anybody removed van toilet/used porta potti

eric1514 wrote:
I'm really not understanding this. You say your van has a 10 gallon black tank, yet you want to replace the toilet with a porta-potty with half or less that capacity.

You might save some on fresh water usage but you could easily get a gallon jug and flush with that. If you don't want to drive to the dump station, get a tote with wheels and download your black water into that. Many campgrounds will frown on you dumping your porta-potty down the toilets in their public restrooms, although I've done it with a cassette, but I've also been told no. If you're boondocking and want to take your wast into the forest and dig a hole, a tote would still work.

I'm really curious why you want to modify a brand new van. It's your van and you should do with it what you want. I'm just curious.

Thanks,
Eric

no, i'm going to use the small porta potty strictly for number 2. easy to dump any toilet. the blank tank will just be liquid

I'm really not understanding this. You say your van has a 10 gallon black tank, yet you want to replace the toilet with a porta-potty with half or less that capacity.

You might save some on fresh water usage but you could easily get a gallon jug and flush with that. If you don't want to drive to the dump station, get a tote with wheels and download your black water into that. Many campgrounds will frown on you dumping your porta-potty down the toilets in their public restrooms, although I've done it with a cassette, but I've also been told no. If you're boondocking and want to take your wast into the forest and dig a hole, a tote would still work.

I'm really curious why you want to modify a brand new van. It's your van and you should do with it what you want. I'm just curious.

Thanks,
Eric

Europeans and others use cassette toilets where toilet is fixed but holding tank cassette is removable for dumping into those toilets, etc. Takes about same space as a porta-potti. Lots of flexibility in dumping. Cassette tank has wheels and handle so looks sorta like a wheeled suitcase.

New porta potti mentioned on other forums is the Thetford Curve--less odor supposedly.

We've always used portable chemical toilets. Odors have never been an issue. The tank is sealed well. We have a Thetford and a Dometic. (One in our trailer and the other in our van.) I prefer the Thetford manual flush over the Dometic pressure flush due to its quieter operation.

sodajerk wrote:

removed the broke toilet, screwed a plug in the top of the tank, then glued a sheet of plastic wall cover over the flat section of the shower floor where the toilet set.
got a Therford Porta Potty.
it got a little harder to get the potty out of the shower door

guess if it was me I would have devised a hinged capping so could just dump the porta potty contents into the black tank? That would increase the gallonage before needing to dump, black tank + porta.

my porta potty is held in place with a bungee cord when I am driving... as is most everything else in my RVan.

When we first got our van 12 years ago, the toilet was broke. The older design had just one holding tank, for the black, and the grey was drained on the ground. This is the 1972 design. I removed the broke toilet, screwed a plug in the top of the tank, then glued a sheet of plastic wall cover over the flat section of the shower floor where the toilet set. Then changed the grey water to flow into the holding tank. We got a Therford Porta Potty. I had to look hard to find a hold down kit to keep it from sliding around in the shower. It has worked good for us. One note is the porta potty is not vented so as you change altitude there can be a build up of pressure inside.
As I aged, it got a little harder to get the potty out of the shower door, a real tight fit. We decided to go to a regular toilet, so now I have a brown water tank. Just need to make very sure it does not get full, or it will back up into the shower. My tank is 28 gallons.
Works for us, happy camping.

ol' grouch wrote:
I would think the smell of a chemical port-a-pot would be pretty strong.

I hate "fragrance" so I bought Reliance Bio-Blue Toilet Deodorant Package. I am not sure why but the smell when emptying my porta potty is much less obnoxious "neat" than when I have added that "bio-blue" not to mention no blue staining. When my porta potty is closed, there is no smell at all even tho it resides in the open at the head of my recliner/bed. And, I have a very good sense of smell like when one of my dogs does a dump in their cage while I am driving I have to immediately pull over and clean everything up. Even when using it my porta potty smells less than my flush toilet at home. There is no "air gap" between seat and base in my porta potty.

gerrym51 wrote:
Has anybody removed your vans toilet and replaced using porta potti
only.

although emptying via dump station is not really bad the major reason i'm considering it is the 10 gallon black tank fills to fast.

can dump porta potti in more places.

I have seen it done. It doesn't work very well but it does work. You don't really gain much. The floor and such is designed for the mounted one. I would think the smell of a chemical port-a-pot would be pretty strong.

Personally, my B was bought for short weekend trips like to the race track and I'm getting ready to add a dump station to my sewer as it is right next to the driveway. As long as I lay off the prunes, mine is about 10 gallon also and it should be plenty for me.