GLP is spot on. I'm not a doctor, but am a nurse. Look up "cold diuresis" and it will all make sense.
GLP is spot on. I'm not a doctor, but am a nurse. Look up "cold diuresis" and it will all make sense.
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I´ll second on the cold issue. When it´s (too)cold i also have several "midnight trips" and i´m only 34. When i´m hot i can stay in my hammock 8-9 hours without any need to relieve myself....
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I am 30 and have to agree with millarky, As sound as I sleep in the woods I do still have a sense of awareness of whats going on and noise's I hear. When my sleep gets even a bit disturbed in the woods I become aware of my bladder and always have to go and water the plants.
Sometimes I like to hike and think, And sometimes I just like to hike.
Hiking is'ent about waiting for the storm to pass its about learning to hike in the rain.
I just use a wide mouth () plastic bottle, then empty it out over the side, making sure my gear is on the other side. It's definitely an art to be learned, but if you relax enough it's easily done on your side.
advancing years of age and prostate growth are facts of life and will happen to most males. Emptying badder frequently happens at home and in the hammock usage world. A plastic jug on the ground within easy reach works for me. I don't even try to hide what is happening. When Nature calls, I answer the phone.
Fact 1 - Cold diuresis occurs in hypothermia as a result of peripheral vasoconstriction, hyperglycemia and decreased renal tubular absorption.
Fact 2 - The kidneys are behind the bottom ribs in the back. The lower half of each kidney is unprotected by the ribs.
I think that these 2 facts provide me with the answer to my own personal question about why I pee more in a hammock than at home in bed...I am colder, specifically in my lower back (where my kidneys live), when sleeping in my hammock than when sleeping at home or in a tent (due to insulation compression). That makes my body excrete urine more often than it normally would.
I will be interested to test this out when camping with my hammock-sock in a week or so; I'll see if sleeping warmer (specifically with a warmer back) will decrease my nocturnal pee-walks...
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For me, it's because I consume far more water while on a hike (water buffalo), than I do at home. Personally, my Nalgene "hard" bottle double's as a pee bottle. It's mostly covered with duct tape in order to be more discrete and gets emptied and sanitized in the morning. The only area not covered is the measuring marks on the side and I use those mainly to measure my urine production at night. This helps me to see if I need to consume more water to help prevent dehydration. It also allows me to see the color of my urine which in turn helps me to determine if I’m consuming enough water.
If I'm going to be in the same spot more than one night, I'll empty the bottle on several large trees (out a way's) around my camp. This scare's off most of the critters and keeps them out of my camp, especially at night.
Some people use empty laundry detergent bottles as well.
maybe in the woods there is a stronger urge to mark out your territory then when you're at home...
familiair with this ..Don't think it has anything to do with age (had it also when I was a kid) or specifically with a hammock (have it also in a tent) and my records were set on the coldest nights (frequency and duration).
Last edited by Anorak84; 10-26-2010 at 14:48.
To take stock:
1. My prostate is fine according to my Doc. No "dots and dashes", but a manly stream.
2. While I feel warm (3-season 3/4 UQ from Hammock Gear) maybe my kidneys are a bit cool. I will try a reflectex patch this weekend.
3. Carbs at bedtime could be a problem. I have a jones for ginger snaps around the campfire, which I will eliminate for a test.
4. "Cold Diuresis" sounds like a likely culprit. I will consult my Doc.
5. I am a longtime bottle user in my tent, but I will have to think twice or thrice about using one in a hammock. Standing beside a hammock; Yes, but I am not so adventurous as to try the inside technique.
Jim
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