Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Post by Lucid Interval on Apr 6, 2006 0:46:16 GMT -5
Well some of those things make the bag safe for disposal in a normal dumpster or whatever but i didnt see alot of dumpsters around so it might be better to go with something you could throw in a port a potty... i dont think the sh*t cleaning dudes would be happy to find a big bag in the portapotty tank...
Other than that i think its a great idea if you need or really really want the luxory, there are plenty of porta johns around at the roo though and the walks arent usually too bad, and they're clean too considering the size of the fest, i had no probs last year...
My suggestion if you do it, is to buy one of those privacy tents like a stall kind of, then bring a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and buy the blue sanitizing stuff that can be your toilet(which you can dump in a portapotty), then when you want to, you can take the bucket out and use a solar shower and have the tent for privacy while you wash up...
Thanks, Lucid. I had planned to bring a solar shower and a privacy tent, as well, but the blue stuff is a great idea. I had totally forgotten about that.
I plan on bringing a 5 gallon bucket and some kind of privacy screen for those emergencies. I'll have to find some kind of chemical to put in there too, anyone know what to get? My first thought was to just burn it, but I don't think the neighbors would look too kindly on us with the fumes coming from that fire.
sawdust might be an option, although i dont really see how a 5 gallon bucket would be less gross than going to a portapotty especially if you have to empty it. Just bring lysol wipes.
The distance to the portapotties has never been an issue for me...
sawdust might be an option, although i dont really see how a 5 gallon bucket would be less gross than going to a portapotty especially if you have to empty it. Just bring lysol wipes.
The distance to the portapotties has never been an issue for me...
It's not the distance, from what I understand it's the lines (well potentially anyway). I'd imagine a bucket would come in handy for emergencies and the late night nature calls so you don't have to make the trip in the dark.
I'm definately bringing one of those bucket toilet things this year, I'll just use fresh plastic bag (i'll triple it up if I have to so it stays sanitary) each time and walk however far it is to the garbage to throw it out. There are places to dump garbage right by the porta potties.
I have no problem with dirt and not showering and other things, but dear lord those porta potties smelled so bad... and they were too high to sqaut so I had to try to put tons of toilet paper down to sit... and then when youre putting the TP down, you accidentally get a glimpse of what's inside there already, and that is so repuslive, and then the smell gets worse.... and well you get the idea - I HATE THEM!!! BLECH!!! The only downside to bonnaroo for me. I guess I'm potty sensitive.
Last Edit: Apr 6, 2006 14:24:45 GMT -5 by Tara - Back to Top
"I can resist everything but temptation." - Oscar Wilde
Post by futurecowboy on Apr 6, 2006 15:34:37 GMT -5
The air fresheners start to smell as bad as the waste after a while. I shudder at the smell of pine oil now.
But it is what it is - well worth dealing w/ port-a-potties for the rest of the 'roo experience, and well worth dealing with them as opposed to handling your own bags of fesces, imo.
Dude this is nasty but worth discussing...I am a nurse so poop is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. Anyway, so yeah the portable toilets might me okay if you are super freaked out about port-o-johns. But, try to imagine what a pain (and a mess) it's gonna be to lug around a bucket of crap and piss. Guys, this is super nasty. I guess the plastic bag idea isn't too bad. REI sells a thing online that basically allows a girl to pee into a bottle. It's a funnel device of sorts. This is an option for late might pees.
One other option..a few physician buddies recently went to China. They were in super remote areas where the toilet consisted of a highly visible hole in the floor. They loaded up on immodium while in these locations.
Post by Lucid Interval on Apr 7, 2006 12:21:26 GMT -5
Yeah and if anyone is planning on throwing human waste in the trash (and not a portapotty) it needs to be sterilized with the blue stuff or some kind of gelling bag.
Im gunna say this again, portapottys are Bonnaroo are NOT bad... Lines arent bad, cleanliness isnt bad and theres plenty of them... Go to a few other festivals and you might find yourself wishing you were in a Bonna-Potty...
my technique at these festivals is to get kinda close to the porto, take a small sniff to get an idea of how bad the stench inside will be. If it's bad, I'll take a couple steps back, take a deep breath of fresh air, then hold my breath for as long as I can once inside. And having some sani-wipes handy is always a good idea.
my only truly bad experience with the potties has been late at night. Mostly when the boys ( and probably girls too!) have stumbled in after a hard day of partying and left little rivers everywhere. eww. But, even worse, has been when i have awoke from a nice slumber with an incredible urge to pee and have to get up and make the trek to the portapotty. that pretty much bites. i won't go into what i resorted to the first year, but it makes me seriously think that my own personal toilet would be so much easier at night.
my only truly bad experience with the potties has been late at night. Mostly when the boys ( and probably girls too!) have stumbled in after a hard day of partying and left little rivers everywhere. eww. But, even worse, has been when i have awoke from a nice slumber with an incredible urge to pee and have to get up and make the trek to the portapotty. that pretty much bites. i won't go into what i resorted to the first year, but it makes me seriously think that my own personal toilet would be so much easier at night.
You could use one of these and pee standing up like us guys.....
I already pee "standing up"--it's the reason why girls make a mess! I wonder if that little device works....but, don't get me wrong. i really don't have a problem with the facilities at roo. i'm just way too lazy to even walk a block when i've got to pee in the middle of the night!
Agreed, Mo. That's whole reason I even thought to bring one. I'm going to want as much sleep as I can get between shows, and I don't want to have to walk or wait at all when I do need to go in the night. I'd like to try and remain as much in a sleep-stupor as possible.
I'm surely not planning on carrying a toilet around centeroo or anything. Though I could always charge folks for a quick s!*%, and turn some crap into cash...... ;D
Post by tonarkelli on Apr 11, 2006 14:38:58 GMT -5
floyd242 said:
sawdust might be an option, although i dont really see how a 5 gallon bucket would be less gross than going to a portapotty especially if you have to empty it. Just bring lysol wipes.
The distance to the portapotties has never been an issue for me...
Sawdust seems good, but my mom suggests kitty litter. She said her friends and her use it & a bucket tailgating and it works fine. She said as long as you don't go #2 in the bucket, the kitty litter soaks up everything else making it not as gross to empty out. Makes sense, it is made for pee&poo.
we brought the portable toilet thing and kitty litter last year. we didnt use it once. we also didnt have a mini private shelter which would have helped. but it is a pain in the ass to shiit at your campsite. it defeats the purpose of not having to walk anywhere because you still have to walk to throw out your smelly poo-bag. but in an emergency it would prolly work.
as long as you bring Lysol and baby wipes, you should be a-okay. maybe paper towels too if your really grossed out. that way you could clean it enough to use and it wouldnt smell as bad. thats what im gonna do.