@Robert_2001

With laughable results, Karen has tried multiple devices for women to urinate while standing. Every device she tried was too narrow. She wound up soaking her pants.

Women's anatomy varies. I have what doctors call a tipped uterus and urethra.

To pee in the woods, I find cover and check wind direction. Look for a secluded small tree I can grab without pitch or nearby thorns. Good luck with that. Often we're on an exposed ridge or trees are on a dangerous, steep slope.

Alert for approaching people, I pull my pants down to my ankles and grab a small tree. With spread feet higher than my butt (essential), I lean my bare butt way out, angling my urethra down and back. Hanging onto the tree like a monkey, I try to relax and and pee quickly.

It's quite a display.

@LiterateHiker I am sure it is quite a display. ; )

@Robert_2001

"Don't look," I tell male hiking partners. "I'm going to take your picture!" two different guys said.

Immediately stopped and yanked up my pants. "That's not funny!" I yelled. "Don't you dare!" Women don't harass me like that. They have compassion. All women struggle peeing without being seen while hiking.

@LiterateHiker That would be very rude of them to do that. I go hiking with ladies and always give them space. Going on a 3 day backpacking trip in the Olympics with some ladies next week. Here is a link to Backpacker mag review

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There is a well-known female hiker whose trail name is Anish. She held (holds?) the women's speed record for the Pacific Crest Trail. Her method is to go as long as possible, don't stop, walk continuously, up early well before sunrise, etc.

One way she saves time is by wearing a dress when she hikes, sans underwear. No need to squat. Stop, spread, go, move on.

Just a thought

The joys of hiking,one just can not be shy ,between car doors is always good ,I did that about 4 weeks ago right in the middle of Torornto on the busiest parts of the 401 near younge st,My van had broke down and i was waiting for CAA and i really had to go luckily i had an empyt water bottle ,just slide the door back leaned in like i was looking for some and out comes releif ,no one was the wiser lol

@Mitch07102

With the triple threat of mosquitoes, deer flies and hypothermia, there's NO WAY I'm going to hike in a skirt.

I have the insulating capacity of a grasshopper. Long pants are crucial.

@literatehiker ,I would love to try a hike in a kilt,just may do a short one in one for fun,,could be drafty lol

Thank you for sharing that. You paint a wonderful picture with your words.

Us guys learned on early you don’t piss into the wind

@dhiltong and electic fences

Happens in the great outdoors lol join the club

One reason to wear a long shirt or tie a wrap around your waist. But then I changed clothes in the open as a teen after marches as a majorette. I mean underwear is basically a bikini! Not exactly shy.......

@RoyMillar I have a Scots friend who routinely wears one for Renaissance festivals...they're sexy!

@Larimar ,i just recently bought an Olive green with a black stripe Utility Kilt plus a leather one with New scottish blue tarten on the inside of the pleats ,would wear utility one for hiking ,has attachable pockets

@anglophone

Thank you. Half Irish, I'm a born storyteller.

Learned at the feet of the master, my mother. She was hilarious!

@RoyMillar The traditional kilt is made from heavy material which would be a bit warm in summer but cosy in winter.
I once saw a guy hiking the West Highland Way in a kilt and commented to him that he was a brave man with the number of midges around. His reply was "They wouldnae dare". I suppose the answer is to have a powerful curry the night before and create your own midge repellent system.

@RoyMillar I have Mackenzie ancestry, I know my tartan

@Larimar

My mother was full Irish. I know my tartan, too.

@LiterateHiker 68% scots Irish here. A little English, French, German with minute amounts of Norse, Baltic, Italian, and Greek thrown in. . My surname is all Irish.

I have had my ancestory done ,mainly all european,with scottish the most,From the Macfarlane clan but MIllar does have it,s own tarten in there also

@RoyMillar

Thank you, Roy!

Your always so welcome ,well deserved

@GeorgeRocheleau'

You may be right. Are these sagebrush seed pods?

@LiterateHiker I think so. Believe it or not, we don't have sagebrush around here. Lots of desert, but it is too hot and dry for sagebrush. It does grow in Northern Arizona, someday, when the world gets big again, I will get a chance to see.

@bobwjr

Thank you.

I am hoping to do 8k tomorrow a afternoon,gym in the morning ,but easy walking all flat ,will post some stuff also