Peeing in your wetsuit!

[lavachickie]

Why, oh WHY did I have to grab my phone and Google "warhammer?" *face palm* I should know better.

For some reason I'm feeling very confession-ary today so I will share this: Last week in Cozumel I peed in a wetsuit for the very first time. My one mil Akona. And I don't think I'll ever do it again. I was totally obsessed from that moment on about whether anyone knew, if I'd flushed it well, etc.

Not worth it, in my opinion.

 

[rhwestfall]

My wife didn't nick-name my buddy "stinky" because of anything else... as for me - I can honestly say I haven't im my cold water gear - thank god I'm an air hog!!!!!! I will admit to stripping, and jumping back in with urgency. Caribbean dives are another story. Nothing better than leaving a stream to the "bitchy" person in the group behind me.....

 

[Deathtosnails]

Luckily for me I have a front zip wettie and don't mind unclipping and unzipping. Good practise for hovering But...the cold water flush when you unzip is a tad uncomfortable

 

[notivago]

Never done it. Even before I started diving I heard the moto about the: do or lie. Call me a liar, but it is very gross to do it.

What I do is the "preemptive pee", I always go to the boat bathroom right before entering in the water and usually I have to get out of the water asap for a second turn at the end of the dive.

 

[goonsquad]

Been doing it since I started racing in triathlons, not about to stop now! Jesus people, its just pee. Do you realize the amount of semi-solid fish waste and urine you swim in each time you go below?

 

[TMHeimer]

Been doing it since I started racing in triathlons, not about to stop now! Jesus people, its just pee. Do you realize the amount of semi-solid fish waste and urine you swim in each time you go below?

Uhh...Isn't all that pretty darned diluted in the ocean? Pee in a wetsuit a wee bit less so.

 

[DivingWilly]

Every Time I Dive! Why Not?!?! I rinse out my suit on the boat ride home, and it's gtg. As long as you don't let a pee soaked wetsuit sit and not get washed out, you're safe on the stink factor!

 

[DivemasterDennis]

Interestingly enough, there is a section on wet suit peeing in the soon to be released "Scuba Snobs Guide to Diving Etiquette," by yours truly and my wife Debbie. The bottom line- its ok to pee in your wetsuit when you are in the water, and stay in the water for 5 minutes thereafter. Rinse you wwet suit someplace other than the same tank that regulaters, bc's and masks are rinsed. And here is a not so secret secret- almost everyone pees in their wetsuit, owned or rented. ALso note that urine is sterile. Not necessarily pleasant, but sterile.
Divemaster Dennis

 

[fjpatrum]

I've never peed in any wetsuit, rental or otherwise. I've never worn a rental suit except over my own wetsuits. I find the concept of peeing in wetsuits truly revolting and I just don't trust rentals to be clean enough to wear next to my skin..

I've only been diving for a year but I've been using wetsuits for about 20 now... peeing just isn't a necessity during... after diving, it is generally a particular necessity though, especially in cold water.

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

I can't believe the number of prissy little divers we have here.

Once you have a few kids in diapers, your figure out a little pee is not going to give you the cooties. Age will catch up with you and the option to hold it will be gone in a few years. For me, I would rather not bother with donning and doffing my w/s before and after every dive and wondering during the dive if I can hold it. More importantly being tempted to limit hydration so I don't offend the dainty divers at this risk of taking a hit is just plain stupid.

I do agree, peeing in a rental and leaving it for someone else to clean is rude, but that is a different topic.