I got a camelbak

[paddy]

I bought a camelbak yesterday, and I used it the first time today. They are popular with bikers. It is a small backpack with a water bladder, this connects to a tube that you put in your mouth, bite then suck. It is great, i can drink whenever i want, wherever I want, without even stopping my mower. No more walking all the way across a yard back to my truck. You can put ice in it, so that cool water feels great. Only problem, i pissed twice in 2 hours of using it. it cost $40, but i should have bought a larger model, mine holds 70 oz's, i could have bought a 100 oz model. it feels funny/silly at first, but it definetly helps.

[dhicks]

The Camelbak sounds great to me. I'd go for the 100 ouncer myself. Were you able to purchase it online? If so, where? Perhaps if I can find one, I can do a little humping myself. No pun intended. <p>----------<br>--Disneyland on the Potomac - ICQ 31223414<br>www.go-emerald.com

[geogunn]

where did you get that thing?<p>I get tired of going back to the truck for a cool one myself. shoot! a person could throw a couple of quarts in that thing and be set for a good while!<p>think of the other applcations! third hole of the back 18 and you are parched! a bass tournament when you just gotta cool off and there isn't a fish in the boat yet. no time to sit and cool one!<p>great idea! unfortunately my spouseperson isn't noding her head up and down at the idea!:)<p>GEO

[Alan]

I have a couple of the small one that Trimmer Trap sells,, they work fine, just a bit too small and being belt mounted they tend to get in the way when you're on a mower,, just fine with a walk behind or when trimming though

[yardsmith]

I have a better idea-<br> How about someone making a similar aparatus to wear that you could pee whenever you had to!<br>Just think-while doing a residential with the owners washing the car, or in public at a commercial job; you could give them a silly grin as you relieve your self in public, much like the same look when you relive your self in a swimming pool :)<br>I'd definitely buy one of those! No more holding it until the next job, etc. I can see it now.........<p>----------<br>Smitty ô¿ô<br>

[bill phagan]

just jump in the customers pool. stay cool and drink up.

[HOMER]

Watch out, we'll start an entirely disgusting conversation about peein' in the customers pool! <p>How about strapping it over the seat of your mower, like a backpack for your seat. I think I sweat too much to have to pee that much so the seat thing would work out well, better than a cupholder!<p>Homer

[richard2]

if you are drinking that much water you better know where all your bushes are!

[lawrence stone]

You can get a catheter at any medical supply house.<p>Just keep an extra 2 feet of tubing in your<br>boot. <p>When you are ZTR riding you can just pull out the tube and then you will be able to charge the account an application of liquid urea.

[HOMER]

Lawrence.............you one funny guy

[richard2]

what would phil say about liquid urea apps?

[lawrence stone]

dick2 wrote: <p>&gt;what would phil say about liquid urea apps? <br> <br>I don't know but I am thinking about starting an orgainc lawn care franchise<br>using the above method.<p>&quot;Effluence Lawn and Tree Care&quot; will have an IPO shortly<br>see your broker.<p>Check out tree division called<br>&quot;Peein in the Bushes&quot;.

[Guido]

Stone......you always give me a well needed laugh. Okay, I did't pee in any bushes (today atleast!) so heres what I have to say about camelbacks: Get with the times guys!! The Air Force issued us those over a year ago. We got the ones that are a backpack with pockets/zippers and the cooler. It works out great working on a construction site, some of the pros<p>- All the jewlery your not supposed to have on (for safty reasons) can go in the puch<p>- don't have to walk all the way accross a site to find the cooler, etc.<p>- don't have guys on my crew using &quot;I gotta get a drink&quot; excuse to take an extra break and go hide somewhere.<p>- No risk of dehydration in the hotter climates.<p>Those things are great for hiking, biking, etc. Its a great small investment to make...I suggest you look into them if you haven't already.<p>----------<br>&quot;guido&quot;<br>David M. Famiglietti

[Keith]

I read the title to this and thought you were talking about having a problem with your back :) I thought you had been slumped over like some of the Walker guys I see. Oh well, better a Camel-back than a Camel-toe

[paddy]

i bought it at Hudson trail out fitters. you could probably get it online at www.campmor.com or some biking place. i think i'll start throwing ice in tha backpack too, and ice in the bladder, so that it keeps my back and the water that much cooler.

[Guido]

Paddy, I bought an extra bladder for mine so I could always keep one in the freezer. Just fill it up 3/4 of the way though, because I'd imagine if you filled it all the way it would expand when frozen, don't want that!! And Keith, whats wrong with a camel-toe?? hehehe<p>----------<br>&lt;a href=&quot;http://communities.msn.com/guidosequipmentpics/&quot;&gt;&quot;Guido&quot;&lt;/a&gt;<br>David M. Famiglietti

[Keith]

Guido, nothin' at all, just would have been a strange thread title....&quot;I got a cameltoe&quot;<br><p><font size="1">Edited by: Keith

[Scraper]

You can get them at any bike shop.

[Greenkeepers]

Do they bother you when your sitting on a ZTR? It seems that it would be pretty awkward. <p>Mike<br>Greenkeepers<br>

[MOW ED]

With a little skill you can insert a foley catheter - problem is you have to get the right size tube for your tube.