Thread: Port-a-loos

Mrs Vlad won't touch (literally) a second-hand one. She has this thing about it, which fortunately (and illogically) doesn't extend top not using public toilets etc. That would be even more weird. It's just a shi tter for heaven's sake. She just wants a NEW one to start with.

Yeah the real crux of my questions is what capacity one is ideal.



ALso latest BCG catalogue has a combo of:

1 x portapottiew (or simialr brand)
1 x 12V shower (type that uses a bucket)
1 x double tent (1 side for dunny 1 for shower)
price is $300. So those tents must be pretty expensive (it is a fancy type of reasonably good construction it seems).

Perhaps more than I wanted to spend but then again a porta loo isnt much use without a tent to put it in, is it ?!

I can't see the value in the double tent - one at a time should be fine.

My parents swapped from a larger capacity to smaller portapotti in their camper for storage reasons - and even in a few days away they never got near full capacity.

Will you need to buy a new one every time you travel? Or is it only second-hand if somebody else uses it?

Steve

Originally Posted by VladTepes

Mrs Vlad won't touch (literally) a second-hand one. She has this thing about it, which fortunately (and illogically) doesn't extend top not using public toilets etc. That would be even more weird. It's just a shi tter for heaven's sake. She just wants a NEW one to start with.

Yeah the real crux of my questions is what capacity one is ideal.



ALso latest BCG catalogue has a combo of:

1 x portapottiew (or simialr brand)
1 x 12V shower (type that uses a bucket)
1 x double tent (1 side for dunny 1 for shower)
price is $300. So those tents must be pretty expensive (it is a fancy type of reasonably good construction it seems).

Perhaps more than I wanted to spend but then again a porta loo isnt much use without a tent to put it in, is it ?!

Vlad,

That's not a bad deal. Those "ensuite" tents go for about 160-180.
Ave. size is 10l tank - not that I know you or Mrs Vlads volumes and movements, but I would assume this would do both of you fine.
Good chemicals reduce everything to slush which is easily disposed of. i.e dig hole, open drain on loo, tip out - done.
I got one $20, basically NEW (haha) from some RRCQ folk who "upgraded" their caravan - as you do
It's great for us as we camp anywhere - but SWMBO likes a toot - and it's good for the little ones. The small one has about 10l fresh water, 10l waste capacity. Good for about 30 flushes.
DO NOT USE WIPES though They don't break down (obviously) and clog, then it's a holdbackthehurl-whilstyou unclog and unbog mission.
Me - I still use the tools entrenching - bog burying - green - one - troops - for the use of
Particularly after a night on the Guinness and bacon & egg breaky

Originally Posted by p38arover

I have a stool (oh, no pun intended ) with a toilet seat and to which one can attach plastic bags or one can dig a hole in the ground below. I have yet to take it camping with me.

Ron

Does that mean you only use it at home Ron?

Last time when we were camping, I emptied our porta potti in the toilet at the campground. It deadset sounded like I had the worst case of dio rear ever, it had all broken down so well! It was hilarious. There were blokes settling down in the other cubicles for their early morning constitutional and they must have been thinking "what the hell did that guy eat for dinner". Took a few minutes to empty the tank but I walked out of there absolutely p***ing myself laughing...

Originally Posted by VladTepes

ALso latest BCG catalogue has a combo of:

1 x portapottiew (or simialr brand)
1 x 12V shower (type that uses a bucket)
1 x double tent (1 side for dunny 1 for shower)
price is $300. So those tents must be pretty expensive (it is a fancy type of reasonably good construction it seems).

Perhaps more than I wanted to spend but then again a porta loo isnt much use without a tent to put it in, is it ?!

thats not too bad a deal vlad,just bought a twin ensuite shower tent for $80 brand new Oz Trail brand from a friend who knows the big fella at the company,normally around the $120 mark,the porta loo is a new one thru an ebay campgoods seller,and as for the shower ,would like to see that and how much as they are available via ebay but have a huge postal tag,would like to see a comparison to see if the postage would even out the price if even then would be better than travelling all the way to town for one

Went and had a look today and found out some options we prefer - details to come (too busy now). Cheers

Evolution?

It has been a few years since we lived in caves I spose.