Date:         Fri, 10 Dec 1999 22:36:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Barry & Margarita Nichols <bmn@IGLOU.COM>
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From:         Barry & Margarita Nichols <bmn@IGLOU.COM>
Subject:      Re: Not on ours??? was: Thetford Potties
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BILL wrote:
>
> David, I have the same model with no problems. I was living in my westy for
> about four months with this model and never had any problems. It is easy to
> see when it is full or about too. The holding tank doesn't hold that much
> (same as fresh water tank) but the size makes it very convenient. My kids
> use it as a step to get into the penthouse (upper bunk). I stand on it.
> Pretty durable outfit.

To be honest, since my camper has been sitting in my folks' driveway for
2.5 years while I save for an engine w/o going into debt, I only got to
use our Thetford once.  While I thought it was nice and compact, I was a
little concerned about it's strength for non-toilet uses.  I weight 245
and don't think it would hold up to me standing on mine.  I hope to be
up and running within a month or so once I plan out the fixing of the
van.  While it has been sitting, it developed some rust along the bottom
horizontal seam under the outlets on the outside.  The rust actually
scares the hell out of me.
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