Hi ladies - I'm Rose, new here, with a popup trailer, looking into teardrops. I had to finally pipe up with some comments on this thread...
Ed and I are paddlers - whitewater, flatwater, canoes, kayaks, whatever. If it floats, we'll paddle it. Anyway - typically, the places we go don't have any kind of 'facilities'. Having to pee in the woods and not get it on your shoes is a common skill, and like here, the women tend to chat to see what tricks others have...
A friend clued me in to the fact that she carries a laundry detergent bottle in all of her cars. These days it's a little harder to find the correct kind, but if you can get "All" or "OxyClean" liquid and open the top, you'll see the white diverter thing that lets you pour the liquid out. These white things are removable - just put your finger in there and pull. Ta-da - a container for securely carrying liquids of all types. Also - the opening tends to be a decent size if you have any skill at aiming.
As for the F.U.D. (Feminine Urinary Director), ugh. Have I got a story for THAT one.
When Ed and I were in our first couple of months of dating (and when certain things were still a little more private), we went on a week long paddling trip in the Okefenokee Swamp with a bunch of friends from our canoe club. I bought one of these:
http://www.rei.com/product/407267 and a coffee can with kitty litter because we were told that we had to have in our canoe something to contain human waste. It's not like you can really just pull over to shore and pee in the woods when it's a swamp. I had done really well (as did Ed) in timing my pee runs to when we had a planned stop at a chickee (think big ole deck on the occasional hard spot in the swamp) that had an outhouse, but on the last day....
I couldn't hold it anymore, and by this time, the shyness about potty issues for Ed had already been resolved (Gatorade bottle for him). OK, so, here I am, sitting in the bow (front) of the canoe, with my newish boyfriend sitting behind me, and I've got to pee, using this thing. So, I daintily shoved this thing into my pants, bringing the hose out to direct it into the can and proceed to kink the hose. So, I realize that the hose is kinked but I CAN'T STOP. Oh joy.
Nothing like peeing your pants in front of your boyfriend.
I do recommend quick drying clothes.
We laugh about it now (and really, after I dried off, then as well).
Not quite as bad as taking care of hygiene on a "high maintenance" day at a crowded whitewater river, thinking I'd found enough cover, only to find out as I was hoisting my pants and spray skirt back into position that the Boy Scouts were hiking behind me. Hmmm. Wonder what badge they earned on that one?
Anyway - think I'll have to try one of these with the laundry bottle.