Thread: Dunnies

ok,, I'll bite,
I can dig the nappy san,,
but how do you get the water warm to flush with?

I have a solution for weak flushers, instead of filling the flush tank with water and pumping like crazy to get skid marks off the toilet bowl, I use a 4 to 5 litre plastic garden pump sprayer, the ones with the Stirrup type pump on top.
Pick them up at bunnings cheap, sit it beside the porta potti and when finished spray with the wand, give it a few pumps to replenish the air pressure for the next crapee.
Also comes in handy for fighting grass (saltbush) fires caught up and around mufflers, much more effective than a powder extinguisher, has a million and one uses around the campsite, can get them up to 7L if you wish, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

ok,, I'll bite,
I can dig the nappy san,,
but how do you get the water warm to flush with?

No you mix the Nappysan with warm water and put it in the header tank, the wrm water helps to dissolve the nappy San. Then just flush the toilet as per normal.

We also put some in the holding tnk after emptying it so its already dissolving the left overs which it does usually without any chemical smells at all.

Plus instead of spending big bucks on chemicals, nappy San only costs a couple of dollars in comparison.

Originally Posted by POD

I dig a hole, and when finished burn the toilet paper in the hole, also when possible put a large rock or similar on top of the filled hole when finished. If stopping for a few days, the hole is dug fairly deep and filled in stages with use, then filled in when leaving. By burning the paper, if animals dig for the smell there will not be streamers festooning the area which is a disgusting side-effect of many camping areas. Another option, in areas where it is safe to do so, is to put a shovel-full of burning coals from the fire into the hole after use, then cover that with dirt- further covers the scent.

I concur! This is how my father, brother & I have 'done the business' for decades, and yes, as a previous post suggests, sometimes it's difficult to get depth on rocky country, but I've found in those areas if any uprooted trees about, or old ant mounds, you can improvise! As long as the paper is burnt to avoid the tree streamer problem, all is well, as even if an animal, or pesky Lyrebird as I've experienced, goes exploring, it will only be organic matter that gets disturbed, and it dries out quickly and goes to dust

For us it's been shovel and hole for the last 30+ years. Bury deep and if possible a little water, helps with breaking down the paper if you can't burn it (and I've camped plenty of times when I've been reluctant to drop matches into the hole due to the fire danger )

I would hazard a guess that the paper streamers are primarily from those arseholes that couldn't even bother attempting to bury/cover things.

Much of the recent camping I've done has been remote trips where water is scarce (and for drinking), I'd hate to carry a porta-potti for 14/15days over dunes without being able to empty & refill

The kids when they were young thought if there were even long drops then it wasn't fair dinkum camping.


Martyn

Just a thought and no I'm not serious. If the animals don't dig a hole and burry it, why should we?

Originally Posted by Eevo

Just a thought and no I'm not serious. If the animals don't dig a hole and burry it, why should we?

true, but animals dont use paper to wipe there derriere?.

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