Peeing in a dry suit

[Stoo]

Just because I have a pee valve doesn't mean I use it every time. But when I want it, you can't beat it. Could I survive without it, yes. But I am way more comfortable with it.

I find the mere act of "strapping in" causes me to have to pee less. I think I am so afraid of a blow-out, that my body goes full Sahara on me.

If I don't bother, the second I start deco, I gotta go. I am please with how I've been able to master keeping my trim with my legs crossed.

 

[ofg-1]

Are you referring to peeing in your drysuit, or in your buddies when he's not watching?

 

[kelemvor]

Are you referring to peeing in your drysuit, or in your buddies when he's not watching?

The former. I think it's a given that everyone does the latter, that part isn't controversial.

 

[Scuba-74]

Well, if you have decent undergarments, there's a fair chance that immersion diuresis is a lot less of an issue if you dive dry.

No matter what I do, when I dive wet I get some serious issues holding it when I get close to an hour run time. If I'm diving dry (which I usually do), I really have to mess up my limit-the-amount-of-coffee-and-and-make-sure-I-take-a-leak-before-zipping-up routine to have issues as long as my run time doesn't seriously exceed one hour.

This actually answers the exact question I was going to ask, and I'm glad I took time to read before asking it.

In my case, I can have 1h+ dive in warm water typically without a great urge. However, I often dive wet for an hour in cold water, and if temps are below 50F (10C), chances of "warming the suit" are pretty high.

This weekend, I will likely do my first couple of 1h+ cold water dives in a drysuit. I don't have any urination system, and planning to just wing it. It's somewhat comforting to read that urge to urinate is less pronounced when diving dry. It makes sense, based on my limited understanding of physiology of diving wet.

 

[Wah]

Question from someone who has never used one... How do you pee if you're on the boat doing your surface interval in your drysuit and plumbed in to your p valve?

 

[Degenerate]

Question from someone who has never used one... How do you pee if you're on the boat doing your surface interval in your drysuit and plumbed in to your p valve?

I don't have a p valve on my drysuit, but I imagine if the boat was not moving I'd just go hang off the ladder and get it out into the sea.
If the boat was moving I'd ask the captain if he could stop for a few secs or if he'd rather have his beloved boat deck pissed on

 

[Lorenzoid]

Question from someone who has never used one... How do you pee if you're on the boat doing your surface interval in your drysuit and plumbed in to your p valve?

A quick-disconnect fitting is commonly used. So you just unplug yourself, go to the head, and pee normally.

 

[Wah]

A quick-disconnect fitting is commonly used. So you just unplug yourself, go to the head, and pee normally.

OK, so you would still need to get your drysuit off... that is what I was wondering. So better to pee before getting back on the boat. thanks

 

[Lorenzoid]

OK, so you would still need to get your drysuit off... that is what I was wondering. So better to pee before getting back on the boat. thanks

Better to pee before getting back on the boat in any case. But don't you usually unzip and pull down your drysuit top for comfort during the surface interval? If so, there's not much more to do if you want to pee.

 

[EireDiver606]

I just downloaded the dives from computer to my laptop to see what my stats are. It looks like my average depth across a recent range of dives is between 16-18 meters with max depth averaging between 25meters and 30meters.

I am diving a steel 12L cylinder with +/- 200 bar. Subsurface is indicating my SAC is averaging between 9 and 11 liters/min.

-Z

9-11 liters per min? I could be wrong but I think you’ve miscalculated SCR. Most divers I know are around 20l/ min and that’s considered good.

There’s no way you’re 10l below them...