Lots of women have expressed challenges of peeing while in a moving vehicle, be it a boat, plane, or automobile. I hear about this from athletes doing canoe races, from women in the military, and from moms stuck in parking lots with sleeping babies they are loath to wake. I hear more stories about where you have peed, than anybody. You all even send me drawings! Well, today I drew a picture for you — of me peeing in a cup. I want to take the shame out of this natural, daily process, and allow women better access to public life.

I shared the stories about peeing in a cup while in my truck, below on my newsletter; I was a little unsure if it was TMI, how would my community receive this share? Susan responded:

"I love my Chickfly pants and shorts! I've recommended them to many as well as your how to pee outside guide (sign up here for a free copy). I don't know how I made it to 60 without knowing how to do this.  I no longer have a need for my  cute Kula cloths! Please provide more directions on how to pee in a cup in a car without making a mess!" — Susan

Thanks for asking, Susan, here's the full story, with details about how to pee in a cup while wearing Chickfly pants! First I'll tell my stories of when I peed in a cup, and I'll also explain why doing so with regular pants just doesn't work! Thanks for being part of the pants revolution!

(If you are a beginner peer, and need some basic pee-skills, like how to go without TP, how to go outside, or how to pee standing, please download our How To Pee Manual).

The first time I peed in a cup was while stuck in road construction. There was an intolerably long wait. I put on the parking break, did the deed, then opened the car door, walked over to the forested embankment, and poured out the steaming liquid. Someone probably thought I didn't like my tea. Yes, we were far from streams, lakes, and houses - no environmental issues.

More recently, I woke up at 4:48 am to catch my flight to Montreal. I had been driving for three hours to get through the City before rush hour traffic and to the airport in time. As planned, I arrived at the long-term parking 2.5 hours early, but there was still no time to spare and I had to catch the train all the way to the international terminal at the other end of the line before there would be a restroom.

Of course, I was wearing my Merino Chickfly leggings — they are my go to pants. I had to go! I was in my little bug with zero tint on the windows. For the second time this year, I sat on a coffee cup and went in my car. Becasue of the privacy of the fly that works for women, nobody could see anything or tell that I was peeing. 

I wasn't the first woman to pee in a vessel while seated, I was just bringing back a common method, lost for the last 100-years due to the lack of pant-flies for women.

Historically, women of the Victorian era would pee in a bourdaloue, when in a similar situation, such as when they took a long carriage ride. 

A bourdaloue is an elegant ceramic-ware vessel shaped to fit your vulva. They were daily household items, as women's garments were tedious and they didn't people didn't have toilets. This is what they looked like! Notice the convenient shape, especially the curved edge to fit the vulva and help prevent splatter, and the narrow dimension that fits between the legs.

Women historically wore big skirts with bloomers. This is still common in places like Bolivia where the Cholitas can easily pee on the side of the road in a desert, or while climbing a huge mountain. And, as you can see, they are still fighting a feminist fight, although not part of a pants revolution, at least they can pee outdoors with those skirts!

It's important to note that below women's skirts were bloomers with a split crotch. Victorian women would hold the bourdaloue up to their bodies and pee. This is very similar to what I did with the coffee cup.

Chickfly pants and leggings were invented to help women pee easier. Our bamboo and merino wool leggings are made out of fabric that is naturally wicking, odor resistant, and anti-microbial. Chickfly pants have a pull apart fly that works for women, for everybody. Just open the stretch fly and go — no zippers! (Learn more about how the fly in Chickfly pants works here).

To go pee in a coffee cup while seated in my truck, I did the following:

1) Raised my ass and supported myself by pushing up against my seat so that my hands were free

2) Grasped the sturdy coffee cup by the handle, lifted it to my vulva, and pushed one side of the fly apart with the rim of the cup.

3) Opened the other side of the fly with my free hand and made sure that the fly was completely wrapped around the rim of the cup

4) Put a little pressure on the cup so that it made a seal near my perineum. This was either be done by pushing up with the cup, or putting gentle weight on the cup.

5) Judged the capacity of the cup and stopped peeing before it overflowed.

6) Practice at your own risk. Don't be a dumb ass. Don't break the cup.









If you try this method, please discard the urine in an environmentally friendly way. I keep hot water in a thermos everywhere I go, so afterward, I just rinsed my cup. Easy peesy.