Relieving yourself while hammock bound (Male oriented!)

**snwcmpr** · 12-23-2017, 23:04

Reminds me of Cheech and Chong .... Fifi.

**Cruiser51** · 12-24-2017, 09:42

I keep a bottle under the hammock ... and suffer the ridicule of my camping buddies.

Always exit the quilts if I need to get up in the night .... however if it's raining/snowing/raging, it's bottle time and back to the quilts. Otherwise, continue to a convenient tree, the quiet and twinkling stars are worth watching.

**Hobopelican** · 12-24-2017, 14:40

Originally Posted by OlTrailDog

Okay, time for an anecdotal test poll. Anyone here not have a clue to what asparagus urine, smells like and wondering what the hey?

I'll have to say that Asparagus is one thing I can't stand, so, I'll have to abstain from this vote!

**waddy** · 01-01-2018, 22:42

These posts come along every so often, and I always read them. They always arrive at the same conclusion, more or less, but I can always hope that someone will come up with "the magic answer"! I have at the very least given all "solutions" much thought, even actual trials, but always arrive at the very satisfactory end result of...get up and go, near or far, depending on the circumstances. For those of you thinking of going over the edge (pun intended), size definitely matters! Just sayin'

**Hike Monkey** · 01-02-2018, 05:34

I use a 14oz Nalgene bottle. Holds a fair amount of urine and has a wide mouth. A plus is that when it is too cold to get out to pee, I have a nice warm bottle in the hammock when I am done.

**snwcmpr** · 01-02-2018, 09:38

There was a discussion on the backpacking lite forum years ago about the benefit/loss of keeping the (warm) pee bottle in the bag (TQ here) with you. I believe the consensus was the temp of the pee bottle did not contribute to the warmth of the insulation long enough to use it as a source of warmth.

Young do not know what it is like to be old, old do know what it is like to be young.

HYOH

Ken in NC

**Need2noCallahan** · 01-02-2018, 19:47

Not to mention, those of us that like asparagus, wouldn’t want to have that bottle top come loose in the night. Just my luck i would be hiking with the 40 percent of smellers. :P

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**Hike Monkey** · 01-02-2018, 20:02

I'm an ER nurse so I have a lot of experience putting pee in a bottle and making sure the lid is tight.

**gbolt** · 01-02-2018, 22:21

Originally Posted by Hike Monkey

I use a 14oz Nalgene bottle. Holds a fair amount of urine and has a wide mouth. A plus is that when it is too cold to get out to pee, I have a nice warm bottle in the hammock when I am done.

+1 Have done the same.

**SilvrSurfr** · 01-03-2018, 00:05

Note to self: never buy a used hammock from any of the self-professed pinklers! It might smell like asparagus and no way you could wash that stank out.