Craig Jungers wrote: > 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. > [sniparoni, the Internet Treat] > 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. In the Navy, many pilots used very heavy plastic zip lock-type bags [MAF Bags for you ex-Navy guys) with a sponge in it. -- # # mark zen -- fort lupton, colorado, usa #-========----============--=========--===- # ckayakr[at]dotzen[dot]org------------http://www.dotzen.org/paddler/ # o, o__ o_/| o_. o__/ # </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ [\/ # (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') `\--------/--------/' #~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # Semi-Random Fortune ... # A bug in the hand is better than one as yet undetected. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 12 2007 - 14:33:46 PDT
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