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09-10-2008, 04:09 PM
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Portable Toilet in the Truck
Does any of you drivers out there use a portable toilet in your truck such as this one?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5723590
How practical is it? Is it a hassle to fill the fresh water tank and empty the holding tank, and where do you do it? At truck stops?
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09-10-2008, 04:29 PM
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Where exactly do you plan to store this thing?
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09-10-2008, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Where exactly do you plan to store this thing?
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On the passenger's seat or back in the sleeper area, I guess. The toilet's dimensions are 16.5"(D) x 14.5"(W) x 14.3"(H). In other words, just a little over one foot deep, wide, and high.
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09-10-2008, 05:09 PM
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That model is a little large for a truck, IMO. I carry a small Thetford 135 Porta-Potti, you should be able to pick one up for about $75. Mine lives on the passenger side between the seat and the bunk, used for liquid and only in the most extreme emergency any other purpose. I have to empty it once every couple of weeks; the top comes off and you then carry only the bottom portion (holding tank) to a convenient dump -- public toilet, Porta-John, etc.
Carry a gallon of holding tank treatment with you and it will last several months. Used only for liquids, you will use very little flushing water, so the fresh water tank will last for a long, long time on one fill. If you use it as a regular toilet, your mileage will vary.
I wouldn't launch without one. However, if you make a mistake on the way to emptying out the holding tank, you can make one horrific mess. Only use the BACK handle to carry it. The front handle opens the unit, and you really don't want that. :lol:
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Originally Posted by Retired in Nevada
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Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Where exactly do you plan to store this thing?
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On the passenger's seat or back in the sleeper area, I guess.
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EW.
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09-10-2008, 05:30 PM
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While I've heard of drivers who do well with them...I do NOT want something like that residing within inches of where I sleep at night...
Naaaaaaaassty!!!!! :shock:
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09-10-2008, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TomB985
While I've heard of drivers who do well with them...I do NOT want something like that residing within inches of where I sleep at night...
Naaaaaaaassty!!!!! :shock:
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Given the option of carrying a porta-potti or having to wander through poorly-lit truck stop parking lots in the middle of the night, or during rainstorms, or wearing Depends, I'll take the porta-potti. :wink:
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09-10-2008, 06:24 PM
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That's a good point...to each their own I guess
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Originally Posted by MommaKay
Given the option of carrying a porta-potti or having to wander through poorly-lit truck stop parking lots in the middle of the night, or during rainstorms, or wearing Depends, I'll take the porta-potti.:wink:
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99.9% of drivers will find that a set-up similar to Kay's will easily handle any needs that may arise in the middle of the night.
However, as always, there is always that .01% that will require special equipment.
Ladies and Gentleman, the Syncrosonix portable toilet! :P
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Originally Posted by TomB985
While I've heard of drivers who do well with them...I do NOT want something like that residing within inches of where I sleep at night...
Naaaaaaaassty!!!!! :shock:
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I was thinking more about it being on the passenger seat. One hard bump, and you have poop all over your carpet. EW.
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