Portable toilets

I don't know about best toilet! but I have heard that using nappy san instead of the smelly chemical treatment works exactly the same. As it's the same active ingrediant in the nappy san as the smelly treatment, and after all if it cleans poo off nappys it's got to be good.

I just invested in a portapotti and attendant chemicals. It's not something that I'd carry under my normal travelling circumstances (a shovel, the $19 dunny seat from Rays and a box of matches being the best outback travelling option) but is a great option when camped for a few days or more. Usually there are two chemical options available, one being more environmentally friendly than the other. Usually colour coded and costing the same. If you check out the websits of the respective manafacturers, you should find plenty of info.Thetford Portapotti

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Cheers Mick

Hi grsjj5,, have a look here for chemical alternatives ThreadID: 66307 good luck.

Coles Napicare Plus and Woolworths Nappy Treatment Plus are the recommended products. These and the more expensive toilet specific product Bio Magic work by breaking down the residue. Safe and easy disposal which biodegrades quickly in the ground.

If you use chemicals, you will severely limit where you can dispose of the contents. These cannot be emptied into septic systems or pit toilets, as the chemical will stop the composting process. Dump points are few and far between in the outback. They work by 'pickling' the solids - the reverse of the environmentally safe products.

Camping stores should have information about the types they sell. Compare prices to internet discount stores. We have a built in Thetford in the caravan.

Motherhen

I have been told that tablets are the way to go; problem is, I don't remember the name of the tabs to use in the porta dunny. So if some one knows the name of the tabs and where to buy in darwin, I would appreciate the info (and I am sure that would help others too). Apparantly, they are safe to dump at dump points or dispose of by burying the refuse from your porta dunny.

G'day grsjj5,

I recently purchased a Thetford 365 porta potti and instead of using the chemicals that came with it I had heard about the Odour-B-Gone tablets so went off and bought a box. They aren't expensive.

I used them on a recent camping trip and to my surprise.....they work.
You place half a tablet in the waste holding tank and half in the water tank (for flushing) and they will last up to a week depending on usage of the toilet.
Absolutely no odour.
The tablets are environmentally friendly.

When I emptied out the water storage tank there was still part of the tablet there after 4 days.

I would thoroughly recommend them and they are much easier to take away over bottles of chemicals that could leak or puncture and stink out your storage area.

Cheers.

Lots of info on the caravaners forum:

here

We used Odor-B-Gone then looked into the napisan option - they are the same chemical with the nappysan a whole lot cheaper. Coles home brand seems to have the highest concentration of the active ingredient.

Pete

Been using a 'Jimmy's Thunderbox now for the last year or so and its great. It folds flat for storage and we've had it set up for a group of 10+ several times and still going strong. For travel stops I still use the banjo and bury the evidence but as a camp site dunny, the thunderbox is great. A couple of tips for its use are;

1. after digging the hole, use wooden branches or some currugated iron with a hole in it or whatever is around to strengthen the base where the dunny sits.
2. line the thunderbox with a garbage bag with the bottom cut out
3. drop a litre of diesel in the hole each arvo followed by a bit of paper on fire to burn off the waste and keep the pong & flies down
4. painting the MDF lid will make it easier to keep clean.