Pee bag gel

On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 1:17:45 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
...Except when it corrodes anything it gets into.

There are gel filled pee bags available, but the medical grade urinary
bags work just fine.Â* They're cheap and if you're cheap (like me) they
can also be rinsed out and reused.Â* They have a drain and an anti-reflux
valve so they're mess free.

And did I say cheap?

On 4/30/2019 10:42 AM, JS wrote:
On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 9:27:11 AM UTC-7, soaringjac wrote:

its really good stuff though.
So is a tube through the bottom of the glider. No bags of liquid or gel to sit with for hours.
Jim

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Dan, 5J

I used to use ziplock bags with toddler size diapers inside to soak up the liquid - optional but helps prevent spills. Perhaps the gelling cat litter can replace the diapers.

An "english ice bag" (available on Amazon for cheap) has a largish mouth with leak-proof screw-on cap, and expands to hold 2 or 3 uses. I use it plain (no gel or anything). Rinse and repeat (i.e. use on next flight) - it doesn't smell when the cap is not open. Since I got it I use very few of the diaper baggies. I bring a large zip-lock bag to put it inside of, to catch any liquid that misses the mouth of the English bag, and in case it springs a leak, and to protect it from abrasion so as to avoid a leak. No leaks in two seasons.

On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 11:21:34 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 1:17:45 PM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
...Except when it corrodes anything it gets into.

There are gel filled pee bags available, but the medical grade urinary
bags work just fine.Â* They're cheap and if you're cheap (like me) they
can also be rinsed out and reused.Â* They have a drain and an anti-reflux
valve so they're mess free.

And did I say cheap?

On 4/30/2019 10:42 AM, JS wrote:
On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 9:27:11 AM UTC-7, soaringjac wrote:

its really good stuff though.
So is a tube through the bottom of the glider. No bags of liquid or gel to sit with for hours.
Jim

--
Dan, 5J

I used to use ziplock bags with toddler size diapers inside to soak up the liquid - optional but helps prevent spills. Perhaps the gelling cat litter can replace the diapers.

An "english ice bag" (available on Amazon for cheap) has a largish mouth with leak-proof screw-on cap, and expands to hold 2 or 3 uses. I use it plain (no gel or anything). Rinse and repeat (i.e. use on next flight) - it doesn't smell when the cap is not open. Since I got it I use very few of the diaper baggies. I bring a large zip-lock bag to put it inside of, to catch any liquid that misses the mouth of the English bag, and in case it springs a leak, and to protect it from abrasion so as to avoid a leak. No leaks in two seasons.

I want to get serious and talk safety for a few moments! I intensely dislike ziplock bags for urine relief, you can put out someone's eye! One day in the back seat of a Nimbus 4D the guy in front threw his pee bag out the window, it flew down the side of the aircraft and entered my window, hitting me in the face. Good thing I had sunglasses on or I could have lost an eye. I use a 2 liter leg bag that seems to be good for flights up to 8 hours, not chance of anyone losing an eye.

On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11:32:18 AM UTC-4, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
I want to get serious and talk safety for a few moments!

Yup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJJb_ufo8A

On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11:32:18 AM UTC-4, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:

I want to get serious and talk safety for a few moments! I intensely dislike ziplock bags for urine relief, you can put out someone's eye! One day in the back seat of a Nimbus 4D the guy in front threw his pee bag out the window, it flew down the side of the aircraft and entered my window, hitting me in the face. Good thing I had sunglasses on or I could have lost an eye. I use a 2 liter leg bag that seems to be good for flights up to 8 hours, not chance of anyone losing an eye.

- Urine relief and bag disposal are separate issues. My rule is, if I pack it in I pack it out. Only the water in the wings (if any) is disposable in flight. That's why I put a diaper inside the ziplock bag: after a few minutes all the liquid is soaked up into the diaper, and there is no danger of leakage into the cockpit even if the bag is later punctured. (But if it gets squeezed, e.g., under your butt, it will still leak.) What are you worried about: being caught with a full bag in the cockpit after landing? Nothing shameful about that. Normal human body function.

If your fiddling with trying to aim into a small bag your not concentrating on flying the plane . It's one thing if you have an altitude cushion but trying a low save or in a gaggle it could be deadly .

As far as embarrassing wearing a diaper ...I think someone finding my body in wreckage with pants down would be worse.