confused about peeing?

Here is a scuba non technical question.
My instructor said that is recommended not to feel bad about peeing in
your wet suit.
It is recommended for scuba to be well hydrated especially considering
the hours we are outdoors, in a boat, sweating and later the hours
breathing the dry tank mix. Of course being well hydrated, drinking
fluids means that we need to urinate frequently.
An old friend, DM, advised me not to drink before dives because peeing
in the wet suit makes the suit stink, he did it once and he will never
do it again.
My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.

What's you opinion guys ?

"Tina" <MoonSeaButterfly@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1158517086.628513.8610@h48g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>
> Here is a scuba non technical question.
> My instructor said that is recommended not to feel bad about peeing in
> your wet suit.
> It is recommended for scuba to be well hydrated especially considering
> the hours we are outdoors, in a boat, sweating and later the hours
> breathing the dry tank mix. Of course being well hydrated, drinking
> fluids means that we need to urinate frequently.
> An old friend, DM, advised me not to drink before dives because peeing
> in the wet suit makes the suit stink, he did it once and he will never
> do it again.
> My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
> safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
> ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
> suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
>
> What's you opinion guys ?

Where do you think the fish go? (ask W.C. Fields why he doesn't drink
water)

You'll hear this forever:

"There are two kinds of divers. Those that pee in their wetsuits, and
those that lie about it".

Hell, it can be the highpoint of my dive.

Your old DM friend who says not to drink before diving, besides being a
dipshit, is a danger to himself, and others, and, he's very probably one of
the two above divers.

Sorry that he's your pal, but, if you've related his advice accurately,
you need to check on -anything- he says.

Snot and urine are two relatively common by-products of diving, you'll get
used to it.

You'll get used to, er, "flushing" your suit at the end of a dive (and see
everyone else do it), and you'll notice most divers don't tuck wetsuit legs
into booties.

It also gives you a reason to -buy- your own wetsuit...

There are several specific products for washing out scuba gear, ("Sink the
stink" comes to mind), but I use Lemon Lysol, works like a charm.

You'll find booties are the worst, leave 'em to soak in a tub.

Tina wrote:

> Here is a scuba non technical question.
> My instructor said that is recommended not to feel bad about peeing in
> your wet suit.
> It is recommended for scuba to be well hydrated especially considering
> the hours we are outdoors, in a boat, sweating and later the hours
> breathing the dry tank mix. Of course being well hydrated, drinking
> fluids means that we need to urinate frequently.
> An old friend, DM, advised me not to drink before dives because peeing
> in the wet suit makes the suit stink, he did it once and he will never
> do it again.
> My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
> safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
> ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
> suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
>
> What's you opinion guys ?
>

Pee away!

Popeye wrote:
> "Tina" <MoonSeaButterfly@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1158517086.628513.8610@h48g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> >
> > Here is a scuba non technical question.
> > My instructor said that is recommended not to feel bad about peeing in
> > your wet suit.
> > It is recommended for scuba to be well hydrated especially considering
> > the hours we are outdoors, in a boat, sweating and later the hours
> > breathing the dry tank mix. Of course being well hydrated, drinking
> > fluids means that we need to urinate frequently.
> > An old friend, DM, advised me not to drink before dives because peeing
> > in the wet suit makes the suit stink, he did it once and he will never
> > do it again.
> > My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
> > safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
> > ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
> > suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
> >
> > What's you opinion guys ?
>
> Where do you think the fish go? (ask W.C. Fields why he doesn't drink
> water)
>
> You'll hear this forever:
>
> "There are two kinds of divers. Those that pee in their wetsuits, and
> those that lie about it".
>
> Hell, it can be the highpoint of my dive.
>
> Your old DM friend who says not to drink before diving, besides being a
> dipshit, is a danger to himself, and others, and, he's very probably one of
> the two above divers.
>
> Sorry that he's your pal, but, if you've related his advice accurately,
> you need to check on -anything- he says.
>
> Snot and urine are two relatively common by-products of diving, you'll get
> used to it.
>
> You'll get used to, er, "flushing" your suit at the end of a dive (and see
> everyone else do it), and you'll notice most divers don't tuck wetsuit legs
> into booties.
>
> It also gives you a reason to -buy- your own wetsuit...
>
> There are several specific products for washing out scuba gear, ("Sink the
> stink" comes to mind), but I use Lemon Lysol, works like a charm.
>
> You'll find booties are the worst, leave 'em to soak in a tub.

Thank you. I knew that the cold temp and the pressure make me feel to
pee and controlling it would stress the heck out of me. I was worried
about that.
I already got my own suit :- )
About snots, I am a swimmer, I can handle them already :- ) is part of
the deal.
Thank you about the booties tip ;- )

> Your old DM friend who says not to drink before diving, besides being a
> dipshit, is a danger to himself, and others, and, he's very probably one
> of the two above divers.

I doubt he's a danger to much of anyone, but he does strike me as a bit of a
fool. He's most certainly not in line with the belief that adequate
hydration reduces the risk of DCS.

> Sorry that he's your pal, but, if you've related his advice accurately,
> you need to check on -anything- he says.

You got that one right.

> You'll get used to, er, "flushing" your suit at the end of a dive (and
> see everyone else do it), and you'll notice most divers don't tuck wetsuit
> legs into booties.

I don't wear a wetsuit often and suspect I probably peed in mine every time
I did. I rinse my wetsuit along with everything else that goes diving with
me, but don't recall giveing the wetsuit special attention or that it
smelled particularly bad as a result. I alway hang it up to dry, so it may
be the air drying that helps. My dive skin, which I wear on almost all
dives, and pee in on most of the dives, is the only thing I can think of
that needed washing because it smelled bad. I tend to stuff it in my dive
bag while it's still wet. I suspect that's more of a reason for the smell
than the odor of urine.

> It also gives you a reason to -buy- your own wetsuit...

8^)

> You'll find booties are the worst, leave 'em to soak in a tub.

Not wearing booties is a better solution . . . for us warm water wimps.

Lee

On 17 Sep 2006 11:18:06 -0700, "Tina" <MoonSeaButterfly@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
>Here is a scuba non technical question.
>My instructor said that is recommended not to feel bad about peeing in
>your wet suit.
>It is recommended for scuba to be well hydrated especially considering
>the hours we are outdoors, in a boat, sweating and later the hours
>breathing the dry tank mix. Of course being well hydrated, drinking
>fluids means that we need to urinate frequently.
>An old friend, DM, advised me not to drink before dives because peeing
>in the wet suit makes the suit stink, he did it once and he will never
>do it again.
>My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
>safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
>ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
>suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
>
>What's you opinion guys ?

Tina

Here's a Dan ref about diuresis.
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/me....asp?faqid=165
Stick the suit in the camera rinse tank on the boat. That 'ill take
care of it. No, no. Just kidding. Douche the suit out a your earliest
convenience. Fresh water of course. Pee is sterile Tina. You could
have worse stuff on your wet suit. Now if it's a rental, forget it.
Let someone like me wash it. I love washing pee out of wet suits. A
tank of fresh water with a little Joy. Washy, Washy, turn it inside
out and hang it up. All done, pee gone.

" What size suit did you need?"

SD

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:18:06 -0700, Tina wrote:

> My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
> safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
> ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
> suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
>
> What's you opinion guys ?

Get a wetsuit that zips in the front. You can more easily flush
it out while diving.

I have found "Simple Green" great for washing a smelly wet suit, I mix a
small amount with water and soak my suit in a large storage container. Drink
plenty of water and avoid coffee. If you drink plenty of water your urine
will be almost clear and have very little odor. If you drink three cups of
coffee and a glass of orange juice like I do your suit will smell so bad
even you won't want to handle it.

Al
Bottoms Up Divers

"Tina" <MoonSeaButterfly@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1158517086.628513.8610@h48g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>
> Here is a scuba non technical question.
> My instructor said that is recommended not to feel bad about peeing in
> your wet suit.
> It is recommended for scuba to be well hydrated especially considering
> the hours we are outdoors, in a boat, sweating and later the hours
> breathing the dry tank mix. Of course being well hydrated, drinking
> fluids means that we need to urinate frequently.
> An old friend, DM, advised me not to drink before dives because peeing
> in the wet suit makes the suit stink, he did it once and he will never
> do it again.
> My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
> safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
> ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
> suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
>
> What's you opinion guys ?
>

Thus spake "Tina" <MoonSeaButterfly@yahoo.com> :

>
>
>
>
>
>Popeye wrote:
>> "Tina" <MoonSeaButterfly@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158517086.628513.8610@h48g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
>> >
>> > Here is a scuba non technical question.
>> > My instructor said that is recommended not to feel bad about peeing in
>> > your wet suit.
>> > It is recommended for scuba to be well hydrated especially considering
>> > the hours we are outdoors, in a boat, sweating and later the hours
>> > breathing the dry tank mix. Of course being well hydrated, drinking
>> > fluids means that we need to urinate frequently.
>> > An old friend, DM, advised me not to drink before dives because peeing
>> > in the wet suit makes the suit stink, he did it once and he will never
>> > do it again.
>> > My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
>> > safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
>> > ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
>> > suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
>> >
>> > What's you opinion guys ?
>>
>> Where do you think the fish go? (ask W.C. Fields why he doesn't drink
>> water)
>>
>> You'll hear this forever:
>>
>> "There are two kinds of divers. Those that pee in their wetsuits, and
>> those that lie about it".
>>
>> Hell, it can be the highpoint of my dive.
>>
>> Your old DM friend who says not to drink before diving, besides being a
>> dipshit, is a danger to himself, and others, and, he's very probably one of
>> the two above divers.
>>
>> Sorry that he's your pal, but, if you've related his advice accurately,
>> you need to check on -anything- he says.
>>
>> Snot and urine are two relatively common by-products of diving, you'll get
>> used to it.
>>
>> You'll get used to, er, "flushing" your suit at the end of a dive (and see
>> everyone else do it), and you'll notice most divers don't tuck wetsuit legs
>> into booties.
>>
>> It also gives you a reason to -buy- your own wetsuit...
>>
>> There are several specific products for washing out scuba gear, ("Sink the
>> stink" comes to mind), but I use Lemon Lysol, works like a charm.
>>
>> You'll find booties are the worst, leave 'em to soak in a tub.
>
>Thank you. I knew that the cold temp and the pressure make me feel to
>pee and controlling it would stress the heck out of me. I was worried
>about that.

Being cold tends to force more blood towards the core. Blood in the
core goes through the kidneys more frequently. Flushing more blood
through the kidneys results in more water being extracted from the
blood (actually, a lot more complex than that, but this isn't a 2 hour
A&P lecture). More water from the kidneys means more water in the
bladder. While the bladder is elastic, it's only to a certain point.

>I already got my own suit :- )
>About snots, I am a swimmer, I can handle them already :- ) is part of
>the deal.
>Thank you about the booties tip ;- )
--
dillon

If you can't figure out how to unmunge my
address, email me and I'll explain it.

nospam@all.please.net wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:18:06 -0700, Tina wrote:
>
> > My instructor, female with about 1000 dives, I think tries to go the
> > safe, conservative and healthy route and even though she is female, she
> > ignores the bad image that can give to others urinating in the wet
> > suit. She told us to immediately wash our suit and it will be fine.
> >
> > What's you opinion guys ?
>
> Get a wetsuit that zips in the front. You can more easily flush
> it out while diving.



For some reason, all the suits in the store zipped in the back. I
casually asked them why because it is a pain to zip it all the way and
I stupidly needed help to unzip it from the top, and they just said
that it is mostly what they sell nowadays.
I guess is for the looks..?
I checked in the brand web site and the only one with zipper in the
front is a thin wetsuit for tropical water temp.
Anyway it is a good idea but I already got the suit with the zip back
:- (