Question: Portable Toilets and Dump Points

That is a load of rubbish ! Who told you that?
Have never heard anything so stupid.

LOL - so what do you do? Your number twos in the potty and then hang on until you can go behind a tree for a wee?

Don't think many Thetford users will be worrying about this one

found it on the internet. It must be correct!!!!!! :-)

Hi kman1,

My apologies, that looks like the sentence wasn't as clear as it should have been and was missing some important information, we were talking about the waste container limitations of portable camping toilets (as referred to in one of the article sections). I have now edited this sentence to convey the correct meaning (copied below) - I hope this clarifies things- and any further article feedback would be much appreciated.

"There are many authorised dump points around Australia which should be used if possible. Dump points are provided on caravan routes in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

There are also certain rules and etiquettes governing the use of dump points and waste disposal. If you do not have access to such a point or toilet waste disposal facility then you can bury it completely and at a distance of more than 100 metres from a water body and 1 Km away from camp sites, national parks, reserves or populated places.

At a public dump site or a toilet facility that has a provision for dumping wastes from portable toilets, make sure you clean the dump seals and nozzles with water so that the next user does not have to clean up after you. Also, keep in mind not to use this water specifically meant for cleaning to fill your water tank or for drinking water purposes. It is advisable to take care to wash and clean the portable toilet and your hands after emptying the waste into a dump point.

Points to keep in mind are that urine should not go into the waste container of portable folding camping toilets unless using in conjuntion with gelling agents. Also avoid dumping sanitary napkins or cardboard in the waste collection unit of any portable toilets.

It is advisable to have gloves, a hose and bio-degradable disinfectant handy once you have cleaned the portable toilet or the porta pottie."