RV toilet paper now that Walmart is gone?

[Matt_Colie]

We are looking to load up on toilet paper. I heard that Walmart's Angel Soft dissolved well, but recently I have heard that the newer stock does not.

Does anybody have an confirmed new choice?

Thanks

Matt

[noe-place]

I think it had something to do with rvers dumping tanks in WM's parking lot drains. :R

[pasusan]

K3WE wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
Walmart is gone? :h

Yes...

Every last store shut down for violations of some overnight camping law.

Yes - and somehow it has to do with...


Toilet paper!


(I can't believe this thread has been resurrected!!!!)

[K3WE]

2012Coleman wrote:
Walmart is gone? :h

Yes...

Every last store shut down for violations of some overnight camping law.

[2012Coleman]

Walmart is gone? :h

[Dave_E]

I buy what my body tells me to buy I don't worry about what a holding tank needs, it is secondary to my needs and my needs are first always in this matter.....

[wa8yxm]

Angel Soft is a brand older than Wal-mart.

Scotts Single Ply

Fact is, In assorted tests, they reported the time it took several brands to break down including Charmin Quilted (The worst) and Tethford (not far from it) and frankly, by the time I finish the paperwork, Pull up my trousers. Get out and pull the handle.

It's won't make any difference what brand I buy.

I get Aldi's house brand usually. Low cost (most everything in that store is) and not bad.

[noe-place]

nitrohorse wrote:

noe-place wrote:
We don't flush ANYTHING down our toilet. It all goes into a waste can and into the dumpster where ever we're staying. Never had any valve or stoppage issues in almost ten yrs rving.

I think I seen you walking to the dumpster with toilet paper stuck to your sneakers...

Now that those of you who chose to criticize toilet paper disposal have finished your PHD's on how is should be done I've got to say one last thing. I made it all up. Now how do you feel? :B

[gatorcq]

Just a though, if you flush the tank heavily once a month, you could use ANY type of toilet paper. And when I say flush, I mean it, 15 to 30 minutes, use or make a wand to go down thru the toilet. Hire someone to do it for you once a year, anything.

Proper maintenance is the key here. And yes I know about the water and jar test. Why you ask, worked in the paper mills few years ago.

[Mocoondo]

Anything labeled "septic safe" is also safe in the RV toilet.

[LakeN]

Deb and Ed M wrote:
Scott tissue (the single ply stuff) breaks down quickly - I use it at home and in the RV.

X2 have done a jar test.....dissolves well!

[Altern]

Tests have shown that most toilet paper users fold the sheet at least once thereby leaving one clean side after the first swipe. Studies have also shown that users who take the time to unfold or re-fold and re-use as the case may be, to purchase 28% less paper on an annual basis.
This represents a significant savings to the consumer and I encourage all to not only save money but to help save forests and each of us do our part to be good ecologists.

[bill_h]

In discussing toilet paper, there are several things to consider:

1. A claim of being “septic safe” or “sewer safe” means very little to an RVer. TP in septic systems has a much longer time to dissolve than in an RV black tank. And, of course, “sewer safe” means it will not clog a sewer system, a consideration of little interest to an RVer, given massive amounts of flush water in a sewer-connected toilet.

2. Many makers or marketers of TP have several different products, often with similar sounding names. Walmart, for example, has two on their site. The most recent (May/2012) Consumer Reports test rated Walmart’s “White Cloud 3 ply soft and thick” at the top of their test chart, but it seems to be missing from their site. It was the only TP in the test rated Excellent for strength. It is totally beyond my comprehension why the WM geniuses would drop a top-rated product. A top rating on CR testing is the Holy Grail of marketing, and these guys kicked it to the curb. ..........“White Cloud soft and thick” rated considerably lower on their testing. “White Cloud Ultra Comfort” is on the WM site but was not tested by Consumer Reports. The CR report also has WM “Great Value Ultra Strong” on their ratings, but it does not appear on the WM site. As a matter of interest, that paper is rated only average in strength. Even when we talk about a main line company like Northern, Scott, Charmin, etc, there are different models with similar names and different placing on the test ratings..

3. House brands change on a regular basis. WM, for example, does not have a TP factory, and subcontracts to have their product made. These contracts, as well as their specifications change regularly, as do shortcuts taken by subcontractors. This is done with no notice to the consumer, and often without the knowledge of WM. In a recent (3/1/13) ARTICLE, WM said they will upgrade the White Cloud toilet paper it sells.

4. When Consumer Reports rates TP on softness, strength and disintegration, there can be a conflict. We all want soft, but softness can take away strength. We all want disintegration, but not while using it. Strength can reduce disintegration.

5. The commonly cited jar test has us shaking the jar to test disintegration. The winner of that test would make me a little wary of it disintegrating before it goes down the drain. If I were water jar testing, I would favor a paper that did not disintegrate right away, but would still disintegrate in my black tank.

[Raymon]

nitrohorse wrote:

Raymon wrote:

DaSu wrote:
This thread is starting to go down the toilet.

X2 I cannot believe the moderator has not closed this ridiculous thread. I wish toilet paper for my RV was all that I had to worry about! Sure glad I do not lead such a dull life. JMHO

I read maybe the first 6 postings and then they got boring. Seriously, don't people have more important things to do than worry about Walmart no longer stocking a certain brand of toilet tissue? I know I certainly have more important things to do. However, to each his own I guess.

Ray





Ray

Come on Ray, admit it, you read this and it kept you entertained.
Your life is dull if you're on here complaining about this thread.

[bill_h]

docj wrote:

We tested currently available rolls of "Angel Soft" and it definitely does not dissolve as rapidly as it used to.

Thank you for the useful post.