Portable Toilets

Hard to beat a Thetford cassette toilet. They aren't cheap but are totally self contained and you dump the holding tank in a regular flush toilet or in an outhouse or dig a hole, all good. In my opinion, it's the future standard for all RV toilets because it eliminates the black tank entirely, fouled sensors and the dump the poop issues. All you need is a grey tank and your grey water can be used to recharge the cassette tank. recycling at it's finest.

My next unit will have one.

Lug-a-loo bucket with lid/seat and two draw string kitchen bags. Tie it up tight and toss it first dumpster I find. This is my emergency facility when not pulling the 5er. Used plenty of times in the van, on the boat, at the beach, etc.

I tried dumping down a RV dump station ONCE without using the bags and while that is possible it is not pleasant. The double bags keep all the odor inside if you twist, knot, and tie each one.

I have heard that using some kitty litter in the bags helps solidify the waste but I have not tired that yet.

We used a Thetford Cassette Toilet in a pop-up for 6 years and thought it worked fine. Our youngest was 5 when we got it and he also could use it just fine.

Happily used a Thetford Porta Potti for years, no way I am using a bag unless in a survival situation.

We have a simple port-a-potty. Basically, it's a bucket with a toilet seat. We use it during the winter months when temps are below 32F and just dump the contents every day into a normal commode with flushing water.

We use the camper at home, almost all winter this way, as the tanks are dry and there is no water in the camper after it's winterized. But no reason why we can't continue to enjoy the camper until temps get so cold, it's just not feasible to heat the camper. That's when we move back into the house.

The simple port-a-potty (bucket with a toilet seat) from Wall Mart works well for us. No smells. Put a 1/4 cup of bleach in the bucket after dumping and a cup of water for a starter, and it will smell like bleach for quite a while. Of course, we dump every day, and flush it in the hosue.

We use the port-a-potty when traveling with no water in the fresh water tank too. Then dump it once we get to our campground.

As tempting as it is at home, since we live in the country, to just let it dump on the ground, we don't. We don't want our own property covered with fecal mater. That's just gross.