Date:         Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:27:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fryedaye - Toilet Papers,
              Porta Potties and other Delights WAS - RE: unrolling papertowel -
              Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights
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>
>
> Please answer the following (the answers will be collated, ANALized and by
> the NSA):
>
> 1. Do you have a portapotti in your Vanagon/Westy?


Yes, I carry either one of two that I own.

> (If like a bear, you crap in the woods, ignore the remaining questions)
> 2. What brand do you have?



> One is the hundred-dollar, chemical and water using kind that you load with
> water and use like a regular toilet. It works very well, but I only take it
> along when camping with my family. I think the brand is Passport. When I
> travel alone (which I do quite often for my work) I use a 15.00 folding unit
> that has a seat under which is hung a plastic bag.



>
> 3. Where is it placed in your Vanagon/Westy?


the former is kept behind the passenger seat, the latter folded in the
closet.

>
> 4. Is it secured while you drive?


Yes.

>
> 5. If so, then how? (ie bungee cords, kid sitting on it while you drive)


By gravity.

>
> 6. If not secured, why not?


If I get in an accident where it becomes a projectile, I consider it the
least of my worries.

>
> 7. Where do you store your toilet paper when driving or when the potti is
> not in use?


In about five places around the camper.

>
> 8. How do you keep the roll of TP from unraveling while driving?


That has never, ever, been a problem.

>
> 9. Do you empty your portapotti:
>        a. at the end of the weekend
>        b. every week
>        c. only when its full and rolling the windows down no longer "clears
> the air"
>        d. you mean they have to be emptied??


Depends. No pun intended.

Jim

>
>
>
> Thank you in advance. In a few days we'll try to flush out the results.
>
>
> Ric
>
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:20:27 -0700
> > From: randal_jett@YAHOO.COM
> > Subject: Re: unrolling papertowel
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > Geeezzzz people, are we really having a DISCUSSION about this topic!?
> > Firstly, it should go WITHOUT saying, and be perfectly clear, that the
> first priority of this list, with regard to PAPER PRODUCTS in the vanagon,
> should be to (1) outline the possible safe locations and (2) determine by
> strict engineering standards the RECOMMENDATIONS for newbies and seasoned
> owners of the aforementioned VW product, resulting in the concensus
> determination of top choices by brand, scent, and yards per roll
> notwithstanding a quasi-nation-wide survey of best prices and warranty
> offerings.  I'm of course referring to the PROPER and RELIABLE vanagon.comendorsed toilet paper for out-of-town application.  I should THINK paper
> towels would be a poor choice, especially if you want to get that girl out
> for a second adventure -- which underscores the point of both the necessity
> and URGENCY to keep the most best 1st class TP handy and at-the-ready for
> passengers, (hard to say WHO might venture in with us) and to, if for no
> other reason,
> >  commit to follow the motto familar to at least some of us, from the
> National Boy Scouts of America -- to BE PREPARED.
> > So, if we're really going to talk about THIS -- let's at least start with
> the essentials.  Paper towels can be lived without.  TP MUST be top quality
> (and able to be produced, in quantity, in an instant) or the whole trip is
> just shot to hell.  A desirable roll IS in said ROLL and not in a heap or
> strewn about the cabin.  I keep a rubber band around mine.
> > My vote is for Mr. Whipple's superior product.
> > Randal
> > '85 AW (svx parts on the way!)
> > '87 Westy I-4 (for sale pending)
> > '87.5 Wolfsburg
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:19:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: unrolling papertowel
> >
> > Bolted a paper towel roll holder in the ceiling panel next behind the
> > driver's seat.  It is spring loaded so one sheet tears off at a time.
> > Doesn't unroll in the wind.
> >
> > ..it is also really good at making a large dent in your forehead when you
> > are on your 3rd whiskey and looking for something in the dark on the
> front
> > seat!
> >
> >
> > On 7/24/08, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > A piece of quarter inch plywood notched at both ends to sit atop the
> towel
> > > roll, held in place from rolling off by the bracket at each end...
> which
> > > fit
> > > into the notch in the board. Nothing to remember to do, and a towel is
> > > always there when you need one.
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Joe Federici <
> joefederici@earthlink.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Jul 24, 2008, at 6:51 PM, Markus Mumper wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 3:33 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  At 05:26 PM 7/24/2008 -0400, Doug Alcock wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>  Only on the vanagon list --- I use a couple of velro cable wraps
> > > >>> to keep
> > > >>> my
> > > >>> paper towels from unrolling. I'm going to buy Vivatowel stock
> > > >>> right now
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>  Mini bungee cord around paper towel roll.
> > > >
> > > > Paper towel roll hangs from pop-top cross bar using larger bungee
> cord.
> > > >
> > > > Markus
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Pete
> > '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> > '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
> > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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