Potty Break

This is just an "out of curiosity" question for female drivers. How do you deal with those sudden urges to pee.. I know its probably not possible to just stop every time but what is your rule of thumb?

Us "older" guys can have the same problem, but then we can just hook our arm through the stearing wheel and use a "whiz jar" without even slowing down.

You ladies, unfortunately, might have to stop the truck!

If you got to go you stop the truck and go. Really simple. Taking 5 minutes for the bathroom is not going to make or break a load.

If you got to go you stop the truck and go. Really simple. Taking 5 minutes for the bathroom is not going to make or break a load.

Thank you for answering that I just didnt know how that worked I know TMI right.

If you got to go you stop the truck and go. Really simple. Taking 5 minutes for the bathroom is not going to make or break a load.

Thank you for answering that I just didnt know how that worked I know TMI right.

Not TMI really. You soon find out that there is little to no modesty in trucking and almost everything is talked about. So far everyone I know is an adult in trucking and knows about what functions that have to happen with the body.

If you got to go you stop the truck and go. Really simple. Taking 5 minutes for the bathroom is not going to make or break a load.

Thank you for answering that I just didnt know how that worked I know TMI right.

Not TMI really. You soon find out that there is little to no modesty in trucking and almost everything is talked about. So far everyone I know is an adult in trucking and knows about what functions that have to happen with the body.

I try to be somewhat careful on how I word things because there are people who do get offended easily but for myself and my family there absolutely is no modesty so this is good to know.

Bah! People only get offended if they want to be offended which is their problem not mine.

Having children makes your bladder weaker. Sometimes its hard to find a spot when the "urge" strikes. There's not always and easy place to get to or if you get stuck at a shipper who won't let ya "use it" or worse they only have a mens bathroom( -:+ Worse case ssenario I keep a fastfood cup in the truck from a previous meal and empty plastic bottles. Pee in the cup and transfer into the bottle for no spills:) lol (PS styrofoam is the best!) Lol

I had a Porta potty...Its one of the comforts I had to have. It also gave me the ability to park anywhere I needed to. For guys its different....but when ya gotta go, and you can't squat behind a tire, then guys would appreciate a PP too !!

Hey Star,

I've been meaning to ask you about the porta potty. I saw one at a truck stop that was around $80 and I thought that I could find it at a WalMart or somewhere else cheaper, but I haven't really seen them anywhere else. So a few questions for you:

1. Where did you get yours and about how much can I expect to pay for one? 2. There is a blue liquid that you put in them to keep the smell down, I presume, is that liquid expensive? And how often do you need to purchase the fluid and where? 3. What do you have to do to empty the darn thing? And how often do you need to empty or clean it? Do you have to use the RV sewer dump things or something like that? Or do you just flush it in a regular potty? 4. Is there a valve that you can turn to empty it, or is it like the porta potties that you have for toddlers where you just pull the bucket out of the bottom and dump it? 5. Did you have any problems with "sloshing" or the fluid spilling or leaking out of either the top "the in valve" or the bottom "the out valve" if it even has an out valve? 6. And finally, what about the smell and or storage. Do you get that "chemical" smell throughout the whole cab? And were did you put it when not in use?

I have really been thinking about this a lot and wondering just how it works. I don't really "need" one, but there have been a few times when one would have been "really" nice to have.

Like in the winter time when it was -3 degrees outside and the potty was a long walk across a cold icy parking lot, and you've woken up at 3 in the morning and have to go but not "that" bad to want to get up and layer up and brave the cold and ice just to go.