admikar
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Measure your width flaccid. Drop down to the next smaller size.
They come in 45, 40, 35, 32, 29, 25, and 23mm.
If you measure at 35mm, buy a 32, if you measure at 32, buy a 29 and so on. If you need the 45mm after dropping down a size, we can't be friends.
It should be a snug but not uncomfortable fit. Apply in the morning after you shower and let it dry well. Don't use fancy soaps with moisturizers. If you have a water softener, clean it again with some rubbing alcohol.
If you still have issues with it coming off, try a product called skin-prep. You can get the pads on amazon. It will stick after you use that. When you are done diving for the day, if it is still stuck incredibly well, just cut the tip off and remove the rest in a warm shower later.
I use ordinary boring bar of Ivory soap. No scents, no moisturizers, just a bar of soap.Use liquid soap or body wash
I know other guys like that as well. Screw you guys.I shower night before with whatever soap my wife uses that's in the dish, we have a water softener, I don't use prep in the am and my Rochester's stick almost too well.
Your approach is great, it covers everything needed that "could" be the issue, I'm just saying that not all of that is needed for everybody and it just depends.... and don't worry, we can still be friends
I'll also admit that in the summer when there's a good sweat in the heat it's a lot easier to remove the catheter... so cold water diving helps me in that area. I've never had one malfunction even after 8 hours in the heat, but it felt like it would be close.
Trimming the “nipple” for lack of a better term is one of the most important things for thisWhoo Hoo I belive i have figured out what my issues are. Thanks to all who have helped me get this figured out very much appreciated .. Frist the Skin Prep amazing stuff helped me a ton, the size of the cath wasn't the issue it was hose routing and trimming the cath down to the size of the QD. Apparently the routing i had was binding the cath not allowing flow thus causing the pressure to separate the cath from the shaft.