Lewis N. Clark EllaPee Female Urination Device

Practice practice practice!! Use in the shower first to get the hang of it. Once you have gotten it down its easy peasey. Easy to wash and does not overflow. Compact carrier and flexible material allows it to fit pretty much anywhere in a backpack/purse. Size fits perfectly in your hand when holding it to use-and i’m a small person (5ft/120) with small hands. Cannot say enough good things about this product, makes life so much easier especially for outdoor lovers

I'd looked at these type of units before but never quite hit the "buy" button. I freaking love this thing now and can't believe I didn't get one years ago. A recent trip to Hawaii led me to seriously look again, and I decided on this one for a few reasons: 1. Hybrid construction: the combination of a rigid support structure with a soft silicone body was the reason I chose this one. All the other ones were either hard plastic or completely soft silicone. This is the key to why I love it; I can seat it securely with a good seal (soft edge), direct the flow (soft spout) and it's comfortable to keep a firm grip (rigid), without it collapsing (rigid) like only silicone would. It's the perfect combination. 2. The carrying case was nice so I could "palm" it on the way to the bathroom without being obvious, and at one point my bag was too full so I just clipped it on the outside without a problem or concern. 3. The silicone interior was easy to wipe out with toilet paper and wipes in the stall until I could properly clean it while still feeling sanitary and not gross. I'm approaching fifty and I'm over the only options being: squat over toilets or feel like I'm sitting on unsanitary surfaces at best or disgusting wetness at worst. Wearing a backpack causes a further issues because it's hard to balance while squatting; I'm over it. I needed a Plan C. This one creates a nice firm seal and I could relieve myself even with a strong flow without spillage. Tipping the unit forward as you remove it pulls any lingering wetness off your body, and the slippery silicone sheds all the liquid except maybe a couple drops. I used it at the airport, on the plane (long flights = disgusting bathrooms), at national park hole-in-the-floor latrines, and on a hike. I was ecstatic I didn't have to squat and it made relieving myself easy and quick. I know the size is an issue for some people, but it didn't bother me. It's not 'small' but I think it's discreet enough in the carrying case. I could fit it easily in a small shoulder sling-style purse. I prefer the larger size for holding it because I never peed on my hand once. I did have one accident because I tried to rush and didn't seal it correctly against my body. Totally user error. Learned my lesson and never had a problem again. This is a staple in my bag now and I'll never leave home without it!

First, this is my experience with 3 different devices -- your experience might be different. As many reviewers have said, practice is key to have comfort with these devices when using outdoors. Try first in the shower, then at home in the bathroom before trying outdoors. With all of these, zipped pants/shorts work better than drawstring ones, as you can unzip and not need to pull down your clothing. For the Freshette and the EllaPee, you can use the hand not holding the device to pull your underwear to the side. I've had a P-style for years and used it occasionally. Pros: single piece of hard plastic that doesn't collapse. Easy to store and clean. Smallest of the three devices. Cons: open at the top so spillage is more likely. Using the hard plastic to 'wipe' needs care. Can't easily pull underwear to the side and use it without risk of spilling/leaks. I also have a newer version 'Freshette' and have practiced with it but not used on hikes. Pros: the design 'cups' your ladybits and the open area is closed against your body so reduces spillage possibility. Silicon is fairly rigid so doesn't collapse and isn't as hard a material as the p-style. Cons: the tube connects to the body of the device and is an obvious failure point if not *firmly* sealed to the body of the device. If you make sure it's fully sealed at home, then that might not be the case after jostling around in a ziplock in your backpack. The EllaPee for me is the best of the trio. Pros: also cups your ladybits and the top/large opening is closed against your body. The main portion is soft silicon with a harder silicon support structure. Single piece to reduce failure points. Easiest of the three to use when wearing zipped pants/shorts and pulling underwear to the side. Cons: it's larger than the p-style but smaller than the Freshette. The bag it comes with is big enough only for the device, so it won't carry any wipes to clean either yourself or the device--but that's a really minor con for me.

The shape holds up well and catches all the urine when positioned properly, you use the back of it to scrape the residual urine off when done. The spout was sufficiently long, but short enough that it was a struggle not to dribble on my pants when the stream started. It will probably be much easier to use it at urinals in portapotties, which is what I bought it for, but at a regular toilet it’s not as easy to contain the splashes and dribbles. This would be true for any female urinal device, though. I wouldn’t store it in the bag it comes with without cleaning it. I’ll be wiping it with disinfecting wipes and keeping it in a ziplock bag with a paper towel until I get home to wash it properly and set it out to dry. This makes my life so much easier now that I’m forced to use portapotties almost daily at work. They stink, there’s often poop on the seats, I want to be in and out as quickly as possible while touching as little as possible and this product makes that goal achievable.

LOVE MY SHE-WEE! It works very well once I got the hang of it. Much easier if you go commando. Leggings are a little tricky. I no longer have urine splashed on my boots, pants or undies! Easy rinse with water and air dry. Durable, foldable and adorable, what's not to love? Overall a must have for any hiker, camper, outdoorsy types like me. Don't forget to pack some TP in a zip-lock gals. And don't forget to litter. 💜

Life saver. Well I have a weak bladder and can’t hold it in for long. Went camping and this device saved me. I used it a lot in tent, felt much better using it with one or two knees on the ground(just a tip for the lady’s) rather than standing, but any position is fine. I just got a bottle and inserted this. It was comfortable. No leaks, unless you position is wrong which is hard to do because the rectangular shape of the top covers you all around. It’s comfortable, I’ve never used one of these devices but have read that the rounder funnels require you to not just open your legs more but pull your pants etc down more, since this is a slim device with good protection, it’s less work to use. Well again I e got no other experiences to compare it to other than the opinion of others who have used multiple kinds, but as a first time user, that was my experience, easy to use, didn’t need to open my legs so wide, didn’t need to pull my pants all the way down, almost no leaking unless positions wrong and it’s not super soft where you hood it which is good, because I would imagine it would be hard to maneuver if it was too soft to hold. It’s soft where the device meets the skin but hard further down where you are meant to hold it. Hope that makes sense.

This really came in handy during my hiking/camping trip! I didn't practice so wasn't able to understand how you're supposed to stand and use it without getting pee all over yourself, so I still had to fully squat, but I simply aimed it BACKWARDS and it kept all the pee away from my clothes/legs. Worked perfectly that way. You definitely need to press it firmly against your skin and hold it a bit farther back than you think. So again, I haven't been able to use it while standing, but it was still really helpful keeping me clean while squatting in the forest or over a porta potty! I can see this being extremely useful to women who have to use porta potties often.

Easy to use convenient