Port-a-potty stand

[Indianrock]

We keep a porta potty in the trailer at night to avoid hikes to the campground bathroom, but it's too low to the ground. My wife has already ruled out those "chair/walker" looking things so I'm just thinking of a lightweight block of plastic or styrofoam to get the potty at least 10 inches higher off the floor.
Ideas?

 

[tfischer]

Glue several layers of pink construction foam together. Very light, cheap, and should hold the weight just fine.

 

[NMroamer]

We keep a porta potty in the trailer at night to avoid hikes to the campground bathroom, but it's too low to the ground. My wife has already ruled out those "chair/walker" looking things so I'm just thinking of a lightweight block of plastic or styrofoam to get the potty at least 10 inches higher off the floor.
Ideas?

Cabela's has a chair that looks like a camp chair but it has a commode lid in place of a seat. When folded it looks like a camp chair.

 

[nineoaks2004]

I took a metal milk crate turned it upside down , added some plywood with carpet stapled onto it to the bottom, raised the potty about 12-14 inches, DW is satisfied with it.

 

[tfischer]

I guess some pottis must be a lot lower than others? Our Thetford Curve is the same height as a standard home toilet. If I put it up on a milk crate you'd have to have a ladder to use it, and it would literally be a "throne" lol.

That's why I figured a few inches of foam would convert it to "handicapped" toilet height.

 

[GreyFox]

I guess some pottis must be a lot lower than others?

Generally speaking, the seat on a "small" porta potti will sit ~ 12" above the floor and have a 2.5 gal waste tank while the seat on a "large" porta potti will sit ~ 17" above the floor (similar to a home toilet) and have a 5 gal waste tank. I've always preferred the larger size as it sits at a normal toilet height and a larger waste tank means we could get through a long 3 day weekend of camping without having to empty the waste tank.

 

[omahadlr]

I guess some pottis must be a lot lower than others? Our Thetford Curve is the same height as a standard home toilet. If I put it up on a milk crate you'd have to have a ladder to use it, and it would literally be a "throne" lol.

That's why I figured a few inches of foam would convert it to "handicapped" toilet height.

I had to Google Thetford Curve. I've never seen a tall porta-potty. I was thinking about the milk crate also if I could make it work by setting it on the side of the crate instead of the bottom. Then you'd have open storage for toilet paper. I will have to measure. I have a bath and a half at home. One with the tall commode and the other with a standard height.

 

[tfischer]

They no longer make the Curve, but they have another model which is essentially identical that replaced it (can't remember the model # offhand). It's the same height as a standard residential toilet.

 

[GreyFox]

They no longer make the Curve, but they have another model which is essentially identical that replaced it (can't remember the model # offhand). It's the same height as a standard residential toilet.

Thetford 565E

https://www.thetford.com/product/porta-potti-565e/

20 yrs ago (geesh, where did the time go?! ) we had a Thetford 585 electric flush porta potti which was excellent. If buying a porta potti today I'd be looking for electric flush, a 5 gal waste tank, and standard toilet height of about 17".

 

[firepit]

No way am i messing with those stinky things...LOL
I don't mind at all hitting the restroom or outhouse.
A nice peaceful stroll when all is quiet is quite nice.

 

[GreyFox]

No way am i messing with those stinky things...LOL
I don't mind at all hitting the restroom or outhouse.
A nice peaceful stroll when all is quiet is quite nice.

Yeah, gotta love those campground bathroom / outhouse facilities! Why would anyone want to use their own pristine clean porta potti?

 

[firepit]

Yeah, gotta love those campground bathroom / outhouse facilities! Why would anyone want to use their own pristine clean porta potti?

You need to find better campgrounds....Even though you dug that pic up on the web.
Yuck...Once i am done i prefer to walk away....No offense to anyone who enjoys pooping in a bucket.
Not this guy....Their is nothing pristine about any bucket of human waste...Including your own!!

 

[tfischer]

We got a porta potti a couple of seasons ago and so far have only used it for #1. It's been great to not have to worry about waking up at 3AM and fighting the need to walk across the campground in 40 degree weather in the dark.

That said I am reluctant to try #2 unless absolutely necessary. At the very high risk of oversharing, I often overtax a standard toilet lol.

 

[firepit]

We got a porta potti a couple of seasons ago and so far have only used it for #1. It's been great to not have to worry about waking up at 3AM and fighting the need to walk across the campground in 40 degree weather in the dark.

That said I am reluctant to try #2 unless absolutely necessary. At the very high risk of oversharing, I often overtax a standard toilet lol.

TMI...But funny none the less...A pop up is a pretty small area....I can hear the wife now.
She thinks i am gross at home but in a small space....Ohhhhh Boy!!!

Anyone physically challenged i totally understand the need!

 

[BikeNFish]

I laugh when I read about people that are squeamish about dumping and cleaning a porta potty. IMHO, it is all in your state of mind. It's no worse than cleaning your toilet at home. (You DO clean your toilet at home, don't you?)

If you can handle cleaning your toilet at home, cleaning a porta potty isn't a big deal what so ever.

 

[firepit]

I laugh when I read about people that are squeamish about dumping and cleaning a porta potty. IMHO, it is all in your state of mind. It's no worse than cleaning your toilet at home. (You DO clean your toilet at home, don't you?)

If you can handle cleaning your toilet at home, cleaning a porta potty isn't a big deal what so ever.

Nope My wife does...And yes i am very squeamish....I am the guy who would puts vicks under my nose and
a bandana on....2 seconds around that stuff and i will make another mess to be cleaned.

 

[kcsa75]

Me thinks it might be time to bring this BikeNFish classic back for anothr run.

POOP IN THE PUP! (A Truly Crappy Thread)
https://www.popupportal.com/threads/poop-in-the-pup-a-truly-crappy-thread.122007/

 

[firepit]

Me thinks it might be time to bring this BikeNFish classic back for a while.

POOP IN THE PUP! (A Truly Crappy Thread)
https://www.popupportal.com/threads/poop-in-the-pup-a-truly-crappy-thread.122007/

I fart in the pup...sometimes my wife will say the camper smells like one big fart first thing in the morning....

 

[GreyFox]

You need to find better campgrounds....

A predictable response ... but doesn't change the fact that in a public bath house you're sittin' your butt down on a toilet seat used by hundreds of others before you, no matter how attentive campground cleaning staff may be. Use your own porta potti and you know who's been using it - no comparison between the two.

 

[firepit]

A predictable response ... but doesn't change the fact that in a public bath house you're sittin' your butt down on a toilet seat used by hundreds of others before you, no matter how attentive campground cleaning staff may be. Use your own porta potti and you know who's been using it - no comparison between the two.

Good ...You can clean mine for me....Trust me it will be pristine!
That fake pic was really predictable and exaggerated beyond belief.
I know people who like them and people that feel the way i do.
There is a reason we have indoor plumbing at home as well as at most
campgrounds...Some people still prefer option A if it is there and they are able to use it.
With that i am done with the banter on human waste.
Have a good one