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Shawn
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PostPosted: 1/7/2009, 9:03 pm    Post subject: Thank God this one is finally settled! Reply to topic Reply with quote

Ask the Expert, Backpacker Magazine

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If It Came to Surviving, Could I Drink Urine?


Q.} Will drinking urine when no water is available allow you to survive longer? I have heard conflicting information.
Submitted by: Dan, Toronto, ON

A.} Let's take a step back from the pee bottle. Without water, you start dehydrating and your urine output decreases. In addition, your urine increases in the concentration of waste products (and that's why it gets darker in color). In short, there won't be much urine to drink, and what there is will be bad for you. The SAS Survival Handbook says it all: Never drink urine—never!
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PostPosted: 1/8/2009, 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

Well, shoot. I just couldn't wait to try it, and now it turns out it's another one of those things that's bad for you. Sheesh. What is the world coming to if you can't drink your own pee?

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PostPosted: 1/8/2009, 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

I'm guessing that if your body could use it, it wouldn't be getting rid of it.... Exclamation
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PostPosted: 1/8/2009, 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

I think that's been common knowledge since back in 1784 when August Busch the 1st tried using urine to brew beer. His Buddy was Wiser and went by the name of Sam Adams... who decided to use purified water instead... Laughing
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PostPosted: 1/8/2009, 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

Beer is made with water, Phew, That's a relief.... Never heard of the other attempt, gave me the chills Shocked
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PostPosted: 1/8/2009, 6:53 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

MikeInFHAZ wrote:
... tried using urine to brew beer...
decided to use purified water instead...


Aha, so thats what I'm doing wrong...
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PostPosted: 1/8/2009, 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

I shouldn't drink my own urine?!?!? Stop it! Stop it! Next you'll probably try to tell me the world's not flat! Laughing
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PostPosted: 1/8/2009, 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

yuck...no way.

There's a reason my body puts this out as a waste product.

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maryphyl
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PostPosted: 1/10/2009, 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

Well, Backpacker magazine should know if anyone does hmmmm
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PostPosted: 1/10/2009, 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

You should never drink your own urine. However, it is apparently safe to drink a Panther's. Hooli says Tom's been drinking it out of a can for years!
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