Help I STINK!!!!

[whodunit68]

First thing my OW instructor taught us about scuba diving was there were two kinds of divers... those that pee in their suit, and those that lie. He also taught us that the difference between and OW diver, and an Advanced OW diver was being able to continue finning while peeing.

yeah yeah everyone's heard that. your instructor is welcome to inspect my wet suits.
I travel a lot and for anyone who has traveled with peed-in wetsuits knows....it is horrendous to open a suitcase with a peed-in wetsuit. When I bought my new wetsuits about 2 years ago, I vowed I wouldn't....and I haven't.

[bpcfire1]

Wat Steve is not telling you is he uses a giant bouncy balloon like a drysuit cath...so he does pee it just stays in the balloon...

[whodunit68]

lol Brandon where do you come up with this stuff?

[bpcfire1]

Dude, your guess is good as mine...

[rddvet]

I think it still worth exploring. A smell "for the next several days, and no amount of showering seems to help" suggests to me some sort of chemical reaction.

Blackchains later mentions that it happens with several different wetsuits. A bacterial issue should resolve with showering.

I hear what yall are saying but all I'll ask is for someone to record the call for me so I can hear how long the doctor held out before giving out a little chuckle.

As for you guys that hold it, I don't get it. As soon as I'm in the water my bladder likes to flow. From a science standpoint, there's a reason why so many of us can't hold it. THe increased blood pressure and flow from the activity of setting up and gearing up, as well as the change in pressure as you dive, and temperature fluctuations, you're glomerular filtration rate goes up, making more pee. Tons of little things affect how your kidneys make pee.

[MORGAN]

...one of those fufu body wash teen things like axe soap, follow with cologne

That is just replacing one stink with another!

[Me]

If it is a bacterial issue, is the OP showering with anti-bacterial body soap? Not all soaps are anti-bacterial.

[hunabku]

When I need to kill a bacterial funk white vinegar is my weapon of choice. Bacteria stand no chance. Then wash with whatever the remove the vinegar smell.

[MichaelAngelo]

Like this
http://www.inkbox.net/undersea/do-it...drysuit-dryer/

Forrest
I won this in a raffle and it works great. I am too cheap to buy another but good enough of a craftsman to build my own.
http://www.divebooty.com/item/10851/...ng_system.html

[a64pilot]

How about turning the suit inside out to let it dry, and drying it in the sun? UV sterilizes.