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Re: relief on the water

Posted By: Roger Voeller
Date: Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 7:48 p.m.

In Response To: relief on the water (Shawn)

First, make sure you have a relief zipper in your outfit - drysuit, wetsuit, or whatever. Otherwise you have to disrobe too much.

In warmer weather, wearing just shorts or a swimsuit, paddling with friends just means you may get a bit closer than usual or than some or comfortable with. Have your partner stabilize your boat as they would doing an assisted rescue, while you pull yourself up a bit and take a leak into a bottle. Don't forget to dump it overboard. Actually works very well for females as well, but you need a wider mouth container and some of your female friends may think this is a bit too close.

If you're solo and conditions permit, try a paddle float outrigger with your spare paddle.

Seriously, this is an important issue. Some longer paddle days don't lend themselves to stopping for a beach break. I've been in the boat as much as 12 hours and if you don't drink you're in trouble. If you do drink, you gotta go.

Roger

Messages In This Thread

relief on the water
Shawn -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 6:20 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Jed -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 7:19 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Tom -- Wednesday, 10 January 2001, at 5:39 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Jed -- Wednesday, 10 January 2001, at 6:08 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Roger Voeller -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 7:48 p.m.

Re: rafting for relief on the water
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 4:15 p.m.

Better yet...
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 6:20 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Dan -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 8:38 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
brad shepard -- Wednesday, 10 January 2001, at 7:27 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Shawn -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 5:28 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Stephan -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 4:15 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 6:17 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 6:59 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Roy Morford -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 10:10 p.m.

I guess the problem is...
Brian Nystrom -- Friday, 12 January 2001, at 11:08 a.m.

Re: Variant of technique
Scotty -- Friday, 12 January 2001, at 6:15 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Ray -- Sunday, 14 January 2001, at 10:04 p.m.

Two types of padllers
John Leonard -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 8:55 p.m.

Re: Two types of padllers
Jack L -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 9:51 a.m.

Re: Two types of padllers
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 4:01 p.m.

Re: Two types of padllers
BillS -- Monday, 22 January 2001, at 11:09 a.m.

Re: relief on the water *Pic*
Robert Woodard -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 9:09 p.m.

These are commonly used by...
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 10 January 2001, at 12:35 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Jack L -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 9:54 a.m.

Huh?
Brian Nystrom -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 12:10 p.m.

Re: "Strippers"
Don Beale -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 10:25 p.m.

Re: relief on the water
Ian Johnston -- Wednesday, 10 January 2001, at 2:53 a.m.

Re: Paddling with Females
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 4:10 p.m.

relief on the water ideas
mike allen ---> -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 10:29 p.m.

The "Fountain" Method
Jed -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 10:56 p.m.

Re: relief on the water ideas *NM*
mike allen ---> -- Friday, 12 January 2001, at 11:23 a.m.

Whew! - relief
mike allen ---> -- Friday, 12 January 2001, at 12:06 p.m.

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