Girlfriend & camping dont go together

A personal experience of mine.

I've entertained the idea of going camping with my girlfriend, because its something I love to do, and what's better than taking your lover into the wilderness for a little vacation? The problem is that she refuses to pee in the woods. :lol:

She's not of the 'princess' mentality, she just thinks it's gross.

Now, I'm somewhat of a rugged guy, that's just how I am. I wonder if she'll eventually cave in and go with me. Simply put--camping with a rest room down the road isn't really camping! It's not my idea of getting back to nature.

What do you all think about this?

 

A recycled 5 gallon spackle bucket makes a great porta-pot. Weighs little, free, just bulky to carry if you're hiking to secluded backcountry. But with a lid it will keep your paper dry on the hike in. They're perfectly butt-sized. And bury your waste or pack it out. Leave no trace.

 

That sig pic is crazy Zoom!

I dunno man, my girl and I go camping together all the time. We're gearing up for a 90 mile hike in June. Maybe the peeing in the woods is just her way of not being really into it, I unno.

 

peeing in the woods is the ultimate expression of freedom.

 

Honestly? If she can't pee in the woods, you're right. She's probably not into it. But it doesn't mean she's not into you. I have exactly the same problem and I don't get out as often as I used to because of it. But it's cool. Trade off for something else with her and do your thing when you can. I've pushed my thru-hike back three years running. One of these years, I'll get it done even if it takes a lawyer and costs me my house.

 

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There's a book out there called how to shit in the woods and it has a "for women only" about peeing that is really good. The whole book might turn her off more than teach her since she thinks peeing in the woods is gross, but just that chapter might be good to copy from a library book.

 

i agree.

 

http://www.mysweetpee.com/

Get her one of these, I'm seriously thinking about getting one. Just so I can show all my friends that I am as manly as them.

 

I think it's silly that that's her reasoning for not wanting to go camping! Maybe try and explain the reasons you love camping so much and getting back to nature so that her small discomforts like having to pee outside will seem a small price to pay for the beauty of the wild.

 

Why is that such a problem?? I mean, really... It's just natural... animals do it all the time there in the forest, right?
I also find it silly in a way, other boys complain that their girlfriends wish for high-tech comfort when camping, such as showers and things like that...
Perhaps you could talk to her... show her the beauty of camping...

 

lol thats silly. i prefer to go in the woods, its so peaceful and such. sry, nothing consructive here, except i second zoomies reccomendation of peeing in a bucket. just empty it into a "cat hole". of course, it really is silly. much simpler, quicker and more sanitary to just go right in the hole.

 

She wants a real toilet/bathroom, she for sure wont settle for a bucket or hole in the ground

I've tried reasoning with her, it ends up with her saying something like "I feel this way about it, it's not going to change." We're both kind-of stubborn, I guess.

 

Perhaps you should just go camp by yourself or with some friends and then come back to her when you're done. Some people like the woods, some people don't.

 

Wow. That is totally rediculous. I do not know what else to say.

 

Well, maybe she's weirded out by squatting in the woods for peeing, as most women do.

However, there is a way women can pee standing up - even without the nifty gadgets they have now. She just needs to practice at home a few times. I never squat to pee - I've always done it standing up. There's a tutorial online if you google it.

Maybe this will make it easier for her. Otherwise, she should just try it before passing judgments. Why does she think it's gross if she's never tried it?

 

Seems like you GF has a phobia of trying new things, sounds untrainable might have to find a new one.

I knew this girl that would bend over from the waist with her knees straight and piss on a tree.
She would be talking to you and say just a minute step to the side pull down her paints bend over and piss on a tree right in front of everyone.
Obviously she was proud of it and showing off.

Seriously, it doesn’t sound possible like you would think it would get all over her paints but I’ve seen her do it a few times.

 

I spent ages trying to make random girls what I wanted them to be, but you know what? You can't make the triangle shaped ones fit through the square hole!! (yep, girls round here are kind of weird geometrical shapes)

But fret not! There may be salvation at hand. To prime her mentally before you go on this trip, you could simply go for a walk in the woods together. A bottle of wine (or perhaps a non-alcoholic alternative) would be kind of romantic and sooner or later she would need to give into nature whether she liked it or not. This idea probably needs some refining but I kind of like it.

 

If that is her reason, okay, you have to respect that, i guess. i definitley don't understand it, i prefer the woods. If she isn't willing to talk about and explain the problem or try to resolve it, then i think that she just doesn't wanna camp.

 

wow I must say Im from MI and I have never met a girl from around here that had a problem goin in da woods, you get a gold star