delicate matters

There are always those traveljohn packs. We have some in the car after being stuck in a traffic jam for 6hrs.

You pee into them and the crystals turn it into a solid gel.
 
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This is very similar to another thread this week of emptying a cassette on a verge

Go to Ebay dozens of Tetford toilets and spare cassettes no need for paint tins etc
 
witzend said:
This is very similar to another thread this week of emptying a cassette on a verge

Go to Ebay dozens of Tetford toilets and spare cassettes no need for paint tins etc
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I'm quite happy with my paint tin - I have a portapotti which I was given but it takes up much more room, it's very obvious what it is, and my paint tin sits inside an old laundry basket, which has been decorated and serves as a seat with a cushion on top. and no-one would know it's my loo. The whole things is still lighter, aswell as taking up less floor space, than the Portapotti. The paint tin is easier to empty and can be replaced for a brand new one, totally free of charge, whenever anyone I know redecorates their house.

And when I get round to posting in the For Sale section that I have a Portapotti for sale, I might even end up with a spare tenner to go towards my new battery!

Each to their own, everyone's MH is different, everyone's lifestyle and circumstances are different - it's up to the OP to pick through everyone's suggestions and find the one that suits him best, no one's suggestion is the perfect solution for anyone else even though it may be the perfect solution for them.
 
Having IBS and wildcamping aren't the best combo's but I used to survive with good strong carrier bags, then put them in doggy waste bins..... these days I've upgraded to a portapotti and a Radar key. If possible I'll time meal stops with public loos. If I'm on a campsite I'll put my loo tent up, if wilding and no public loos then it's in the back with me. I don't like using it but needs must and with IBS it's often "OMFG I have to go and I have to go within 30 seconds".

All humans pee and poo - but it's how we deal with the aftermath that distinguishes us from civilised beings and animals!

Something I did in my previous two vans (C15 and a Scudo) were to locate the rear drain / vent which in most vehicles (including cars) is a small one way rubber flap, poke some hosepipe through so it's a few inches off the floor, add a funnel and you can wee without going outside - essential for Scottish Highlands at the height of winter.
 
Many years ago, on our very first camping trip in a small ridge tent & an old Thames van, the Mrs & I were at a site in Peebles pitched alongside an older couple with a traditional tent (separate groundsheet & laced up doors). On getting up in the morning my beloved stuck her head out of the flap to check the weather & sniff the air.

I was surprised to hear her gasp & withdraw quickly back inside. Stifling giggles, she suggested I take a look outside & look at our neighbour's tent. On doing so, I was astonished to see the guy's willy hanging out of the laces with a stream of yellow fluid pattering on the grass below. I have heard the expression, don't £$%^ on your own doorstep quite often, but I have never seen anyone actually weeing on it before.

It just seems so daft, it is bound to walk into the tent & even if you move on, the tent will soon start to smell pretty bad, so clearly some people are less bothered by the smell & presence of effluent than others.
 
For the surreptitious or 'don't want to fill the Portapotti too quickly' wee, I've used a tupperware cornflake container for years. They wedge securely in available spaces, can be sneakily emptied through the spout and seal securely if you have to postpone emptying. Couple of drops of disinfectant in there and no niffiness either. I replace them occasionally, the last one was from Wilco and cost a princely £3. If you're surrounded by people and need to be furtive :ninja:, they also lend themselves to a fairly silent pee too, once you've got the angle right. Oops, too much information, sorry...blush blush :eek:
 
bodgerndog said:
For the surreptitious or 'don't want to fill the Portapotti too quickly' wee, I've used a tupperware cornflake container for years. They wedge securely in available spaces, can be sneakily emptied through the spout and seal securely if you have to postpone emptying. Couple of drops of disinfectant in there and no niffiness either. I replace them occasionally, the last one was from Wilco and cost a princely £3. If you're surrounded by people and need to be furtive :ninja:, they also lend themselves to a fairly silent pee too, once you've got the angle right. Oops, too much information, sorry...blush blush :eek:
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yorkieowl said:
Oh to be a bloke!
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Get a Shewee ;)
 
Daughter tried one, don't think she was overly impressed, and knowing my luck I'd probably end up wet through!:danger: Have you tried one?
 
yorkieowl said:
Daughter tried one, don't think she was overly impressed, and knowing my luck I'd probably end up wet through!:danger: Have you tried one?
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Lol, I have one and have used it a couple of times, but think I need to practice more as I did end up wet :raofl:
But apparently with practice, they are quite useful.
 
well the blue and the green will if enough is put down spoil a septic tank .they work on natural bacteria breaking it down etc .
its fair to say an occasional tip of blue or green is a serious matter . as to tipping wild . the chemicals although make it runny dont actually start the natural breakdown . it stay around alot longer and does kill the beetles etc that eat the solids . it can also kill the wild flowers and grass. yes it will eventually grow back.
these days its not allowed to tip untreated sewage on fields for growing root crops etc . the sewage matrix link i put up the other day explains what you can plant or even food animals ,with time scales involved ..
i believe there is no use for the chemicals . it works with out, and have seen works in small villages spoilt by the chemicals . also campsite sewage systems spoilt .at thousands of pounds cost emptying the tanks and reseeding with clean good sewage full of the right bacteria .
it makes sense to not tip in ditches etc . at least buried away from growing areas of fields etc it gives nature a chance to work on it . and do we want to kill or poison wild life ?i think not.
if we all try to be sensible that all we can do. we do know sensible ways surely .
 
When we went to an airshow at Blois a few years ago there was a long line of portaloos, and at the side of them a long line of blokes having a leak, brought a smile to my face. :dance:
 
When you think of the amount of dog, chicken,cow, pig and sheep cr@p as well as various other wild creatures' waste gets washed into our streams etc., I think the odd wee in the hedgerow won't make much difference. I realise sheep and cows eat only vegetable matter which is more easily broken down, but I think any cassettes with chemicals in should be disposed of properly in a toilet or proper chemical waste point.

Mary
 
Those of us who qualify for the Old Soldier tag might remember with a certain fondness the subject of the Thunderbox and Deep Trench Latrine.

It was a very efficient method of providing toilet facilities for a lot of people at little or no cost. The thunderbox was a box without a bottom and a hole in the top with a toilet seat and lid. This sat over a 6ft deep square hole in the earth. The idea was to keep the deep trench as light proof as possible, required no chemicals and relied on natural bacteria to break down the "waste". One thunderbox could cope with 200 people a day and as long as it was light proof, did not smell or attract flies.

Now, the reality is that the average WildCamper is hardly likely to leap out of their vehicle spade in hand and start excavating (the modern army used a JCB!!!) and although rows of PortaLoos do the same task, they rely on chemicals, whereas the DTL does not.
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I lived in Africa years ago and when we went camping we took an old toilet seat on legs with us (something similar here). We would dig a hole as deep as we could go (keeping it quite small so it didn't cave in) and leave the pile of dirt next to it with a spade/shovel.

We would site the 'poo hole' well away from everyone and make sure it only had one access route. A loo roll would be hung on a bush or tree on the approach (if the loo roll wasn't there it was obviously 'engaged').

After each use, a shovel full of soil was used to cover it up so it was ready for the next person. As each site filled, it would be marked with two crossed sticks to make an X to stop it being dug up again and another hole would be dug.

In the UK, previously I have used a funnel and length of tube through the bottom of the van (hidden behind a wheel) so that when I got caught in a place where I couldn't use a bush I'd use this. A spray bottle with disinfectant in it to use as a flush stopped it from smelling. I did this for many years. Obviously easy to use anywhere if it's raining, but best to pull up on grass if it's not.

The 'bag trick' and doggie deposit bin for number twos has been mentioned already. :)
 
hi sky bet your taking the pi-s ha ha .
think out the box .thats the way . bit like going to a football match with a rolled up newspaper .
 
My girlfriend at the time had no trouble using the funnel. Mind you it was a big one for my use of course (I can dream can't I?). :)
 
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