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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] female pee collectors
  • Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:57:46 -0400

Rain Tenaqiya wrote:

Given the responses to my mentioning that my partner and I have not found an ideal
urine collector for her, I thought I would elaborate. The main design goals are for a
collector that is comfortable to use (preferably a hand-held container to save space),
does not allow for dripping or leaking (I am a clean freak), is large enough for at
least a couple days, will not spill, and that has a lid to avoid odor. I bought this
thing called a "Feminal" that was a little small, but otherwise seemed
promising. I was really disappointed (and pissed off, really), when I discovered that
the lid is ridiculously difficult to put back on, totally voiding its practicality. My
partner liked that she could use it standing up, that it fit nicely, and that it had an
ergonomic shape. The lid seems to be the hardest part to deal with because a
vulva-shaped opening cannot have a screw on top. If Jude's mayonnaise container had a
handle, maybe that would satisfy our needs, though Zephyr
doesn't like the wide openings of most containers. I know there must be an
easy solution out there. We save all our pee, so we need something that
really works. I think my long-term solution will be to attach a tube to a
funnel which will go through our strawbale bathroom wall into a 50 gallon
drum or something that I will empty as needed. Unfortunately, storing urine
results in the loss of nitrogen.
Urinecharge,

I'll take the reins for a minute .....

Find the plastic vessel of your choice and perform this modification:
Take a block of wood, say, 3/4" X 3 1/2" X 5 1/2" and saw the perimeter to the shape and size you want with a cheap coping saw. When finished wax the edges of the block heavily with parrrafin or candlewax. Heat the area around the jug's opening over a stove, a fire or with a propane torch being careful not to melt of burn it. Just get it soft enough to make it pliable so it will reshape around a form. Work the wood block into the jug opening and with a little hammering make it conform to the shape of the block; keep working on it until the plastic is cool and rehardened. Use this as a urinal and the block as a lid.

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