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  1. We have a Japanese friend who for years praised the Toto bidet toilet seat. We finally tried one and now hate to travel because we have to leave our Toto! You can put a Toto seat on any toilet, but you need a water connection and electricity. A remote control lets you move the stream as needed, and controls water temp and strength. Heated seat, too. All this is pre-SHTF, of course. The Qlav could be used while traveling, as well as post SHTF (which does not stand for “s@@t hits the fingers.”

  2. Theres a bunch of personal bidets on Amazon, I carry a few in our RV for TP emergencies. I find them quite luxurious for cleansing provided, as previously stated, the water is a reasonable temperature. You can also use a little “peri” bottle (like the ones you get for post partum cleansing). Those don’t have a long neck but they work very well and are quite inexpensive. In the SHTF there will be no banana leaf wiping for this lady! (knock on wood……)

  3. I bought a Luxe 180 on Amazon several years ago. Now, when I travel, more than I miss my mattress, my coffeemaker, or my own recliner, I miss that bidet. I would never want to be without one. Toilet paper usage dropped by 75%, but just the effectiveness and cleanliness make it indispensable.

    1. I have to agree with you. I am in my early sixties and bought a Luxe bidet about four years ago. Ours was only about $37 at Amazon and is only hooked to the toilet water supply, very easy to do. Worth every penny! Don’t travel much, but now that I have seen this travel bidet I will probably consider getting one.
      As far as the cold water is concerned, it is not that big of an issue. It is a little colder in the winter months, but not too much here in the mid-Atlantic area.

      1. I’m with you, WLN. The temperature is inconsequential. We are not taking a ten-minute shower here. More like a ten second little squirt. Consider the many “inconveniences” we will face in dire circumstances and cold water on the fantail falls way down the list.

        BTW, I have many better ways to spend my money than paying for a squirt bottle of water. Up-cycling is practice for rougher days. I have several bottles that used to hold various “energy drinks” that have perfectly functional nozzles. Now, where can I best invest that saved forty bucks?

        Carry on

  4. I wanted to buy a Toto but my wife said” What do we need that for, it’s stupid.” I said ” If you got dogs*** on your hands would you wipe them with a dry paper towel and call it clean enough or would you wash them with water?” I’m still working on her and am sure after we get one she’ll agree.

  5. I agree with Coleen. The peri bottle a woman gets after surgery is really awesome…it’s just like a small water bottle..but yes, warm water, please! And I agree….toilet paper storage….impossible!

  6. I have kept a 1 gallon garden pump sprayer with a nozzle for camping showers and bidet use as needed.. Wet wipes too. Use warm water in the sprayer and it works great for both and only 15 bucks with a spray nozzle on a hose. Use only clean warm water and sprayer label the bottle as such.

    1. Hi Dave: I also have set aside a few garden sprayers for both a bidet and wound cleaning and anything else that needs a focused spray or stream of water or other liquid.

  7. Thanks for the review.
    I certainly had not given enough thought to that level of personal hygiene in the post SHTF times.
    In my past life I traveled to Japan for work. The hotel where my Wife and I stayed had a Toto toilet seat.
    My Wife asked about the switches and wanting to be a good husband and fair electrician I needed to solve the puzzle.
    With the lid up I actuated the “spray” switch. Nothing happened! Like I said I am an electrician so I immediately thought pressure switch.
    I pushed down on the seat, the small faucet presented itself and proceeded to spray water to the ceiling.
    I quickly closed the lid. I considered that a near miss.

  8. Hhmmm…I’m wondering about any studies done to show the difference in incidence of UTIs in women with personal bidet vs toilet paper usage.

    Too many woman, especially older ones, get sick and even die from UTI which is often caused by e.coli. It seems to be that a water stream is better for cleaning than toilet paper.

    We stock individual squeeze bottles, the QLav is pricey for a family, for everyone to have their own.

  9. Pat: You said your wife and daughter were your test subjects, but I don’t see any comments from them about the product. Did they like it? Have they tried any similar products for comparison?

  10. Pat, Pat, Pat… for realsies? I can understand a quick story about the need for attention to hygiene of the nether regions, but a review of a product you did not use, and no comments from the test subjects? You are slipping my good friend. This comes across as more of an advertisement than a review, and I expect more from the Great Pat Cascio.
    Yes, keeping one’s giblets clean is important – and far more attention should be paid to the means of cleaning the bits ‘n’ pieces in a grid-down scenario. It is a good idea to have an alternative to toilet paper, such as personal wash cloths in a color coded bucket next to the seat of ease; or small squeeze bottle like the labor and delivery department gave my wife after birthing our children.
    A large, vacuum formed plastic blue flamingo/narwhal hybrid does not fit the standards of a “need” item in my book.
    How about getting back to product reviews of items we truly need, like a suppressor for a KSG, or a Kukri blade with a built in bottle opener, or another M&P handgun that I cannot live without? I will drive the 60 miles to come help you test!

    1. Why make a big deal out of Pat’s review of this product. That’s his job. Happens to be for dirty backsides instead of a slicer or pow pow. Deal with it.

  11. Amazon also sells a couple different brands of bidets that simply plug into a standard-size water bottle for less than $13. And they are very portable.

  12. Dear Pat: Please stick to knife and gun reviews, and especially the Taurus G2C pistols in 9mm and .40 S&W! Personal hygiene is not your forte!!

    1. armed citizen….you do realize that any mention of a taurus product (other than a negative one) would forever get you discredited in the ” gun media”. Political correctness is present in many places… i have owned several Taurus products included a G2c which I am currently carrying…even though I own sig’s , S&W’s, Colts, Springfield XD’s…and Kahr’s…However, my BOL is within about 15 miles of the Rio Grande (ie Mexico)..so what do I know….

  13. I have a biobidet on one of the toilets in my home. My range of motion keeps me from using toilet paper. My hemorrhoids are a thing of the past for the most part and I have never felt cleaner. I strongly encourage bidet usage as a cost saving measure and for better hygiene. A camping bidet is a no brainier.

  14. Look. Toilet paper is sustainable, you just need to plant more pine trees (and make it which I don’t know how to do except get it from the grocery at this point), so as usual environmentalists are all out of whack when it comes to common sense. It breaks down fast and I guess the bleaching part could be left out if you’re worried about that. The QLav sounds like a fine idea for when you don’t have TP though, better than leaves or rags. Ugh! I’m not looking forward to a SHTF event.

  15. I want to thank Mr. Cascio for posting this article. This product should be part of every Prepper kit. Do note, get one for every member of your group…

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