In the New Year I am going to a free camp well away any major country city and it has no dump only a long drop toilet.
To preamp all the comments yes I know you cannot put it down a septic or chemical toilet.
Seeing this is a long drop toilet with no chemicals and I will be staying for about 1 week any suggestions on what to do with the cassette. I lived in the Central Coast in the 1950s with the pan and I consider the long drop as the same if the dunny man was late we would buried it in the back yard up the back. Now I am not suggestingthat I do this in thebush.
Looking at comment about the the campsite the toilets are not service on a regular basis so not keen to use . thanks norm
Sodium percarbonate is fine as a break-down agent, it degrades to salt and water and is harmless to the environment is these quantities, it may be tipped into any toilet system.
About half a cup of SP mixed well with 1L of water and poured into an empty cassette - I also add a teaspsoon of SP each time the toilet is used for defecation.
This stuff is good at 32% SP, works well and is cheap:
Norweb wrote:I lived in the Central Coast in the 1950s with the pan and I consider the long drop as the same if the dunny man was late we would buried it in the back yard up the back. Now I am not suggestingthat I do this in thebush.
I generally camp in tucked away bush camp spots and often empty my cassette in the bush - when I was swag camping I buried my waste daily in the bush and I see no difference with the cassette. It's probably better as I've used sodium percarbonate to break it down.
A little common sense:
Choose out of the ways spots where no one is going to camp or picnic etc
Dig a *deep* hole - there may be 15L or so of waste
Backfill the hole, returning the next day if necessary to ensure liquid has drained and the hole is filled
Find two sticks about 600mm long and push them into the backfill to form an 'X'
----
I collect toilet in a plastic bag and burn every few days so my waste in the bush is only human waste.
Aus-Kiwi said
02:28 PM Dec 6, 2020
A little grey water to wash it down also . The hole acts as storage for hard bits like paper we dont want to see !! Top clump of dirt is dug like a large cork to go back !!
Norweb said
03:01 PM Dec 6, 2020
Thanks for all the replies ...norm
oldbloke said
04:08 PM Dec 6, 2020
Are there any other products that are recommended.
orid said
04:27 PM Dec 6, 2020
Honestly if you use your toilet as intended , e.g., as you would your home toilet have water in with the opening shut, do your business , open flap and flush , works exactly like your house toilet very little smell and NO chemicals, and a air freshener handy same as home,
Please try this you will be surprised.
I never use chemicals now .
you still get smell with chemicals if you dont use the loo correctly anyway.
And just think when some one walkss up and says " you shouldnt empty chemical toilet there, you can smile and say I dont use chemicals this is all pure clean crap.lol
Regards Orid
-- Edited by orid on Sunday 6th of December 2020 04:37:20 PM
orid said
04:33 PM Dec 6, 2020
Just adding to last comment , I know a lot of people , use the toilet with the flap open ,bad idea. even my son does this And I can't convince him to do as I said SIGH ,then he complains of the awful stink ,and thats with using chemicals, Go figure
Oh PS when you empty it ,thats another story ,not for the faint hearted. LOL
We have fitted a SOG unit to the caravan toilet. When the toilet is opened a fan starts and exhausts the fumes out through a carbon filter, resulting no smell from the toilet and no need to use chemicals. As for empting caravan toilets into septic systems, that is a no no. The people who service out septic system say that only water, 1`s and two`s go into the system as chemicals destroy the process of the system
dogbox said
08:25 PM Dec 6, 2020
if you intend disposing of your waste in a long drop toilet i hope you do not make a mess for other people to deal with , i have seen where some people have made an absolute shambles of emptying a cassette then just walked away
Craig1 said
09:06 PM Dec 6, 2020
A post hole borer 6" makes easier digging, but takes two holes to get a full cassette down, slightly smaller footprint and a bit deeper. Yep extra weight though
Is it only available on line or is it sold in any of the usual outlets, BCF, Bunnings, Anaconda, etc?
rgren2 said
08:13 AM Dec 7, 2020
I bought some online, easy to use, been a while since weve been away. First used it with the portable toilet in the camper trailer. Easier than two bottles that were required for that.
jontee said
09:42 AM Dec 7, 2020
G`day ,
I use Supercheap`s own brand of chemical toilet additive . It is safe to use in septic systems . Cost is about $35.00 for 5 litres . It does not contain formaldehyde .
Cheers,
Jontee .
Aus-Kiwi said
03:08 PM Dec 7, 2020
Mine doesnt stink !! Aha
Steel Dog said
06:53 PM Dec 9, 2020
Hi All,
We have been using the toilet in the Motorhome more often now and it has been a bit stinky, not only from no.2's but also from the chemical smell, so I have just purchased an SOG from a mob in Clontaf, Queensland, we are in Melbourne.
So once it arrives, in a week or two, I will have a go at fitting it, I have watched the experts on Youtube and I have noticed that they haven't quite got it right, I am sure the vent pipe needs to be as high as possible up the door so there is no sloshing into it when travelling, anyhow, as usual, I will 'do it may way' and see how it goes.
Happy travels.
Steel Dog
Brodie Allen said
06:58 PM Dec 9, 2020
A simple tip to make life a little easier -
After a No. 2 there's often some debris attached to the bowl.
Flushing in the usual way will wast lots of water and is inefficient in removing the debris.
I began some years ago with an empty spring water bottle filled with water and proprietary
toilet break-down additive for holding tanks. A drilled hole in the screw-on top about 2mm
turned the plastic bottle into a high pressure wash-down implement of surprising efficiency.
I have since purchased a quality pump up trigger operated 2L spray bottle that is even more
efficient and convenient that is kept at the side of the toilet.
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Phillipn said
10:16 PM Dec 9, 2020
Steel Dog wrote:
Hi All, We have been using the toilet in the Motorhome more often now and it has been a bit stinky, not only from no.2's but also from the chemical smell, so I have just purchased an SOG from a mob in Clontaf, Queensland, we are in Melbourne. So once it arrives, in a week or two, I will have a go at fitting it, I have watched the experts on Youtube and I have noticed that they haven't quite got it right, I am sure the vent pipe needs to be as high as possible up the door so there is no sloshing into it when travelling, anyhow, as usual, I will 'do it may way' and see how it goes. Happy travels. Steel Dog
The vent tube is long. don`t cut it off, loop it up and back down to the fan, stops splashing out and running into the fan when travelling.
Brodie Allen said
07:29 AM Dec 10, 2020
Phillipn wrote:
Steel Dog wrote:
Hi All, We have been using the toilet in the Motorhome more often now and it has been a bit stinky, not only from no.2's but also from the chemical smell, so I have just purchased an SOG from a mob in Clontaf, Queensland, we are in Melbourne. So once it arrives, in a week or two, I will have a go at fitting it, I have watched the experts on Youtube and I have noticed that they haven't quite got it right, I am sure the vent pipe needs to be as high as possible up the door so there is no sloshing into it when travelling, anyhow, as usual, I will 'do it may way' and see how it goes. Happy travels. Steel Dog
The vent tube is long. don`t cut it off, loop it up and back down to the fan, stops splashing out and running into the fan when travelling.
And the adhesive is at best temporary - add a couple of small screws/nuts n bolts to hold the switch tight and permanent.
the sticky will let go eventually, especially in the heat.
Make sure that you route the tubes so that everything has an uphill grade before down to stop leakage from sloshing when driving.
In the New Year I am going to a free camp well away any major country city and it has no dump only a long drop toilet.
To preamp all the comments yes I know you cannot put it down a septic or chemical toilet.
Seeing this is a long drop toilet with no chemicals and I will be staying for about 1 week any suggestions on what to do with the cassette. I lived in the Central Coast in the 1950s with the pan and I consider the long drop as the same if the dunny man was late we would buried it in the back yard up the back. Now I am not suggesting that I do this in the bush.
Looking at comment about the the campsite the toilets are not service on a regular basis so not keen to use . thanks norm
www.enviropro.com.au/catalogue/portable-toilet-treatment-ptt-1-litre_28/
Sodium percarbonate is fine as a break-down agent, it degrades to salt and water and is harmless to the environment is these quantities, it may be tipped into any toilet system.
About half a cup of SP mixed well with 1L of water and poured into an empty cassette - I also add a teaspsoon of SP each time the toilet is used for defecation.
This stuff is good at 32% SP, works well and is cheap:
Sodium percarbonate
I generally camp in tucked away bush camp spots and often empty my cassette in the bush - when I was swag camping I buried my waste daily in the bush and I see no difference with the cassette. It's probably better as I've used sodium percarbonate to break it down.
A little common sense:
Choose out of the ways spots where no one is going to camp or picnic etc
Dig a *deep* hole - there may be 15L or so of waste
Backfill the hole, returning the next day if necessary to ensure liquid has drained and the hole is filled
Find two sticks about 600mm long and push them into the backfill to form an 'X'
----
I collect toilet in a plastic bag and burn every few days so my waste in the bush is only human waste.
Honestly if you use your toilet as intended , e.g., as you would your home toilet have water in with the opening shut, do your business , open flap and flush , works exactly like your house toilet very little smell and NO chemicals, and a air freshener handy same as home,
Please try this you will be surprised.
I never use chemicals now .
you still get smell with chemicals if you dont use the loo correctly anyway.
And just think when some one walkss up and says " you shouldnt empty chemical toilet there, you can smile and say I dont use chemicals this is all pure clean crap.lol
Regards Orid
-- Edited by orid on Sunday 6th of December 2020 04:37:20 PM
Just adding to last comment , I know a lot of people , use the toilet with the flap open ,bad idea. even my son does this And I can't convince him to do as I said SIGH ,then he complains of the awful stink ,and thats with using chemicals, Go figure
Oh PS when you empty it ,thats another story ,not for the faint hearted. LOL
Regards Orid
Cheers,
Peter
A picture is worth a thousand words.
We have fitted a SOG unit to the caravan toilet. When the toilet is opened a fan starts and exhausts the fumes out through a carbon filter, resulting no smell from the toilet and no need to use chemicals. As for empting caravan toilets into septic systems, that is a no no. The people who service out septic system say that only water, 1`s and two`s go into the system as chemicals destroy the process of the system
Hi rgren
Have you used it for long? How do you find it?
x2
I would also like to know how it goes, and what is it made from
It appears that it would be less trouble to pour it in, than to put the Napisan/Booste etc in
Is it only available on line or is it sold in any of the usual outlets, BCF, Bunnings, Anaconda, etc?
I use Supercheap`s own brand of chemical toilet additive . It is safe to use in septic systems . Cost is about $35.00 for 5 litres . It does not contain formaldehyde .
Cheers,
Jontee .
We have been using the toilet in the Motorhome more often now and it has been a bit stinky, not only from no.2's but also from the chemical smell, so I have just purchased an SOG from a mob in Clontaf, Queensland, we are in Melbourne.
So once it arrives, in a week or two, I will have a go at fitting it, I have watched the experts on Youtube and I have noticed that they haven't quite got it right, I am sure the vent pipe needs to be as high as possible up the door so there is no sloshing into it when travelling, anyhow, as usual, I will 'do it may way' and see how it goes.
Happy travels.
Steel Dog
After a No. 2 there's often some debris attached to the bowl.
Flushing in the usual way will wast lots of water and is inefficient in removing the debris.
I began some years ago with an empty spring water bottle filled with water and proprietary
toilet break-down additive for holding tanks. A drilled hole in the screw-on top about 2mm
turned the plastic bottle into a high pressure wash-down implement of surprising efficiency.
I have since purchased a quality pump up trigger operated 2L spray bottle that is even more
efficient and convenient that is kept at the side of the toilet.
From the Troll.
The vent tube is long. don`t cut it off, loop it up and back down to the fan, stops splashing out and running into the fan when travelling.
And the adhesive is at best temporary - add a couple of small screws/nuts n bolts to hold the switch tight and permanent.
the sticky will let go eventually, especially in the heat.
Make sure that you route the tubes so that everything has an uphill grade before down to stop leakage from sloshing when driving.
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