Go Girl Female Urination Device, Lavender
Go Girl is a simple, sanitary device made from germ-resistant medical-grade silicone that allows women the benefit of going to the bathroom standing up. The easy-to-use device is reusable or disposable and the small storage tube fits easily into a purse or backbpack. Go Go Girl is for actvice, traveling and germ-conscious women who don’t have access to a sit-down toilet or who don’t want to use unfit facilities.
Product Features
- Allows women the convenience of going to the bathroom standing up
- Reusable can be washed with soap and water
- Includes a reusable storage tube with a baggie and tissue
- Made from medical grade silicone that conforms to your body
- Pink tube with lavender GoGirl
Don’t know how I lived without it The Go Girl is fantastic for active women and other people with uteri who enjoy the outdoors, sports, music festivals, camping, hiking, biking, traveling, etc. Sketchy bathrooms — or nonexistent ones! — are no match for this handy device. Honestly, before I ordered it, I wasn’t quite sure how it would even work: would it properly form a seal with no leaks? What if it was too hard or too soft? What if it didn’t “fit” me or just plain didn’t work? How the heck would I get it back in that tiny case? But I thought for the price, it was worth trying.How it works: You hold the Go Girl up to your body and relax your muscles, and the pee comes out the little “exit” tube at the end. It’s made of a soft, flexible, medical-grade silicone, so it molds to your unique shape and forms a leak-proof seal. When you’re done, you either 1) rinse/wash/dry the device and put it back in the case, or 2) put the unwashed device into a plastic bag to wash later. The Go Girl I bought is a pinkish-lavender, but you can also get it in khaki. (Although I’m not a “pink” kind of person, the khaki one was little too phallic-looking for my tastes — but it could be a great option for others who, for various reasons, want something that blends in a bit better. Suggestion to the company: please make the Go Girl in more colors!)The Go Girl comes in a small, resealable plastic tube, rolled up with a plastic bag and a small paper napkin. The bag and napkin are for “emergency” situations when you can’t rinse/wash the Go Girl. You’re supposed to toss the plastic bag and the napkin after use and replace them with your own baggie and toilet paper in preparation for your next “emergency.” The instructions that come with the Go Girl advise you to practice using it in the shower a few times so you can get the hang of it. Holding and positioning the device was a little awkward at first for me (hey, I’ve never used anything like this before!), but after a few times, it felt natural.The only thing the instructions lack is a detailed description of how to fold the Go Girl small enough to get it back in the plastic case. They advise you to go to their website to see a video, which I had to watch four times (!) before I could figure out how they were actually folding it. Here’s how you do it:1. Hold the Go Girl so the “narrow” side with the exit tube is facing you.2. This seems counter-intuitive, but stay with me: fold the Go Girl flat from front to back so that the two narrow rounded ends meet at the top. It should now be in a diamond shape with the exit tube pointing down and slightly towards you.3. Fold the exit tube upwards. Now the Go Girl should look like a rounded triangle.4. Roll the Go Girl up from left to right like a tiny sleeping bag and stick it back in the plastic carrying case. Voilà!I carry mine in my purse in case I come across any sketchy bathrooms while I’m out and about. There have been several times where I was so thankful I had it with me. I also find that it’s actually faster and more convenient to stay standing, adjust your clothes, and use the Go Girl — instead of sitting down and doing all that that entails.I would absolutely recommend this product without hesitation. I actually bought several to give to my sister, mom, and girlfriends, and they love them. Every person who otherwise has to sit or squat to use the bathroom should have one of these!** Update, June 20, 2011: I still keep my Go Girl in my purse, and I use it all the time. It has never leaked, not even once. I’ve used it at two Bonnaroos, and, honest to maude, I don’t know if I would have survived without it. I’ve also used it on several train trips, cross-country/international flights, and a month-long backpacking trip through Europe. It’s a life-saver.** Update, October 22, 2012: I keep using my Go Girl, and it keeps being awesome. The girlfriend I go to Bonnaroo with also has a Go Girl (guess who got it for her? LOL), and this past August we ventured to San Francisco for Outside Lands, a three-day music festival in Golden Gate Park. They had the standard porta-john setup, and we were once again thankful to have our Go Girls so that we could stay standing up and use the built-in urinals, thereby completely avoiding the gross toilet seats. Also, over Labor Day, I used my Go Girl while hiking in the Big South Fork — and I would not have felt as comfortable or safe (from bugs) without it. And finally, I got into road and mountain biking several months ago, and just last week I ordered a second Go Girl to keep in my bike kit permanently — it’s so small that it fits perfectly inside my seat bag along with my spare tube and patch kit. This way, I’m never without my Go Girl on the trail or greenway. I actually can’t believe it’s taken me this long to get a second one! LOVE IT.
just what a gal needs I purchased this for those moments when I envy my son and my husband their “outdoor plumbing”. We have an RV and a Sailboat, and we camp and travel often to places where the standards of cleanliness are not quite up to mine. This gadget is PERFECT for those times. Don’t bother buying a special container for disposal, any empty, wide-mouth bottle with a screw cap will do the job. This product is easy to use (practice at home so you know the right angles and details) and if I have one criticism, it is the size of the container it ships and then stores in. The silicone rubber is thin so the item is flexible, it rolls up very small and stuffs into a plastic tube. That might be great for transporting it, but once I took it out, I just could not get it back into that tube. No problem: dedicate a rubber lined cosmetic bag, tuck in a small package of wipes-to-go, and you’re all set. You’ll be thanking yourself the first time you need it AND you actually have it with you!!!
Awesome for active girls I got this a few weeks ago. i play paintball in the woods every week with a bunch of guys and it is such a pain to find a hill or tree that covers everythung when you have to drop your draws and go. thats why i got this also going to paintball events the porta pottys get nasty and you have to try to hover over the seat with out peeing on your own pants. i am a short woman so let me tell you it is not easy.with the go girl now all i need is a tree. i used it a bunch in my own bathroom to get the hang of it. hardest part is learning to go keeping you pants up like a dude. i had no problems with leeking on my cloths or anything.it is great! and even if you pants fall you are still standing, wont pee on your pants cus you can aim and the tree still covers you…its soft and can be stuffed iin its bag in a pochet without anone knowing… so cool.My hubby thinks its funny… I love it and i just wash it out with water and i am ready to go again.