The “Settle an argument (urination content)” thread prompted me the reflect on the simple pleasure of having a pee whilst bivvying.

No need to get out of the sleeping bag. Just unzip, roll over and …aah.

Even using a pee bottle in a tent doesn’t give the same pleasure as peeing in the open!

filthy, filthy beast… laying in your own waste, effectively. 😥

LOL … not quite laying in it, but yes, I am a filthy beast because I’ll admit to peeing inside my wetsuit! 😀

Saltiness keeps the slugs away.

On a very wet and windy bikepacking overnighter in the Brecon Beacons during the ‘summer’ I have to admit that it was as much as I could be bothered to do to unzip the sleeping bag, unzip the tent door, roll over and try and get as much distance as possible. Drunk too much coffee.

That assumes your bivi unzips, mine does not, so I have to wriggle out of it first.

Even easier with a quilt 😆

Even easier with a quilt

Good call … thinking that a hammock would be of benefit as well 😆

Do you bivvy alone hairylegs or do you have friends downslope from you?

Do you bivvy alone hairylegs or do you have friends downslope from you?

I don’t think he was even clear that it was downslope.

Always pee downslope and never try to pee into the wind!

Last bivvy was with the wife who has a she-wee and whizzer set up just in case but seems to have better bladder capacity than I do!

poo with a view tops it.

teifi pools bothy. proper toilet, view of rolling welsh country side and sheep wondering over the hill like a scene from zulu. lovely.

made up for the hour hike abike through a bog to get there. (which is 100% not required!)

What were the sheep wondering about?

Peeing whilst bevvying is a necessary evil. I’ll admit to occasionally sloping off out the back door and using the drain rather than trudging wearily upstairs to the toilet every single time. Can be quite pleasant on a clear, moonlit night.

You need a downstairs home urinal.

http://www.laufen.nationwide-bathrooms.co.uk/casa/sanitaryware/laufen-casa-urinal.html

No. Pee out of the window or in the shower, but not in bed.

The temporary discomfort of a warm sleeping bag decamp is usually made up for in the view, peace and sure knowledge you’re not lying in your own urine.