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by whymauri 1223 days ago
Just use a water bottle like the rest of us! I lived out of an Explorer for 3 months, not once did an adult diaper cross my mind.
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This only works for about 50% of the population.
Sure, products exist which make it possible, but the parent commenter said:

> Just use a water bottle like the rest of us!

That's not just using a water bottle. And certainly is specialized enough of a tool that you likely can't find it as ubiquitously as a water bottle.

Funnels are a more specialized tool than adult diapers?
Funnels that are specifically shaped for that purpose very much are, yes. I don't understand how that's even a question.

Adult diapers' main purpose isn't peeing while on a van trip; I would imagine elderly people around the world need them day to day. A funnel specifically made for women to pee is an incredibly niche product with little to no day-to-day use.

Nobody said that a diaper is superior to a funnel. The grandparent comment makes it seem like it's easy for half the population to pee in a bottle and I called them out on it. I didn't even mention the ubiquity of adult diapers, I compared finding a specialized funnel to a water bottle on purpose.

"The grandparent comment makes it seem like it's easy for half the population to pee in a bottle and I called them out on it."

Funnels of various sizes readily available in every hardware and auto parts store. Also these specific funnels are readily available in outdoors and sporting stores. It is easy to find funnels. No need to defend "half the population" by "calling them out on it."

Order a soft-drink to go. Nice wide-mouth container.
I guarantee you there are many women van/car lifers who don't use adult diapers (I know quite a few!). As has been said many times in this thread, there are inexpensive tools for this.
Did I somehow say otherwise?

I said that just peeing in a bottle really only works for half the population. That's all. Your choice to somehow read into those words so deeply as to make up a completely new sentence that was never written is yours alone.

How would you know? Can any ladies here confirm whether they can or cannot pee in a bottle?

I imagine if you place the bottle at the urethra opening it's possible it might work.

With practice, and be prepared to spill for quite a while, judging by how many of these exist (quite a few also just recommend to use a funnel):

https://www.wikihow.com/Pee-in-a-Bottle-(Women)

https://www.rei.com/blog/hike/girl-talk-peeing-in-the-backco...

https://www.wikihow.com/Pee-in-a-Bottle

https://www.tripsavvy.com/can-women-pee-in-a-bottle-backpack...

https://www.ozmo.io/how-can-a-girl-pee-in-a-water-bottle/

(and many, many more)

It certainly doesn't seem anywhere near as easy as just [using] a water bottle.