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Re: [RC] The real "poop" on porta potties for a trailer - Chris PausThanks for the tip, Linda! I'm back to roughing it after my RV burned this spring. I sure miss that vehicle! Did my first tent camping CTr this weekend with my new truck tent.. .and used a bucket and bags for my make-do potty. The cat litter idea is great. chris --- Linda Hedgpeth <lindafh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Here is something that I do...... I bought a portable potty from Wally World or some place like it. It is one of the cheapo kind that looks like a plastic drum on the outside with a lid. Inside it, is a bucket and it has a seat. I line the bucket with a couple of medium plastic garbage can liners and then I pour some cat litter in the bottom. After each usage, I pour in a little more cat litter. You can use it several times this way, each time pouring cat litter over the top. Then, just take out both bags together, tie them off and throw them away. It doesn't smell and even if there is a little odor when open, the lid takes care of it the rest of the time. This has worked really well for me and it's not gross at all. I camp in the dressing room section of my 3 horse slant load gooseneck. The potty is in there with me. I am the only one who uses it and I change it out once a day. As long as you use enough cat litter to cover everything, it does not smell bad. I hate using the port-a-pottys and they can get really nasty and gross after a few people manage to pee all over the seats, floor, etc.... Good Luck ;-) Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen Casemier To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 4:26 AM Subject: [RC] The real "poop" on porta potties for a trailer I've decided that I really need to get a porta potty for my trailer (we do not have living quarters). I'd like to keep it in my trailer dressing room or even in the main part of the trailer while camping. I've seen a few on Cabelas's site, and some other places, but to be honest, I'm not sure... how they work. I don't know how to ask this kind of thing delicately, so I'll just come out with it - how do I dispose of the stuff that is "deposited" into the potty? And how often do I need to do that? Can I use the potty all weekend, or will I need to empty the contents? Anyone who is brave enough to tell me how these different portable toilets work, please speak up! I'm looking primarily for something to use for weekend camping (I hate having to crawl out of the tent and tromp 1/2 a mile to the outhouse in the middle of the night) and for day use at areas that do not have toilets. Any suggestions for specific models are also appreciated. I'm looking for something with the minimal amount of "ew gross" factor. Thanks! ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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