I think JmBoh hit it on the head with the medical intel. Did a basement hang last night and never got up once! When I'm out on the trail for an overnight, I usually visit the closest tree a few times.
I think JmBoh hit it on the head with the medical intel. Did a basement hang last night and never got up once! When I'm out on the trail for an overnight, I usually visit the closest tree a few times.
I believe that there are several factors contributing to the increased "Hammock Diuresis", but my suspicion is that it is mostly from the capacitance vessels in the lower extremity, which hold 60+ percent of the body's blood volume, returning the blood to the circulation when the legs are raised, and the hammock squeezing the legs/body. The squeezing of the legs is somewhat akin to "immersion diuresis" which happens when we get in a pool or walk in a lake, squeezing the blood from the capacitance vessels and causing the urge urinate. The body tries to maintain homeostatic balance of fluids, and goes through various physiologic shenanigans to do so, such as inhibiting the release of Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH, or vasopressin).
Often, while camping we climb into the hammock after sitting for awhile, legs dependent and sipping on "diuretic beverages"...well, at least that's my $0.02,
Has anyone notice any difference between sleeping in a bridge hammock vs gathered end type. I wonder if the problem is more pronounce in the gathered end, which raises the legs, and compresses the body more.
That would suggest the issue could be mitigated (maybe) by wearing compression sleeves on the legs during the hike in.
Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to be one of Robin Hood's men in tights.
(tight tights)
Wow, only on Hammock forums do we have a 7 page thread on why I pee more when camping
I'm so glad all of us have the same problem haha
I just got back from a trip and I only had to get up once so take that
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Congrats if you're over 70.I just got back from a trip and I only had to get up once so take that
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I think it would have to be at least a combination of several of the aforementioned factors as well as the obvious. I don't know about anyone else, but I always drink more water when doing activities that accompany camping. Hiking, gathering firewood, setting up camp, and such makes a fella mighty thirsty. Having the legs elevated, I believe, is the second major contributor. My ex-wife used to get swollen feet on long trips due to fluid retention. One of the things that helped was to elevate her feet above her heart level for a few hours when we got to our destination. This always resulted in several trips to empty her bladder. Perhaps this means that you should lounge in the hammock for a while before getting ready to go to sleep. That way you could try to evacuate as much fluid as possible before turning in for the night. This has nothing at all to with having an excuse to lounge around in the hammock... This is science.
On my last two trips I've perfected the roll and pee. Only works for men and its best to be outdoors. A squirrel who was rustling around near me in the fall experienced it and ran away. It's a creative way to mark your territory and not have to get up in the night. Just be careful where you step in the morning. Just roll, get ready, clear the edge of the hammock and quilts, put your hand on the ground to avoid rolling out and go. It's awesome. If youre spending more than one night in the same spot you might want to skip it. Surely others have tried this. It takes a bit of courage the first time because there is a risk of rolling out of the hammock into a puddle.
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