Found the same thing Bushy, only one thing for it.............get a porta loo for yourself.

Only safe way

Marj ...I never thought of the fly spray that is a great idea maybe even some off those kitchen/bathroom wipe to clean seat before we attemp to sit on it ...
I always take my own paper as half time there never any ....
Not sure if they can fix smell ...

BushbabyandGumnut wrote:

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We have got a porta loo Ma but it's still in it's box! Our dilemma is,what do we do with it after we have used it and want to move on.Maybe we can strap it to the tool box on the back!! lol!

 

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 I carry mine in the back of the car. Not ideal, but nowhere else for it to go.

You could dig a hole and bury it, as in the old days. I grew up with the thunderbox in the backyard and most of the time it was Mum who emptied it as Dad was a travelling salesman.

As for the freecamp loos, I must have been lucky on my recent trip, as I found they were mostly passable. Didn't come across any long drops, but a few other non flushing types. I always carry antibacterial hand wipes. And I also carry Glen 20 wipes for my own loo, but I guess it could be used on the public ones too.

We don't expect to have ANY amenities in free camps so we updated our van to include shower and toilet.   That's why it's FREE, nothing to pay for so nothing to be had.

Agree Gordon.

So that I don't have anybody offside here I better explain more fully where I'm coming from.

We don't necessarily free camp in designated free camps as per Camps 6 - although we do a lot of the time, just depends on where we are, hence why we don't expect to have any amenities.

I do agree with Gordon in the respect that if you want all the toilets and showers etc., then that is what van parks are for and subsequently you pay for that priviledge.

There are always going to be people who expect everything for nothing and do take it for granted that they should be provided free of charge. Very few of this forum would fit that mould though I would think.

Places like Kumbia Marj are few and far between and when you get right out into the outback there is absolutely nothing so here is where your own porta loo or your van with shower and toilet comes in handy.

Quite often when we do free camp where there are toilets, be they clean or otherwise, I still prefer to use my own amenities. As for busting Marj...........boy can I identify with that one....................must be age catching up............nah, age is an attitude not a condition, only someone forgot to tell my body.............

Yep, I'm grateful, but I do think if the council has put in public toilets of any kind, it's their responsibility to make sure someone is cleaning them.

As for toilets at free camps, it's a bonus. And if there's showers, double bonus. When I go camping, I expect to have to BYO everything, unless I'm in a paid CP.

And Ma, I've done those outback camps too. Just find a good spot near some shady trees and you're set!

Friends live on 20 acres - they built their own home taking five years to do so. They lived in a shed and old caravan, with a quite acceptable shower, and their loo was "up the garden path" - a long drop - it never smelt bad - and they used to have a bucket with cut grass and soil in it, a small garden shovel. when you used it, you used the shovel to sprinkle the grass/soil mixture down the "drop". Worked for them for five years. And people need to learn to put the lid down, it's not like being at home with septic or sewerage, also to only use it for what it is intended - it is not a rubbish dump, nor a place to empty your porta potti (have seen all of this on travels).

Just one take on the subject, for what it is worth.

Sheba wrote:

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Used to use Ash from the Combustion Stove in the Long-drop when living on acreage years ago.  When I was a child, and there were no such things as Flush Toilets in most homes, people used to have a Sawdust Bin beside the seat.

Never had problems with flies or smell in those days.

Cheers,

Sheba.

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 Yep, sawdust bin and newspaper most of the time. Ouch!

Just pour it down the loo. Then clean, rinse and pack it back up. Whenever we go bush we always have water and other supplies for this.

It also doesn't take much water to clean oneself either. Have done a full body wash with not much more than a cup of water. Where there is a will...there is a way.

BushbabyandGumnut wrote:

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 Our dilemma is,what do we do with it after we have used it and want to move on.

Coming over the top in WA last year at one of the free camps with a long drop, a council water truck came in, I spoke to the driver who said they travel to the different long drops giving them a clean and service, from memory this was somewhere between Fitzroy Crossing and Derby, so hats off to the council in that area.

Chemists sell paper liners for public toilet seats for any who want to buy them. I do pity the ladies that have to sit on them every time irrespective of what they are doing (ie; 1 or 2) though.

Rip and Rosie wrote:

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Women don't have to sit for everything. There is a product which is becoming more widely used which allows women to stand up for No1's.

No preverse comments please fellows, but some women might like this travelling etc.


www.go-girl.com

Rosie

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 A friend gave me a 'she-wee' a few years ago, as a joke.

It was similar to this Rip and Rosie. I tried to use it once before I had my porta loo. Without going into detail, let me just say it was a bit funny/awkward/messy.

 

jules47 wrote:

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Yep - I can just see it with your short legs Beth-especially with you being so accident prone!!

 

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 Oh yes, there was a little accident...

I have found this thread interesting as we are thinking of doing a bit of nomadding next year when hubby retires. We looked at a slidon complete with shower/ toilet but found the cost a bit prohibitive, as well as maybe a bit cramped and so have been looking at camper trailers which obviously have no such facilities. have been wondering how the toilet problem could be solved. How do you get on for privacy with a portaloo? We are not great adventurers at this stage and had planned to use caravan parks but maybe once we figure out what we are doing we might get a bit more daring!Thanks all!

So do you have to empty the porta loo before moving it? I did say we are newbies at this, so thanks for your patience in answering my questions!