Am sèking advice and/or recommendations on what type of small lightweight trolly or cart to buy for the purpose of moving the toilet cassette from van to dump points as i have a back injury and am unable to carry the thing any great distances. TIA
Long Weekend said
11:30 PM Aug 10, 2022
Bunnings sell a folding trolley for just less than $40. Lightweight aluminium and folds flat for travel, put your foot on the base plate to flip it down and lift up the two arms. Note that Bunnings have several of various capacities - and prices! Ours is rated at 35kg.
Also, from time to time Aldi have the same ones slightly cheaper, but you will probably have to wait for them to come on sale again.
I use ours when I have to carry the C200 cassette any distance. And yes, I know that the C200 cassettes have little wheels and a pull along handle, but the wheels fall off at every little bump!
Thanks TimTim - that's the one, although I'm sure mine was only rated at 35kg. Anyway, the price has dropped by a couple of dollars.
Bunnings have them right up to 250kg loading at a cost of $173, although I think that would be a bit of an overkill for caravaners.
Murray
Mike Harding said
03:59 AM Aug 11, 2022
I use the car.
Radar said
06:47 AM Aug 11, 2022
I never let ours get full, I generally empty the cassette every chance I get while it it light.
That reminds me, I will get up and empty it now while it is light so to speak.
Dougwe said
06:53 AM Aug 11, 2022
I also empty when still light and sometimes that could be days between emptying as I am solo. If there is no dump point where I am I put in back of car and drive to where one is, usually not that far away but that is not all that often.
I have a trolley like shown above but got mine of evilbay but it is just there and not used often and only has been used for the Gennie.
Radar said
06:56 AM Aug 11, 2022
Dougwe wrote:
I also empty when still light and sometimes that could be days between emptying as I am solo. If there is no dump point where I am I put in back of car and drive to where one is, usually not that far away but that is not all that often.
I have a trolley like shown above but got mine of evilbay but it is just there and not used often and only has been used for the Gennie.
Not the gennie. Yuk Dougwe.
Are you one of those blokes who take their gennie away from the caravan door so can not hear it or smell it.
Good on you, your a top bloke.
-- Edited by Radar on Thursday 11th of August 2022 07:00:15 AM
Dougwe said
07:18 AM Aug 11, 2022
Yeh! For sure mate. I like to let everyone enjoy the sounds. They usually don't hear it anyway as at 2.00am their all asleep.
Nah! I had to go down a dozen vans away with it to help someone out at Greens.
Hope you are both well?
Radar said
07:39 AM Aug 11, 2022
Dougwe wrote:
Yeh! For sure mate. I like to let everyone enjoy the sounds. They usually don't hear it anyway as at 2.00am their all asleep.
Nah! I had to go down a dozen vans away with it to help someone out at Greens.
Hope you are both well?
Yes, we both are ok, enjoying life.
86GTS said
08:03 AM Aug 11, 2022
My most enjoyable cassette emptying experience was when we hired a motor home & were staying in a popular CP in Darwin. The cassette had a collapsible handle & wheels. I proudly walked thru to the distant dump point when people were out enjoying happy hour. Everyone avoided me, I felt like Jesus's parting the waters.
Possum3 said
10:48 AM Aug 11, 2022
86GTS wrote:
I proudly walked thru to the distant dump point when people were out enjoying happy hour. Everyone avoided me, I felt like Jesus's parting the waters.
Great tip for many on here that truly believe that they are Jesus reincarnate.
hufnpuf said
12:57 PM Aug 11, 2022
I have a folding trolley. It is good, but one downside is that the hard wheels can't easily move over loose stone. The last park I was at, I put it in the car, even though the dump point was nearby, because it wouldn't wheel over the stones.
Emptying it more frequently is good advice, you'll have to lift it out of its little hidey-hole, and if you need to use the car you need to lift it higher than just getting it onto the trolley.
Cupie said
10:43 AM Aug 12, 2022
I too use the car & never let the cassette get too full. Most dump points have an adjacent car park.
I have a small loo kit in a zip top plastic bag that sits at the rear of the Patrol adjacent to where I carry the cassette ...
- box of gloves
- old towel to put the tank on & to cover it to avoid splashes (never had any though) & it protects the cassette from any risk of sliding
- roll of kitchen paper to clean outside of cassette & hands
- small bottle of hand sanitiser
- bottle of loo chemical with measuring cup
- Spare plastic rubbish bags in case there is not a convenient bin at dump point
I have no need for a trolley but if I have to carry the cassette any distance, mine doesn't have wheels, I use the old towel from my kit as a wrap around to avoid any splash or leak.
Aussie1 said
12:12 PM Aug 12, 2022
Interesting subject, personally I have never taken any notice as to how the Bride transports the cassette. Must watch her next time!
tea spoon said
04:11 PM Aug 12, 2022
we used to carry a pull apart gopher [gogo brand] for my partner ................so i used it for the loo run to empty it ........super easy and didnt need to carry it at all ......
Geeco said
05:45 PM Aug 12, 2022
My cassette has a telescopic handle and two wheels, no need for a trolley. It copes well with all surfaces.
Cisco kid said
02:32 PM Aug 15, 2022
Drive over with it in the back of the car I say.why is it that I always have to empty it ?
-- Edited by Cisco kid on Monday 15th of August 2022 02:32:33 PM
Warren-Pat_01 said
09:04 PM Aug 16, 2022
I either empty it on the way out of a park provided there is adequate parking. Otherwise I put it on the tailgate of the car. It also has a handle & wheels but for my height, I need longer handles! Tim, that trolley looks good.
While we were locked up at Cunnamulla in late April, early May with Covid, emptying the canister was my "allowable outing" every three days.
Tony Bev said
11:53 PM Aug 16, 2022
I purchased an el-cheapo sack trolley from Aldi, only good for up to about 19 kilograms carrying weight, which is sufficient for the toilet cassette.
I found that even with the handle extended, it was a bit short for me, (and I am not a tall man, and my back is not as young as it once was), so I extended the handle.
It is strapped to the rear on my motorhome, when not in use
Long Weekend said
04:05 PM Aug 24, 2022
Aldi will have the folding trollies on sale Saturday 3 September.
$39.99 with a quoted rating of 90kg.
While looking a bit flimsy to me, at 90kgs they could also be used for moving fridge/freezers and such.
Murray.
Plain Truth said
04:44 PM Aug 24, 2022
Or a large toilet cassette
Ivan 01 said
04:59 PM Aug 24, 2022
I bought a cheap sack trolly from Supacrap and I then bought some wheels that fit but with solid tyres.
It worked great to wheel the potty out into the scrub but better still it was absolutely terrific to wheel and position the generator at a distance that was the same as the longest power lead I had.
I did have some good equipment for caravanning, the sack trolley was one great bit of gear and my generator was the quietest I have ever heard.
Southern Cruizer said
08:18 PM Aug 24, 2022
Ivan 01 are you trying to wake Dougwe up????????
Ivan 01 said
08:59 PM Aug 24, 2022
Southern Cruizer wrote:
Ivan 01 are you trying to wake Dougwe up????????
Nah SC, I didnt put it near Dougwe, it would be unfair if I did because he was the one who told me about using the long lead.
It works a lot better than a muffler
StreetsAhead said
10:02 PM Aug 24, 2022
Don't watch if you have just eaten or a little squeamish , but entertaining antics around the dump point.
I can think of one person on this forum that would need a trolley rated at 90kg to tow away his toilet cassette. I reckon Doug could name that person in one guess.
Dougwe said
09:43 AM Aug 25, 2022
Wrooooong BigD, 190kg. A lot of waste matter mate.
The person is probably the same one you are thinking off.
Dougwe said
09:48 AM Aug 25, 2022
Ivan 01 wrote:
Southern Cruizer wrote:
Ivan 01 are you trying to wake Dougwe up????????
Nah SC, I didnt put it near Dougwe, it would be unfair if I did because he was the one who told me about using the long lead.
It works a lot better than a muffler
I don't remember telling you that Ivan but you must have been up at 2am running yours like I do as everyone is asleep and won't hear them. Good to see there is another very thoughtful generator operator out there.
watsea said
09:52 AM Aug 25, 2022
StreetsAhead wrote:
Don't watch if you have just eaten or a little squeamish , but entertaining antics around the dump point.
In one of the settings where the older man and the younger are both gagging, there is a sign prohibiting fires. I could not see properly but did anyone notice anything about smoking prohibited as well? The younger bloke had a smoke in his mouth in the settings towards the end of the YouTube.
I would not be smoking around a toilet cassette tank. Maybe a possibility of stray gases like methane and hydrogen sulphide, both being flammable.
Not sure if they were in a QLD National Park, but QLD govt website about smoking bans could fit with a definition of a public facility.
"
National Parks
Smoking is banned at and within 10 metres of campsites and any public facilities such as picnic tables, toilet blocks, barbecues, visitor information centres, roofed shelters, jetties, boat ramps and landing stages.
"
-- Edited by watsea on Thursday 25th of August 2022 10:00:24 AM
Am sèking advice and/or recommendations on what type of small lightweight trolly or cart to buy for the purpose of moving the toilet cassette from van to dump points as i have a back injury and am unable to carry the thing any great distances. TIA
Also, from time to time Aldi have the same ones slightly cheaper, but you will probably have to wait for them to come on sale again.
I use ours when I have to carry the C200 cassette any distance. And yes, I know that the C200 cassettes have little wheels and a pull along handle, but the wheels fall off at every little bump!
Murray
https://www.bunnings.com.au/toplift-70kg-folding-hand-trolley_p0130508
Bunnings have them right up to 250kg loading at a cost of $173, although I think that would be a bit of an overkill for caravaners.
Murray
I use the car.
I never let ours get full, I generally empty the cassette every chance I get while it it light.
That reminds me, I will get up and empty it now while it is light so to speak.
I have a trolley like shown above but got mine of evilbay but it is just there and not used often and only has been used for the Gennie.
Not the gennie. Yuk Dougwe.
Are you one of those blokes who take their gennie away from the caravan door so can not hear it or smell it.
Good on you, your a top bloke.
-- Edited by Radar on Thursday 11th of August 2022 07:00:15 AM
Nah! I had to go down a dozen vans away with it to help someone out at Greens.
Hope you are both well?
Yes, we both are ok, enjoying life.
My most enjoyable cassette emptying experience was when we hired a motor home & were staying in a popular CP in Darwin.
The cassette had a collapsible handle & wheels.
I proudly walked thru to the distant dump point when people were out enjoying happy hour.
Everyone avoided me, I felt like Jesus's parting the waters.
Great tip for many on here that truly believe that they are Jesus reincarnate.
I have a folding trolley. It is good, but one downside is that the hard wheels can't easily move over loose stone. The last park I was at, I put it in the car, even though the dump point was nearby, because it wouldn't wheel over the stones.
Emptying it more frequently is good advice, you'll have to lift it out of its little hidey-hole, and if you need to use the car you need to lift it higher than just getting it onto the trolley.
I too use the car & never let the cassette get too full. Most dump points have an adjacent car park.
I have a small loo kit in a zip top plastic bag that sits at the rear of the Patrol adjacent to where I carry the cassette ...
- box of gloves
- old towel to put the tank on & to cover it to avoid splashes (never had any though) & it protects the cassette from any risk of sliding
- roll of kitchen paper to clean outside of cassette & hands
- small bottle of hand sanitiser
- bottle of loo chemical with measuring cup
- Spare plastic rubbish bags in case there is not a convenient bin at dump point
I have no need for a trolley but if I have to carry the cassette any distance, mine doesn't have wheels, I use the old towel from my kit as a wrap around to avoid any splash or leak.
Drive over with it in the back of the car I say.why is it that I always have to empty it ?
-- Edited by Cisco kid on Monday 15th of August 2022 02:32:33 PM
While we were locked up at Cunnamulla in late April, early May with Covid, emptying the canister was my "allowable outing" every three days.
I found that even with the handle extended, it was a bit short for me, (and I am not a tall man, and my back is not as young as it once was), so I extended the handle.
It is strapped to the rear on my motorhome, when not in use
$39.99 with a quoted rating of 90kg.
While looking a bit flimsy to me, at 90kgs they could also be used for moving fridge/freezers and such.
Murray.
Or a large toilet cassette
I bought a cheap sack trolly from Supacrap and I then bought some wheels that fit but with solid tyres.
It worked great to wheel the potty out into the scrub but better still it was absolutely terrific to wheel and position the generator at a distance that was the same as the longest power lead I had.
I did have some good equipment for caravanning, the sack trolley was one great bit of gear and my generator was the quietest I have ever heard.
Nah SC, I didnt put it near Dougwe, it would be unfair if I did because he was the one who told me about using the long lead.
It works a lot better than a muffler
www.youtube.com/watch
The person is probably the same one you are thinking off.
I don't remember telling you that Ivan but you must have been up at 2am running yours like I do as everyone is asleep and won't hear them. Good to see there is another very thoughtful generator operator out there.
In one of the settings where the older man and the younger are both gagging, there is a sign prohibiting fires. I could not see properly but did anyone notice anything about smoking prohibited as well? The younger bloke had a smoke in his mouth in the settings towards the end of the YouTube.
I would not be smoking around a toilet cassette tank. Maybe a possibility of stray gases like methane and hydrogen sulphide, both being flammable.
Not sure if they were in a QLD National Park, but QLD govt website about smoking bans could fit with a definition of a public facility.
"
National Parks
Smoking is banned at and within 10 metres of campsites and any public facilities such as picnic tables, toilet blocks, barbecues, visitor information centres, roofed shelters, jetties, boat ramps and landing stages.
"
-- Edited by watsea on Thursday 25th of August 2022 10:00:24 AM