Portable Toilets For Camping
Do you hate the thought of using poor quality toilet facilities when you go on camping trips? It’s not surprising if you do – many people feel the same way. Portable camping toilets should provide a better solution, but are the current models on the market up to scratch.
In this article we take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of camping toilets. Is it possible to find a portable toilet that can make things better?
Firstly, let’s consider the problems that are associated with using campsite toilet facilities. There are a number of issues that people might point to. One is the fact that using such facilities may involve a trek across a field. This is unlikely to be a pleasant experience, especially at night.
Once you reach the bathroom block you may have the misfortune to find that the hygiene standards are nothing like those that you’d expect to find at home. This is far from an ideal situation and can be extremely unpleasant.
Given such a situation, it does make sense to think about taking your own toilet on the trip. That way, you can avoid that trek across the field late at night. You should also have more control over cleanliness and hygiene standards. So what’s holding people back?
Looking at the current models available for purchase here in the UK, it’s clear that there are some disadvantages when it comes to camping toilets.
The first is that many are actually quite bulky. This makes it harder to find space for them when packing the car, hence reducing the extent to which they can truly be called portable solutions.
A further problem is that many toilets also make use of chemicals. This isn’t particularly good news in terms of the wider environment, while there must also be safety concerns relating to their use around children and pets.
So are there better solutions? The Norwegian armed forces have helped to develop a folding camping toilet – this is perfect for packing into most cars, offering a real level of mobility.
Even better, these toilets are also environmentally friendly. The good news is that they have recently started to make these available for sale here in the UK.
We can finally all have access to a portable camping toilet that will help to make camping holidays something that we can actually look forward to.
In this article we take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of camping toilets. Is it possible to find a portable toilet that can make things better?
Firstly, let’s consider the problems that are associated with using campsite toilet facilities. There are a number of issues that people might point to. One is the fact that using such facilities may involve a trek across a field. This is unlikely to be a pleasant experience, especially at night.
Once you reach the bathroom block you may have the misfortune to find that the hygiene standards are nothing like those that you’d expect to find at home. This is far from an ideal situation and can be extremely unpleasant.
Given such a situation, it does make sense to think about taking your own toilet on the trip. That way, you can avoid that trek across the field late at night. You should also have more control over cleanliness and hygiene standards. So what’s holding people back?
Looking at the current models available for purchase here in the UK, it’s clear that there are some disadvantages when it comes to camping toilets.
The first is that many are actually quite bulky. This makes it harder to find space for them when packing the car, hence reducing the extent to which they can truly be called portable solutions.
A further problem is that many toilets also make use of chemicals. This isn’t particularly good news in terms of the wider environment, while there must also be safety concerns relating to their use around children and pets.
So are there better solutions? The Norwegian armed forces have helped to develop a folding camping toilet – this is perfect for packing into most cars, offering a real level of mobility.
Even better, these toilets are also environmentally friendly. The good news is that they have recently started to make these available for sale here in the UK.
We can finally all have access to a portable camping toilet that will help to make camping holidays something that we can actually look forward to.
Camping | Lanka Guardian October 4, 2009