Preparing for a XC : Bathroom Breaks

That is only 4 cups.



"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
|
|
| Little John
| Item Number: 6462A
| Price: $7.95
| Sporty's
| Clermont County/Sporty's Airport
| Batavia, OH 45103
| Phone: 1.800.SPORTYS
| Fax: 1.800.359.7794
| Website: sportys.com
|
|
| A convenient, spill-proof portable urinal that can also
be
| used for motion sickness. Cap screws on tightly to
prevent
| spills. Constructed of durable plastic and is reusable.
Used
| in hospitals for years. Holds 32 oz. and can be used
with
| the Lady J Adapter (sold separately).
|
|
| 32 OUNCES?
|
| What do ya do, hold it for a WEEK?
|
|

A cup is 5 oz. A "glass" is 8-12oz.


"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
That is only 4 cups.



"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
|
|
| Little John
| Item Number: 6462A
| Price: $7.95
| Sporty's
| Clermont County/Sporty's Airport
| Batavia, OH 45103
| Phone: 1.800.SPORTYS
| Fax: 1.800.359.7794
| Website: sportys.com
|
|
| A convenient, spill-proof portable urinal that can also
be
| used for motion sickness. Cap screws on tightly to
prevent
| spills. Constructed of durable plastic and is reusable.
Used
| in hospitals for years. Holds 32 oz. and can be used
with
| the Lady J Adapter (sold separately).
|
|
| 32 OUNCES?
|
| What do ya do, hold it for a WEEK?
|
|

I've done and seen dehydration from a lot of different angles. Used leg
bags, zip locs, gel pacs, bottles, catheters, and nothing. I've dumped
a bag out of window and ate it. I've bombed Camp David with a pee bomb
('ol Ronnie wasn't there). I've landed with wet pants.

Conclusions - You can manage hydration, but at some risk. And I don't
know how you figure out the limits of that risk without risk. I've seen
the results so I don't. I just stay as hydrated as is normal and that
normally produces normal performance.

We always have the red Sporty's bottle which works great for me. I have
run out of room. Never tried the Lady J on it.
We keep 3-5 gel pacs for both of us. We use them freely. Main
deterrent here is modesty. We don't have that issue, suggest you get
over it and let it flow.

If you think you have good control and capacity now, just remember it
will fail, slowly, over time. If you don't know that, I hope you live
long enough to.

And remember not to key the mike when you ask your copilot to pass the bag.

TF wrote:
I've mastered fuel management now the hardest part. How to manage mine and
my wife's bathroom breaks. Our trips are typically 3 to 3.5 hours but our
blatters don't always make it thus forci6ng a stop. Thats a big 30 min
addition to the trip. On my last filight I filed two flight plans and then
called ATC to open the next flight plan when we felt we could make it all
the way without the stop. Seemed to work.

Any suggestions on preflight preparations that have worked for others ? No
coffee before the flight ? No liquids xxx hours before leaving etc. etc.
Sort of like preparing for an operations.

Thanks.
Holding it in

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...
A cup is 5 oz. A "glass" is 8-12oz.

A cup is 8 fluid ounces. A glass is whatever the manufacturer wants it to
be.

Allen

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
...
That is only 4 cups.

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:22:02 +0100, in ,
Thomas Borchert wrote:
Actually, one with a toilet would make most sense.

And an autopilot so that the pilot could get up to go to the toilet...
grin

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:05:34 -0500, in
, Peter R. wrote:
My favorite is the Tropicana 96 oz orange juice container. Allows for me
to drink coffee and water during the flight with little concern for
overflowing the toilet.

I always figured that there was a reason that those Gatorade bottles were
wide-mouth types... On the other hand, the color of Gatorade could make
that a bit dicey... grin

Really? And my aunt would have been my uncle if she had ...

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...
|A cup is 5 oz. A "glass" is 8-12oz.
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| That is only 4 cups.
|
|
|
| "Matt Barrow" wrote in message
| ...
| |
| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
| | ...
| |
| |
| | Little John
| | Item Number: 6462A
| | Price: $7.95
| | Sporty's
| | Clermont County/Sporty's Airport
| | Batavia, OH 45103
| | Phone: 1.800.SPORTYS
| | Fax: 1.800.359.7794
| | Website: sportys.com
| |
| |
| | A convenient, spill-proof portable urinal that can
also
| be
| | used for motion sickness. Cap screws on tightly to
| prevent
| | spills. Constructed of durable plastic and is
reusable.
| Used
| | in hospitals for years. Holds 32 oz. and can be used
| with
| | the Lady J Adapter (sold separately).
| |
| |
| | 32 OUNCES?
| |
| | What do ya do, hold it for a WEEK?
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:48:51 -0600, in ,
Jim Macklin wrote:
That is only 4 cups.

Yeah, 32 ounces seems a bit too small for me also... It might be OK for a
single use as long as you didn't wait too long, but multiple uses would
definitely not work... And then there is the issue of trying to do it in a
cramped cockpit without an autopilot or wing leveler... I suspect the
external catheter hooked to a hose going down your pants leg into a
collection container or out the aircraft would be a better solution...

There are some guys over in the New Orleans area that are basically
selling this sort of solution for use in various situations...

http://www.sneakyleaker.com/

Of course, considering the shortage of porta-potties during Mardi Gras
around the Quarter and the way the cops like to find bust people who can't
wait in line and decide to **** in an alley or whatever, this is a good
idea... Now, before any of you start making comments about it being gross
to **** in the streets, let me inform you that with as much as is being
drank around there, the porta-potties just overflow into the street
also... No, I'm not joking... I watched it the last time I was there...
You stand in line and there is a stream of overflow that flows back into
the street... Kind of gives you a bit of incentive to not pick up any
beads that hit the street instead of being caught...

In article .com,
Paul kgyy wrote:

It would be nice if somebody in this NG would buy one of each type of
container, drink a lot and then go up for 5 hours with a companion of
opposite sex and give us all a Pirep on available technologies...


There was a hilarious article in one of the aviation magazines some
years ago with two big guys in a 152 testing the various products.
I remember the line about swooping low over a lake for inspiration....

John
--
John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/

A relief tube was a free option on the Baron and Bonanza,
have not checked lately. But they are easy to install.


"Grumman-581" wrote
in message
news | On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:48:51 -0600, in
,
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| That is only 4 cups.
|
| Yeah, 32 ounces seems a bit too small for me also... It
might be OK for a
| single use as long as you didn't wait too long, but
multiple uses would
| definitely not work... And then there is the issue of
trying to do it in a
| cramped cockpit without an autopilot or wing leveler... I
suspect the
| external catheter hooked to a hose going down your pants
leg into a
| collection container or out the aircraft would be a better
solution...
|
| There are some guys over in the New Orleans area that are
basically
| selling this sort of solution for use in various
situations...
|
| http://www.sneakyleaker.com/
|
| Of course, considering the shortage of porta-potties
during Mardi Gras
| around the Quarter and the way the cops like to find bust
people who can't
| wait in line and decide to **** in an alley or whatever,
this is a good
| idea... Now, before any of you start making comments about
it being gross
| to **** in the streets, let me inform you that with as
much as is being
| drank around there, the porta-potties just overflow into
the street
| also... No, I'm not joking... I watched it the last time I
was there...
| You stand in line and there is a stream of overflow that
flows back into
| the street... Kind of gives you a bit of incentive to not
pick up any
| beads that hit the street instead of being caught...