Finding the ellusive JBL sit down bag

Good day everyone. I am wondering if by any chance someone knows where I can get one of those JBL sit down enema bags. I saw before Klystra closed down and they were apparently the last ones to do it 😢 . I'm struggling to find them on eBay or anywhere else, so I figured I'd ask and see if anyone knew where to find them, or if someone might have them for sale.

I got one from Klystra. It sprung a leak at the hanger hole. No idea where more would be available. I'm hoping someone like Silicone nozzles, Optimal Health Network, or Medical Toys might get the molds for them and make those available again. There is certainly a market for them.

Jimmy, my red Klystra JBL also sprung a leak at the hanging hole. And from what I have read this seems to be the Achilles' heel of the Klystra JBL's. But no fear, simply use "patch & solution" (for repairing bicycle inner tubes) over the hanging hole on both sides, and your bag is as good as new! If you wanna hang it, you're gonna have to use a clamp of some sort (like a strong washing line clip).

I also had two red JBL bags from Klystra that split out at the hanging hole. Since that seemed to be a problem, George was including a small bolt with washers to clamp through the hole. I used ShoeGoo and then the bolt. Later versions of the bag had eliminated the hole in the hanging tab, which I think took care of the problem. The bags were too heavy to hang by the tab anyway.

Dan

I've never actually seen one or touched one. Are they actually molded as every enema bag has been that I've seen or are they made from sheet rubber glued together. The old pilot's survival rafts were not molded, they were made from sheet rubber glued together. It doesn't seem all that hard to make a JBL bag. Years ago we used to make our own wet suites for diving, there was no magic there, just prepare the rubber, paint it with the neoprene cement, press the pieces together. Sometimes we would use a colored rubber tape over the seams for additional reinforcement. Making the screw-in stopper and the actual nozzle assembly are just machine shop time, not all that difficult. I would sure like to have one, has anybody tried building a replica?

the hoseman1

There is another thread titled "Home made JBL Cascade Bag" in which I submitted this post:

"Yes, I made one about 25 years ago. I had seen JBL Cascades in E magazines and nobody was reproducing them at the time.

I cut a section out of a new inner tube, folded the ends over and glued them with rubber cement. But the trick was to make a way to get a nozzle fastened to it. Being a machinist, I had access to a lathe and made the round parts required out of black medical-grade delrin. This included the flange that was attached permanently on the top of the bag, and the nozzle that would plug into it. After the bag was filled, the nozzle would snap into the flange and had an O-ring on it to seal up snugly and not leak. Also, I knew that back pressure could force contaminated water back into the bag, so I included a check valve inside the nozzle when I made it.

I had guessed about how large to make the bag, and it ended up holding a little over 3½ quarts. Close enough.

It's held up well. I still use it to this day."

Good luck if you try to make one.

Are they actually molded as every enema bag has been that I've seen or are they made from sheet rubber glued together.

@hoseman1 The one that klystra sold seems to be made out of two parts glued together.

If you wanna hang it, you're gonna have to use a clamp of some sort (like a strong washing line clip).

Mine is one of the newer ones, and never had the hook. There are a number of solutions in other threads on this board on how to hang a klystra jbl. I myself use one of those paperclips which open and close like a clothes pin to put on the narrow edge of the bag, away from the end with the fill cup. I have a wire tied through each loop of the paperclip, and put that wire over the hook of a clothes hanger. To keep the bag open while drying, I use two plastic book bindings hooked together end to end, that fit through the fill hole, and go to the end of the bag where the paperclip is attached. I shake the bag thoroughly about every 12 hours, and it's dry after about three days or so. Being able to remove the book bindings during the drying process also lets me determine if there is still water at the end opposite the fill hole, and if anything weird is going on in there.

There is another thread titled "Home made JBL Cascade Bag" in which I submitted this post:

"Yes, I made one about 25 years ago. I had seen JBL Cascades in E magazines and nobody was reproducing them at the time

I had a look at this earlier. I'm afraid it's out of my skill range, but hopefully someone else can reproduce it.