Troy, the gift was from my "significant other," and it was the only thing I requested when she asked me what I would like to have as a gift for christmas.  So many people buy things of no value to the recipient.  Boy, I don't know how many shirts that far from match my taste a sister-in-law has given me.  And I love the woman, but she is just clueless that way.  Oh well.  mcneely

---- Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that the P.E.T.T. brand of disposable bags has the very
> chemical you talk of. I have a batch of them, but as mentioned, I rarely
> even take along my reliance potti anymore. I think you're right that porta
> potty is a registered trademark, just as Formica is to plastic laminate.
> During my bathroom remodel, I used the reliance potti, and ended up adding
> steer urine absorber which presumably is just limestone--cheap!  Baking soda
> seem to work okay, but it was still some pretty foul smelling stuff after a
> day or two. I would think potti's like the Thetford actually contain the
> odors, or so I'm told. I have no direct experience though. Lucky you, a
> Christmas present of poo powder. Boy, the poo powder would really hit the
> fan if I ever gave my significant other a gift like that for Christmas!
>
> Best,
>
> Troy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mcneely4@cox.net>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; "Troy" <colorworks@GCI.NET>
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] DIY Westy chuck box
>
>
> > ---- Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> wrote:
> >> I do not have much experience with the various brands of potti's out
> >> there, but I assume something like the thetford may actually be >odor
> >> free?  The whole idea of hualing around human waste, well.. let's just
> >> say it doesn't exactly appeal to me.
> >
> > For odor free porta potti (isn't that actually a trade mark, rather than a
> > generic?  Oh well), the best thing I have found is a bucket, biodegradable
> > plastic bags, Poo Powder (registered trademark), and something like rice
> > hulls or excelsior to go with the Poo Powder.  Poo Powder is
> > Polyacrylamide with some deodorizing additives, which forms a gel when it
> > absorbs liquid.  The resultant material when it interacts with human waste
> > is odor free, semi-solid, and the bag is legal to dispose of in public
> > solid waste, or can be buried if in the wilderness.  Polyacrylamide is the
> > same stuff that is in disposable diapers.  However, in the case of Poo
> > Powder, the material interacts directly with both waste types and renders
> > them relatively inoffensive.
> >
> > I do dispose of the bag as soon as possible.  I have yet to learn if the
> > Forest Service and NPS are ok with the bag going into a vault toilet, but
> > even though the bag is biodegradable, I suspect not because it doesn't
> > degrade immediately, and might clog the vacuum they use to empty the
> > toilet.
> >
> > Google Poo Powder, you will find it for sale.  My christmas present a
> > couple of years ago was the largest sized tub sold retail.
> >
> > David McNeely
>

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David McNeely