Let's talk about urine

[crashdive123]

Magpie - please consider this. While it is true that in some cultures urine is consumed, it is not done so in "survival situations", but rather as part of a ritual or other such thing. In a survival situation when you become dehydrated and desperately need water the concentration of harmful byproducts in urine are at their highest, therefore the most harmful to you. It is those harmful byproducts that will, in your weakened condition, bring the onset of increased thirst, dehydration, organ failure, etc. Think back to Rick's post - Urine is clear, have no fear - Urine is yellow, you're a hurting fellow. When you are dehydrated your urine will be darker (can be almost orange in extreme dehydration cases) at which time the toxicity is extremely high.

[finallyME]

Maybe I should put this on the man vs wild thread.

Bearwiki

Here is a collection of advice against pee drinking.

Drinking Urine

[sgtdraino]

I read in a book last night that ancient peoples used urine to clean their clothes because of the ammonia and uric acid.

According to historical novelist Bernard Cornwell, during the Peninsular War British Riflemen would piss down the barrels of their rifles to clean out the fouling.

[Ken]

Of course, it would be just my luck to live in the tribe, mention the fact that I had to go home and wash clothes and have everyone stand up and pee on me.

Everyone form a line behind me.........

[Ken]

I read in a book last night that ancient peoples used urine to clean their clothes because of the ammonia and uric acid.

WE? 2dumb? Would you guys like me to wash your cloths today?

[hoosierarcher]

In ancient China they used to encourage every member of a city, human and animal to place their urine in a sectioned off field, each section was for a season. They then "harvested" the salt peter and other chemicals that formed in the soil.
they would move the location of the fields and after all the harvestable chemicals were taken some peat, bone meal and manure were sowed into the soil and the following year that field would produce a bumper crop of just about anything that was planted in it.

[mountain mama]

The best tomatoes grow at the water treatment plants....but who would eat them? YUCK

[Ken]

Can we change the subject?

Let's talk about feces