Re: [Paddlewise] PaddleWise -- Call of Nature (not for the squeemish)

From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 05:58:09 -0600 (MDT)
On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Evan Dallas wrote:

> I just can't resist adding one more option for the
> not-too-easily-grossed-out-by-a-little-pee crowd.  Before I mention this,
> remember that that yellow liquid, despite it's reputation, is actually
> fairly sterile stuff.
> 
> OK, here's my true confession:  when I just gotta go, and haven't a pee
> bottle handy, and am in a place I can't land, I've used my, uh, sponge.
> Actually works pretty well, as long as you only do a little at a time [like
> go for 3-5 seconds (depending on "flow rate" -- hmmm, almost sounds like
> one of those boat-hydraulics threads)], then rinse out and repeat.
> Afterwards you just dip it in the water and wring it out anywhere from 5 to
> maybe 200 times (depending on one's urine-avoidance rating).  Even though
> I'm not female, I would guess this *could* work for same, since it covers a
> pretty wide area and the shape is very moldable.
> 
> Evan

in the navy, many pilots take a zip lock baggie, with a sponge in it...
quite popular "option"

mark

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