[Rhodes22-list] Porta Potty

[Blanche DeFord]

Thank you, Alan and Barbara Robinson, for the pointers.

A clarification, if you please?  How do you keep the overnight "Little Johns" from spilling during the night?

Thanks for the warning about the vault splashing - it looks as if a bit of coordination is needed.

I'll take along my own TP and some wet wipes and a double bag for them to keep from overusing the portapotty.  Awkward question: Do you put ALL the TP in the bag?

Thanks again,
Blanche DeFord

--- On Sat, 2/21/09, Alan Robertson <bigal_61 at msn.com> wrote:

From: Alan Robertson <bigal_61 at msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Porta Potty
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 7:52 PM

I'm not one of the girls, but this it what my wife and I do after 25 years of Rhodes Lake Sailing - camping:

 First of all we use a couple of West Marine plastic urinals with the female adapter(she), and dump the liquid in the porta-potty. With the cockpit hatch cover up and the top hatch slid back it's easier and gives much more privacy and you can stand up. Don't forget to slide the porta-potty hatch (pull out handle in the front) at the last minute if boat is pitching or rocking to avoid vault liquids from splashing up before  you empty the urinals which I think West Marine calls the "Little John"  For overnights we have 2 of the above apiece and empty them in the morning. Closing the slide out is something you don't want to forget

For big jobs , again with hatches up as above, we adjust clothing before trying to sit on the porta- potty to avoid back strain and neck cramps. We also do final clean ups with Toddler Wet Wipes, CVS or Rite-Aid house brand and store used ones and also used toilet paper in plastic bags with tops secured instead of flushing down into the porta - potty. A good spritz of Glade Vanilla Spray takes care of odors in the plastic bag and in the porty-potty area of the boat. This method doesn't waste water after the big job is flushed and trying to get toilet paper into the potty vault, and it makes emptying the vault easier. We just take it home and empty it into a house facility when our camping sail is over. Yes we have sewers and not septic tanks.

Hope the above helps!

alan & Barbara Robertson  -"Thor IV"
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Blanche DeFord<mailto:bdford5 at yahoo.com> 
  To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
  Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:52 PM
  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Porta Potty


  Help me out here, girls -

  A gentleman (really) friend has offered me a chance 
  to go on a week's trip with him. To avoid questions - 
  my SO has no heartburn with this, and I forsee no 
  problems either. It's an ideal opportunity to learn 
  about sailing. On to the real issue.

  What's good, bad, and ugly about porta potties? I 
  don't want to embarrass myself or the gentleman with 
  ignorant mistakes, and I need to know how to use and
  take care of the potty - to do my share of the dirty work.

  Issues:
  Cleanliness - Mine and the potty's?
  Odor - How much and what kind?
  Safety - Splash? Spills?
  Maintenance - What do I need to know?

  In general, how easy is it for a woman to maintain 
  herself over a week while using this sort of facility?
  I can handle rough camping - cat holes, etc. - but
  this is a new on on me. Seems somewhat the 
  same though.

  Advice?

  Sincerely,
  Blanche DeFord


        
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