Other than gender affirmation, this is why most people get STPs, so it is definitely worth practicing! If you have a backyard, awesome; if not, see if you can find somewhere secluded to practice.

General Principles

• Peeing on thick grass, into leaves, or into undergrowth is the easiest. If you pee on grassless, flat ground, it will splatter onto your legs, as well as being quite loud. Obviously this is also true for concrete.

• If you pee against something, like a tree or a wall, it will splatter less and also be more quiet.

•  It’s proverbial: don’t pee into the wind! You want the wind at your back.

•  If you’re on a slope, pee downhill, or else it will run back and pool around your feet.

• It is a good idea to practice using an STP at night or with your eyes closed if darkness is something you might encounter!

• And if you’re by your car, you can open the the two doors facing away from the road and stand in between them.

Some basic camping etiquette and common sense

• Obviously, don’t pee where people walk. Step away from the trail.

• If you want to pee in a bottle in a tent, practice doing it kneeling as well as standing. Gatorade bottles are good because they have wide mouths. Don’t do it directly over your sleeping bag either, in case there is an accident! And mark the bottle so you don’t accidentally drink out of it.

• If you’re camping and leave the tent to pee in the dark, don’t pee too close to the tent. There will be odor and it can attract curious animals. Use a headlamp with a red light mode (to avoid attracting bugs) to find an appropriate place.

• Don’t pee too close to any water source an animal or human might drink out of. Try to stay 200 feet away from water, including puddles and trickles.

Want to share your experience peeing outdoors, or add to the information provided here? Contact Maz at gostandingup@gmail.com