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hedgehopper
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Jan 15, 2013

Looking for a Porta Potty recommendation

We don't have a bathroom in our TC, only a Porta Potty. I don't know what the generic name is for "Porta Potty", but I am looking for a recommendation. The one we have is OK for liquid waste but has never flushed satisfactorily and is thus worthless for solid waste. Our space for stowing is limited so something about 14-inches high or less would be good.
  • We have the Thetford 345 porta potty. It is about 13-1/2 tall and work great. Best one we have had so far.
  • I have the thetford electric flush 465. Works great. Doesn't smell and has a pretty good size holding tank. Problem is it's 16.5 inches tall.

    I would recommend the thetford 320p. 13.4 inches tall and still has 3.2 gallon waste tank. Says good for 33 flushes on their site.

    Tip for flushing: Put a piece or two of toilet paper in the toilet before going #2 and flushing will use less water and be a lot cleaner.
  • Thetford is well-regarded. That's what we have and it's fine. Ours isn't quite the cheapest they offer but close. Seals up very well (enough to swell with pressure going over high passes) and since we have little kids, it gets used. There are tricks to getting a clean flush as well as avoiding the dreaded "potty blowback".

    If you can sit on them before buying, it would probably be good. And you probably should not allow standing...
  • hedgehopper wrote:
    We don't have a bathroom in our TC, only a Porta Potty. I don't know what the generic name is for "Porta Potty", but I am looking for a recommendation. The one we have is OK for liquid waste but has never flushed satisfactorily and is thus worthless for solid waste. Our space for stowing is limited so something about 14-inches high or less would be good.


    one of the few things I went to camping world for.
    They have a good selection to look at.
  • I bought a port-a-potty from Amazon. My TC also has only a closet for a bathroom. The one I got works great for waste. It has an upper part for holding water that flushes and the bottom part for holding the waste. I tested it out and left it dirty for about three months with some of the orange tank stuff in it and it worked great. No smells at all. If you look on Amazon just pay attention to the reviews, I know they had a shorter one and a taller one of the same model, one holds more water than the other.

    Let me know if you would like to know the model and I can look it up for you.

    Josh
  • Dont have experience with them, you might try a boating forum where people use this type more often .
    Here is some basic info :
    This website shows the heights of all the models.
    Some of them offer a hand pump for automatic flushing.
    http://www.dometic.com/da4f01fe-ffb6-4041-825a-67b9331a6493.fodoc


    One of the reviews on this model was not good , scroll down for reviews
    http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=SeaLand-962-Portable-Toilet-Bonus-Pack&i=80536&aID=506O1F&merchID=4006#reviewsInfo