Hello guys and ladies,
I love to spend time in public camping spots but unfortunately the toilet makes a big issue for us.
What do you do for your toilet needs during family camping in public places.
Thanks
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Hello guys and ladies,
I love to spend time in public camping spots but unfortunately the toilet makes a big issue for us.
What do you do for your toilet needs during family camping in public places.
Thanks
If the wives come we'll drive to the caravan Park for them to use those facilities.
We'll also buy stores ,drinks etc from there as well for the convenience
This is free camping along the Murray north of Shep...
TD, I assume you drive only for toilet to caravan park, but what about places where you don't find any caravan parks close by
We bought a chemical toilet after last year's trip up to the Murray, haven't used it yet but they are a good thing.
Only thing is they do take up a fair bit of space.
escort the missus behind a big tree, well I used to
but my wife never comes camping so Im lucky there,,, I think?
Dig a decent hole, burn any paper [restrictions permitting]
and fill in the hole
This 'un solved all our Toilet traumas.
Didn't pay anything like that amount of money for it tho
Link is for illustrative purpose
https://www.snowys.com.au/Portable-T...&sc=36&id=4148
Got one of these, with some bucket liners and put a bit of kitty litter in it..... works well and can store stuff in it while in transit
http://m.bcf.com.au/Product/Elementa...-Toilet/213924
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Last week we went on a boys night out (two kids 10&8) to Carters Beach hoping to have some fun. The first thing I checked was the toilet and straight away booked in a caravan park for a night, there are so many places in high country which we like to spend some time but unfortunately restricted to caravan parks.
A lot of ppl will take a shower tent and set that up with a porta potti ,
turning the waste into a bio degradeable liquid, which is safe to dispose of
.
I have a camp chair I cut the arse out of, dig a hole and sit the chair over it.
Option 1- a seat over a hole where possible, but obviously in well utilised camp spots holes full of crap everywhere are not on.
Option 2 - seat over a container containing compostable (not just biodegradeable which can take 2 years to break down) bags - can be disposed of in long drops or buried. Wheel bags are useful for carrying used bags to disposal points, avoiding any smell inside the vehicle. Best if used for ’solids only’.
Option 3 - a portapotti. We have used these extensively ...BUT... don’t use the chemicals which get sold for them. Not only do they destroy the working of any septic system the contents are tipped in, the chemicals smell as bad, if not worse than the ‘deposits’ for what the toilet was designed. The smell of the chemicals was pervasive through our vehicle when we used them, & emptying the potti was pretty rank too. Instead like many others, we now use generic napisan, look for the ones with the most Sodium Percarbonate. 34% or better will do the job, or alternatively go to your local home brew shop & buy 100% sodium percabonate (used for cleaning beer bottles). We’ve only ever used the nappy wash, a 1 KG container will last for ages & it’s cheaper than the chemicals as well as being septic safe.
Method: When setting up the portapotti cover the floor of the lower container with water & add 2 to 4 heaped teaspoons of the powder. Add another teaspoon after each ‘deposit’ & flush. Sloshing around in the vehicle when driving helps breakdown, but if it is left at camp for a while & you get any smell, just add a bit more. Works really well, & although emptying is never going to be a job you look forward to, it is much improved.
Do not buy nappy washes with added fragrances etc- just the cheaper ‘oxy action’ stuff will do. Only put plain water in the top tank. Once in a while lubricate the sliding seal with a little olive oil, spray on is easiest. An aerosol bought for the purpose will last for years.
Or wear Depends for the weekend lol
I made 3 of these before the meetup in the Middle. AB and Winnie both got one and I used mine. I now carry it on n the rear wheel bag and it's my preferred setup. In the outback then anywhere over a hole. When privacy is needed then a shower tent for the win.
I gave set it up with and without a bag. I have also used it setup over a very deep hole for a week, works great.
You can buy a copy of that link for $75 from Ironman. I made mine from 5ply and used Gaffa Tape for the hinges and it's been great.
When mine dies or needs maintenance then I will probably but the $75 item. It's great.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...016/01/192.jpg
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I have a custom box on the front of the camper trailer that fits a portaloo and use it when camping with my trailer but to be honest I would only use chemical if I was in a crowded camp site.
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Search google "ironman toilet"
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A porta potti takes up a bit of room if there is 3 guys going and no trailer or roof rack.?
You'd be stuggling just taking gear for 3 adults imo
Family of 4 and the quad bike, so the back of the troll and a caged trailer pretty much full.
Still reckon we take too much tho.
Porta loo and pop up shower tent.
Shit is sorted...
Nearest river, then chuck in a line
For family camping we use a kookaburra bush dunny (almost the same as the ironman fold up type as the missus WILL NOT squat behind a tree), with a pop up shower tent. If we can we can dig a hole with a compostible bag as a liner, otherwise if not then a double garbage bag and take the waste out, we then use saw dust to put in over the waste as it pretty much cancels any smells and seems to prevent any leakages at least so far for us.
We do make sure in those circumstances that we use good quality strong bags that can be properly tied up, and don't store them inside the vehicle before disposal, just in case....... Wheel bag seems the best option for us thus far, then dispose of at suitable disposal point.
im sorry but can i just ask, why is using public toilets a problem? is that what you mean? or are you saying when there are no toilets available? if thats what you mean tegan and I take a pop up toilet tent and have a fold-able toilet seat, its made from woven plastic so when we get home we just hose it off to clean it. we dig a decent hole and make sure that everything gets buried nice and deep.
It does seem that some people have a ’thing’ about using public toilets, & especially ‘long drops’.
Not us though. Our Portapotti is for when camped at places where there is no public toilet & digging holes is inappropriate or as is not uncommon - impossible because of hard/rocky ground.
@NIC some long drops are pretty gross mate if Jane wont use it then its bad
Were the same as most times were near water..
So a 100m dash is not always gunna end well..
If out bush I do tend to dig a hole and empty portaloo contents. But mt gambier now has a free dump point at the show grounds so have used that a couple of times..
We run the 100% biodegradable chemical..
At $60 a bottle it's not cheap but it'll last a few years with the amount of time we use it..
Thanks for the info Cuppa, we bought a bottle of the Porta-Potti chemicals when we bought the toilet. (still unused) but when that bottle is empty we'll try the Napisan equivalents for sure.
I'd heard of it before but never knew how to use it, or how much to use etc.
Maybe I was in at the wrong time, as it was almost end of school holidays, but the status of the long drop I saw wasn't really in good hygienic, it's all good for me, but for kids I am a bit worried, because i was planning to spend my time in camping than in hospital and I hope you know what will happen with missus if the kids get sick on boys day out....!.
Cheers,
I have an aldi porta loo and shower tent. Works a treat the missus is happy to go behind a tree when no one else is around. But even i have to admit for a no.2 it is a luxury. I even took it up camping/shooting with the boys and coped a heap of flack from them, yet they all used it....
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I just take a heap of charcoal tablets a day before my camping adventure and just eat plenty of meat. Lol.
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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!