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CSB · 07-09-2014, 22:10

When we were in Somalia (101st Airborne, 1984) our medics would insist that from time to time we piss on/on a device that looked like a flute. Then they would look through an eyepiece and declare what the specific gravity was. Then they would say "Your'e OK, or drink more" and so on.

I had never seen this before, and havent seen it since. Portable urine specific gravity testing as a way to avoid dehydration.

Is this a valid procedure?

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Oh, by the way, the best training drink ever: I invented this myself when training at Ft. Bragg in the late 1970's:

Gatorade and cheap white wine, half and half, ice cold.

Yummers, extremely refreshing, and I never suffered from dehydration even when rucking/running in a North Carolina summer.

07-09-2014, 22:10	#38
CSB Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 1,164	When we were in Somalia (101st Airborne, 1984) our medics would insist that from time to time we piss on/on a device that looked like a flute. Then they would look through an eyepiece and declare what the specific gravity was. Then they would say "Your'e OK, or drink more" and so on. I had never seen this before, and havent seen it since. Portable urine specific gravity testing as a way to avoid dehydration. Is this a valid procedure? ==== Oh, by the way, the best training drink ever: I invented this myself when training at Ft. Bragg in the late 1970's: Gatorade and cheap white wine, half and half, ice cold. Yummers, extremely refreshing, and I never suffered from dehydration even when rucking/running in a North Carolina summer. Last edited by CSB; 07-09-2014 at 22:12.
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