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Posted on   February 21, 2008   JanasJournal.com Ink & watercolor, 7×10″  ( Larger ) Plein air painting means spending the day out in nature … but what to do when nature calls and there’s no restroom? The guys can just face away, pee on a tree, and preserve their modesty. But we women have to find somewhere to squat with knickers around our ankles, fannies exposed. After my first painful experience in this situation (too much coffee, no place to hide) I wondered what more experienced plein air painting women did. My research led me to the devices pictured above that allow women to pee standing up, without having to drop their drawers. All you have to do is unbutton and unzip your jeans enough to slip one of these nifty devices into position and you’re ready to “go” with no body parts exposed. I practiced first at home, trying out all three of items illustrated above. My favorite is the purple one, called the  Whiz . It’s reusable, works perfectl...