Camping loo

[REC]

Just saw this loo and was quite impressed with the design. Can use as a composting loo, bag and bin or a cassette toilet. We may well swap our diy loo for one of these, after a couple of design modifications they seem to have really good reviews.

GottaGo

Toilets shipping in early January Separating solids from liquids, the Joolca GottaGo Toilet gives you all the options. It’s superior to other chemical toilets in that it doesn’t fill up the solids tank with urine and flush water. It lets you use a bag when there are no dump points. It can be...

www.joolca.co.uk

Quite like the hot water system too for our Portugal home!

 

[TeamRienza]

An interesting piece of kit. I would certainly think about it if I was doing a self build.

Davy

 

[Pudsey Bear]

 

[mariesnowgoose]

Very neat! I like it

 

[trevskoda]

What keeps it bolted down.

 

[alcam]

What keeps it bolted down.

Brown sticky stuff

 

[Sydwal]

We paid a fortune for our Simploo and this looks similar at a fraction of the price. Chem option wouldn't interest me, but others like them.

The urine container looks small and is only 4.6L. Ours is 6L (we use the Simploo Nano, the 'normal' size is 9L) and we have to frequently empty it. I never realised how much volume people p*ss out. That said, the container here has a screw lid and that's a massive plus. The Simploo has a push on lid that leaks when over full. It's terrible. We got two containers and swap them out if we have to. Both this one and the Simploo have a pee alarm which is useful, believe me.

The principle is the same on both but if I had my time over I'd get this one, though it wouldn't fit in our current space - we specifically built it for the Nano.

 

[trevskoda]

I dont use chems, best is bio wash tablets or powder.

 

[marchie]

I dont use chems, best is bio wash tablets or powder.

We have adopted the Full Timers' recommended practice of using a handheld spray instead of flushing Litres of water for the pee. We add the Aldi Bio liquid to the spray bottle, so that every pee is accompanied by a small dose of bio - keeps the bowl clean and decent fragrance. Managed to last 4 days before emptying the cassette - 2 days either side of the Portsmouth-Santander sailing.

The bad news is that the designated aire at Leclerc Miranda De Ebro is right next to the bay where Leclerc store their dead domestic fridge swaps; some twunt left a screw on the airer parking space, and I picked it up in the rear nearside tyre ... All tyre suppliers closed for national holiday, so have to wait till tomorrow to get the screw removed and plugged.

We drove 240+ km to Zaragoza with the screw lodged without losing pressure (tyre tread depth 7-8mm), and IF the screw is a short self tapper of the sort to hold the white fridge panel to the fridge body, it may not have penetrated the tyre carcass. But I don't want to tempt fate by unscrewing it!

The screw looks to have entered on the skew- the top is slightly proud of the main tread whilst the bottom is very slightly beneath the tread, so the screw may not have pierced the casing.

The irony is that I only noticed the screw because I dropped the water container cap and had to scramble underneath the M/Home to retrieve it ...

Steve

 

[marchie]

Brown sticky stuff

Brown velcro is quite hard to find, but brown parcel tape is common as muck ...

Steve

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Try harder, you can get most colours.

https://amzn.eu/d/hFNbnSV

 

[trevskoda]

We have adopted the Full Timers' recommended practice of using a handheld spray instead of flushing Litres of water for the pee. We add the Aldi Bio liquid to the spray bottle, so that every pee is accompanied by a small dose of bio - keeps the bowl clean and decent fragrance. Managed to last 4 days before emptying the cassette - 2 days either side of the Portsmouth-Santander sailing.

The bad news is that the designated aire at Leclerc Miranda De Ebro is right next to the bay where Leclerc store their dead domestic fridge swaps; some twunt left a screw on the airer parking space, and I picked it up in the rear nearside tyre ... All tyre suppliers closed for national holiday, so have to wait till tomorrow to get the screw removed and plugged.

We drove 240+ km to Zaragoza with the screw lodged without losing pressure (tyre tread depth 7-8mm), and IF the screw is a short self tapper of the sort to hold the white fridge panel to the fridge body, it may not have penetrated the tyre carcass. But I don't want to tempt fate by unscrewing it!

The screw looks to have entered on the skew- the top is slightly proud of the main tread whilst the bottom is very slightly beneath the tread, so the screw may not have pierced the casing.

The irony is that I only noticed the screw because I dropped the water container cap and had to scramble underneath the M/Home to retrieve it ...

Steve

Handy to have this .

 

[marchie]

Handy to have this .View attachment 148087

Problem is, Trev, I don't have the tools and strength to jack up the wheel and carry out the repair. The M/Home is not supplied with a spare tyre, so I would rather a professional did the repair. Local tyre fitters seem to charge around 19.95€ for a 15 inch wheel, and a supplement for anything larger. I'll find out tomorrow ...

Steve

 

[trevskoda]

Problem is, Trev, I don't have the tools and strength to jack up the wheel and carry out the repair. The M/Home is not supplied with a spare tyre, so I would rather a professional did the repair. Local tyre fitters seem to charge around 19.95€ for a 15 inch wheel, and a supplement for anything larger. I'll find out tomorrow ...

Steve

Dont jack up, move the van to you see the nail, remove and plug, me i carry a bottle jack & extendable wrench plus a axle stand, even if a breakdown truck comes to help you have the tools onboard.
Also i carry two tins of w/w tyre inflator foam.

 

[marchie]

Dont jack up, move the van to you see the nail, remove and plug, me i carry a bottle jack & extendable wrench plus a axle stand, even if a breakdown truck comes to help you have the tools onboard.
Also i carry two tins of w/w tyre inflator foam.

I took the M/Home to ATS Euromaster, Zaragoza first thing this morning, Trev. 20€ cash to remove/refit wheel, inc locking nuts and repair the puncture. Had to wait about 45 mins to get in because 2 HGVs ahead of me needing tyre changes, but very helpful and friendly.

When we got back to the airer, there was a Spanish Dethleffs parked directly opposite, and the driver was refitting his (UK nearside) rear tyre - he also had a puncture on the airer, so there must be a problem with lazy M/homes and/or local vandals chucking screws around.

On reflection, my puncture must have happened on the pitch, rather than at Miranda De Ebro, because the screw was slightly protruding above the tread. By the time I reached ATS (5 mile drive), the screw was level with the tread top so 147 miles from Miranda De Ebro would have caused more damage!

The Spaniard took his wheel off and carried it almost 1 mile each way to get the puncture repaired. I was happy to pay anything extra 5€ and have the wheel removed and recounted!

Steve

 

[trevskoda]

I took the M/Home to ATS Euromaster, Zaragoza first thing this morning, Trev. 20€ cash to remove/refit wheel, inc locking nuts and repair the puncture. Had to wait about 45 mins to get in because 2 HGVs ahead of me needing tyre changes, but very helpful and friendly.

When we got back to the airer, there was a Spanish Dethleffs parked directly opposite, and the driver was refitting his (UK nearside) rear tyre - he also had a puncture on the airer, so there must be a problem with lazy M/homes and/or local vandals chucking screws around.

On reflection, my puncture must have happened on the pitch, rather than at Miranda De Ebro, because the screw was slightly protruding above the tread. By the time I reached ATS (5 mile drive), the screw was level with the tread top so 147 miles from Miranda De Ebro would have caused more damage!

The Spaniard took his wheel off and carried it almost 1 mile each way to get the puncture repaired. I was happy to pay anything extra 5€ and have the wheel removed and recounted!

Steve

AS you say some sod turfing screw nails around the place, you are sorted and have a good tour around.

 

[REC]

We paid a fortune for our Simploo and this looks similar at a fraction of the price. Chem option wouldn't interest me, but others like them.

The urine container looks small and is only 4.6L. Ours is 6L (we use the Simploo Nano, the 'normal' size is 9L) and we have to frequently empty it. I never realised how much volume people p*ss out. That said, the container here has a screw lid and that's a massive plus. The Simploo has a push on lid that leaks when over full. It's terrible. We got two containers and swap them out if we have to. Both this one and the Simploo have a pee alarm which is useful, believe me.

The principle is the same on both but if I had my time over I'd get this one, though it wouldn't fit in our current space - we specifically built it for the Nano.

One of the writeups said that although the bottle is supposed to be 4.6l they found it easily took 6l. Our DIY loo bottle takes 6l and the lower volume was a concern to me initially. Although we empty it most days anyway and never more than half full.

 

[barryd]

This is what you need. Does anyone remember this? I was sure there was a video of it all going horribly wrong but I can't find it now.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

By the time I'd set it up, it'd be toooo late.

 

[Thistle]

If now actually available the Joolca looks an interesting product but they had been taking orders for months in advance with delivery dates constantly slipping so it may still be vapourware.

There were lots of grumpy buyers being fobbed off regularly on anti-social media