Re: [Paddlewise] Anyone used anything like this?

> On 10/12/07, Tord Eriksson <tord_at_tord.nu> wrote:
> >
> > Found this at USK's site: Travel John.
> >
> > A peeing bag for ladies gentlemen and children
> 
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Are these items of any use?
> 
> 
> Sailplane (glider) pilots never know just how long their flights will be
> (especially in the western deserts of North America) and there have been
> numerous creative methods to relieve one's self without landing.
> 
> The danger (well, from peeing, at least) is that the bag will burst leaving
> one's cockpit um... not so comfy. The motion in a glider can be far more
> violent than the motion of a kayak except for the occasional Doug Lloydian
> escapade. Modern gliders are designed to withstand the same forces as jet
> fighters.
> 
> I used ziplock bags filled with strips of the absorbent used in diapers. You
> can just cut the entire diaper into strips and line the baggy. The bags I
> used had a "zipper" to make it more secure. I think I still have a few of
> them stashed in my glider bag, actually.
> 
> Some pilots buy "external catheters" which look something like a condom with
> a hole in the end to accept a tube. They would then route this tube so that
> any liquid will run out the landing gear door; assuming one remembers to
> lower the landing gear first. This can be hard on landing gear as urine is
> corrosive.
> 
> There is a method of securing a bag to one's ankles and then routing the
> tube from the external catheter to that; the downside being that in a
> glider, as in many kayaks, the ankles are not always "below" the waist and
> the knees are almost always bent. And in many sailplanes the pilot's
> position is reclining (to reduce drag). Unlike a kayak, the solution to
> these problems in a glider is simple: dive! You can always tell when someone
> flying a sailplane is taking a pee.

And would the tubes be fitted with one-way valves so there wouldn't 
be unpleasant surprises in those moments when one's ankles were not 
lower than one's waist?

Inquiring minds and all that...

> 
> Go to www.wingsandwheels.com for more ideas on these sorts of devices.
> 
> 
> Craig Jungers
> Royal City, WA

-- 
  Darryl
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