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Dear Marla,
Pee.
Having to pee has always been a major pain in the ass, especially when I'm up to my ass in rubber all the time.
In fact, if you are going to be wearing, say, a latex catsuit for any length of time, there had better be a strategically placed zipper to allow you to urinate.
It's particularly complicated because my skinsuits are equipped with attached vaginal and anal condoms. (Hevea wants them installed for "versatility".) It's simply not feasible to add a "convenience" zipper down there. Besides, crotch zippers tend to be a uncomfortable.
On the day when my first skinsuit arrived from China, I immediately put it on, of course. But a hour or two later I had to pee desperately, so I had to take it off. Hevea wanted the condoms there, so I had to find a way to deal with pee.
Hey! Why don't I use a urinary catheter?
Nope. They require nurse training to insert properly and are rather prone to producuing nasty urinary tract infections. Besides, in this country they can only be obtained by hospitals and medical professionals. They can also be uncomfortable and generally troublesome.
I had to find another way.
I'm not sure how it got started, but James immediately became interested in the engineering challenges involved in creating a viable urine extraction system that would allow me to keep the suit on full time. HE'S LIKE THAT.
Last year I ordered a dozen identical skinsuits. (I got a great deal!) They are are all made of 'natural' colored latex ('natx')
I stretch the neck out and climb in. (Yes. as you might imagine, it's rather difficult to get in and out of.) There are no zippers or other openings. The idea was that there would be none of the discomforts or leaks caused by zippers. In fact, from the neck down there are no openings of any kind. There is only the entry hole at the neck. My entire body has to fit through that small opening for both entry and exit. As you may imagine, putting the suit on or, in particular, taking it off is twice as challenging as putting it on.
Think about it. The hole for my 15 inch neck also has to accomodate my 35 inch waist as well as the full thickness of my upper body. That means the neck seam area has to stretch 2-300% to let me in. It was inevitable. After the third wearing, when I was taking it off, as alwauys, and had to stretch the neck area way out. there must have been a small nick in the seam because it suddenly tore crazily all the way down to the waist line. Latex does that when stretched out. Shit!
In a split second, the suit was destroyed beyond repair! In a matter of seconds, the neck entry suit I had paid several hundred dollars for and had worn only three times was useless. I threw it into my scrap bin to possible use in reparing other garments, etc.
The zipperless suit was a dream suit. No zippers to spoil my comfort. Once it was on, it felt amazing! But, between the entry/exit hassle and the fact that it only endured for three wearings, I decided not to buy any more of these neck-entry suits...
I've always liked the idea of a single-piece suit with attached feet, gloves and hood. The idea is that, while sealed up in a suit like that no air can get in anywhere. The term 'hermetically sealed' has a nice sound to it. ;-) The whole idea is that I am completely 'protected' from the rest of the world and there are no leaks of it. I think it is more the psychology of TotalEnclosure than the practicality that make feel that way.
When I was much younger, I bought a few full-cover front-zip suits with attached gloves, feet and hood. I could pee in this suit and not leak out anywhere. That was great, for a while. I soon discovered however, that attached latex gloves or feet seem like magnets for sharp, cutting, piercing objects. Again, I think I wore that suit 2-3 times before one of the gloves ripped on something and the seams at the bottom of my feet seemed to start leaking. I tried to repair the latter, but the latex was chlorinated, so the glue did not stick very well. My repairs were short-lived. (Latex is both fragile and fickle!)
What could I do?
I finally just cut the gloves and feet off and wore it without them. After that, I simply accompanied the suit with a separate latex hood, a pair of nitrile gloves and some fairly heavy moulded latex knee-high sox. Even though my mind knew that I was wearing separates, my body did not get the memo. It all felt just like it was one suit. After that, I started buy my suits without attachments. It seemed to make more sense.
"Why don't you just pee when you have to and let it all trickle down to your booties. Then you could step in the shower and remove them to drain. While you're at it, maybe briefly insert a water hose in at your neck to 'flush', so to speak? Drain thoroughly before putting your 'pee socks' back on and then go back to your
business at hand, refreshed." Offered James.
The minute one of the booties started to leak for any reason, I could just swap it out for a new bootie. For added insurance, I could wear two pairs of socks. If the inner one develops a leak, the outer one will catch it.