Have you ever looked into potentially getting a urinal for your my cave or entertainment den? I hadn’t either until I came across something I found particularly interesting. I’ve seen some very interestingly designed ones that look extremely interesting. If you haven’t spent a whole lot of time researching the different options out there or are just curious then this is the right article for you! A quick disclaimer is that I don’t actually plan on getting one myself, I’m just a little amused by what I’ve come across and I think it’s worth sharing.
Table of Contents:
- Guitar Pee
- Why Get a Urinal
- Quick Urinal Buying Guide
- Beer Keg Urinals
- Urinal Accessories
- Related Questions
- Other Urinal Designs
So what do I think is the coolest man cave urinal design? It’s an interesting product I came across called Guitar Pee! And let me tell you, this one is interesting for a couple reasons:
- Why did someone spend so much time programming this device and going through painstaking hours to make it enjoyable?
- Why hasn’t this product become more popular in public bathrooms?
In this article, I’ll debunk some common misconceptions about urinals and why it might be a good idea to get one. You’ll also find a short comprehensive guide to buying and a good one as well as what the hype about Guitar Pee is all about. Ultimately this article is to get you informed and amused rather than inspire you to go out and make a Guitar Pee product. If anyone has any more insight into this, leave a comment or reach out at entertainmentden.ns@gmail.com.
Beer Keg Urinals!
Arguably one of the coolest man cave designed urinals, behold the Beer Keg Urinal! The one you see in the picture is from a company on Etsy called HammeredInTime. I’m not at all sponsored by them and I’m providing a completely non-sponsored link to their Etsy page. I just want to show you what you can do if you want to take peeing to a whole new level.
Their product is 100% sanitary and made from stainless steel. Based on the reviews I’ve read, it’s awesome doing business with them and they ship to all areas in the United States and Canada! This is probably one of the easiest things you can have in your house to get your friends talking about you. This would no doubt fit right in with all the other DIY looking man cave themes in your den.
Guitar Pee!
Unfortunately, I can’t find this product on Amazon as this is probably something that requires some sort of custom-made craftsmanship. The design itself doesn’t actually look that complicated. And the structure of the urinal is pretty standard. I would actually consider this to be more of an accessory rather than a complete restructuring of the urinal itself. Either way, I still think this is cool and I wish this was more abundant in public areas.
How it works: the contraption is rigged up to pedals that, when pushed, will emit a sound that corresponds with one of the strings on a guitar. An even more interesting feature it has is that it saves people’s tunes in an archive that can be accessed on their site guitarpee.com. If you were to visit the site and hear some of the saved tunes, you can literally tell the sounds were made by someone’s piss.
Even though it seems this was released in 2012, I’m surprised that I hadn’t actually heard about this sooner than I did on my own. You would think that homemade urinal products would have more interesting accessories like this unless there really isn’t a market for them. My guess is that it’s also because people are more inclined to head over to a Home Depot rather than check the internet for urinals or don’t even care to make peeing more fun. Again, feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think. I’ll also leave some links at the bottom of this article if you’re looking for some more creative designs. But first, if you haven’t thought about getting a urinal until now, here are some reasons you actually might want to get one…
Why Get a Urinal?
- You’ll never have to remember to put the seat up / down. If you live with your spouse, gf, or even roommates, or don’t even have a man cave. You’ll never have to worry about whether you remembered to put the seat up or down for next person to use it. Another obvious benefit is that it’s way faster to pee standing up if your a guy (sorry ladies, I guess this article doesn’t really apply). If you’re in a heated multiplayer match and have to take a potty break, you need all the extra seconds you can get before jumping back in. If you’re watching a movie and you have all the lights off, a urinal gives you the tactical advantage of making a head call and coming right back in just moments
- They’re great and convenient for social events at your house.
- You will no longer have to worry about splash damage. You’ve all played Halo and COD right? If splash damage is a thing in video games, it’s a thing in the real world (especially when it comes to peeing into a sitting toilet). Yes, some urinals have splash damage but let’s be honest, it’s far less than if you were to use a normal sitting toilet. A bigger urinal can honestly stop all forms of splash if installed properly.
- You now have your own private bathroom, and so does she! Unless she’s hard bent on using that female portable urinal contraption, you basically have your own toilet with the exception of number 2! I have no doubt that this would allow many relationships to thrive much more than they used to with the installation of one of these. If you and your wife were searching for homes that all seemed to be the same, BUT ONE had a urinal, wouldn’t you be more likely to take that one? In some ways, it could psychologically increase the property value for someone (but not on legal paper).
Quick Urinal Buying Guide
- Bucket Urinals. These are the stereotypical kind that you’ll find in most public bathrooms. These are also the most standard and affordable ones. It requires more specialized installation but I wouldn’t say it’s a noticeable difference.
- Against the Wall. These ones have the hole directly on the bottom of the floor. My opinion is that these have the most splash damage but are the easiest to aim with. These have far more customization options like more space to put stickers on them and such.
- Waterless. The most specialized of the three designs. These are best purchased online from a custom manufacturer or by actually consulting with someone at Home Depot (probably better than doing it online). Because they don’t use water, you can expect to spend far less money on water bills each month, as it’s as economical as peeing outside! If you live in a place like California, I would certainly expect to notice a lower bill next month.
Why you shouldn’t build your own urinal
Unless you’re a complete DIY enthusiast and know what you’re doing, anyone else will likely fail to get city inspector approval. Sanitation requirements can be hard to get approved if you city inspector finds out you built something janky to pee in.
Buying a Urinal
Once you figure out the design that would work best for you, most of the planning process is taken care of. I didn’t leave links to custom manufacturers in this article because each region of the United States (and rest of the world) is different. These types of products don’t ship far from the areas they are manufactured in. I recommend searching for a specialty store in your local area.
If you’re set on getting the waterless design, you can either find a specialty store OR consider one of these:
Cool Urinal / Bathroom Accessories
Click on images to view on Amazon
Luminous Toilet Sticker
An awesome and simple glow in the dark target for manly sharpshooters. You can easily put this on your toilet somewhere. Because it’s waterproof (and pee proof), you could put this somewhere on the side of a toilet if you have one big enough. Just don’t put it around the seat itself.
LED Toilet Light
Not sure if this would fit with a urinal, but definitely any toilet seat! It takes triple A batteries and comes with a variety of colors. Most people agree that this comes just as advertised. If this one doesn’t seem to do it for you, there’s a bunch of other companies and designs on this section on Amazon that you can find.
Dragon Faucet
An antique brass material that functions like a sink, but looks way cooler and just might fit the theme you’re going for. I would get this but I live in an apartment where I’m not allowed to make cool modifications to my sink. Takes less than an hour to install and delivers great quality streaming! Just not on Netflix.
Knight Paper Holder
This one fits the theme of the faucet so I threw it in. It’s a little more on the expensive side but I think that’s also because it’s made from real crushed stone and is quite large in size.
Phone Toilet Paper Holder
A simple, affordable design to keep you from permanently dropping your phone in the toilet or having to put it on the ground. Yes, most people like to go on their phones when going number 2 but eventually you reach a point where you have to set the phone down and this would be the best surface to put it on. It comes with just enough design to fit any other bathroom theme you’re going for.
Related questions
Do urinals use less water? Yes. It uses about a pint per flush compared to a toile that uses 1.3 gallons according to google. But it’s really not that much cheaper (saving $40 a year). I wouldn’t get one just for this incentive.
Do waterless urinals smell? Membranes built around the urinal suppress odors from. Like all functioning urinals, odor mats are placed on the bottom by the whole so the pee is deodorized as it goes down the drain. In short, it wouldn’t smell any different than your own toilet water.
Are waterless urinals sanitary? They’re just as hygienic as flush toilets even the ones that don’t use any water. The reaction of urine with water and air is what creates the offputting smell. It’s easy to associate urinals smelling because it’s likely that you’ve only used one in a public area with tons of other elements contributing to the smell. The one time I went to a rich person’s house during a broker tour had a urinal and it wasn’t at all unappealing to use.
How much is a waterless urinal? Around $200 to $500. The one I linked to from Etsy is within this range and I think that’s reasonable. You can get a bucket urinal on Amazon for around $150 but you have to provide a facet hose and a flusher handle so I would say this is the most accurate price range.
Verdict
Seriously, if anyone can find an actual link to buy Guitar Pee from please share! If I had to design my own urinal for my man cave, I would get one completely against the wall and then put the guitar pee accessory inside of it. I think this would be completely overkilling but at least I’ll have a small thrill about twice a day for years to come. If I find anymore really unique and cool accessories for any type of bathroom I’ll be sure to update this article. Hopefully you learned a thing or two about the feasibility of getting a urinal for your place. After doing research it’s not as expensive as I thought it would be and I’m sure for a lot of people this is actually a great option.
I think the most practical reason to install one in your home would be if you host and entertain a lot. It makes bathroom use swift and easy for guests of a large party and won’t hold up the line. The last thing I’ll share is that I came across a website that has some really cool ideas for the bathroom and home decor as well. Some of their links to the actual product don’t work but the ones that do have actually given me some good ideas for ways to make my bathroom look cooler. Be sure to check out the link below and thanks for reading! Stay tuned for the next article.
Other Cool Design Ideas:
http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/search.asp?s=bathroom
Another good site to try for gadgets and very similar products to the one above would be a site called This Is Why I’m Broke. I’ve seen some of the most interesting, cool, and funny accessory items on this site, so much that I don’t even know where these guys even found some of the products in the first place. Lots of their products link to Amazon but also to independent online retailers from across the world.