On 8/26/2009 6:17 PM Mike S wrote:

> You can get a Thetford 135 for about $80, not much bigger than a 5
> gallon bucket, but much easier to deal with - just pour into a toilet
> (other than a septic system) when you get a chance - and it's
> environmentally correct, because it will go into a waste stream designed
> and intended to deal with it. What are you going to do with a
> bag-o-sheiss? Dump it into a pit and reuse the bag?? Throw it in the
> trash? Ecch. The trash collector will love you.

Yeah, well, the matter of disposal does rear its ugly head.

But this is only a two-night trip so I don't think anything fancier than
the 5-gallon paint bucket is called for, tho' that Thetford does look
mighty luxurious. And I'm leaving on Friday so finding a Thetford in the
amount of time I have looks dodgy. Besides, I found a used (but clean, so
hold your "Eeews") 5-gallon bucket commode for only $10. Take THAT $80
fancy yuppie Thetford 135!

Doc will evaluate my foot first week of September and give thumbs up/down
on starting to weight-bear. If he thumbs-down, then no 'blem 'cause
camping season's gonna be ending shortly anyway and bucket potty will
suffice; if he gives thumbs-up then I'll be able to limp to the loo* next
season.

My plan is to use a couple nice strong bags per, er, event, toss in some
kitty litter to soak up liquids and stabilize the sullen mass, seal 'em,
and carry them -- gingerly -- home. Folk throw away dirty kid diapers, and
presumably adult diapers, too, so I reckon the municipal garbage
collection facilities can handle the return load. However, I will check.

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*   Popular children's song:

     Limp, limp, limp to the loo,
     Limp, limp, limp to the loo,
     Limp, limp, limp to the loo,
     Limp to the loo, my darlin'.
     Fly's in the buttermilk,
     Shoo, fly, shoo,
     Fly's in the buttermilk,
     Shoo, fly, shoo,
     Fly's in the buttermilk,
     Shoo, fly, shoo,
     Limp to the loo, my darlin'.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR