Date:         Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:29:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Porta-potti boxes
Comments: To: Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
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  Looks nice, but doubt it would hold it in a rollover.  They're pretty
heavy when filled, and a a rollover can be fairly violent.
   I would consider this to be a 'light-duty' tie-down, where you'd need a
truly 'heavy-duty' method to secure it properly.  But, it is better than
what I've got right now, which is nothing at all.
  I only carry it when I intend to camp.

Mike B.


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From: "Richard A Jones" <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 10:45 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      Re: Porta-potti boxes

>>  My new porta-potty lid is so thin, that I wouldn't dare step on it to go
>> upstairs.
>
> I have two--a Thetford and a another brand which seems to have
> disappeared from the web.  I think Thetford is eating its competition.++
>
> Anyway, I have used both as step stools to reach "upstairs" where
> we store out gear at night.  They both can take 200 lbs easily.
>
> re: strapping the thing down.  I never worried, until after the
> aftermath of Roger's rollover in Wyoming last winter.  Then I
> decided that I didn't want a flying loo.
>
> I don't know what these are called, but as soon as I described
> what I wanted, my local hardware store (McGukin's) knew.
> You can see the hardware, how I strap the loo in, and a free
> shot of one of my vinyl covers at
> http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/potti
>
> Enjoy--but not too much or you are weird....  ;-)
>
> Richard
>
> ++PS: why two?  I bought a Thetford that would slide under
> the seat/bed.  It is "small."  Later I bought the largest
> size--too tall to fit under the bed.  The number of people
> and the length of trip decides....