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Quote: Originally posted by tallman on 16/9/2010

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......i would give this warning..........

There now exists in this country a rather nasty parasite that can travel up a stream of water into the bladder. If there is the smallest doubt in your mind about this dont do it!!

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Care to elaborate on this please? I think it is highly unlikely that a nematode would be able to swim quickly enough against gravity in a non cohesive stream of urine to cause an infection as described.

Quote: Originally posted by Essexhebridean on 15/9/2010

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I've considered one Fran - I take it then that they are as good as people say? Are they...how can I phrase this (carefully!) easy to use?!

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Actually, I'll save you a couple of quid: I forgot mine last trip, and bought a small plastic funnel from a hardware shop. It worked every bit as well, better in fact! 

out of total annoyance ive tried and failed to stay of here due to merrys comments to my post,just to clear things up, i do occasionally pee in the bushes but its not everytime, i was just reffering to this camp when the site was empty due to the gales and driveing rain that was outside my tent and it being pitch black outside and a little scary looking and of course knowing full well that the treck to the toilets .... anyway i should've said i have occasionally peed in the bushes and not made it look like i'm a scrote who does it every time i need i wee. ive felt so dirty and guilty since my reply to my last post. 

sorry merry to av had a go at you. 

Quote: Originally posted by a.lawton650 on 18/9/2010

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sorry merry to av had a go at you. 

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Quote: Originally posted by nico13 on 16/9/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by tallman on 16/9/2010

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......i would give this warning..........

There now exists in this country a rather nasty parasite that can travel up a stream of water into the bladder. If there is the smallest doubt in your mind about this dont do it!!

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Care to elaborate on this please? I think it is highly unlikely that a nematode would be able to swim quickly enough against gravity in a non cohesive stream of urine to cause an infection as described.

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Quote: Originally posted by magnolia on 18/9/2010

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There you go foggers

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/2-29-2004-51087.asp

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Quote: Originally posted by magnolia on 18/9/2010

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There you go foggers

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/2-29-2004-51087.asp

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Will have to keep that in mind for next time I am skinny dipping in the rivers of the amazon rainforest. Im still not convinced that we have much to fear here in the UK.

As for going in the bush/hedge. Campsites are varied in nature. What might be unacceptable on a crowded commercial site might be merely in poor taste or even acceptable on a quiet farm/woodland site. People are different and what might be offensive to one may be acceptable to another.

I personally would have some ....concerns (which would be voiced forcfully) if I woke up to someone peeing on/near my tent or in front of my wife & children. but I also cant see how peeing in the hedge can be considered unhygenic or will leave the site smelly (where do you think all those dogs on the campsite have p*ssed)

Just my 2p

I saw a documentary on TV earlier this year where a researcher went to find any real cases of the candiru fish getting into a human orifice. Despite lots of anecdotes only ONE doctor was found who had a case file of a woman who had one up her "flue" (as we say in these parts).

As others have pointed out the Amazon is a long way from the UK so parasitic threats are not an effective deterrent for peeing in UK hedgerows. Rather I will let the righteous scorn of fellow campers be my conscience!