Peeing in a condom catheter with a leg bag, David Sedaris has a humorous take on it.

For many of us soaring cross country pilots the condom catheter and a
leg bag are essential parts of a successful flight. David Sedaris has
a different take on the product. He's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdymtyXt8Y

On Dec 25, 7:57*pm, harold wrote:
For many of us soaring cross country pilots the condom catheter and a
leg bag are essential parts of a successful flight. *David Sedaris has
a different take on the product. *He's hilarious.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdymtyXt8Y

I tried to watch the posted video on You Tube and got only a black
screen. No video. Anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
Phillip LaBerge
Concord, Ga.

It worked OK for me Phil. Merry Christmas.

Charlie

On Dec 26, 8:49*am, Phillip LaBerge wrote:
On Dec 25, 7:57*pm, harold wrote:

For many of us soaring cross country pilots the condom catheter and a
leg bag are essential parts of a successful flight. *David Sedaris has
a different take on the product. *He's hilarious.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdymtyXt8Y

I tried to watch the posted video on You Tube and got only a black
screen. No video. Anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
Phillip LaBerge
Concord, Ga.

Hi Phil, It worked OK for me also, plus they stole my idea for use at
Red Wings games.
Merry Christmas,
Bruce
Shiflett Wave Camp '04

Phil,

I used to have that problem with any video. I didn't have the latest
version of the Flash player installed. You might check that.

Ed

Phillip LaBerge wrote:
On Dec 25, 7:57 pm, harold wrote:
For many of us soaring cross country pilots the condom catheter and a
leg bag are essential parts of a successful flight. David Sedaris has
a different take on the product. He's hilarious.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdymtyXt8Y

I tried to watch the posted video on You Tube and got only a black
screen. No video. Anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
Phillip LaBerge
Concord, Ga.

This system is now used extensively by UK pilots and is known as the
Kellerman Relief System which deposits either into a catheter bag, or
outside via relief tube installed in the glider.

Whilst flying at Jaca a few years ago, after a fellow pilot was
complaining about the supine position of modern gliders making it
difficult to use his funnel/cup device, we showed him the KRS and he
became very enthusiastic. So much so that we gave him a condom, tube and
bag to try it out.

I was intrigued to hear him on the radio landing back early, so once we
all got back, he explained exactly what had happened, we were
incapacitated for at least an hour, weeping with laughter. Here is his
story, imagine it being told in his soft scottish accent:

"I rigged up the relief system, took off and got about 100km down the
mountains when I felt it was time to use it. It all went well for the
first few seconds, but then I was aware of some 'back-pressure', the
condom was swelling up, but the bag was not filling up. Much to my
horror, I realised the tube had been trapped and squashed when I closed
the conopy down on it, so I was snookered.
Well it's very difficult to stop peeing, just like that, the condom
swelled to enormous proportions and then let go with a bang, covering all
of me and the cockpit.
So that is why I came back early, for a big clean-up operation!".

There, but for the grace of God, go many of us....

cheers Bill

I can add a couple of anecdotes to this erudite thread.

One was the pilot who plumbed himself in to the glider pee tube using a
self-adhesive condom, and then forgot when he got out in a hurry to clear
the runway. He got a sharp reminder.
The other was the pilot who tried to mechanise the process, and tried a
lash-up in his bathroom, using a car windscreen washer pump, battery, and
one of those shower attachments that you push onto a tap. He found that he
was getting sucked in, couldn't reach to
switch off, and had to call his wife in to help. What questions she asked
have not been recorded.
So be careful.
Dave


At 00:57 26 December 2008, harold wrote:
For many of us soaring cross country pilots the condom catheter and a
leg bag are essential parts of a successful flight. David Sedaris has
a different take on the product. He's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBdymtyXt8Y

At 17:45 31 December 2008, David Salmon wrote:
I can add a couple of anecdotes to this erudite thread.

Here's another. An old story about a pilot who ran the relief tube down
into the wheel well of his glider, so it wouldn't dangle in the
slipstream. To use it, he would just put the wheel down until he had
completed his mission. Worked great in the air.

Next landing, he rolled off to the side of the runway, but then just sat
in the glider. When his pals ran over to see what was the matter, he was
sitting there with a really pained look on his face. Seems the relief
tube had gotten wrapped around the axle and as the glider rolled out, it
started to sort of wind him up. Through clenched teeth he asked if the
guys could just "roll me backwards about twenty feet, will ya, please?"

Jim Beckman

Morning Bill
I,ve read about them heard stories about them but where
do you get them from ?? My local chemist say,s i need a perscription!!!!
Thats as may be, but not for going for a pee not yet anyway.
John

John, I talked to a local pharmacist about why I wanted to try one, here
in the UK, and obtained a single sample – which I had to buy – without a
prescription. Maybe it depends on the individual chemist – I went to a
small, one-man outfit.

I have not yet tried it – it came with a short tube attached capable of
being connected to a longer one and a bag, but I have not engineered the
rest of it.

There is some good advice, as well as some funny stories, if you go to the
thread started by TangoMike24 on Mar 21 2000, titled: “Pee System--How to”


Chris N.




At 11:30 02 January 2009, John Marsh wrote:

Morning Bill
I,ve read about them heard stories about them but where
do you get them from ?? My local chemist say,s i need a perscription!!!!
Thats as may be, but not for going for a pee not yet anyway.
John