External catheter and a leg bag, this way you can pee in comfort and you get a hot water bottle as a bonus
Night time wee breaks
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Damn Rik that means someones modded my idea!! lol If you had a really long tube you could warm your sleeping bag whilst still sat at the camp fire!! lol
I must admit that I just get up and satisfy the urge and then back to bed. The key is to get up as soon as you feel the need and don't procrastinate about it. I also quite like the sleepy not quite real feeling walking about the woods still asleep - plus when you get back in the hammock / bivi it feels awesome
Tom
Yeah, me too
Just get up, go and do it and then crawl back into a warm bed
Bliss.I do have an oval bowl that fits biodegradable doggy bags, and I drop a sachet of the water gel stuff (10 for £1) into the bag before bed if I'm in a tent and it's chucking it down outside. Tie it off and dispose of in the morning. The wee bowl is the most gawd awful colour so will never be mistaken for anything else. I pack it all away in one of those small green copost tubs. Handy for all those female moments
cheers,
Toddy
My Wifey works with the old, and she said hospitals have devices for the bed ridden patents, for the ladies there is something called the slipper,(although I think this is just what they call it and its not the technical name for it) its a thing that they hold with a tube coming off it, and the one for the men is where there put it in and do there business, By eck what a way to put it
I think if some one did a google search for "Method and device for removing and collecting urine" they might be able to find them. I need a wee now
Cheers Bill
I think if some one did a google search for "Method and device for removing and collecting urine" they might be able to find them. I need a wee nowCheers Bill
Another vote for the Nalgene. But when I'm car camping with SWMBO I tend to use the bucket and chuckit method.
Trunks and Snozz had a night out on Saturday, when i went up on Sunday they were discussing this very issue. Poor Trunksy had to get up 3 (three) times, knocking the ice from his tarp. Hope he finds this thread
Al
Cheers Alex, you can always rely on yer mates to divulge embarrassing secrets :BlueTeamE In my defense, we did sink a fair few pints in the pub before wondering back up the hill
In the past i have used a Lenor bottle, worked well & smelt nice too.
January just gone we stayed out up by Moel Prysgau when it snowed, it was (for the first time in my life) an absolute pleasure to get up in the middle of the night for a pee.
Normally its just your common or garden stumbling about in the dark scenario
cheers,
Rob
Normally its just your common or garden stumbling about in the dark scenario
cheers,
Rob
Based on my personal (and unfortunate) experience I advise practicing and perfecting your technique in daylight before using a nalgene etc bottle when in a hammock, otherwise you might find it a bit difficult to get back to sleep in the damp
Call me wired but I knida enjoy it, wake up get on some shoes, go for a walk in the quiet under the star/moonlight
On a serious note, a mate of mine who's a mental health nurse goes to Spain on the bus a couple of times a year and uses this setup on the coach rather than the onboard toilet
In his defence he is a very heavy lad, maybe eighteen stone so its easier for him. Your not allowed booze on the buses anymore but he still drinks several litres of home made orange juice on the 24 hour journey, hic Hold on...
lemme think.
i just saw on one hiking magazine one solution for these situations.it was a thick plastic bag & funnel combo-thingy filled with some crystals that suck all the liquid and turn into non-smelling gel.ill check out if i can find some trademarks etc.
http://www.roadbag.net/
it was similar to this thing though....
lemme think.
i just saw on one hiking magazine one solution for these situations.it was a thick plastic bag & funnel combo-thingy filled with some crystals that suck all the liquid and turn into non-smelling gel.ill check out if i can find some trademarks etc.
http://www.roadbag.net/
it was similar to this thing though....
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The doggie bag and the hanging basket watergel crystals are just a home made version of that..........doesn't come with a funnel though
cheers,
Toddy
cheers,
Toddy
I walked face first into a branch one night. Not even sure if my eyes were open or if I was on autopilot.
The funniest was when a mate and I were pitched on a wee plateau right at the edge of the shore. I'd stayed up late and just I was dozing off he got up and headed towards the door. I kind of sleepily warned him that the tide was really high and the water really close. He paused for a second as if thinking then walked straight out the tent and up to his knees. After the splash I heard dreamy "Oh, right, that close!".
My fault really. The warning was too vague.
I must admit that I just get up and satisfy the urge and then back to bed. The key is to get up as soon as you feel the need and don't procrastinate about it. I also quite like the sleepy not quite real feeling walking about the woods still asleep - plus when you get back in the hammock / bivi it feels awesome
Tom
Agreed. Just get up - it's not the end of the world and it's not worth faffing about. There's no way I'm taking any risks with my beloved Rab down bag.
Well I take a diruitic and anyone who takes one will know that often when you get the 'urge' you HAVE to go!
If i am unlucky I need to get up two or three times a night (no no prostrate problems!).
So I use one of those urinal bottles. but i am thinking of trying a nalgene style bottle.
As we are usually on camp sites, its not a case of get up and go outside, more a case of get up get dressed, walk around other tents about 500 yards the the same back.
So a bottle for me is essential kit!
Alan
If i am unlucky I need to get up two or three times a night (no no prostrate problems!).
So I use one of those urinal bottles. but i am thinking of trying a nalgene style bottle.
As we are usually on camp sites, its not a case of get up and go outside, more a case of get up get dressed, walk around other tents about 500 yards the the same back.
So a bottle for me is essential kit!
Alan
January just gone we stayed out up by Moel Prysgau when it snowed, it was (for the first time in my life) an absolute pleasure to get up in the middle of the night for a pee.
Normally its just your common or garden stumbling about in the dark scenario
cheers,
Rob
Once, when camping in the Moelwyns, I had to answer the inveitable call of nature and got up to find a crystal clear, perfectly calm night. I stood on a little hump and, while doing the business, looked down on the stars - reflected perfectly in the still waters of Llyn Edno. Magic! Would have stayed longer only it was well frosty.
I don't know what you're all worried about, just P*** in your bed and have a wash in the morning! it'll be warm for a while
there is always the option of adult nappies
there is always the option of adult nappies
January just gone me and Col were over at delamere, we'd had a few at the local and it was a damned cold night. i had to get up twice because i couldn't sleep properly i was that cold. nasty night.
when slightly warmer tho i do enjoy wandering out into the still night and seeing the landscape all calm, i think thats my fave time of day.
i always get up very early when camping (once i'm awake i'm awake) due to the sunrise and i LOVE watching the land wake up.
when slightly warmer tho i do enjoy wandering out into the still night and seeing the landscape all calm, i think thats my fave time of day.
i always get up very early when camping (once i'm awake i'm awake) due to the sunrise and i LOVE watching the land wake up.
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