peeing in suit

[_Bella_]

There is NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING worse than standing next to someone on a liveaboard that had been swimming in their own toilet for 60 minutes. I force myself to go right before I get in my suit and there is no force needed to go the second I get out of the water. Very rarely do i have accidents, but it happens and then it'll be me running with my suit to soak it in listerine.
I noticed a curious trend on my last dive trip. During one week I was on a dive boat with all europeans. There would be a long long line to the loo before and right after diving. There was also very little toilet stench wafting about. During the following week I was on a dive boat with all americans. There was no line before or after diving and curiously, most of them also didn't remove their wetsuits during surface intervals. I had a hard time holding a conversation with some of those folks as tears would come to my eyes from the overwhelming ammonia odour.

 

[Marek K]

europeans [...] americans

I don't know... a cultural difference?

In a lot of places here in Europe, east and west, people (well, OK, only men) wouldn't think twice about pulling the car over to the side of the road when the urge hits, and unzipping right next to the car. Something the average American wouldn't dream of doing...

 

[BigJetDriver]

Folks,

There really are only two kinds of wetsuit divers: (1) Those who pee in their wetsuits, and (2) Those who lie about it!

And thass the truff!

 

[david.tolan]

Of standing on the back of the rib between dives, with your wetsuit half off, trying to balance, shivering in the wind, and peeing into the sea.

Just remember - wind direction is all important.

D

 

[The Kraken]

I have NEVER fouled any of my wet suits, or anyone elses for that matter.
And I will take an oath before God that this is the truth.
However, with my advancing old age, I'm sure my day is coming!

the K

 

[BigJetDriver]

I have NEVER fouled any of my wet suits, or anyone elses for that matter.
And I will take an oath before God that this is the truth.
However, with my advancing old age, I'm sure my day is coming!

the K

:lol3: :lol3:

 

[The Kraken]

Heathen, non-believer . . .

It's a matter of self control . . . I guess some just have more than others.

the K

 

[redrover]

IJWMSLSH (In case this isn’t one yet it begins with: I just, and ends with: laughing so hard)

Who did that?

Azza has hit the mark once again. I noticed on the Aquaflite wetsuit site that a relief zipper was a $19.95 option. That's pretty cheap not to smell like you're one of those people with 80 cats in your house.
If I was diving with strangers, I would have to be circumspect since they might think I was aborting the dive and pulling out my safety sausage.

Or

I'm so comfortable peeing in my wetsuit I just hope I don't forget myself when I'm not in it and piss in my street clothes in public!!!

Na, had to be this one.

Your missing the best part of wetsuits!!!

Peeing in your wetsuit is terrific, and needed to prolong a dive. I dove for 3 yrs with a wetsuit (the same wetsuit) and would force myself to drink as much gaterade or water as possible before my dive so I could warm myself up often. You get good at peeing on yourself and end up like a dog, going every ten minutes. It is glorious, and anyone who's tried it in sub 50 deg water will tell you likewise. The stench will dicipate with sink the stink, and I do not recomend public dining or shopping after a dive as your body will give off one nasty odor. Only your non dive buddies will question you, but the rest of us know why because we all do it!


Of course I’d never do such a thing and it’s defiantly not related to the odd tugging at the neck of my wetsuit.

 

[BigJetDriver]

Heathen, non-believer . . .

It's a matter of self control . . . I guess some just have more than others.

the K

That would be "Infidel" to you, lad! :lol3: Belief is a strange thing. You fling-wingers just hopelessly keep thinking those things will fly, even though you know what happens when the noise stops.

On the other hand, we fixed-wing guys actually do know that ours will continue to fly for quite a while even when all is silent.

C'est un miracle!!

Rob

 

[BigJetDriver]

I noticed a curious trend on my last dive trip. During one week I was on a dive boat with all europeans. There would be a long long line to the loo before and right after diving. There was also very little toilet stench wafting about. During the following week I was on a dive boat with all americans. There was no line before or after diving and curiously, most of them also didn't remove their wetsuits during surface intervals. I had a hard time holding a conversation with some of those folks as tears would come to my eyes from the overwhelming ammonia odour.

An interesting viewpoint. Pretty damn insulting, culturally arrogant, stupid, and untrue, at least in my experience, but hey, what the heck, it's your opinion.

Frankly, I could say the same about Europeans on public transport in the summer, but I'll be polite and skip that observation.

Cheers!

Rob