[pct-l] p-mate vs p-style

[Carol]

I keep mine in this when I'm not hiking: 
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 It's a little wet/dry bag from Planet Wise. The main pocket is waterproof, and the side pocket is just fabric. I've designated the waterproof pocket as a pee zone. It's easily dried out if needed, but it doesn't really get icky. You  shake the moisture off your P-Style when you're done and pop it into the pocket. After a while you get really good at using it and there's little moisture to deal with. So little, in fact, that when I'm hiking, I just keep it in a pants pocket. 

For a franker discussion of these issues, I suggest you join the FaceBook group "Women of the PCT." Best place on the Web to discuss hiking. Period. (No pun intended, though there's plenty about that issue, too.)

Carol

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> On Dec 11, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Kathi <pctlist at pctwalker.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi River,
> Can I ask you a personal question? I am always curious about using such 
> a device but wonder how to store and clean it between use. Where do you 
> keep it while hiking so it is "at the ready" when nature calls? 
> Logistics please!
> Thanks!
> Kathi (AKA Puddles... and not from "those" type of puddles!)
> 
>> On 12/11/14 10:32 AM, River Malcolm wrote:
>> Thanks for posting this Herb! I have been using the p-style since two women on the PCT told me it was their favorite gear! The p-style is plastic, not disposable, for me on the trail that is great. (Less trash to carry, easy to put away).
>> I can?t say enough about the ease of unzipping and peeing, with no need to loosen or take off pack, lower pants, squat, etc. I actually began to believe in penis envy once I experienced the p-style. You gotta know how easy it is before you can envy it.
>> I highly recommend it to women hikers.
>> 
>> River (and, at 67, sometimes I do feel like my name refers to the frequency with which I need to pee ? the p-style is truly a blessing)
>> 
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:22:21 +0000
>>> From: Herb Stroh <HStroh at sjmslaw.com>
>>> Subject: [pct-l] The P-Mate
>>> To: "'pct-l at backcountry.net'" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>>> Message-ID: <d6ac9244c6154b3e88a5c47f402a6e56 at MALAWI.SJLM.local>
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>>> I have not seen this posted here before, but women hikers may find this simple device useful:
>>> https://www.thegrommet.com/p-mate?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=invt-p-mate&pp=0
>>> 
>>> Here is a partial cut-and-paste from the website: "Stand Tall. If a man finds himself without access to a restroom, he can simply turn his back for privacy. Now, the same can be said for women. Easy to use with everything from pants and shorts to skirts, P-Mate is a disposable, recyclable, cardboard device that allows women to discreetly relieve their bladders while standing-no dropping your drawers required."
>>> 
>>> My daughter calls it sheer brilliance.
>>> 
>>> Herb
>>> 
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