I know this has been discussed ad nauseam. BUT now that I am older.. it is a new and different story.
Been diving since 1985 and in general I tried to never pee in my suit. BUT..now I am 66yrs old and diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, NOT peeing in the suit (or at night) sometimes more than once during a dive is impossible. Not drinking prior to diving is not an option. For those that have not lived with it........(they know it is enlarged from the dreaded rectal exam) then you go to the MD office when you are very full and desperate to pee.
They do an ultrasound showing a full bladder. You pee in a container that measures flow velocity until you are completely done. He asks 3 times "are you sure you are done". Yes, yes and yes. They scan your bladder again and the sonogram show it is still half full!!!!. How can it be???). So every time you pee you only empty 3/4 or 1/2 your bladder.
My question:
You are in a small dive boat and do two dives in which you have to pee a once or twice, maybe on each dive, in the suit. You get back to the live aboard or resort to take the stuff off until the afternoon dives. The smell of urine is obvious. They have rinse tanks with water for everyone (urine is sterile ) so you wash your suit and your skin too and hang to dry but it still smells strongly like urine. Is there anything you can do? Spray it with vinegar or MareZyne.
Most articles are about soaking it for hours or overnight in various different agents but my question is when you are done at noon or in the afternoon and are going to use it in a few hours and every day for 5-7 days
I have a Sharkskin for warm water that is great because it has a front zipper that opens from above and from below. When I use it I just open the lower zipper a foot or so and go.
Not sure why manufacturers do not make suits ( for men and for women) with a crotch zipper. Or now that in addition to big prostates, some have bad shoulders and zipping in the back is a hassle, why not in one piece 3-7mm's suits with a front zipper. Even if you at least want to flush your suit when you are about to get on the boat, you have to get on the boat to take tank off then try to find the thing to pull zipper down in your back, have trouble getting zipper all the way down....start peeing again as you are getting back to the ladder......uuughh!
Even thought about trying to find a place that would put a crotch zipper on my suit. Would look funny but....
Been diving since 1985 and in general I tried to never pee in my suit. BUT..now I am 66yrs old and diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, NOT peeing in the suit (or at night) sometimes more than once during a dive is impossible. Not drinking prior to diving is not an option. For those that have not lived with it........(they know it is enlarged from the dreaded rectal exam) then you go to the MD office when you are very full and desperate to pee.
They do an ultrasound showing a full bladder. You pee in a container that measures flow velocity until you are completely done. He asks 3 times "are you sure you are done". Yes, yes and yes. They scan your bladder again and the sonogram show it is still half full!!!!. How can it be???). So every time you pee you only empty 3/4 or 1/2 your bladder.
My question:
You are in a small dive boat and do two dives in which you have to pee a once or twice, maybe on each dive, in the suit. You get back to the live aboard or resort to take the stuff off until the afternoon dives. The smell of urine is obvious. They have rinse tanks with water for everyone (urine is sterile ) so you wash your suit and your skin too and hang to dry but it still smells strongly like urine. Is there anything you can do? Spray it with vinegar or MareZyne.
Most articles are about soaking it for hours or overnight in various different agents but my question is when you are done at noon or in the afternoon and are going to use it in a few hours and every day for 5-7 days
I have a Sharkskin for warm water that is great because it has a front zipper that opens from above and from below. When I use it I just open the lower zipper a foot or so and go.
Not sure why manufacturers do not make suits ( for men and for women) with a crotch zipper. Or now that in addition to big prostates, some have bad shoulders and zipping in the back is a hassle, why not in one piece 3-7mm's suits with a front zipper. Even if you at least want to flush your suit when you are about to get on the boat, you have to get on the boat to take tank off then try to find the thing to pull zipper down in your back, have trouble getting zipper all the way down....start peeing again as you are getting back to the ladder......uuughh!
Even thought about trying to find a place that would put a crotch zipper on my suit. Would look funny but....
