Forget It! I can hold it! (Unsanitary Bathrooms)

Travel allows us to experience new cultures, languages, and surroundings. Bringing along a few conveniences from home can help us enjoy travel even more. Keeping my family safe and healthy away from home is always a major priority. After all, who wants to deal with the flu when you could be walking the cobblestone streets of Vienna?

HygiCare has developed personal hygienic products that make it easier to avoid germs while on the road. I was able to use their products on my most recent trip to Europe. Nature calls no matter where we are – and the most beautiful sites of this world are surrounded by some of the most disgusting bathrooms. Why? Because loads of tourists relieve themselves hastily and without great hygiene practice… we all have seen it and try to avoid it.

You know the feeling, walking into a bathroom and the stench or filth of the toilet and surrounding area made you stop in your tracks and debate how long you could suppress the need to urinate. Many times those dinky airplane bathrooms stink before the plane even departs the gate – unless you can hold it for hours, the disgusting bathroom is a necessity.

If the urge is too great to wait, we balance ourselves above the seat, willing our quads to be strong and save us from touching any part of the disgusting filth of the bathroom. Or like when I was traveling in Morocco, I walked into a bathroom expecting to see a toilet, but instead saw just a hole.

On this particular trip, some simple products were key- the Urinelle funnel and the hand sanitizer came in very handy!

I was excited to try out Urinelle. The little funnel that allows me to cheat and pee like a guy standing up. No more warm drip on the leg or drip drip on my pants. The Urinelle funnel directs urine where I point it.

There are many times a traveler could benefit from not having to teeter totter balance and drip drip while avoiding the filthy toilet. From airplane bathrooms to moving train toilets, the Urinelle is easy to throw in your bag and is insurance for your pants to remain dry after a crouch in the bathroom.

I found the following YouTube video to be very realistic – and since I am not willing to demonstrate the use of this product on video, I will happily post this video demo here!

As stated on the package – do not be surprised when the cone feels warm while you are urinating into it. I was thankful for this warning since I may have mistaken this warm sensation for a malfunction (like pee running down my hand!) Instead, my hand was warm – but dry and protected from the urine.

Little things like this cause me to smile in secrecy. No more are disgusting bathrooms such a big deal. If I can hold my nose long enough to relieve myself, my little Urinelle cone will replace the need to sit on any toilet! And the hand sanitizer allows me to avoid picking up more germs at the disgusting sink that has no soap!