pota potti

If your staying in recognised van parks, use their dunnys...

Obviously Trucksters not married.

Get a small PP that you can hide in a bench seat during the day, use biodegradeable chemicals and stick it in the Annex so you don't have to do escourt duty in the middle of the night. Seen these little PPs for low $100s at Rays and Snowys.

Gotta keep swmbo happy or ya don't go camping.

Regards

They're a great device. Reasonably compact and save you having to wander off across the park in the middle of the night.

Very hygenic if you look after and clean them. The chemical you put in the tank makes tipping out the contents a pleasant task. Even if you have filled it with "solids" there is virtually no smell.

And if you are camping in remote areas where there are no facilities, or if you have had to share a "long drop" (shaft dunny) in summer, you will find it one of the best investments you can make.

One of the cheapest investments you can make to "civilise" your camping.

Cheers,

Hi alnjane,
A lot of grey nomads have a small bucket with a lid for the night water and can often be seen emptying same in the morning. However if you are like my wife & self and use a poti be aware that some parks do not like you emptying them into the septic system even if you are like us & use environmentaly friendly chemicals.
Regards Dodg.

We're not Grey Nomads. We'll do it now while fit and healthy and got plenty of money coming in.

We have one for when we are free camping, couldn't deal with the folding dunny seat and plastic bag arrangement.

We use a bucket then dispose of it the next day..........

A PP would not be cost effective when you are only using it for #1. The requirement to fill with chemicals, etc then the emptying (which would have to be done a proper septic disposal sump).

Wizard
Darwin NT
Prado TD
Jayco Freedom 16 FT

speaking as a grey nomad I dont know how I ever survived without a PP...I make my own chemical up which works quite well... 250gm Borax, 250 gm ammonia, 250gm disinfectant.. dissolve the borax in some warm water and add the lot to a 5 litre container and fill with water. Use about 50ml per charge... but you may have to experiment. I also carry a bottle of nilodour and 2 drops ensures freshness. I met a chap just recently who told me that he didnt use a chemical because of the cost... this was after I had delicatley enquired as to the smell eminating from his annexe....struth it was ripe....as to disposal most parks have a dump point or dig a hole and bury (away from natural watercourses)it if you are not convenient to a dump point.. far more desirable than leaving a pile of paper in the bush