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Posted on: Aug. 10 2002, 4:25 pm |
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On a recent camping trip was thinking about 1:30 in the morning when i woke up, because i had to pee, that it would be a great idea to get a plastic jar of some sort for the unfortunate emergancies such as this one
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Posted on: Aug. 16 2002, 12:11 am |
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A nalgene works for me. Mark it well, something you will be aware of in the dark and don't think it'll serve twice between emptys, unless you know it will for sure.
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Posted on: Aug. 18 2002, 5:53 am |
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Yeah, nalgene, marked well, with some glow in the dark paint on the top. It also works well as a hot water bottle when it gets a little nippy out(gross, but it works).
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Posted on: Aug. 18 2002, 4:27 pm |
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Get a different shape bottle(i.e. if you normally use a round bottle for drinking get a rectangular one for your pee bottle)
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Posted on: Aug. 19 2002, 2:36 am |
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I have a wide mouth nalgene bottle that is specific for pee use during the winter. I has x marks all over it so that I do not inadvertently drink from it or store water in it.
I even resorted to peeing in a plastic cup during my recent canoe trip into the boundary waters so that I would not have to leave the tent and expose my body to more bites...the mosquitoes in some areas were extremely agressive.
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Posted on: Aug. 22 2002, 9:43 pm |
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This is my numero uno piece of gear. Nothing is worse than knowing you have to get out of your toasty bag, put on shoes, get out of the tent, go pee for 30 sec., get back in your tent, take your shoes back off, and then realize you need to rewarm the now freezing sleeping bag. Never leave home with out it!
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Posted on: Aug. 23 2002, 1:18 am |
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This is where the Hennessy hammock folks have a one up on us tenters. The hammock opens from the bottom so they can just kinda roll over and down parascope. if you get my meaning. just don't keep your pack down there.
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Snowpeak
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Posted on: Aug. 23 2002, 2:26 am |
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its worst when you feel the need in the middle of a major snow storm than has squawls that heave your tent around...then you bring all that white stuff back in with you and your butt is frozen cold...well for a gal it is.
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Posted on: Aug. 25 2002, 1:50 pm |
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I use an empty 1-liter soda bottle (usually from the car ride there). Lighter than a Nalgene, and no mistakes. If you use a soda bottle, use a 1-liter not a 20 oz. Narrow opening and all.
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Posted on: Aug. 25 2002, 6:43 pm |
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Now u see, thats a sensible man, he didnt go out and buy a bottle, he didnt think about it and disscuss it with everyone, he just did it in a soda bottle.....
geez......whats the next topic, which hand do u use to hold the bottle if ur on the left side of the mountain?
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Posted on: Aug. 26 2002, 3:42 am |
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I just bought a hennesy and I thought about that, I just didn't want to stand there in the morning and I was afraid that my tally-wacker would look too much like a lure to some hungry forest animal.
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Posted on: Aug. 26 2002, 3:45 am |
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Always the down hill side, if not then you would have to reach around backward when you're finished and that could cause a spill. Of course, if you are in the southern hemisphere this would be just the opposite.
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goretex
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Posted on: Aug. 26 2002, 2:07 pm |
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wow thank....i was like losing major sleep over it
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Posted on: Oct. 18 2002, 8:10 pm |
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I don't know about pissing in bottles, it's not as easy as some of you make it sound, especially in the dark and being in a sleeping bag besides. Try using a zip lock and toss it out of the tent when you're done for later retieval. Just be sure your buddy's tent isn't in that direction!
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Posted on: Oct. 19 2002, 2:07 am |
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Where else can you cook, eat, read, and go to the bathroom all without leaving your sleeping bag!
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Posted on: Oct. 20 2002, 9:49 pm |
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I suggest using a Nalgene collapsable water bottle for your needs dur to its compactibility.
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Posted on: Oct. 26 2002, 1:36 pm |
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Gotta go with a 1 qt. Gatorade bottle on this one- easily recognizable shape/texture, so it can't be confused with your nalgene, and the opening is just the right size (for a mountain man like me...)
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2002, 9:44 am |
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I've used a 2 qt (not 1 qt) wide mouth rectangular nalgene bottle for a pee bottle during 4 separate climbs on Denali and will never climb without it. Hydration is extremely important up there, and having this large of a bottle ensures that I would drink enough at night without the worry of having to get up in sub-zero temps and unload outside. It takes practice to be able to pee while still inside the bag....and while still laying down....try that one... Certainly this is only applies to guys...... Gals have a bit more trouble with this topic....HOWEVER....I never thought I would see the day that a female would be able to piss her name in snow....and it happened....right there on the West Buttress route on Denali....with the use of a special device for women only...works great standing up.... The times .....they have changed!!!!!!
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Posted on: Dec. 13 2002, 11:11 pm |
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i find that a 32 oz gatorade bottle works very well. Ergonomic grip, textured so you can distinguish it from your nalgene good capacity wide enough mouth to do what you gotta... works for me. im sure its been said; but dont expect it to serve twice in a row.
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Posted on: Dec. 20 2002, 8:17 am |
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Haha, I wish I had a pee bottle last summer. A grizzly was poking around the tree with my bear bag-about 50 ft from the tent. It woke me up and I had to pee so bad! But there was no way I was leaving the tent with a bear outside...I decided to hold it and try to go back to sleep. The stupid bear woke me up numerous times over a four hour period checking neaby sites and just walking.
After I didn't hear it anymore I poked my head out the tent and looked around. No sign of it so I ran to a tree and thought "Note to self: Pee bottles aren't just good for winter--bring in summer too"
But here's a question...I didn't make a peep when I heard this thing...but I was about to start yelling and hope it went away (I do this often with black bears and they go away), but I wasn't sure about grizzlys. What happens if you make a bunch of noise when they are in your camp? Do they run away or think it's the dinner bell? I'll have to search the forum for this answer and maybe post a a thread if no one here can answer
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Posted on: Dec. 20 2002, 9:18 am |
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I put scraps of Mole Skin that I have left over, all over the bottle (Qt. Nalgene), that way I can tell by feel which bottle I'm grabbing.
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Posted on: Dec. 20 2002, 1:44 pm |
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I've never had a problem using a liter nalgene. I
wrapped some duct tape around mine to distinguish
in the dark.
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Posted on: Dec. 20 2002, 2:50 pm |
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great, remind me not to climb with you . I think almost all of my drinking bottles have duct tape on them.
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Posted on: Jan. 17 2003, 4:56 pm |
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Ah, from someone who knows...  The 1qt Gatorade bottle is just about perfect as a piss-bottle (Men piss, women pee, just so everyone knows); although nobody is going to mistake urine for gatorade, don't think.
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Posted on: Jan. 21 2003, 4:37 am |
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I'll second that. The Gatorade bottle is the most underrated but high-performing versatile piece of gear around!
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Posted on: Jun. 21 2006, 9:08 pm |
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Ha! The pee bottle thread again! :^O
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Posted on: Sep. 13 2010, 3:07 pm |
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Good way to make use of the Nalgenes made with BPA instead of getting rid of them. I like to use them for waterproof containers for phones, wallets, etc... while tubing, canoeing, or anytime on the water.
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You know...with a little work you could turn a camelback into a catheter...
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