i see the small portable loo's at the camping shops  nowdays
are they ok for over nite use when cold or wet? can you use these at dump points ?

Sure can MILO

We have relied on "Barry the Bucket' for a number of years now.  Ok for number ones of course. 

' Barry' is almost a member of the family.

The good ones seem to be about 100.00 at camping shops. They have a cassette thingy that is closed off, you must just take that cassette out and go empty it. I wondered how too as I thought dump points had a hose thingee to attach the van too for normal toilets.
Are they easy to empty and rinse?

I intend getting one too and having a cushion top seat made for it so it just looks like an extra seat.

-- Edited by Happywanderer on Saturday 28th of August 2010 05:07:45 PM

Happywanderer wrote:

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Are they easy to empty and rinse?

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Yes they are easy to rinse. They can be a bit heavy though.   Ellie ca'nt manage the dumping bit these days.  Although I dont have a problem with the weight of the cassette


Hav'nt got one at present, will be buying another in the near future.  The New Avan Cruise liner has room for carrying it. 


But   Please- Please,   dont rinse them with the water taps that people use for drinking water. 


There are (should be)   rinse taps at the designated "Dump Points"

I submitted a  post about this disgusting practice earlier this year.

I have seen two instances in the last  eighteen months, of people rinsing them out with the  drinking water taps  in their  C/P camping bay.  Tap inside the dump spout. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. 
And yes I did go Grrrrrrrr Grrrrrrrr to both people.


Some people just dont  think !!!!!

Regards
Mick and Ellie

 

If your worried about the weight --- they come in two sizes --- 10 ltr & 20 ltr
have had a 10 ltr for ages --- their great if away from ammenites --- just use a bottle and the porta-loo when needed.

cheers

Coyotte

If you are worried about the weight empty more often don't wait till it is full, new dump sites have a good set up open the large lid empty the content and they have a short hose for you to flush the the cassette into the pit , we use nappy san in our porta potti

Hi, we had a porta potti that came with the second hand caravan we bought but it didn't fit under the bed when put together. So once we had used it - we had to keep it on the floor of the caravan till we stopped then put it outside till we moved off again. We have now bought a smaller one that will fit in the storage area under the bed when 'together'. The porta potti has been great for freedom camping when there is no toilet available (or they are so bad you really don't want to use them). We bought one of those pop up ensuite tents too. Emptying the porta potti is easy as 'brickies' has mentioned. Make sure the one you buy fits the storage space available. Cheers

In outback Qld I found that not all dump sites have the lid and tap/hose. A couple only had a pipe into the ground, which was a bit tricky. Mine is a 20lt but I only fill it half way as it'd be too heavy for me. I wouldn't be without it these days.

Remember the cassette tank of a Porta potti is still smaller than the tank of the toilet of a en suite toilet in caravan or motorhome. we all know our limits and empty at a level that we can handle

Thanks for all your great advice, some things there I didn't know before. The portaloo I looked at in our local camping shop looked quite small in the cassette area, in other words didn't think it would be that heavy, will go have another look.

REMEMBER 1 litre of liquid/slurry equals approximately 1 kilogram in weight. 10l = 10kg plus the cassette 20l = 20kg plus the cassette. Cheers

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