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sarahsop

24/4/2013 at 12:23pm
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Quote: Originally posted by waterbaby on 23/4/2013
hi, im about to venture into my very first camping trip soon, ive not camped in 33 years..and its scaring me to death, especially the toilet trips as i will be wild camping. its really interesting to read the posts on how others deal with it. thanks but im still scared.

Would you not be better to camp on a site first time? Then at least you've got a loo to visit whilst you get to grips with the tent. I think I would if I were you then at least you can relax a bit on this trip! I would have thought most campsites are fairly quiet just now anyway.

Sorry back to the toilet...

We also have a toilet tent I forgot about

now you all know we have far too much stuff lol! We used it on a trip to Shell Island as the loos are miles away, loo in the toilet tent by day and in the middle of our tent by night!

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waterbaby

24/4/2013 at 1:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by sarahsop on 24/4/2013

Quote: Originally posted by waterbaby on 23/4/2013hi, im about to venture into my very first camping trip soon, ive not camped in 33 years..and its scaring me to death, especially the toilet trips as i will be wild camping. its really interesting to read the posts on how others deal with it. thanks but im still scared.

Would you not be better to camp on a site first time? Then at least you've got a loo to visit whilst you get to grips with the tent. I think I would if I were you then at least you can relax a bit on this trip! I would have thought most campsites are fairly quiet just now anyway.

i think you might be right..i will have a look at some camp sites. thanks x

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sjs1909

24/4/2013 at 8:48pm
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Do most campsites charge extra for having a "toilet tent"?

We have a toilet but I dont think it will be coming with us for a while as we havent got room in car yet (not ventured into world of roof boxes yet ..!)

My question of keeping it fresh has now been answered so thanks peeps!

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Christine S

24/4/2013 at 8:53pm
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We upgraded last year from a Kampa Khazi to a Kampa Portaflush, which we keep in the spare sleeping compartment. There are no smells and it has its own cover for daytime. We do have a loo tent but the last time we used it a stranger did a number 2 in it (the non-flushing toilet, yuck!)

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BRYANMITCH

25/4/2013 at 8:36am
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katjajulia

25/4/2013 at 10:47am
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We went very low tech with an old mop bucket which lives in the lounge at night and is only used for no.1's. In the morning it gets emptied covertly into the nearest hedge and lives upside down behind the tent during daytime. So far it's been well worth the £0 we spent on it!

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sarahsop

25/4/2013 at 12:23pm
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Quote: Originally posted by sjs1909 on 24/4/2013
Do most campsites charge extra for having a "toilet tent"?
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We've never been charged for the loo tent but then i've only used it on fairly laid back sites not C&CC sites.

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sarahsop

25/4/2013 at 12:24pm
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i think you might be right..i will have a look at some camp sites. thanks x

I would, we've more vulnerable when we've lots of other things on our minds. Use this trip as a learning curve. Keep safe!

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fran1000

25/4/2013 at 6:44pm
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Quote: Originally posted by katjajulia on 25/4/2013
We went very low tech with an old mop bucket which lives in the lounge at night and is only used for no.1's. In the morning it gets emptied covertly into the nearest hedge and lives upside down behind the tent during daytime. So far it's been well worth the £0 we spent on it!

We're even more low-tech. We use an empty Persil bottle (I use a small funnel with it). First one to the showers in the morning takes the pee bottle with their wash kit and clothes and empties it in the lavs.

Takes up hardly any room and is very discreet!

johnwils

25/4/2013 at 6:56pm
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Errr....sorry, don't agree with empying into the nearest hedge.

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25/4/2013 at 7:18pm
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my mum picked up 2 folding pottys for 20p at carboot they come with bags with a pad in. we used them when camping at a festival for night time or 1st thing they are great for kids, and yes i used it a bit small for me but they work great and only small. and at 20p you cant go wrong.

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