I'm curious if anybody knows about any detrimental effects of urinating in a dry suit? Specifically, is there a possibility of damage to the materials due to contact with urine? If so, is this damage minimized by a shorter time the moisture remains without being rinsed off? I'm about to order a dry suit with a relief zipper, more for convenience and comfort than anything else. But I have friends who chose to save money by forgoing the added zipper. Now, I'm not saying they throw caution to the wind in every emergency, but perhaps they should be informed. In the past I've actually suffered from a urinary tract infection by "holding back nature" in neoprene waders while fly fishing in a float tube. Not fun, let me assure you. Tom >tletourn_at_maine.rr.com< http://home.maine.rr.com/tletourneau *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Tom LeTourneau wrote: > > I'm curious if anybody knows about any detrimental effects of urinating in > a dry suit? Well Tom, it would no longer be a dry suit. Be happy you are getting the zipper. Paul *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Here is some advise that might help. Adult diapers, You can relive yourself in relative comfort without spoiling your clothes or giving up the warming properties of the suit and clothing. However you need to be able to pack out what you bring in. Have fun going to your local supermarket to pick up a pack. Or Better yet ask you wife to get them. Pay back. Cheers Chris O'Kieffe OC-6 Unlimited (858) 270-7718 http://www.oc6unlimited.com > From: Tom LeTourneau <tletourn_at_maine.rr.com> > Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:24:27 -0500 > To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net > Subject: [Paddlewise] Nature calls in a dry suit? > > I'm curious if anybody knows about any detrimental effects of urinating in > a dry suit? Specifically, is there a possibility of damage to the materials > due to contact with urine? If so, is this damage minimized by a shorter > time the moisture remains without being rinsed off? I'm about to order a > dry suit with a relief zipper, more for convenience and comfort than > anything else. But I have friends who chose to save money by forgoing the > added zipper. Now, I'm not saying they throw caution to the wind in every > emergency, but perhaps they should be informed. In the past I've actually > suffered from a urinary tract infection by "holding back nature" in > neoprene waders while fly fishing in a float tube. Not fun, let me assure you. > > Tom >> tletourn_at_maine.rr.com< > http://home.maine.rr.com/tletourneau > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed > here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire > responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. > Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net > Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Have fun going to your local supermarket to pick up a pack. Or Better yet > ask you wife to get them. Pay back. You men are such wimps!! Goodness what do you think it's like for women all the time. I finally bought one of those sani-fem deals and I intend to use it with a relief zipper. Perhaps they make similar extensions for men so you don't need a relief zipper. Sheesh such whiners. -- MZ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Before I suddenly had a burst of sanity and gave it up, I was heavily into deep diving with rebreathers. Dehydration is a prime factor in increasing chances of decompression sickness so divers try to get plenty of fluids before a serious dive. This combined with cold water, suit squeeze from the pressure and a drysuit liner you want to stay dry 'cause you've got an hour or more of deco time causes an obvious problem... The solution we use is called (naturally) the "P-Valve". It's usually a pressure balanced one-way valve that is installed into the thigh of your drysuit. A small hose then runs from the valve to your, your, uhhh, exit point. It is secured there via an external catheter - sort of a condom with a hole in the end that attaches to the hose. So when you've gotta go, you just let 'er rip. Three key points: 1) Make sure that hose doesn't kink and cause a peeplosion. 2) Double check that you actually connect the hose to the catheter. Every diver I know has made this mistake and noe found out until it was too late... 3) Due to the glue on the catheter, it goes on a lot easier than it comes off... I once told George Gronseth of Deep Trouble fame (engineer by education) about the P-Valve. You could literally see the wheels between his ears turning as he pondered how to adopt this to expedition kayaking. ;-> Here's a link with a picture for the interested few: http://www.halcyon.net/exposure/discharge.shtml And you probably thought I was making this up, Thomas *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In SCUBA diving many men use something like the following: http://www.gue.com/equipment/pvalve.shtml Hal Christiansen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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