If you are car camping in a remote area that doesn’t have any restroom facilities there are a number of user friendly options for going to number 2 that don’t involve heading off into the woods with a camp shovel and a roll of toilet paper and looking for a convenient tree limb to hang on to. Portable camp toilets are lightweight and don’t take up much room. They are sanitary, easy to clean and guaranteed to improve the disposition of all of your campers. Here are five of the best and most popular portable camping toilets that work in a variety of ways.
5 GAL Portable Camp Toilet Camping Flush Potty
The 5 Gallon Portable Camp Toilet is a well-designed portable toilet for camping and other outdoor uses. A little over 16’ high, It has a sturdy, comfortable seat that can support up to 440 pounds. It utilizes two tanks, a waste tank and a water tank. Just press the handle to flush the toilet with clean water. A dual jet spray of water rotates clean water around the upper bowl to flush quick and clean. It has a 5 gallon waste tank capacity and a 3 gallon water tank storage. It gets up to 50 flushes between empties. Double seals prevent leakage and odors. The waste tank is easily removed for cleaning.
Cleanwaste Go Anywhere Portable Toilet
This Cleanwaste Go Anywhere Portable Toilet weighs just 7 pounds and folds up to the size of a briefcase and has a carrying handle for easy portability. Easy setup. Three locking legs provide stability on uneven ground and support up to 500 pounds. The seat if 19’ off the ground. The Cleanwaste disposable bags have a zip closure, are puncture resistant and are treated to remove odor without perfumes.
Dometic Sealand 301097202 Portable Toilet
The sturdy Dometic Sealand portable toilet is designed to take outdoor use. The scratch resistant finish is easy to keep clean. The seat is comfortable and stable and the lid latches. A button on the front of the toilet initiates flushing without excessive pumping or batteries. Waste tank capacity of 2.6 gallons and 5 gallons are available. A gauge lets you monitor the level of the waste tank. Dometic’s toilet tank treatment breaks down waste and toilet tissue and prevents odors. The fresh water tank holds 2.3 gallons. The toilet is easy to empty in a waste disposal tank or normal toilet.
Stansport Portable Folding Toilet
The Stansport Portable Toilet is designed for camping, boating or RVs. It has a molded plastic seat. It stands on tubular steel legs that can support 250 pounds. It comes with six plastic bags that are held in place by a removable plastic ring. It fold up for easy, space-saving packing and portability. Replacement bags are available, but some users report that small (less expensive) garbage bags work just as well. Users over 200 pounds comment that the seat is small for them.
Reliance Hassock Portable Toilet
Weighing in at just 5 pounds, the Reliance Hassock Portable Toilet is inexpensive,rugged and easy to use and maintain. It’s dimensions are 14.7 x 14.7 x 14 inches high. The contoured seat is comfortable. Part of the design is an inner splash cover combined with a toilet paper holder. The removable inner bucket is lined with Reliance standard Double Doodie bags to hold waste and for easy disposal, although regular garbage bags would work just as well. The top is not secure so tipping over is a concern. The Hassock comes with a free sample of Bio-Blue toilet deodorant, although other similar products could be substituted. Experience users recommend using a good quality trash bag with about 4” of kitty litter inside the bucket.
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