Remember the Vanagon / Westy Rule ? Never put anything in the Van that you're not willing to share the front seat with. Stan Wilder On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 13:03:30 -0500 David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> writes: > At 12:40 AM 3/7/2002, developtrust wrote: > >That's one of the links that inspired me. Another was a link to a > set up > >that had a toilet seat over a bucket and a privacy curtain around > it. > > > >Seriously, one would not keep the business in the van. That's only > for > >privacy. After the relief, the plastic bag of goodies is put out of > the van > >if at night and overnight then into the trash the next day. > > My opinion, chemical toilet is the way to go. It's not just for > emergencies, it's a working piece of equipment that flushes, stores > reasonable amounts of waste for unreasonable times without being > objectionable (ya have to use the chemical, of course), easily > emptied in a > restroom, uses miniscule amounts of flushing water, doubles as a > seat/stepstool/ottoman -- cost $65 for the Thetford (Porta-Potti > brand) > model 135 which is the smallest they make. Can even use it in the > winter > by putting in RV antifreeze to flush with. And the 135 is low > enough to > the ground that you can use it discreetly without even blocking the > windows. > > Unless absolute cheapest price is the only object, I call this one a > big > winner. > > david > > -- > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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