Portable Toilets

[Olddawgsrule]

The topic has probably been beaten to death, but...

How many of you actually use them?
Pro's vs Con's.

This whole Wag Bag system seems okay. What I don't like is no separation of fluid to hard waste. That puts you into the expensive systems.

I can see that the system for fluid could well for the night, hopefully not sticking the place up. Should work (just two of us).
For hard waste, well you did the deed, zip it and replace the thing. That is not going to just stay there!

Then comes reality.. Is it truly legal to just throw it in the trash?

Then comes this, not smelling pee, but over powered deodorant!
If the unit has a seal, so when you close the seat it seals, then this makes sense to me. Not smelling anything.

Curious folks, who has and what do you suggest?

[ctilsie242]

When my TT is winterized, I line the toilet with a plastic grocery bag, do what needs done, wrap it up in another one, then toss that in the dumpster when I get home. Because I use two, the smell is well contained.

Sometimes, people will actually steal the garbage bags out of my truck's bed when I'm at a restaurant, making life easier for me.

[ralphnjoann]

We carry a five gallon pail with the Walmart seat. Inside is stored a roll of tissue, a gallon jug of diluted black tank chemical and some Handi-Wipes. Using the chemical keeps things from smelling until the pail can be emptied.

[CavemanCharlie]

DutchmenSport wrote:
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.

This is almost exactly what I do too. Excpet , I put a garbage bag in the port-a-potty and then throw the waste in the dumpster. Maybe it's not legal but, I've never had anyone complain.

[Olddawgsrule]

Good info coming back folks! Thank you all!

Here's where I am on this:

A canister style toilet holds liquid waste which is toxic. So it as to be flushed/dumped properly. Dump station or toilet. I get this.

The bag system has media to dry this out and now is not toxic and should be able to deposit anywhere.

Fluid is the enemy to all this.

I am leaning towards the bag system. It seems the simplest solution.
I just hope I can find one that when you close the seat, it seals it.

[SidecarFlip]

Perfectly permissible to dig a hole and bury the waste too.

[luvourtoys]

No septic on our property where we keep the camper, we take pour gray water in the woods, use one of these https://www.amazon.com/Thetford-92360-Porta-Portable-Toilet/dp/B006WPQNB2. Take the bottom tank home, dump in toilet, clean and bring back next weekend. This is our 4rth year with it, no smell, easy to use.

[DennisVR]

I ordered this one yesterday and haven't received it yet. I don't understand it but yesterday when I ordered it, it was forty something dollars and today its $36. Still think I cant go wrong for the price.

https://www.amazon.com/Camco-41541-Portable-Toilet-gallon/dp/B004SFKJIQ

[rockhillmanor]

beemerphile1 wrote:


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

X10

No smell and real easy to take off cassette and dump.
Use it when heading south with winterized MH, cause I don't do public bathrooms at gas stations. :W

[lgarcia]

DutchmenSport wrote:
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.

This is almost exactly my situation, except I have a Reliance hassock toilet. I go in and out of the travel trailer all the time, and occasionally family members spend the night in it. We use the hassock toilet while the TT is winterized and as a travel commode. I occasionally solo tent camp, and use it then, too.

[SidecarFlip]

Of course in the woods, there is always a roll of TP and a convenient log... been there did that too. Just have to watch for skeeters....

[SidecarFlip]

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.

[NMDriver]

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.

[K_Charles]

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.

[beemerphile1]

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