Regards Plaster buckets as portable potty's --

The female persuasion is burdened only by the one bucket - one size fits
all. After all, it is a "Q", ie, nothing  more than an "O" with a tail
on it.
The male persuasion, however,  is burdened by different needs - an
"oval", to accomodate anatomical appurtenances. Thus to use the same "O"
as the female, he needs be assisted by a 32 oz plastic cup with snap-on
lid for safety.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Paul & Becky Oliver wrote:

>The question I've never been able to get a "straight" answer to; "How is a
>person of the male persuasion suppose to use the said, portable pot? "
>
>And the only answer I ever came up with, was to buy a road bus (greyhound)
>and convert it into one of the best motor-homes ever, that ended up cost
>free. I made money by "vacationing" with it.
>
>Paul
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug in CA" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [vanagon] Toilet (Porta Potty)
>
>
>I purchased the small porta potty with the chemical liquid for a trip in the
>vanagon.
>I made a box to put it in with a lid to keep it out of sight and any smells
>trapped inside.
>It worked ok in the vanagon for the two of us camping up in Tahoe.
>I would have to say that having tried it out and using it it works but, I am
>still looking for other options.
>For one thing the smallest portable toilet is still 13 inches square, which
>in the vanagon (to me) is too much space. They do tend to get smelly after a
>couple days, so you gotta dump em soon.
>
>The solution: PETTtm portable toilet or WAG bags.
>
>http://www.sportmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1256622&cp&searchId=192
>19&brandId=19219&parentPage=search
>
>complete system for outside.
>http://www.sportmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1256625&cp&searchId=192
>19&brandId=19219&parentPage=search
>
>Upon some further research and talking with some of the kayak shops I
>learned that kayakers by law must carry a toilet on their kayaks to be
>legal. They make a super small plastic toilet that folds into a small box.
>But what many are doing to be legal is carrying the "toilet bags" and they
>meet the legal requirement.
>
>The "toilet bags" can be used with a toilet seat and a bucket or box,or just
>opened on the ground.You open the bag which has a special chemical bio
>absorbent in it, you then can drape the top around a container like you
>would a small waste basket and put a seat on top. Once you "do the deed" you
>seal up the bag and put it into a second bag which also seals and they are
>legal to toss in the trash.
>
>The guys at the kayak shops said for the westy they are the best. Sports
>Mart carries the bags. You can rig up a seat and box or whatever and you
>have a system. The nice thing is you have what you need in the event you
>really gotta go and cant find a restroom, and you don't have to keep a
>chemical porta potty in the van.
>
>just my .03
>
>Doug
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>  From: Jean Benoit
>  To: vanagon@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 7:14 AM
>  Subject: [vanagon] Toilet (Porta Potty)
>
>
>  Hella all,
>
>  What is the best portable toilet (porta potty) to buy for
>  a Vanagon Westfalia ???
>
>  Thank in advance
>
>  Jean B
>  D�ziel 82
>
>
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