Survived Bootcamp in Sedalia MO

[Redwahine]

What a fun topic A lot, of country's ancient plumbing can not handle toilet paper. I spent time in Bolivia too. Alot of the world have very old, insufficient sewer systems that can not handle TP. I was in Athens the summer before the Olympics and you were not suppose to put paper down the toilet. I can not imagine what the sewer system was like with millions of people during the Olympics. Let alone the mountains of used TP.

Living on a boat was different back in the 80s. There was a small holding tank, but only used when we were in a marina. Paper never flushed...bagged. But while at anchor or at sea everything was fish food. Even big ships did this until the laws changed in the 90s.

I personally love bidets. Had one in my house in Hawaii. Not the separate one. It was a separate hose with a personal squirt nozzle that was attached to the water supply at the wall by the toilet. I don't like having to move from one porcelain thrown to another Yes, urology/gyne drs recommend using them to help cut down on UTIs, etc and I for one believe it works. Here in TX I bought a water bottle with a sports top and refill it for my personal cleansing

[Echo]

Speaking of the dreaded pyramid of petrified poop in a black tank. Echo...did you get the one in your TT to dissolve?

Believe it or not we have not touched it at all. Also we have not dumped the black tank yet either. The petrified mountain has been soaking up all the liquid waste going into the black tank. We "will" be dumping the black tank tomorrow or at least in a couple of days. So we would really appreciate any good thoughts or vibes ya'll can muster up being sent our way! Once we start the dump we sure don't want any leaks!!!

Echo: I read somewhere that some people put a bunch of ice cubes into the toilet and then drive around a little to let them slosh around in the tank and help break up the "pyramid." Haven't done this myself, but sounds like it could work to help loosen up all that stuff. Good Luck!
Sandi

OK!! Kelly dumped the black tank yesterday. She had quite the time with it but we think she did a pretty good job. I do know looking down the toilet inside it sure looks better in there!! One thing that bothers me is that while she was out working on the dump valve she found the valve on the gray tank totally closed. Now I know that I did not close that gray tank. When I dropped the trailer in this spot and hooked everything up I opened that gray tank valve and left it open. And Kelly hasn't been out there at all and she knows better than to close the gray valve. So I have to wonder who the he77 closed my gray tank valve and why would they feel the need to mess with someones valves???? Really has me bugged big time!

As to adding ice cubes to the tank?? Yeah it is a good idea for after you dump and you are gonna be on the road. But the ice cubes wouldn't have done much against the MOUNTAIN that was in my black tank!

[Echo]

OK, have to weigh in on the poop subject here!

After having started this 'adventure' with only having tents to live in for the first year Kelly and I did not have a toilet at 'home' (campsite) to use. We did have a 5gal bucket to use for those times we couldn't make the long walk to the campground bathrooms. They have 5gal buckets that you can buy, bags to put in the buckets and even special toilet seats to fit the buckets. Now that being said there are laws in effect regarding the disposal of human waste!!! No one wants the chance of getting a hold of a bag of human waste that rips open on them. We use to take the bag and bucket to the restroom and dump it into the toilet, rinse out the bag very well using a shower head and bucket and repeatedly dump in the toilet before throwing the bag away.

But trust me!!! Dumping the black tank is not the horror that you might think. Sure there are accidents but what the heck, it washes off. And I SO MUCH more prefer using the toilet here in the trailer where it comfortable to sit and then just flush the waste away. But no, I do not flush toilet paper. That does go into a bag.

[Redetotry]

Blue Bidet http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Bidet-BB-20- ... A5DDUHBZAD

I'm wondering why that person in the pic is eating McDonalds food on a tray in the bathroom stall?????

I don't know what your computer brought up down there Vickie but there is no one at McDonalds on mine

[VickieP]

I don't know what your computer brought up down there Vickie but there is no one at McDonalds on mine

Under the main pic is additional pics, it's the last one there.

[mitch5252]

[Readytogo]

Remember the old song by Nancy Sinatra called "These boots were made for walking"? Well, this potty is made for flushing.......

[BirdbyBird]

I can see someone wanting to demonstrate a size comparison with the picture...but the choice of eating lunch in a bathroom stall sort of over shadows any questions I might have thought of...

[Redetotry]

OMG I just clicked on the first picture and that one isn't included in that grouping. Wonder if someone slipped that in or??? Yuck eating in a bathroom...

[mitch5252]

And the nekkid knees???? ACK...pants on the floor, enjoying a Big Mac (the sandwich, I mean...)

[carolb]

I am truly LAUGHING OUT LOUD!!!! OMG, someone said it right about this being a subject with such varied "options" that until now were almost unspeakable Now isn't this funny, I feel fine bagging my own poop over having it slush around in a tank underneath me while I travel!!! But I agree, we got these rigs, paid good money for them (or not ), so USE THEM!!!!!! And of course, use them as YOU wish! Thanks ladies! I really needed this laugh--have had a real real downer day... but can't stop laughing now....AND OMG, after I wrote the "poop in a diaper" thing, I thought, "holy crap (is that appropriate!!!), I sure hope they don't think my dad made us WEAR the diaper!!!" Hope you all have a great evening

[cnq50b]

I LOVE this group! What a hoot!
It's nice to have a safe place where we can solve the problems of the world & not worry that what we say will be taken the wrong way...
I can hardly wait now to use all the facilities in my mega-van!

[Bethers]

I am .AND OMG, after I wrote the "poop in a diaper" thing, I thought, "holy crap (is that appropriate!!!), I sure hope they don't think my dad made us WEAR the diaper!!!"

I've laughed over this thread 1/2 a dozen times - and the thought of your dad making you wear the diaper makes me gag, then laugh all that much harder.

[snowball]

what a hoot!! when boon docking (which in away I am as in not hooked up to a dump) electricity and water only! and no blue boy knew I shouldn't have let Larry sell it! anyway we bag the tp so have been doing that here and also use their toilet as much as possible just so I can go for as long as possible as I still don't know how I will get it dumped before I'm ready to go another reason for an extended trip right?
When where we have full hook ups I put the tp in the toilet that is what it's for and use toilet paper that I tested to see if it will work well
have to admit though Carolb had my chuckling
sheila

[Nasoosie]

There's nothing like a good old down-to-earth poop discussion! And how varied our thoughts are about using our black tanks!

I personally use a porta potty in my trailer bathroom because, like a few others, the thought of sleeping over a black tank of poop, or hauling it down the road with me, and then trying to find a place to dump it when it is about to overflow, or, like my first time (and ONLY time) of dumping, having the end of the dump hose fly out of the dump hole and spray the stuff all over, and then me gagging and swallowing back puke while others were watching, and then hosing down my mess before changing my clothes, the little tank of the porta potty which I can carry like a briefcase to the nearest toilet wherever I am is so much easier, more private to dump, and appealing! I also keep the paper in a plastic bag next to the potty, as it's easier to dump without it.

If I am at a campground where I can have water, sewer, and all, I will perhaps try using the real potty one more time, as then I can clean it out and take my time to securely fasten the dump hose to the dump hole without fear of holding others up or having them watch me as I dump! We shall see!

Only here could we be having such an informative discussion!