee?

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Posted Feb 19 2009, 02:00 PM

Filed under: bust, pee, women, urine, feminal, camping, bust magazine, camping squat, go girl, mardi Gras gras, shewee, magic cone, ho ho hover squat, peeing standing up, urinelle

Comments

jane said:

definitely would, particularly in public bathrooms. I can't imagine actually buying one of those devices, however, and probably would only try it out if I got it for free.

February 19, 2009 2:17 PM

Emily Farris said:

Would you carry it around in your purse, though?

February 19, 2009 2:21 PM

Kelly said:

There's an antimicrobial one on the market, that's also water-resistant. You just need to flick it and it's dry. I have one for camping, and it's frickin' amazing.

February 19, 2009 2:37 PM

Litmus said:

I've seen these for years in the camping stores and Webb sites. Question, what do you do withit after use? Sort of like storing a wet diaper for the next use.

February 20, 2009 10:43 PM

About Colleen Kane

Colleen has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.