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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] female pee collectors
  • Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:43:39 -0400

On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:56:07 -0700 (PDT), you 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.
>

There's a very easy, pleasant solution for women (and men too if they wish
to use it, of course).

I discovered this last year when I had a very badly broken leg. I wasn't
allowed to put any weight on my leg and had to use either a wheelchair or a
walker. I couldn't maneuver either the wheelchair or the walker into our
very small bathroom. So we bought a commode. It was not cheap.

You sit on it, just as you would a normal toilet. Then you remove the
'pot' part and dump the contents into your regular toilet or compost or
wherever you want it. Then you rinse the pot. No odor, it's comfortable,
it's clean.

(It also can serve as a second toilet for emergencies or if you have
company.)

The only drawback is the cost: about $90. We had to buy ours locally, in
a hurry, from a medical supply store. Maybe they can be bought cheaper
when it's not an emergency. Some are foldable, for storage.

If I were going to save urine for the compost or garden, I think a commode
would definitely be worth the cost.

This is the kind of thing I mean:
http://www.healiohealth.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=jmrohqpmc

Pat
-- northern Pennsylvania
"Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of
supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to
live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry




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