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I'm after some advice on getting a portable toilet for use in the night - wife and kids don't fancy walking to the toilet block at 2 in the morning.

I have seen a simple one for £10 which is basically a camping stool with a toilet seat fitted on top - I guess you put a bag underneither it?

Would I need chemicals for this if it was going to be emptied each morning?

Will campsites have facilities to accept these bags ?

Am I better going for a proper porta potty - what kind of price am I looking at?

Any info appreciated,

Brian.

You can find some info on Porta Pottis here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=91

Cheers  Ratty

read the threads about bucket n lids, that's easiest

Kate

As Kate and co say - you could start at the bargain end with a bucket and lid ( £5 from Mothercare, a splash of Zooflora, weewees only, chuck it down the chemical disposal point in the morning) That has done us fine for years.

Porta potti type things have never appealed to me because of the extra bulk of packing it and all the faffing about with different chemicals.

The only kind of camping loo I would consider would be the PETT system - a sturdy  loo which works with a plastic bag full of gelling/deodorising powder which renders ALL bodily waste harmless so you can just throw the sealed bag into normal bins. But it aint cheap for the full kits, so some folks on here just buy the special bags (WAG bags) and powder (POOH powder - stupid names but then it IS American in origin!) There is a previous thread about them here

There is a UK supplier here complete with demo video - happy watching!

We have a posh bucket cos its got a toilet seat and a lid to carry it to the elsan point. Like Foggers and family its only for weewees and we prefer Zoflora to the Elsan Blu which is a bit overpowering in a bucket rather than the cassette. I have seen something similar to ours on ebay (new not used) for about a tenner.

Carol

We take the bucket with lid if we are on a good site but otherwise take the porta loo and a toilet tent.