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Re: relief on the water
Posted By: Stephan In Response To: Re: relief on the water (Dan)
Date: Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 4:15 p.m.
Guys,
Pilots do this all the time with the condom/tube combination that can be purchased at a medical store. Just remove the bag and the tube can be run directly overboard (out of the aircraft floor in the case of pilots). I don't see why that would not work in this situation.
Stephan
: Shawn: Have you considered a condom catheter and a bag? Check you local
: medical supply and explain what you have in mind.: I agree with your need to hydrate to manage long hauls, and being away from
: shore too far for a stop to be an option, what's a guy to do? I certainly
: don't look forward to the naturally-warmed wet-suit (or is it "wetted
: suit"?) either.: I purchased a condom cath.last fall, expecting to do a ten-hour shot on our
: local make-believe sea. The trip didn't materialize and I still have the
: equipment in my duffle bag awaiting its maiden voyage. The condom portion
: of the equipment is self adhesive and is supposed to be leak-proof. From
: the end of the condom section a piece of tubing about 30 inches long
: attaches to a plastic accumulating bag. The bag, on the other hand can be
: disconnected and emptied and then re-attached to the drain tube. I am
: assuming there will be enough room in my cockpit to accommodate the bag;
: I'm hoping puncturing the bag is not a likely event. Sounds like an
: astronaut-inspired solution, all in all.: Good luck!
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