Date:         Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:27:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Morning Gnarliness: how to deal with
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Out of curiosity -- how high is the seat of the Thetford 135? I ask
because with one functioning leg (and the other containing a titanium knee
with not much more than 90 degrees of range of motion) a low seat is very
difficult to rise from. Standard toilets in the US are at about 14 inches
and that's pretty low.

AND, the fellow with one presently working leg asks, how much does a
"loaded" Thetford 135 weigh? I mean, unused but filled with fresh flush
water.

Finally, can this commode be carried with one hand?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR



On 8/26/2009 6:17 PM Mike S wrote:

> At 08:18 PM 8/26/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote...
>> 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.
>
> Consider this a hijack, then.
>
> You can get a Thetford 135 for about $80, not much bigger than a 5
> gallon bucket, but much easier to deal with - just pour into a toilet
> (other than a septic system) when you get a chance - and it's
> environmentally correct, because it will go into a waste stream designed
> and intended to deal with it. What are you going to do with a
> bag-o-sheiss? Dump it into a pit and reuse the bag?? Throw it in the
> trash? Ecch. The trash collector will love you.
>
> Or...only eat macaroni and cheese whilst camping.
>