Okay, here is the situation:
1) You are in the middle of a lake or a harbor.
2) The water is cold and you are in chest waders. (It will be pretty easy if you are wearing shorts or swimming trunks. LOL)
3) The closest bathroom is at least 15min away IF you are not padding against currents.
4) Your bladder is about to explode.
I was tubing in the middle of a harbor today and I thought I will die from a ruptured bladder. Any solutions or suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for all the answers. I will stay away and tell everyone I know to stay away from used waders from now on. LOL
1) Casually look around for boat traffic and scan the shores. (Self explanatory)
2) Get off your shoulder straps.
3) Roll your wader down but not low enough for water to get in. Make sure you roll your wader inwards. (Will explain later)
4) Secure your rod so both of your arms will be free.
5) Push yourself up with your arms, slip off your wader just enough for you to unzip and sit higher on your tube. (YES! It could be done.)
6) Casually look around and scan the area again.
7) In a very casual manner, unzip and make a happy golden rainbow! Make sure you don't look down and put your hands in a normal position. This is very important because when any guy looks down and positions his hands down there, everyone in the area will know exactly what's going on.
While you are at it, casually scan the area. If there are possible viewers, kick gently and turn the float tube.
9) Your main problem is now solved. Now, roll your wader back up a little so any drops or spills won't have any chance touching your clothing. If you rolled the wader the wrong way earlier, those drops and spills will now be inside of your wader.
10) Gently lower yourself back into the wader and roll the wader all the way back up. Keep your movements slow and gentle because you don't want any water inside your wader.
VIOLA! No one will ever know what just happened.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackbring a water bottle with you and keep it in your waders,make sure the opening is wide!and big enough so you don't overflow it,Don't forget to cap it afterwards.Or just like scuba divers do …let it go and wash out your waders when you get to land.Pee isn't toxic the last time I heard.
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you could try that bottle trick, I've always thought it could be done but I've never tried it….
or you could break down and buy a kickboat, one of those 8' pontoon boats with the oars. then when the "MUST TAKE A LEAK NOW" alarm sounds you can row over to shore real quick or you can even pee in a gatorade bottle that you have along cuz there is plenty of room for munchies & gear etc. once you fish in a kickboat that dounut tube will be yard sale material…..
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trust me, demo a kickboat….
That is a problem when ever i float tube i do 2 things;
1) wear insulating clothing under your waders, Simms makes a fleece wader liner which is great for keeping you warm.
2) i have a pair of Simms G3 guide waders-they have a zip in the center so you dont have to take your waders off just use the zip, they are fully waterproof even with the zip.
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LOL, well the first thing is to dress warm because the cold will make you want to go that much worse. Go before you go, and if all else fails. Accept the embarrassment then go home and clean up yourself.
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if it gets unbearable, just go in the waders. rinse them out when done fishing.
l assume you are talking about "number one"?
if you are speaking of "number two", maybe you shouldn't put yourself in those situations. that might make for much more uncomfortable fishing.
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Welcome to MY world.
Women have always had more difficult "bathroom issues" than men when it comes to fishing. Even on a boat, we pretty much have to strip from the waist down and try to pee inconspicuously–not always an easy task. Wading in waders in cold water is even more difficult. The only thing I can tell you is to GO before you get into the water and limit how much you drink. I try to try to "break even".
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1) Casually look around for boat traffic and scan the shores. (Self explanatory)
While you are at it, casually scan the area. If there are possible viewers, kick gently and turn the float tube.
2) Get off your shoulder straps.
3) Roll your wader down but not low enough for water to get in. Make sure you roll your wader inwards. (Will explain later)
4) Secure your rod so both of your arms will be free.
5) Push yourself up with your arms, slip off your wader just enough for you to unzip and sit higher on your tube. (YES! It could be done.)
6) Casually look around and scan the area again.
7) In a very casual manner, unzip and make a happy golden rainbow! Make sure you don't look down and put your hands in a normal position. This is very important because when any guy looks down and positions his hands down there, everyone in the area will know exactly what's going on.
9) Your main problem is now solved. Now, roll your wader back up a little so any drops or spills won't have any chance touching your clothing. If you rolled the wader the wrong way earlier, those drops and spills will now be inside of your wader.
10) Gently lower yourself back into the wader and roll the wader all the way back up. Keep your movements slow and gentle because you don't want any water inside your wader.
VIOLA! No one will ever know what just happened.
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Put in a catheter.
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