Date:         Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:30:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Morning Gnarliness: how to deal with
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
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Talk about G-rated..G for gross!...hehehe
Try this: http://www.bumperdumper.com/
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle


On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Okay, I need to ask about an unpleasant subject. I am referring to what
> some call "dropping the kids off at the pool," or "delivering a package."
>
> Under normal camping circumstances, I wander -- sometimes hurriedly -- to
> the loo provided by the campground. Vault toilet, outhouse, whatever. In
> more primitive camping environments, where appropriate, I dig a cat hole
> far from camp and water and take care of business whilst taking in the
> view. It helps to whistle a jaunty tune to warn off others who might also
> be out for a morning "constitutional."
>
> I have never considered packing a commode in the Westy (though I know
> others do) mainly out of consideration for the missus. I rise earlier than
> her and I'd not want to assault her slumber with the dark, nefarious
> goings-on and sound effects which invariably result during my tussle with
> Ma Nature. Nor with the lingering after-effects. That would just be wrong.
>
> But with this broken foot, getting to the campground facilities in a
> timely and safe manner is no Swiss picnic.
>
> So this weekend I'm going camping by myself while Mrs Squirrel visits with
> girlfriends in SoCal, and I'm picking up one of those commode seat things
> that sits atop a 5-gallon paint bucket.
>
> I reckon that plastic bags and some kitty litter to help keep things under
> control in the bags should work okay. I would appreciate hearing tips from
> others who may have already sorted out techniques for dealing with bucket
> drops.
>
> Those who own and use fancier, swankier, commodes can start their own
> thread, this one's mine and I'm not letting go.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>