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Post by PinkFloydIsRad on Mar 8, 2005 18:49:34 GMT -5
Hello, this is my maiden voyage post as I'm brand new to the board. This will be my first Bonnaroo and can't wait for June!
We're taking a pop-up camper and will be in the RV section. Does anyone know what the porta-potty situation will be? I know nature will call at some point.
Post by jambandjohn on Mar 8, 2005 20:59:18 GMT -5
Much better than you would think, considering the size of the crowd. The only bad one ones we came across were in centeroo that couldn't be emptied and cleaned do to the mud. Bring a few extra rolls of TP!!!
Post by Plain Jane Patchwork on Mar 8, 2005 22:11:23 GMT -5
I agree they are not bad. The closer you get to centeroo the worse the porta potties get. Especially late at night. The RV sections have their own port a potties and there is a bonnaroo staffer trying to keep us tent scum out of the RV potties
They sent in the cleaning crews starting around 6am every day. If you're an early riser, and into the "morning constitutional" thing, it was easy to find a clean one. They even sprayed a cinnamon scent in them after cleaning.
I thought I was baking cinnamon brownies every morning. ;D
Last year we were parked right behind the porta-potties in our popup. It was really convenient, but it took the rest of the summer to get that smell out of the camper. We brought our own porta-potty, but only used it twice the whole time. The porta-potties are pretty gross at times, but you can usually find one that is useable. Do you have your RV pass? You won't be able to bring your camper in without it.
After reading over this thread, I feel like it is worth noting here that saying the porta potty situation is "not bad" is definitely a relative statement. I agree that for a crowd of 100,000 people in one place for 4-5 days, and with a little effort at finding the right times and places to use clean ones, the situation can be handled without being too big of a deal. That said, sharing porta potties with tens of thousands of people for 4-5 days is under the best of circumstances something that many, many people would consider a horrible, intolerable situation (I know my parents and many of my friends would never be able to deal with that aspect of Bonnaroo). You will see and smell some extraordinarily disgusting things in the process of taking care of business at Bonnaroo.
As long as you know that some degree of unpleasantness goes with the territory, I agree that the situation is quite tolerable and that it is actually quite impressive how often they come around to empty/clean.
Maybe that all goes without saying, but I thought it was worth pointing out with all of the encouragement in this thread.
You will probably figure out where the "good ones" are near your campsite, on your way to Centeroo and in Centeroo. Along the way you will definitely find some "bad ones" that you will know to avoid thereafter. Among my group, it is a popular strategy to take care of business in a newly cleaned port a potty whenever you see the cleaning trucks come through (I think that they clean throughout the day). A flashlight, some TP and baby wipes in a ziplock bag can really come in handy as well.
While having portapotties within a reasonable walk of your campsite is definitely key (we were really far from any last year), I would definitely try to avoid camping right next to them for obvious reasons.
I can't believe how much I just wrote about portapotties. I need to get back to work.
Agreed; at the distant campsites the potties weren't bad; but does everyone remember the Centeroo cans on Sunday morning? SWEET JESUS; they were vile. (Cleanout crews couldn't negotiate the "mud", really an overflowing fecal chowder. I'd sooner dookie in my shorts.
my friend & i were talking last night and joked about practicing our "hover" (ladies, you know what i'm talking about) while holding our breath to prepare for the upcoming port-a-potty...i mean, MUSIC FESTIVAL season
I got my wife a pack of the paper disposable kind for Valentine's last year (among other things). She really freaks out about port-o-potties, and it was a lifesaver the last time we hit a festival or football game.
Post by helterskelter229 on Mar 13, 2005 8:27:47 GMT -5
I have to agree with everyone and say that the bathroom situation is pretty f**cked up, but that's part of the fun of it. Im a little hesitant to say shit filled outhouses are fun, but it adds to the whole Bonnaroo experience. How many times a year do you see that? Also, they greatly improved the porta-potty cleaning from 2003 to 2004, I felt. So here's to next years shitters!!! Cheers!
