Ladies.......how to pee in a fishing boat?

[angie_nrs]

I thought we had a ladies section on here somewhere, but I can't find it. So.....I'm posting this in off-topic b/c I don't know where else to put it. LOL!

I'm in the midst of planning some fishing trips and my biggest issue with going on long fishing trips with hubs is the issue of where to go. We don't live on the lake, so it's not like we can just run up to the house on a whim, nor are there public restrooms on shore. I'm not comfortable with just going off the side or the back of the boat for a couple of reasons. One, the boat is pretty small and tippy, so that's a no go. Two, there's houses and typically other boats in the vicinity. He can just pee in a bucket or go over the side.....me, not so much. So, I'm trying to trouble shoot this problem. A quick search didn't really do much good. I'm wondering if anyone else has a solution that I haven't thought of?

This is what I've come up with. I'm thinking I could bring a ladies urinal and maybe attach a gown (or two), like the ones used for cutting hair to a umbrella hat so that I could go but still have privacy, while still being able to see what I'm doing so I don't accidentally pee on my clothes. I really don't have enough room to put up a privacy curtain, nor would I have an overhead place to attach it, which is why I thought of the umbrella hat. I'm thinking I could scootch up on a bench or the fishing chair in the boat and give it a whirl without anyone seeing anything. Yeah, it's possible I might get some weird looks, but I won't see them anyways b/c I'll be in my own little private world for a couple of minutes. I'd probably attach some sinkers for weight on the bottom of the gowns so that the wind wouldn't blow it all over the place. What do you think.....have I finally gone all tinfoil, I mean umbrella hat crazy......or am I a genius?

All the of items are pretty inexpensive, so I think I'm going to order, put them together, and see how it works out.

 

[Grimm]

Get a FUD!
(female urinary device)

I have a GoGirl I carry in my purse and I put GoGirl with the extension tube in the girls' BOBs.

https://go-girl.com/

 

[backlash]

I'm no lady but I fish a lot so here is my advice. Most people that are out on a boat couldn't tell you how many people are in the other boats much less what they are doing unless they have a fish on or are doing something stupid to attract attention.
Get a rain poncho and wear it when you need privacy. You will be completely covered and nobody will give it a second thought.
Also, look into a female urinal. I saw a video made by a female Ait Force fighter pilot that used a special bag that has a gel that absorbs all the liquid.

 

[Caribou]

Not only am I no lady I'm not even much of a gentleman. Mom always hung it over the side or used a bucket. We fished a lot.

 

[backlash]

I'm no lady but I fish a lot so here is my advice. Most people that are out on a boat couldn't tell you how many people are in the other boats much less what they are doing unless they have a fish on or are doing something stupid to attract attention.
Get a rain poncho and wear it when you need privacy. You will be completely covered and nobody will give it a second thought.
Also, look into a female urinal. I saw a video made by a female Ait Force fighter pilot that used a special bag that has a gel that absorbs all the liquid.


https://www.amazon.com/Anyoo-Waterproof-Military-Lightweight-Reusable/dp/B07539S9G3/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rain+poncho&qid=1614120836&sr=8-2&th=1

 

[Caribou]

As a corollary to the question, keep your TP in a quart Zip-Loc. Wet or damp TP just isn't workable.

 

[Weedygarden]

I like the idea of the poncho for privacy. Growing up, we drove around in the country and if we had to use it while out driving, the cars would stop and we would just go behind the car. Now where we lived or drove in the country, there was very little traffic. If a car drove by, it was noted. When daughter told me she had to go one time when she was in elementary school, I told he I would pull over and let her out to do her business. She was not having it.

 

[Caribou]

Driving from Anchorage to Haines, AK through Canada it may be hours between public bathrooms. The wife refused several offers to pull over even though there was zero traffic. She finally had no option. The next time we drove past that area the highway department had installed a culvert.

 

[angie_nrs]

The next time we drove past that area the highway department had installed a culvert.

Dang.........she must've really needed to go!

 

[Grimm]

Call me nuts but I keep t.p. in the car for those times you have to go when you are driving at 2am.

 

[Caribou]

TP is part of the kit in each of my vehicles. The public outhouses at the rest stops aren't serviced all that often.

 

[backlash]

When we were kids and told Dad we needed to pee he would hand us a bottle and say don't miss.

 

[SheepDog]

STOP IT! The nitrogen in your pee is very bad for the water, the fish and other life. Take a portable composting toilet with you and use the compost in your own yard. You may not think one person could make a difference but it is at least one person in every boat all year long - THAT'S a lot of pee!

If you get caught doing that in a wilderness area you get a huge fine and you have to pay for the clean up. We used to hike in 14 miles and everything we brought with us and what we did had to be packed out. Protect your favorite spots, it really is worth it.

 

[Spikedriver]

If it's possible to beach the boat and go behind a tree, that's what I'd do.

Once while fishing in Voyageurs national park when I was a kid, we tied off to an old decrepit dock on an island. There was a park sign for a picnic area. Sure enough, a few hundred feet down a little footpath, there was a picnic table. Being a nosy kid I kept following the path. Suddenly I noticed two trees, about 8" diameter, about 3 feet apart with a hole dug between them. There were two branches about 2 or 3 inches thick nailed horizontally about 2 feet off the ground. And there was a coffee can nailed to one of the trees horizontally with some kind of a spike. I got curious and pulled the lid off it. There was a roll of TP hanging on the spike. It was a redneck latrine hidden in the woods!

The point of that story is, where there's a will there's a way. You'll figure out something...

 

[jazzy]

small coffee can with some tp in it and put the lid on so its ready and stuff in a small back pack with other important things to carry along lie chgapstick, kleenex and a couple snickers. , a poncho is a nice touch. pee, wipe and put lid back on small coffee can. there are some really neat womans hiking pants that split up the crotch so you dont have to pull down pants. quite handy. for someone who loves the outdoors this could be a smart purchase and worth it.

ive tried several womans pee assisters, to me the small coffee can and tp is the easiest.

remember to dump it and clean the can before next fishing trip. it gets nasty. dotn ask me how i know that.

 

[Bacpacker]

Wife always says pick a tree any tree.

 

[angie_nrs]

Wife always says pick a tree any tree.

I guess someone's gonna hafta teach me how to pee on a tree. Never done that before......especially in a boat.

 

[Bacpacker]

Come on now, you get the idea. Besides it was pick a tree to pee next to.. guess I could have worded that better. But after 40 years I get her meaning. Had to be there I guess. LOL

 

[angie_nrs]

I'm just pickin' on ya. I know what you meant.

We can't really hit the shore on this lake. It's kind of a high end type of spot with lots of homes on the shore. I was just looking for a quickie solution in the boat. I think I've come up with a quick and easy (less dorky) solution. I think I'm going to use a graduation gown that has a larger neckline with a zipper down the front along with an oversized visor hat to zip the gown over so that I can see what I'm doing. As long as the water isn't too rough, it should work just fine. If it's too windy and the water is choppy, we likely would not be fishing anyways. I also have a lug-a-loo that I could use in the boat if I needed to in order to prevent unintended spillage. If I was out there for a whole day, I would consider that but didn't really want to take a bucket because it takes up more room than I really wanted. I'm pretty confident that this solution will work but I won't be able to test it out for a while.

 

[Bacpacker]

Just remember I might pick back sometime......when you least expect it

 

[Caribou]

Bucket, Gamma Lid, you can use it for a seat, double duty.

 

[Terri9630]

I have a small ports potty. That with a poncho and some tp and I'd be good to go.

 

[The Lazy L]

Insert a funnel in the place of the boat's drain plug. As a bonus you'll have a Bidet too.

 

[angie_nrs]

Insert a funnel in the place of the boat's drain plug. As a bonus you'll have a Bidet too.

NOT helpful!

Albeit.....yeah, it's pretty funny.

I got out my graduation robe and it's just not big enough. So, I got a rain poncho that'll work along with the purple potty thingy in the first post. That'll work fine. I've already got it bagged up and in the fishing boat.