Any suggestions on preflight preparations that have worked for others ? No
coffee before the flight ? No liquids xxx hours before leaving etc. etc.

My wife and two kids have flown cross country for the last 12 years,
and have successfully flown legs as long as 5 hours without a potty
break. This is a real trick, with two little kids!

The night before a long flight, don't drink alcohol. The morning
before a flight, consume no more than a single cup of coffee, and no
pop. There is nothing worse than drinking a diuretic before launching
to make for a crossed-leg landing.

Drink no water before a long flight, either. Bring along a small
container of water, and sip it often -- but only enough to wet your
mouth. Trust me, it's better to be a bit dehydrated when you land,
than to be dying to pee.

Bring along potty bags/sick sacks. Make sure they are the BIG ones,
with the absorbent gel. Because you have them, you probably won't use
them.

(It's funny, but *knowing* that they are on board makes NOT peeing much
easier. If you forget them, and you *know* you forgot them, you will
think of nothing but peeing... ;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkinn.com
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