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Post by christinapeacock on Jun 4, 2009 10:43:29 GMT -5
I've been thinking about getting one of these bad boys for this year, but I'm kinda ignorant when it comes to them.
How exactly do these things work? Is there a bag or a gel or something inside? What do you do with the refuse? Anyone have one that could give me some tips?
I saw some at Walmart the other day for like $30, seems like they could be invaluable.... Any help? Thanks! ;D
I'm curious about this too. I had read a story of a roo-goer from a few years back about using a camping toilet, and he remarked that "walking to the trash with a bag of feces can feel a little strange, but it beats going to the porto-potties in the middle of the night"
My buddy who I'm meeting up with rigged up a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat, and unless anyone else has any better ideas, our late-night calls to number-two will be taking place there. No wet stuff though, who wants to carry a SLOSHY bag to the trash? UGH!
However, you're talking about one of those flushable camping toilets, I think, in which case... I'm not sure :-(
ehhhhh i'm much more comfortable walking 5 minutes to a porta potty than pooping in a bucket-like thing at my campsite. but that's just me
It's a good precaution for when the porto-potties start looking like post-WW2 Hiroshima, or when you're incredibly intoxicated. You may or may not use it, but you may be singing it's praises after 4+ days.
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The port-o-potties are kept amazingly clean for a festival. I've never in 6 Roos seen one overflowing or any nastier than would reasonably be expected.
I'll stick with them and keep my stinky waste products as far away from my camp as possible.
I mean how is carting a bucket of @#% in any way better than a walk to a port-o-pottie?
There are many different kinds, some use a gel, some actually flush. For $30 what are talking about?
The bags that contain the gel would be the way to go, use it and make a trip to the trash. Ones that flush have a chemical in the "holding" tank. when the tank is full you empty it in a sanitary toilet or port-a-jon.
There are many different kinds, some use a gel, some actually flush. For $30 what are talking about?
The bags that contain the gel would be the way to go, use it and make a trip to the trash.
Exactly, If you're gonna do it, you may as well use liners and tie it off and put in a fresh one every time you use it. If you're gonna bring it, bring it with the intention of only using it when it's an emergency.
The port-o-potties are kept amazingly clean for a festival. I've never in 6 Roos seen one overflowing or any nastier than would reasonably be expected.
I'll stick with them and keep my stinky waste products as far away from my camp as possible.
I mean how is carting a bucket of @#% in any way better than a walk to a port-o-pottie?
I have never encountered a really nasty porto - simply wipe with a disinfectant cloth - hover and be done with it. - would rather do that then walk to the trash with a bag of poo
It's a good precaution for when the porto-potties start looking like post-WW2 Hiroshima, or when you're incredibly intoxicated. You may or may not use it, but you may be singing it's praises after 4+ days.
If i ever come upon a gross looking porto-pottie i just exit and go to one of the other ones along the line and there's always one that's clean enough - plus they get cleaned daily (pretty well too).
and if there's one thing I don't want to attempt when i'm "incredibly intoxicated" it's pooping at my camp site. Do you have any idea the horror that could occur? Waking up a little hungover/out of it and seeing poop all over my campsite.......no thank you lol.
It's a good precaution for when the porto-potties start looking like post-WW2 Hiroshima, or when you're incredibly intoxicated. You may or may not use it, but you may be singing it's praises after 4+ days.
If i ever come upon a gross looking porto-pottie i just exit and go to one of the other ones along the line and there's always one that's clean enough - plus they get cleaned daily (pretty well too).
and if there's one thing I don't want to attempt when i'm "incredibly intoxicated" it's pooping at my camp site. Do you have any idea the horror that could occur? Waking up a little hungover/out of it and seeing poop all over my campsite.......no thank you lol.
Crunchy for making me LOL. The horror. The horror.
I actually had a friend in college who got so drunk he took a dump on the kitchen floor of his friends house and then passed out on the couch covered in poop. From that day on he was known affectionately as "sh!tman".
The Roo toilets got cleaned pretty frequently from what I remember. At least twice as often than at Rothbury - those were pretty nasty most of the time, but Roo's were pretty good, especially if you listen for the truck and hit them up after they've been emptied.
Post by questionablesanity on Jun 4, 2009 13:55:28 GMT -5
Personally, we bought the 5 gallon bucket with the toilet seat, I got some really thick biohazard bags from work and some kitty litter. With any luck, we'll barely have to visit the portos. I remember how nasty those portos were in 2004 in the sweltering heat. I'd much rather poop at my own temporary abode.
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Post by christinapeacock on Jun 4, 2009 14:41:11 GMT -5
I have no problem using the porto jons at all - I agree that they are kept pretty clean for the most part (although I saw a few last year that still give me nightmares)
My problem is my wee little bladder + love of beer = too many trips to the portos late at night. Gets tiresome after a while.
Hmmmm, bags, I'll have to look into this more closely. Thanks for all the info!
I'm curious about this too. I had read a story of a roo-goer from a few years back about using a camping toilet, and he remarked that "walking to the trash with a bag of feces can feel a little strange, but it beats going to the porto-potties in the middle of the night"
My buddy who I'm meeting up with rigged up a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat, and unless anyone else has any better ideas, our late-night calls to number-two will be taking place there. No wet stuff though, who wants to carry a SLOSHY bag to the trash? UGH!
However, you're talking about one of those flushable camping toilets, I think, in which case... I'm not sure :-(
P.S.
Biodegradable bags= must have.
That HAD to be me who said that. lol. i had bought a portable toilet for '07... and am thinking about bringing it again this year. it worked out well. i had overall better shits because of it. although it can get very hot in the tent when using it. still better than the portapotties....
now i won't bring the portable toilet to rothbury. that festival had the cleanest portapotties i've ever seen outside of the main festival.
Post by nodepression on Jun 4, 2009 15:45:04 GMT -5
I was in tent only last year, and was about 200 yards away from the portos last year. They cleaned those things like clockwork, it wasn't half as bad as I was expecting. I would rather poop in something that won't go home with me like a portable toilet will.
Maybe it's just me but I prefer having to deal with my own poop then use a nasty portalet. I don't care how often they get cleaned, it's still disgusting. We bring a pop-up shower and set the portable toilet in there along with the pee jugs. We get the "doody" bags with gel in them to absorb the nasty stuff and dump kitty litter on top of that.
For people like me and my husband who would rather NOT use the porta-potties, they are a godsend.
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I bring a portable potty with a holding tank and only use it in an emergency. In 04 or 05 ( I forget which) the portos were not so clean and were overflowing in the rain... boy that sucked walking thru that! So now I bring my own for late night calls. It will usually hold a few days of emergency and with the chemical it doesnt smell... We carry the holding tank to a john and dump it or if ness will put it in a black bag and throw it away. I tell ya, when your intoxicated or whatever and its 3am trying to find your way a couple of hundred feet to a porto i the dark can really be PITS!
Post by christinapeacock on Jun 5, 2009 19:03:44 GMT -5
Well, I got me a $25 porta pottie at Wallyworld today - got a few bags too. Even spent $50 at Kmart for a double shower w/changing room - which would work perfect for the toilet. Oh, I think this is going to be the most comfortable year yet!
I have never minded using the port-o-potties in the campsite (NEVER use the ones in Centeroo). It's all part of the experience. Take some fiber supplements to get your regularity to the earlier part of the day, though. The 11 PM trek to the john is not a pleasant one.
JAY-ZUS..... If you are concerned about where to poop or pee, why don't you wear an adult diaper. Carry some sanitary wipes and brave the portos... They are only really gross during the heat of day when they become a stinky sauna. Just hold onto your keys... dropping them into the porto is one of the recurring nightmares of mine around B-Roo time.
^Why would you even have your keys on you like the entire weekend? I always put mine in a safe place back at the campsite. Losing them would be terrible...
^Why would you even have your keys on you like the entire weekend? I always put mine in a safe place back at the campsite. Losing them would be terrible...
Not sure why it's my keys I fret about.... It's one of those psycho things I choose not to analyze.... I'd rather have my money fall down the hole than my keys....
Good idea, however to place the key in a safe place at the campsite. Perhaps I'll pick up one of those fake rocks that have a super secret hiding compartment for keys. I'm sure nobody will notice...!
