Why peeing in your wetsuit is a GOOD thing.

[charlesml3]

Sweet! I want to be a charter member of "Wetsuit Whizzers." Ha! I called it first! Alright, second then since BTravlin came up with it.

Who's going to do the T-Shirt design?

-Charles

 

[konasdad]

Who's going to do the T-Shirt design?

For your consideration.

-Mark-
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/data/500/WhizzerTShirt.JPG

 

[PlayaCountryBoy]

Hope you're washing your own suit! LoL

 

[Thalassamania]

the body tries to keep it's temperature at a constant. With a full bladder, the body will have to heat this liquid to keep it warm. It takes a lot of energy to heat liquids. Peeing gets rid of a quantity of liquid that your body wont have to keep warm so you should be warmer after you pee. During winter expeditions in the snow, the same principle applies...

I think that peeing in your suit cools you down. Urine in your bladder starts out at body temperature. Voiding removes mass from your core and thus causes the body to cool (infinitesimally) faster. More of an issue is the warming of the skin by the urine and the resultant peripheral vasodiolation that will tend to counteract that body's best efforts to maintain core temperature for as long as possible.

 

[Tigerman]

I think that peeing in your suit cools you down. Urine in your bladder starts out at body temperature. Voiding removes mass from your core and thus causes the body to cool (infinitesimally) faster. More of an issue is the warming of the skin by the urine and the resultant peripheral vasodiolation that will tend to counteract that body's best efforts to maintain core temperature for as long as possible.

Yes, peeing in the suit probably cool you down because of mentioned temporary heating of your skin opening the pores, however carrying around excessive waste (poo and urine) is one of the first things youll be taught NOT to do during winter survival training. I do also have rather decent experience with cold weather given where I live and the things I like to do. Yeah, needing to take a crap definetly make you colder and if your feet are getting cold you tend to have this urge to use the bathroom..

 

[wardric]

Yes, peeing in the suit probably cool you down because of mentioned temporary heating of your skin opening the pores, however carrying around excessive waste (poo and urine) is one of the first things youll be taught NOT to do during winter survival training. I do also have rather decent experience with cold weather given where I live and the things I like to do. Yeah, needing to take a crap definetly make you colder and if your feet are getting cold you tend to have this urge to use the bathroom..

exactly. Let's think of the bladder (or the intestin) as a water heater. Even if you dont use hot water, your electrical bill will show you did use energy to keep the water at the desired temperature.

As for winter, yep, taking a crap (or even a pee) in the cold outdoors is nothing funny but you feel much warmer after.

I didn't think about the temporary heating of your skin opening the pores but since liquids dont move that much in a wetsuit (talking about a 7 mil here), wouldn't that be a very localised effect?

What a lovely discussion btw

 

[BTravlin]

We're going a little over the top here now, aren't we? What is this, DIR Urination?

 

[almitywife]

more DIY.... dont want to leave peeing in your wetsuit to your buddy now do you

 

[Tigerman]

DIR-U is the way to go!

 

[Hemlon]

DIR-U is the way to go!

Am I required to have a 7 foot hose for DIR-U?