Second Thetford casette - is it worth it?

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But there again,, have shovel will travel🏃‍♂️🤬

We have carried a spare for a good few years and never used it.. I think you can buy a frame to fit it under the van on the chassis, though never seen one.
 
We bought a cheap black plastic tank for £10 (on offer).
Main reason as a spare cassette tank.
It has 2 large holes with watertight screw caps.
Never ised it for poo.
But find it very handy for transporting and disposing of grey water. Easy enuff to store (empty) in the main underbed locker.
A useful failsafe.
 
We bought a spare some time back (pre covid)
Still in the box and never been used ....
Mostly because we tend to use more CL/CS stops between wild stops ,
And to be honest I intend to swap out the cassette loo for a dry bag/bin system instead, with a urine bottle that can be emptied discretely in appropriate places ...solids into dog poo bins .
 
Get a scooter!! Some laugh at my scooter but they wont be laughing when I strap my full thetford on it and ride off into the sunset to find somewhere to dump it without moving me van!! :ROFLMAO:

Top tip. Dont try and be clever and balance it on your knee in the footwell while riding across soft wet grass, always strap it to the pillion seat. It doesnt end well when you come off. :poop:
 
mistericeman said:
We bought a spare some time back (pre covid)
Still in the box and never been used ....
Mostly because we tend to use more CL/CS stops between wild stops ,
And to be honest I intend to swap out the cassette loo for a dry bag/bin system instead, with a urine bottle that can be emptied discretely in appropriate places ...solids into dog poo bins .
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Swapping over to dry bag/bin separator type loo is one of the best moves I've done, works far better than I imagined actually.
 
mark61 said:
Swapping over to dry bag/bin separator type loo is one of the best moves I've done, works far better than I imagined actually.
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I've been considering for a good while,as compost loos (or mostly more correctly dry loos)
Make so much more sense than using resources like clean water for flushing ...
I've just been busy doing other stuff to the van ...
BUT I'm hoping I can remove the top section of the Thetford (integrated with the shower tray )
And replace it with something like a simploo as they are pretty compact and sleek looking ....along with being easy to use.


I've had dealings with compost loos before and to be honest a well set up/designed one is a pleasurable world away from the rather archaic cassette loos that need consigning to the same bin as gas mantles and 3 way fridges lol .
 
Moped said:
I'm thinking of purchasing a second loo casette to take the stress out of loo use when the light comes on.

But Mrs Moped keeps reminding me that Spain and France have plenty of service points so is it necessary?

We normally park up in permitted spots anyway but they don't always have service points.

We do have payload and storage available.

My thinking is we can be more flexible when parking up and maybe stop for longer periods in spots not serviced.

A trip to Ireland in 2019 was an absolute knightmare for casette management but we managed it by using green bio fluid.

Be interesting to get the feedback from those who are double casetters.
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Never ever considered a second toilet casette in 40 years of casette toileting, done some long trips, Italy, Portugal etc but could never see the point, I never let the casette get that full, even if wild campping for weelks on end I have used campsites that I am not staying on to empty the casette if there is no other possibility...........................Usually there are plenty of options to empty....................Where would you store the full casette ???????
 
Moped said:
I'm thinking of purchasing a second loo casette to take the stress out of loo use when the light comes on.

But Mrs Moped keeps reminding me that Spain and France have plenty of service points so is it necessary?

We normally park up in permitted spots anyway but they don't always have service points.

We do have payload and storage available.

My thinking is we can be more flexible when parking up and maybe stop for longer periods in spots not serviced.

A trip to Ireland in 2019 was an absolute knightmare for casette management but we managed it by using green bio fluid.

Be interesting to get the feedback from those who are double casetters.
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Worth having a second allows an additional 3-4 days when wild camping in remote areas. I have one and use it regularly.
 
As an update we have decided to go the 25ltr container route.

There was a good deal on Amazon for two opaque chemical resistant fresh water containers with plenty of reviews from farmers and other commercial users, as well as campers.

The advantage is after decanting we can carry containers into toilets without it being obvious what the container contains and any viewing person might think we are filling up with fresh water. Use of bio fluids clearly have to be used for an entirely guilt free conscience if this is a planned use.

And having a second container we can carry an emergency supply of 25ltr of fresh water if we are struggling to find a tap.

No longer are we going to suffer loo or water anxiety when having extended wild camping park ups.
 
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Moped said:
As an update we have decided to go the 25ltr container route.

There was a good deal on Amazon for two opaque chemical resistant fresh water containers with plenty of reviews from farmers and other commercial users, as well as campers.

The advantage is after decanting we can carry containers into toilets without it being obvious what the container contains and any viewing person might think we are filling up with fresh water. Use of bio fluids clearly have to be used for an entirely guilt free conscience if this is a planned use.

And having a second container we can carry an emergency supply of 25ltr of fresh water if we are struggling to find a tap.

No longer are we going to suffer loo or water anxiety when having extended wild camping park ups.
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I can see one flaw with your sneaky plan. These two containers are presumably identical, If they get mixed up the consequences could be extremely unpleasant. :D
 
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