Public camping- what is your toilet options

[paulyg]

So you went camping and got shit faced cuppa.

[Patrol-Guy]

I just follow this blokes instructions.

http://youtu.be/G1uE6a_r7Q4

Can't believe it wasn't posted earlier.

[BigRAWesty]

I just follow this blokes instructions.

http://youtu.be/G1uE6a_r7Q4

Can't believe it wasn't posted earlier.

I was really hoping we didn't get a full demo lol..
But to true hey..

[threedogs]

Never heard of Mr Mears, but do remember those two back packers.
After their death all hire cars had to carry some form of recovery gear
maybe even Epirbs

[micknor51]

What a bummer

A cautionary follow up tale to my previous posts suggesting the use of napisan type products.

We had a porta potti in the bus, but that was some time ago now.

This past weekend we ‘christened’ our new portapotti over a few days.
We used the previous method of one spoonful of napisan type product per ‘deposit’.

Today we had a one hour drive to get home, but prior to packing up made a couple of fresh deposits
.
Not remembering how long it took for everything to become liquid & being a tad concerned that the one hour drive home may not be sufficient I decided to throw in a few extra spoonfuls.

Back home approximately 4 hours after the last deposit & just prior to emptying I thought it a good idea to pull out the slide out to inspect the contents just to ensure I wasn’t going to have a blockage problem. (It had all liquified).

BIG MISTAKE! You know what happens when you shake up a can of beer & then open it wit your face over it?

Well what else could my wife do other than cackle & call me Sh*tface!!!

At least it didn’t stink!

[MudRunnerTD]

A cautionary follow up tale to my previous posts suggesting the use of napisan type products.

We had a porta potti in the bus, but that was some time ago now.

This past weekend we ‘christened’ our new portapotti over a few days.
We used the previous method of one spoonful of napisan type product per ‘deposit’.

Today we had a one hour drive to get home, but prior to packing up made a couple of fresh deposits
.
Not remembering how long it took for everything to become liquid & being a tad concerned that the one hour drive home may not be sufficient I decided to throw in a few extra spoonfuls.

Back home approximately 4 hours after the last deposit & just prior to emptying I thought it a good idea to pull out the slide out to inspect the contents just to ensure I wasn’t going to have a blockage problem. (It had all liquified).

BIG MISTAKE! You know what happens when you shake up a can of beer & then open it wit your face over it?

Well what else could my wife do other than cackle & call me Sh*tface!!!

At least it didn’t stink!

Cuppa got Shitfaced!!! Bhahahaha!!

Mate I would have got the phone out and taken a pic of that before you have time to take a breathe!!

[Boinzo]

I just picked up one of these. Bog in a Bag. Looks to be a great solution. The compositable bags include polycrylate crystals that absorb any moisture so things dry out and don't get stinky.
Although I'm yet to make a curry and use it in anger!

http://boginabag.net.au/

[Ronin]

I just picked up one of these. Bog in a Bag. Looks to be a great solution. The compositable bags include polycrylate crystals that absorb any moisture so things dry out and don't get stinky.
Although I'm yet to make a curry and use it in anger!

http://boginabag.net.au/

definitely interested in hearing ur experience.

[Cuppa]

I just picked up one of these. Bog in a Bag. Looks to be a great solution. The compositable bags include polycrylate crystals that absorb any moisture so things dry out and don't get stinky.
Although I'm yet to make a curry and use it in anger!

http://boginabag.net.au/

Might be ok for occasional use, but it looks like the special bags you have to use are 'single use', & they are not exactly cheap. So just for a three week trip for two people you'd be needing to carry a supply of say, 45 bags, at a cost of $72! I note that the bags are compostable (as opposed to biodegradeable which can take up to 2 years to degrade), BUT they say 'can be disposed of in rubbish bins...... you'd have to hope those bins were going to be emptied pretty regularly! Compostable bags can be disposed of by burying, or in long drop toilets, but it is not clear how compostable the polycrylate crystal sheets are.

In the past we used a similar idea, with one of these types of toilet seats & some compostable bags. (Maybe worth trying some with the Bog in a bag seat) We found that one of the larger bags easily lasted two of us for up to 5 to 7 days if camped in one spot. (We also had a supply of smaller bags for overnight stops). A small container of lime (very cheap) with the equivalent to a handful sprinkled after each use ensured smell was not an issue. A piece of cardboard (or similar) laid over the top of the seat when not in use kept flies away. We buried ours, but would have had no problem putting them into a long drop. Only issue with bags was transporting them when full. Ok with solids only, but when full of liquid not so easy. We only pee'd in the bags when we were able to bury them without needing to transport them.

We had planned to use this arrangement for long term travel to avoid the need for being tied to camp sites with toilets, or the need to squat. (Old knees). However as it was, as soon as we gained a little extra storage space when we bought the Tvan we changed to a Portapotti. Altogether far more civilised & environmentally sound when the chemicals they sell for them are avoided.

[Boinzo]

Totally agree Cuppa. The bags are expensive. I'm working on accessing some diy polycrylate so I can just get compostable bags and get the cost down. Mostly we camp where there's toilet access (and we are cool to use them), but I needed a non-squat and shovel solution for my wife for the odd overnight...
It will be interesting to see how this goes.