Gear

Absorbent emergency urinals

Health | January 16, 2013

Idea Mia’s Pee-Pods are super-absorbent pouches that can accommodate the needs of someone in a truck, a tent or in a house without a functioning bathroom.

Pee-Pods are disposable and biodegradable, and they are simple to use. Just open the pouch, extract a bag, urinate and seal the package, leaving no need for a bathroom and no contamination of the environment.

Pee-Pods are a part of a drying, absorbing and humidifying product line, along with: JetBag Wine, for safely packing wine and other breakable bottles in luggage; the JetBag Cigar for travel with up to three cigars while keeping them moist; and the JetBag Tech, a recovery bag for water-logged devices.

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