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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

Wwoo I didnt know those products existed, interesting stuff, thankyou for the links
altho I did find it ironic in the price difference
5.99 for three for guys
8.99 for three for women
still I can certainly see where they would come in handy

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ORIGINAL: littlewonder

sounds gross to me. I think I'd rather pull over at a McDonald's, buy a drink and use their restroom.

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ORIGINAL: MrKicia

LOL! I guess I need to elaborate.  During my trip to Maine, while my brother and I were passing through New York City we hit major traffic.  I had just pounded down a 12oz bottle of water not 30 miles prior.  So were in the stop and go, no rest stops, no gas stations, no micky d's.  I believe we were right around the George Washington bridge.  When it hit me hard, i fought the urge off for 5 to 10 minutes.  Still sitting in traffic, i start making my way over to the slow lane, hoping to see a store or a gas station, SOMETHING.   Mind you this is a manual shift car, in traffic. 

More pressure, more pressure, ive got to go NOW.  I dart off of the next exit hoping to find anything.  there is nothing.  Im at my wits end, right there at a stop light in New York City, broad daylight.  I grabbed that water bottle, whipped my penis out and "tried" to urinate in this small opening bottle.  Now im not a big guy down there by any means, but pissing in this bottle proved extremely difficult.  I manage to piss on my hands, get urine on the steering wheel, the gearshift, my pants.  It was a mess.  Didnt even get to finish, the light turns green and there are people behind me, i cut off the flow throw the car in gear and try steeing and shifting while still juggling with this bottle of pee. 

Now i cant find the cap to the bottle, my junk is still hanging out and im making wrong turns.  My brother finally finds the cap, i seal the bottle off, zip up my pants and turn to the GPS for directions back to the interstate.  Then i had to drive the rest of the way to the next rest area with urine all around me.  The drive was about 35 miles.  Had to clean the car down and change my pants.  So yeah, i wish I had one of those products with me.

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ORIGINAL: DomMeinCT

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ORIGINAL: MrKicia

LOL! I guess I need to elaborate.  During my trip to Maine, while my brother and I were passing through New York City we hit major traffic.  I had just pounded down a 12oz bottle of water not 30 miles prior.  So were in the stop and go, no rest stops, no gas stations, no micky d's.  I believe we were right around the George Washington bridge.  When it hit me hard, i fought the urge off for 5 to 10 minutes.  Still sitting in traffic, i start making my way over to the slow lane, hoping to see a store or a gas station, SOMETHING.   Mind you this is a manual shift car, in traffic. 

More pressure, more pressure, ive got to go NOW.  I dart off of the next exit hoping to find anything.  there is nothing.  Im at my wits end, right there at a stop light in New York City, broad daylight.  I grabbed that water bottle, whipped my penis out and "tried" to urinate in this small opening bottle.  Now im not a big guy down there by any means, but pissing in this bottle proved extremely difficult.  I manage to piss on my hands, get urine on the steering wheel, the gearshift, my pants.  It was a mess.  Didnt even get to finish, the light turns green and there are people behind me, i cut off the flow throw the car in gear and try steeing and shifting while still juggling with this bottle of pee. 

Now i cant find the cap to the bottle, my junk is still hanging out and im making wrong turns.  My brother finally finds the cap, i seal the bottle off, zip up my pants and turn to the GPS for directions back to the interstate.  Then i had to drive the rest of the way to the next rest area with urine all around me.  The drive was about 35 miles.  Had to clean the car down and change my pants.  So yeah, i wish I had one of those products with me.

Next time, you need to stop at the last rest stop before the GW Bridge, where they have a Starbucks. Nice, big deep cups with wide tops. Believe me, they work a LOT better. (And lids!)

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

I had a buddy that ran a tube out the floor board.   He liked his beer.   Fun fuck too. 

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ORIGINAL: MissAnimus

Travel John uses its own special polymer of which there are many:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer

An alternative solution is to maintain good habits and plan for your needs like an "adult". In other words, pee before you leave the house. Hydration is important but drinking a gallon of iced tea just because someone keeps filling your cup is not. That super double big gulp at the gas station isn't really calling your name. Seriously. Short of flying a small airplane cross country with a donated organ in an ice chest and other rare but valid situations this product is ridiculous and pretty gross.

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ORIGINAL: littlewonder

I think the idea of carrying around a bottle of piss...gelled or not...is grosser than using a public toilet. I think I'd drive around from toilet to toilet if I had to before using one of those....or pull over and use the woods. Can't say I've ever been put in such predicament though.

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ORIGINAL: MissAnimus

Hydration is important but drinking a gallon of iced tea just because someone keeps filling your cup is not. That super double big gulp at the gas station isn't really calling your name. Seriously.

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ORIGINAL: MercTech

The gel crystals are also marketed under the name "Waterworks" and come in a 50lb bag. The original use is absorbing hazardous chemical spills and making a gel that is easy to clean up and put in a drum with a shovel.


Or, for a few bucks you can buy a portable urinal at most pharmacies. There is a male and a female version. They stow well under the seat of most vehicles. Then, you empty when you make a stop. Yeah, being stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for hours can be a bitch and certain emergency equipment can be useful.

BTW... if you put a half a bag of waterworks in a port-a-john, the polymer gel will swell to the point the whole por-a-john is full of blue jello. No, I didn't do this but I was the one stuck with calling the company that owned all the port-a-johns. The gel did kill the smell though.

Stefan

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom
What is that substance that when liquids like pee come into contact it turns to a gel?

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

I've heard of it and seen products like it before, and even have some little pee pouches for traveling an the like, but for the life of me I can't remember the product name of the pouches, or the stuff in them that absorbs the urine and turns it to gel.