Female Things...

So getting right to it. Anyone use a Diva cup? What about female urinals? Porta potties and such? I did read a post from a lady who had her worst menses when she started driving any thoughts on that? I am not ashamed to admit I used depends once on a long cross country trip with two kids and two dogs did not want any accidents! Of course I took some ribbing about it, apparently it was the highlight of the trip lol Not the Grand canyon, not Sedona, not all the other grand sites! Just that I had a diaper on! Anyhoo, let me know.

Good question, I was wondering about this myself.

I'm not gonna be much help on this one. I just wanna say, I enjoyed the Diva Cup when I had to use it, especially on long (none trucking related) rode trips from back in the day. I don't have THAT particular issue anymore and that is all I have to say about that!Cole

I was thinking of having something on hand like a 5 gallon ice cream bucket with a snap-on lid, lined with a plastic bag, and half full of clumping kitty litter. In case of emergency . . .

I was thinking of having something on hand like a 5 gallon ice cream bucket with a snap-on lid, lined with a plastic bag, and half full of clumping kitty litter. In case of emergency . . .

Now that is resourceful! I never would have thought of something like that but it would work I'm sure!

I was thinking of having something on hand like a 5 gallon ice cream bucket with a snap-on lid, lined with a plastic bag, and half full of clumping kitty litter. In case of emergency . . .

I'm not gonna be much help on this one. I just wanna say, I enjoyed the Diva Cup when I had to use it, especially on long (none trucking related) rode trips from back in the day. I don't have THAT particular issue anymore and that is all I have to say about that!Cole

What the heck is a Diva cup? Never heard of it.

IDLaura

So getting right to it. Anyone use a Diva cup? What about female urinals? Porta potties and such? I did read a post from a lady who had her worst menses when she started driving any thoughts on that? I am not ashamed to admit I used depends once on a long cross country trip with two kids and two dogs did not want any accidents! Of course I took some ribbing about it, apparently it was the highlight of the trip lol Not the Grand canyon, not Sedona, not all the other grand sites! Just that I had a diaper on! Anyhoo, let me know.

Never heard of a "Diva" cup and didn't use female uninals, porta potties, etc. 23+ yrs ago, I ran mostly with men that weren't my husband and told them point blank that if I had to pee, a rest area was good but so was the off ramp on an interstate. Granted you can't do that in a busy city, but there are more truck stops out there now than there were back 20+ yrs ago. When I ran back then, I took Super Plus tampons and heavy pads for those days that I had a heavier flow than normal. I'd just tell the guys I had to pee and change at the same time. Most of the guys had been married and knew about menstrual cycles. If I felt they could joke about it, I would. Having 5 brothers, one learns to joke about many things.

When I start driving in the next few weeks, I will be running with my brother and he knows I have bladder issues from weight, MS and having kids. I take a med for that, but sometime have to pee without warning. I plan to use heavy generic depend pads if it gets to be a problem. I'm thinking that now that my stress will be in a nursing home, I may not have an issue :-D

IDLaura

Ya'll need to do a search online for portable toilets !!! they have fold up ones, that hold bags, that have crystal stuff in them that absorbs anything wet, and takes away the smell of EVERYTHING.....I personally had a porta potty that slid under the bunk. TSB and I ran team in our own truck, and we didn't stop unless we had to. I emptied the portapotty at the rest area, where the travel trailer dump is...but I also used those little bags in it with the crystals to !!! I'll see if I can find a link....here ya go !!! http://campingtoiletreviews.com/product/collapsible-toilet Reliance carries the bags, and stuff.....