Porta potty ideas

[Bling]

Thanks for the clear run down Lord of Ruin.

I'm wondering where one stores this type of garbage while on Playa. It wouldn't be good in the car. What do you all recommend for keeping one's haul-out-bags cool and out of the way?

We have a big old stainless kitchen trash can with a lid and a broken off foot pedal. It's destined for the landfill, but will make a detour to BRC on the way.

[mudpuppy000]

Don't even have to look. And it's not even just porta potties. Sometimes even hotels and restaurants and such won't do the trick. My guts want HOME potty and very little else will do. I'll have to spend the summer convincing them that our camper+luggable loo = home.

Maybe use some other type of reminder of home that you can take into the JOTS.

I saw a guy walking his dog and he dropped a dog toy on the ground in front of the dog when he wanted him to do his business.

[Bling]

I never thought of that. I wonder if it would work?

[mudpuppy000]

Worth a shi, err shot.

[Sail Man]

[ygmir]

*gazes adoringly at Sailman, for, he can find some good ones, sometimes.......*

[theCryptofishist]

I so want to make a joke about "anal retentive" but I fear I believe that them's fightin' words.

[unjonharley]

I so want to make a joke about "anal retentive" but I fear I believe that them's fightin' words.

As in "Hold your shit"

[Savannah]

I never thought of that. I wonder if it would work?

It's worth a shot. Maybe you could condition yourself to feel comfortable by leaving the light off in your home bathroom during that particular need, starting now. During the day it would be a little dim, but not dark (just like a potty on the playa), & at night you could wear a small light. If wearing it is too weird at first, just have it in the room.

Wouldn't it be amusing if the two places on earth you could "go in peace" were home & Burning Man? Or . . . home & Home, as some would say?

[Bling]

Natural light comes into our bathroom through a glass block shower, so it's always pretty lit during the day, but porta potties are pretty bright in the daytime, too. It's definitely worth using the next few months to figure out SOME way to try conditioning, though! Really good idea. I'll ponder that...

[Bling]

Holy cats, there's a name for this problem! "Bashful Bowel" (Parcopresis). It's apparently a form of anxiety disorder. Who knew? I even found a link to a free book about it: http://www.shybowel.com/Documents/book.pdf. Maybe there's a solution in there? Haven't had time to read it yet.

[Fire_Moose]

I knew...

[Bling]

Well, thanks for sharing.

[Fire_Moose]

Who knew?

Don't get snappy wit me Bling Thing, you asked.

[Bling]

Yah, yah, yah...

Hey, maybe I should just BRING home potty with me and put WAG bags in it!

[Fire_Moose]

not a bad idea...if you know, the transportation isn't a problem. Then you could shit in YER toilet on the playa while talking on yer cell!

[sambojones]

For the smell odor leaking problem on wag bags there's a odor proof bag called an opsak that they sell on amazon on a wag bag review some guy said the opsak keeps on all odors of the wag bag

[Bling]

Awesome, thanks!

[unjonharley]

I save the cedar saw dust from the table saw for odor control with Lug-a-lu


No table saw?? Pet stores sell cedar chips for pet beds..

[Boijoy]

I save the cedar saw dust from the table saw for odor control with Lug-a-lu


No table saw?? Pet stores sell cedar chips for pet beds..

Do you put it in the bag or outside the bag in the bucket?

[unjonharley]

I save the cedar saw dust from the table saw for odor control with Lug-a-lu


No table saw?? Pet stores sell cedar chips for pet beds..

Do you put it in the bag or outside the bag in the bucket?

Throw in some kitty litter then cedar.. If you don't pee iin it to much add some red wigglers.. They love to eat shit mixed with cedar..Piss counts for most of the odor.. Piss in a jug and carry it to a porta-pot

[Lord Of Ruin]

I save the cedar saw dust from the table saw for odor control with Lug-a-lu


No table saw?? Pet stores sell cedar chips for pet beds..

Do you put it in the bag or outside the bag in the bucket?

Throw in some kitty litter then cedar.. If you don't pee iin it to much add some red wigglers.. They love to eat shit mixed with cedar..Piss counts for most of the odor.. Piss in a jug and carry it to a porta-pot

That works, but just wanted to say that with modern "odor stopping"/clumping kitty litters the cedar chips are unnecessary.

It just "works."

[Bling]

No kitty litter we've tried has eliminated cat pee odor, which we can smell UPSTAIRS (if we've been away for a couple of days and not there to scoop it), even though the litter pans are in the basement. I suppose it works for a day or two--but not for a week to pack it back out...

[Boijoy]

I save the cedar saw dust from the table saw for odor control with Lug-a-lu


No table saw?? Pet stores sell cedar chips for pet beds..

Do you put it in the bag or outside the bag in the bucket?

Throw in some kitty litter then cedar.. If you don't pee iin it to much add some red wigglers.. They love to eat shit mixed with cedar..Piss counts for most of the odor.. Piss in a jug and carry it to a porta-pot

I AINT throwin no shit eating worms in my toilet???? Are ya just nuts??
The portable pisser is grose enough without worms.. ew.. and EW !!

[Bling]

Wouldn't they dehydrate on the Playa anyway? Just sayin...

[Boijoy]

they would probably stay as moist as the poo..
&& can I just say,, do we HAVE to talk about this?!?!?!?

[Bling]

It is pretty seriously revolting. So, how 'bout that World Cup?

[oneeyeddick]

I found this gem in the "best of" on Craigslist.

Enjoy !

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Using a Port-a-Potty

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Date: 2010-02-26, 11:39AM EST

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With all the recent postings regarding ettiquette in various sectors of "service", I've decided to post one of my own. I am employed as a Port-a-Potty technician, and I'd appreciate it if you'd take a moment to follow these simple rules the next time you're in one of my outdoor comodes:

(1.) Curb the urge to inscribe your ex-lover's name, telephone number and favorite sexual performance on the inside walls. Even though I met my current wife by calling one of these phone numbers, they're usually just made up or out of service.
(2.) Try to deposit all of your feces inside the sitting platform hole. Some people seem to have trouble with this one, and it is very difficult for me to scrape dried fecal matter from the very porous plastic platform.
(3.) Refrain from writing your initials/gang affiliation on the walls inside the septic unit using your feces.
(4.) I realize it makes a good prank, but please stop tipping the septic unit while your friend is inside with his/her bowels in full action. Someone could be seriously injured while the unit is rolled over with a person inside and/or the fecal matter and urine inside the tank overflows. It creates more of a mess than the prank is worth.
(5.) This one's for the women patrons...kindly deposit your soiled tampons, maxi-pads, panty-liners, or whatever menstrual cycle fluid absorbant you choose inside the built-in disposal compartment. Some of our lady patrons seem to think the built-in urinal is a good place to dispose of them, but I must say you're misinformed. That feature is designed for male patrons to urinate, and your tampon merely clogs the drain hole.
(6.) Do not attempt to retrieve your cell phone, wallet, nose piercing, penis ring, keys, wedding ring or whatever else you consider valuable and have dropped inside the fecal matter collection bin. As a dedicated Septic Tank Technician, I am entitled to my Tips as well, and as the old saying goes: "finders keepers, losers weepers".
(7.) After performing sexual acts in one of my Port-a-Potty units, kindly discard your soiled condoms and wrappers in the appropriate trash container. Don't simply leave them on the floor for me to pick up later. Your dried semen is more difficult than chewing gum to scrape off the floor.
(8.) Do not smoke in the septic unit. Your feces emit a highly explosive gas, and can ignite when exposed to flame. Serious bodily injury or even death could result!! Besides, I have a security deposit on each of the septic units I'm responsible for.
(9.) Kindly be environmentally aware that using too much toilet paper doesn't necessarily mean better wiping action. Years of research has indicated that, properly used, 2 feet of toilet paper is equally effective as 6 feet in fecal matter absorbing action.
(10.) No matter how creative you may be, please refrain from sticking a fully-loaded wad of toilet paper on the inside walls of the septic unit. Yes, it may present a pleasant art display (when properly dried) for other patrons to enjoy, but it becomes very difficult to remove.
(11.) Be considerate of your fellow citizens waiting to use the septic unit after you. Napping and/or sleeping in one of our septic units is prohibited. If you're that tired, go to the rest room at your local bus depot.

Well, thank you for taking the time to read my post. Think of me the next time you're out and about and feel the sudden urge to relieve your bowels/bladder. Have a nice day!!


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[mudpuppy000]

No kitty litter we've tried has eliminated cat pee odor

The stuff they sell at Petco is pretty good (in the big bin that you can refill your own containers)

[Bling]

We took our Gypsy wagon (and personal porta-potty with WAG bags) out this weekend, and there was NO ODOR at all, even with solid waste! This stuff WORKS!!!