Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
I’ve been peeing in my suit from day one. An old timer that taught me to abalone dive always told me, “That’s the first thing you do!”, so I just did it without question. I learned to drink a lot of water to dilute the urine. I also use a skin-in wetsuit which needs to be lubed up with a hair conditioner/water solution which helps counter any pee smell. Skin-in wetsuits are better than lined suits for not stinking (peeing or not), they dry quick and are non absorbent.
The problem with skin-in freediving suits is they have no zippers and generally fit very well. They have attached hoods therefore they have very little water exchange and that’s why they are so warm. The pee only has a few places to escape (if it does at all). That would be either out the legs, maybe the arms, probably not in between the john and jacket, but possibly around the face seal.
The problem with skin-in freediving suits is they have no zippers and generally fit very well. They have attached hoods therefore they have very little water exchange and that’s why they are so warm. The pee only has a few places to escape (if it does at all). That would be either out the legs, maybe the arms, probably not in between the john and jacket, but possibly around the face seal.