[pct-l] Water Consumption - desert

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

I don't have a reliable source, and I've been internet searching for a
while, because, you know, the internet's so reliable.

But it does kind of make sense that your body tries to keep itself at a
certain temperature, and if it has more mass to keep warm, its going to take
more energy to do it. So getting rid of your bladder is kind of like eating
a granola bar in your sleeping bag - it just frees up more energy to go
towards keeping you (your extremities especially) warm.

Although, since urine is mostly water, and water is good at staying hot and
cold, maybe my logic is flawed and urine actually keeps you warmer... but
empirically, it seems true that peeing makes you warmer after.


On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> this sounds like an old hiker's tale. Our urine is inside our lower abdomen
> which is already warm and surrounding the urine, both are at body
> temperature. Does anyone have a reliable source for the below?
>
> Tortoise
>
> <>  Because truth matters.<>
>
>
> On 04/03/11 14:50, Paul Robison wrote:
> > While we're on the subject of drinking water at night;
> >
> > Helpful tip...
> >
> > ... In cold weather pee before you have to...  Our body will keep our
> urine warm at the expense of your limbs and even in some cases your heart.
> >
> > This is why when ou hold your pee in your sleeping bag you wake up
> freezing...  Empty your bladder and your body will be plenty warm...
> >
> > ... Don't hold it ... It's what vestibules are for
> >
> > ~Paul
> >
> > Sent from my iPod
> >
> > On 2011-04-03, at 5:38 PM, Ate Tuna<atetuna at gmail.com>  wrote:
> >
> >
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