Rating: 4 stars====================Product price: Check new Price in amazon====================Buy with Secure Transaction Amazon now…==================== Product DescriptionGo 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.
Go Girl Female Urination Device
Customer Reviews:* 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. * This product worked pretty much as expected. I was able to use the product on our two day camping trip with moderate success. It was particularly useful to avoid late nights trapsing through the woods in the dark, bitter cold on my own.Every review said to "practice, practice, practice," as this made use much easier. I tried it once at home, was successful, and assumed it would be fine to take it camping - where I was much less successful. Here are some tips I picked up while using it in the great outdoors:1. Always make sure you have carefully placed it before urinating. Specifically, be careful not to place this too far forward or you will miss the goal, and hit your pants.2. When trying to pee "man style" without removing your pants entirely, be careful there is a big enough gap between the Go Girl and your trousers, or they will get wet all down the front - not very pretty.3. If you are going to take the advice of others and pee into a water bottle or other container with it, make sure you have a 24 oz. minimum size bottle so you have enough space (it's hard to switch bottles mid-pee). AND, be careful that the Go Girl doesn't create a suction with the bottle - otherwise the pee will get stuck in the Go Girl and will not go through to the bottle, resulting in overflow. I recommend a wide-mouth, empty Gatorade container, for instance.4. Always take extra underwear and pants when you are using this for the first time or two - just in case. Or, at least take laundry detergent and be prepared to clean up any messes.I hope this helps others avoid some of the problems I had. Truly, this is a great product and it made camping so much more delightful. In fact, my husband has now suggested a backpacking trip for the two of us, and with the Go Girl I may be willing to try it after all! I just need to get a bit better at using it. Truly, with this one, practice does indeed make perfect. 
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