RE: Where do you go to the bathroom?

[luvtacamp]

 tlhdoc
We LOVE our CP/shower.  It s especially great during the night.  We have two girls so it s a relief to have a CP.  My DH usually uses the CG bathroom, while the three of us (girls) use the CP.  Although, during the day, I do limit the CP uses and we try to use the CG potty as much as possible, especially in certain cases if you know what I mean.  For my 3 year old, I d much rather her use the CP in the popup than some of the campground bathrooms we ve seen.  We don t cook in our pu, we do outside cooking, only exception are the few times we might use the microwave.  We keep the lid on the CP closed when not in use and the shower curtain pulled and closed around it.  I bought a spray that doesn t mask orders but gets rid of them and I also keep clorox wipes to keep that area clean.  Honestly, our pu smells great, but I am particular about how we keep the CP/shower area clean.  At night before going to bed we all take showers, washing away bug spray, etc. I don t let the kids go back outside once they re clean.  They crawl into the bed. Our pu smells really good after showers with the shampoo and soap smell.  I d have to say I wouldn t want another pu without the CP/shower combo.  It s great!

[kitphantom]

 tlhdoc
While I have thought occasionally a cassette potty would be nice - for tent camping, it might be usable in the vestibule - we never bought one. We have no space in our PU for one even if we thought it an attractive idea- we have more floor space in the tent! So campground facilities are the answer - except for the pee funnel & bottle for some nighttime " calls" , PUing, or tenting. ( Of course backpacking it s a whole  nother subject.)

[Tim5055]

 tlhdoc
I think at this point I could not live without my [link=http://www.title-3.com/potti.htm]Porta Potti[/link].  We set it up in a tent next to or behind the rear bunk. It is great for thoselate night nature calls.

[garym053]

 tlhdoc
Maybe, If there is a benefit to having Sleep Apnea and being on a CPAP machine at night, this is it! I no longer have to get up during the night! It was 2 or 3 times a night, now I sleep through until about 6:30 or 7 am. BUT don t slow me down on my way to the BR then!!!

[vjm1639]

 tlhdoc
I guess I ve tent camped and hiked in the woods so long that I just don t care! Anywhere someone else can t see me is fine and dandy...behind a tree or a real potty...doesn t matter!  ;>
 

[George]

 tlhdoc
With my coleman Taos, I wonder if a porta potti really would fit in the " porta Potti cabinet"  listed on the web plans for this unit.  The cabinet seems too small for anything comfortable.
 
 For the authoritative camping outdoor bathroom guide, check out " How to Sh*t in the woods: An enviromentally sound approach to a lost art"  by Kathleen Meyer.  It s a lighthearted but serious book about the subject.  
 
 As I remember, basically, urine is sterile unless you have a bladder infection so it s enviromentally OK to go anywhere (not too close to a water source) of course in terms of society s norms, well CG toilet is probably best.  Excrement is a much different story and there are lots of rules and guides... better to use the GC toilets.
 
 Grey water... I ll have to look at those links.  I would guess that if you re using bio degradable soap, toothpaste, etc... but as a chemist for the flavor and fragrance industry, I know that labels are not the best indication of what s really in the product.  I intend to carry it out.
 
 -George

[wiininkwe]

 tlhdoc
WE have one of those little thingys that look kinda like a round cooler, or a footstool, and when you remove the lid there is a bucket inside that you line with plastic bags.  The bucket also has a toilet seat.   We put it in the AAR, (now have one of those tent jobs) and it s used for  liquids  only, at night.  In the morning I tie the bag and it gets deposited into the dumpster.  
    I have trouble getting thru a whole night, and my arthritis makes walking on uneven ground in the dark fairly difficult, so this is mostly for my use.   DH usually goes to the cg bathroom.

[dee106]

 George
have a hybrid have a bathroom on board

[Acts 2:38 girl]

 George
Everytime I read the title of this thread I laugh because my brain autamatically thinks, " In the bathroom, silly"  []  
 Actually until this year we used the CG bathroom.  At the Rally one of our very nice PUT members gave us a porta-potty.  I m not sure if it s the cassette style or not, but it sure helped me out!  After my experience emptying it, I know we ll reserve the use of it for emergencies or late night use only, and ONLY for liquids!!  One of my DS used it every time he had to go!  
 I don t have a problem with boys/men going outside, as long as its in a discreet place, and you KNOW nobody is going to be playing around there, like a poison-ivy patch!!  []

[tlhdoc]

 George
Make Lee empty the potty.[8D]
 
 You have a porta potty, the cassette potties are built in.

[Acts 2:38 girl]

 George

Make Lee empty the potty.  

 Believe me - I tried.  He said, "  I didn t use it"  Plus I didn t think it would be such a big deal!  I was wrong!  [&:]

[griffsmom]

 g-whiz

 

ORIGINAL:  g-whiz
  Sometimes the walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night makes me think a porta-potti would be nice, but after two plus years we still have not purchased one.
 

 I m with ya on that point, George!! []  As Griffin gets closer to potty training, I ve been thinking about getting one for him in the middle of the night, but Dave is set against it.  He has assured me that he ll be the one taking Griffin to the bathroom if he wakes up and needs to go.  I predict that when that time comes....we ll be buying a porta-potti after the first night! []
 

[SheBantam]

 tlhdoc
I have a big toilet...I have a small wet bath with real walls. I am a BIG girl
 
 Big girls do not equal small wet bath with paneled walls even if it has a big hereford and flushes into a holding tank.

[a1coolmom]

 George
I had to convince hubby of 2 purchases,the Add a Room and the Porta potty. Now he can t imagine camping without either one. The AAR becomes the " master bathroom"  after dark with the flaps down. He doesn t even complain about emptying it! What a perfect life I have!

[Gone-Camping]

 George
I have a Hybrid with a real bathroom too, but we only use it for #1... The #2 and showers are done at the campground facilities. I suppose in an emergency (like at Trap Pond when the niece was sick) we will use it for the " forbidden"  needs!![]