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>From: ddrake01
>Would not the diaper with urine in it be likely to speed up the thermal loss
>that occurs resulting in a frozen nether region similar to the fellow that
>just decided to let loose in his new suit in the Pacific Northwest?

You're kidding right?!  

First of all, diapers wick the liquid AWAY from the body.  Anyone that
has kids knows this.  Second, there's still all the same thermal
protection over your crotch region that's over the rest of your lower
body (e.g. clothes) or in the case of thinsulate, over your whole body
which has not been compromised.  So, unless your diaper was your sole
means of insulation you have not compromised the expected thermal
properties of your suit at all.

>I can see some face saving with a diaper if you had a sudden onset of
>diarhea, but that's going to be bad period ;( I go with the P valve unless I
>get somewhere pristine and untouched by the outside where presumably piss
>would make a difference.--DD

I would bet that P valves stand a greater chance of leaking than you
do of tearing a suit.

-Carl-

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