I always feel like the hands-free bidet is sneaking up on me, I prefer the control and manual aim/pressure of the gun.
lol I’m stealing ‘bum gun’. Just installed one last week and can’t believe what I’ve missed out on my entire life.
you’re welcome to it.
I’ve been calling them toilet guns for years, and then someone on the internet said bum gun, and it’s too good not to use.
“…can’t believe what I’ve missed out on my entire life.”
exactly how I felt when I first used a bidet.
like “why did everyone teach me to use my hand and paper for this rather than a hygienic, elegant solution?”
I’ve heard bum gun from Thai folks but I’m guessing some Australian came up with that? Sounds like something they would say. I don’t even know what the Thai word is or the literal translation.
I’ve been there a dozen times and also have no idea what the Thai word is, so here:
“In the Thai language, a bum gun is referred to as: săai chèet cham-rá (สายฉีดชำระ), hŭa-chèet (หัวฉีด), or thêe chèet dtòot (ที่ฉีดตูด)”
hm. sounds like they don’t know either.
I found this language learning site that more sounds like they know what they’re talking about:
“Bum Gun ที่ฉีดก้น Têe Chèet Gôn”
Definitely hands free, and preferably heated.
i do like the heated ones, but I don’t even notice if they’re cold anymore.
actually if they’re warm I’m like hey get off your high horse, fancy pants! and then luxuriate.
why hands-free, just so you don’t have to go anywhere near there?
I just push a button and then wiggle around, so much easier. It’s also more of a precise spray dot, like a pressure washer. All the handheld ones I’ve seen/used are more like a kitchen sink sprayer hose.
I got a Tushy during COVID mostly because I was bored and figured I’d give it a try.
One of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
congrats, that’s genuinely great to hear!
I felt the same way after my first bidet use in Thailand.
i was like what? WHAT? toilet hygiene already exists!? why are the cavemen using paper!?
i might have a little revelation for you: the backwoods bidet.
use a lighter to heat up a fork tine, press the first 2 mm of the tine under the lip of the flange under the cap to make a small 2x1mm hole, fill the bottle with water, flip upside down and squeeze.
instant bidet.
i am not joking, it has completely changed how I travel since now I can travel to any country and not be irritated by the lack of a bidet.
plastic bottle, small hole near the top, fill with water, pressure water bidet by squeezing the bottle.
revolutionary.
I’ve never used the “bum gun” style. I think I’d prefer that. The ones that you sit over aren’t necessarily “one size hits all” and I always end up having to move around on the toilet to actually get the water to hit where it needs to (including the one I actually have).