Dealing with the obvious bi-product of eating

[wagoneer]

Having successfully downsized from a non pop up older Six-Pac I still have one issue. I use 2 x 3 gallon buckets ( with gamma lids and plastic bags) one for peat moss and the other for the actual toilet. My setup worked well in the old unit but is too large for the 76 Alaskan CO . All I need is a comfy seat . I use these for several other applications like risers and seats and would like to stack them inside the right hand fold open cabinet at the entrance. ( I separate liquid waste from solid ) Any ideas?

 

[PackRat]

I believe there are seats available for the standard 5-gallon bucket so if your 3-gallon is just the shorter version with the same dimension up top then your needs for nocturnal #2 are met. Given that old guys need to satisfy a need for multiple #1 uses during the night, you might consider a smaller unit that does not require a seating set up. After a stay in the hospital when I was discharged, they gave me a plastic pitcher-like container with a 3 inch lid on it that stands upright. That has been my go-to #1 option for nocturnal visits ever since.

I can safely dispose of that liquid in the morning and rinse it out for the next night's needs. Not sure what your disposal arrangement for #2 is, I assume you remove any used plastic bag each day and bring them home but that seems a bit funky to me and might be a bit of a problem in the heat of summer. You might consider a Porta-Potti that fits nicely in that RH bi-fold "closet" for #2 and it can be set out on the floor prior to bedtime along with the plastic #1 container. That way you probably won't fill up the Porta-Potti too fast.

If you are going solo that should work, if you have a wife to consider, the Porta-Potti set-up is for her nocturnal visits (or others if necessary depending on camping locations & restroom availability) and will be the only way to convince her to go anywhere but a camping spot with dedicated RRs. Even then, if one or both of you are used to going #2 at night, something like that is worth having.

Look them up on line to see if they work for you and consider the plastic alternative for your nighttime visits because it precludes the squatting on old knee joints!

 

[wagoneer]

Been using the 2 bucket peat moss system for 5 years I go almost a month without dumping and with the Gamma lid I get no odor. Even when I was in my trusty 21 foot Holiday Rambler with a toilet I never used it just the buckets, i don't like using dump stations. Looking at my last week at work. Never not worked ever. I believe I have solved the throne problem

 

[Vic Harder]

after the month, where do you dump that much waste?

 

[EM4]

after the month, where do you dump that much waste?

Thats a good question Vic, and I hope Wagoneer answers it. What is a gamma lid exactly or am I missing something.

 

[Bseek]

Thats a good question Vic, and I hope Wagoneer answers it. What is a gamma lid exactly or am I missing something.

A gamma lid is a screw ring that pounds on the five gallon bucket then the lid is threaded to create a fairly good seal. I have used them for years for dog food and charcoal outdoors. Keeps minor critters out. About $7 if I remember correctly.

 

[smlobx]

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[Advmoto18]

Using Gamma lids for many things over the years...never thought of using one for human waste.

Gamma lids at Amazon.

Toilet seat for 5 gallon bucket.

Now we only need an entrepreneur to devise a toilet seat that works with the gamma seal!

But after all said and done, might be at the same price point as a Porta-Potti.

 

[JaSAn]

. . . Now we only need an entrepreneur to devise a toilet seat that works with the gamma seal! . . .

1 slightly used toilet seat (hinges removed)
+ 1 piece of 1/2" plywood
+ 1 jig saw
+ four #10 X 3/4" flathead wood screws
= all the comforts of home (well not quite, but much more comfortable than the lug-a-loo seat).



Black Gamma Seal lid not showing up well.

 

[EM4]

A gamma lid is a screw ring that pounds on the five gallon bucket then the lid is threaded to create a fairly good seal. I have used them for years for dog food and charcoal outdoors. Keeps minor critters out. About $7 if I remember correctly.

I guess that is the same thing as the container you get chlorine pucks in and you can get a months #2 in them?

 

[CougarCouple]

That’s cool JaSAn but better tell folks to remove the bucket lid prior to use.

[emoji48] sorry couldn’t resist.

Russ

 

[wagoneer]

OK it's my turn,,, I am a light eater and a shapely figure... Not a lot of meat the occasional Filet Mignon, dark chicken meat ( I am a thigh man ) and a few years back at the Mexican border at a campground at the Indian Casino near Yuma I was drinking way too much
$125.00 per month hookup for dental work, I'm an old fuxx. So exqueeze me. Have a great holiday season you all. Adrian

 

[EM4]

OK it's my turn,,, I am a light eater and a shapely figure... Not a lot of meat the occasional Filet Mignon, dark chicken meat ( I am a thigh man ) and a few years back at the Mexican border at a campground at the Indian Casino near Yuma I was drinking way too much
$125.00 per month hookup for dental work, I'm an old fuxx. So exqueeze me. Have a great holiday season you all. Adrian

Ahhhhhhhhhh. Got it .
You have a great Christmas also, and do not eat to much ......he he.
Michael

 

[PackRat]

Not too sure this "bucket brigade system" would work for an extended trip for two and having TWO of those buckets would take up a LOT of real estate in any Alaskan or other camper I'm afraid. Women would find it the "Ick" factor to be hauling around a bucket of pee and a bucket of doo for any lengthy trip I think. Sure, you do need to dump a Porta-Potti more frequently than a month for two people but they are a compact system that fits into the closet.

Obviously any CG or rest stop or restaurant you stop in offers options if the timing is good to take care of #1 and #2.

However, any method you choose is good. I have been disappointed many times to find TP and human waste in the bushes near a lake or river or even close to a campsite. That is just plain rude, stupid and obviously ignores any thought to what you're gonna do with that "by-product".

So...what ever method you choose to Keep America Beautiful is fine by me fellas!

 

[PaulT]

Anyone searched for “composting toilet rv” & thought about that solution? The bucket with peat moss is almost there.

Paul

 

[huskyrunnr]

Really interesting method. This corroborates what Wagoneer says:

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/article/394125

Thx Wagoneer!

 

[EM4]

Really interesting method. This corroborates what Wagoneer says:

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/article/394125

Thx Wagoneer!

Very interesting post. Thx huskyrunnr

 

[wagoneer]

It takes me a month to fill 3.5 gallon, I generally don't wait that long and have no noticable odor issues.

 

[BillTheHiker]

Wag bag waste disposal kits are designed for legal and safe disposal in trash for public landfill, but are expensive at $3 per poop. Might be possible to make your own cheaply if you know what chemicals to use.

http://www.cleanwaste.com/go-anywhere-toilet-kit

 

[ski3pin]

We have made our own WAG bags for years buying the powder in bulk -

Poo Powder

We buy opaque 12" x 12" resealable bags from McMaster Carr and the appropriate sizes waste bags off the shelf at the grocery store.

I believe the last cost analysis I did was around $0.86 a bag.