Good for you for asking this question!

This thing is great. Wife loves it, kid does to...smaller/easier to pack than a bucket and serves as a table/place to sit/and get dressed/shoes/ when folded.

GO anywhere portable toilet®/the PETT® | Cleanwaste Products

People think they are not polluting by digging a hole and leaving their paper & poop...the land cannot handle the traffic and 'loading' from all of us recreational folks. Ex: Parts of the Appalachian trail are disgusting from all the crap in the woods...and parts of the forests are too where they are unimproved campgrounds.





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This thing is great. Wife loves it, kid does to...smaller/easier to pack than a bucket and serves as a table/place to sit/and get dressed/shoes/ when folded.

GO anywhere portable toilet®/the PETT® | Cleanwaste Products

Those cleanwaste toilets are poular while rafting here in Nor Cal, but I've never used one. Now I am doing some research, and I was leaning towards the 5 gal bucket with the toilet seat attached; what do you dislike about the bucket systems?

Ex: Parts of the Appalachian trail are disgusting from all the crap in the woods...and parts of the forests are too where they are unimproved campgrounds.

I've only backpacked the section of the AT on the border of Tenn. and North Carolina; and you have to use designated camp sites with latrines/outhouses. What was unusual (for me) was that you are encouraged to throw a handful of dirt/leaves in the latrine when you finish, and that works really well.

 

digging a poop hole will get you a hefty fine in Moab and surrounding areas. Luggable loo and poo powder works great.

 

I used a groover for many years until my grand daughters started riding along. I went to a snap on seat for the bucket a short while then found the cleanwaste system while looking for poo powder. Added bonus, it takes up less room than a bucket.

 

I was leaning towards the bucket but the clean waste system seems like a really good choice. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

We used a portable toilet for a bit during some bathroom remodeling. It had a tank that could be emptied when needed, a water reservoir and didn’t stink. I’d consider that or the GO system posted earlier.

 

We use buckets with seats. My wife, daughter and I each have our own. Girls want their own and not have to share. Having three is really no more room than having one. I agree that pre-powdered bags are best. Never thought of the kitty litter idea. Smart.

 

I have used an inexpensive Reliance brand portable toilet from Walmart for several years, about $29. Actually, I'm on my second one - on a recent overlanding trip in Mexico a Canadian expat we encountered made me an offer I couldn't refuse so I sold my first unit to her. It uses standard toilet waste bags, whether by Reliance, Ozark Trail or Pett.

 

I must say this post got a lot more traction than I anticipated. Thanks for all the input!!!

 

Ok so I’ll admit some ignorance here.... If your on a 7 day trip with two people and both poop once a day, does this mean you’re now carrying 14 bags of excrement with you?

Hmm... and I thought traveling with propane tanks inside the vehicle was dangerous....


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No, those two people could become a bit less delicate and share one bag each day, so only 7 bags.

 

And hell no those bags are riding in the rig. Trasharoo to the rescue. Wife, daughter and I did a week in Terlingua last fall. Poop, seal, place away from camp in a pile, place into Trasharoo with other trash, took it home and put it in the dumpster. No problem.

Trasharoo Spare Tire Trash Bag Black

Black spare tire trash bag for exterior garbage transport with 8-inch zipper for easy access, drawstring mesh pockets and Molle straps for storage.

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I use a spare tire storage bag from Blue Ridge Overland Gear. Used poop bags get sealed inside a larger plastic bag inside a plastic trash bag. No leaks, no odors. No sh*t.

In this shot you can see the Reliance portable toilet in its own 15x15 zipper bag made for me by BROG:

 

Is that just a table in the back?

 

Bumper Dumper. Very sturdy to sit on, mounts to your receiver hitch. I had the portable flush toilet and the cap came loose in the back of my Jeep, chit and blue water everywhere. Besides, they take up too much precious room.

Here is a review that our club did on the Bumper Dumper on our website: Jeep Expeditions Review - Bumper Dumper

I've used one of these for over 10 years on overlanding trips in the US, Canada and Mexico including the 11,000 mile Arctic Expedition in 2011. I don't use the bucket anymore (don't need it and it takes up too much space), buy WagBags (for the PETT Toilet), they stay on the seat just fine and are much heavier duty than some of the cheaper brands. Also they now sell just the frame, get that and a good heavy/solid toilet seat at "Walmart"!

Here is where to buy it: The Bumper Dumper | " The Original Hitch Mountable Portable Toilet "

 

Found a few more pics of my Bumper Dumper (the one in the review was mounted to my Canadian M101 trailer). One will show it on my 1998 ZJ 5.9 Limited on the Arctic Expedition in 2011. The JKUR is mine on display at the 2018 SEMA show in Vegas, you have to open the tailgate on the JK or you need to bend about 90 degrees to stay under the tire

 

I had one of those Black Pine Turbo Toilet, just didn't work for me, too low. I still have my Black Pine 6 man instant tent though but I haven't used it since I got a roof top tent.

Yet the WagBags are more expensive but I've tried a few other brands and the thickness of the plastic and the zip lock closure has never failed me on the WagBags. But, what ever works best for everyone.

 

The Turbo is far from perfect, but it's a step up over squatting and takes up little space. But, I can see how it could be an issue for the discriminating shitter.

 

Now that was funny

 

Well this conversation got me all worked up & interested in that turbo toilet only to find out that they don’t make ‘em any more!


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Well this conversation got me all worked up & interested in that turbo toilet only to find out that they don’t make ‘em any more!

Probably a good thing, you don't have to take the chance that it would collapse and you end up in your own "mess" 😱

I have one that was never used, had a few people sit on it after I did and we were concerned about that let alone being able to get up off of it since it is so low. Perhaps there is a reason that they no longer sell it.

 

That’s a real bummer.

 

Actually it’s a more optimal situation to be lower and closer to a squatting position. Have you ever heard of a squatty potty, that’s the principle which they claim is backed by scientific research. I just use a short section of 4x6. Been doing it that way for years. Once you try that you’ll never go back.

But, yeah if your over 200 lbs the Turbo may not be a good match. I actually have the opposite problem in that mine is hard to close at times.

 

Actually it’s a more optimal situation to be lower and closer to a squatting position. Have you ever heard of a squatty potty, that’s the principle which they claim is backed by scientific research. I just use a short section of 4x6. Been doing it that way for years. Once you try that you’ll never go back.

But, yeah if your over 200 lbs the Turbo may not be a good match. I actually have the opposite problem in that mine is hard to close at times.

The majority of us have been chitting the same way for years (in my case over 60) and haven't had issues. The squatty potty (saw it on Shark Tank) lifts your legs up but when it's time to get up, you can put your legs down and stand up normally and while they state scientific evidence, I'm happy the way it is and don't need another piece of plastic cluttering up the house bath or the RV bath.

Hitting the scales at 224, the turbo toilet just wasn't comfortable and when you are getting up from such a low position close to the ground, I am sure that other forces act negatively on you that you don't experience with the squatty potty. I'm still thinking the reason why it is no longer sold and no one else makes it is for all the reasons I've already stated plus they just didn't sell.

I'll stick with the Bumper Dumper on the back of my Jeep for my overland trips ;-)

 

Just out of curiosity, do those of you using "poop in a bag" methods get more than one use from each bag+powder? (e.g. is the "poo powder" good enough to make it tolerable for person #2's number 2?). This whole idea of crapping in a bag is a new one for me; I've been using a Dometic "flush toilet" on those rare instances when the "dig a hole" method itsn't allowed, but it takes up a lot of space in the Jeep (and I always try to empty it before transporting it just out of fear)... But the advantage is that even in hot weather, its tolerable for two or three uses before emptying.

 

Well for #1 I don't waste bags but for #2, I use one bag for each "dump". I don't think the powder was designed for more than one use and it will stink up your Jeep even with the double zipper bags that come with the bag systems.

Put the bags in a Trasharoo (Trasharoo.com) and drop the Dometic toilet for a Bumper Dumper (bumperdumper.com) which won't take up any room in your Jeep.

 

I honestly can’t see the dumper working out for most of my outings. People sitting around the campfire and then out comes the crapper. As a practical matter, what do you do? Start the Jeep and drive down the road.

 

We don't park the Jeeps around the campfire. Our overland trips have us camping at primitive BLM or Forest Service camps along the trail, we put the fire pit in a central location and everyone camps 50 to 100 feet apart. In a situation like that, I use a fold up porta privy (hole cut in back for hitch). I guess you could also wait until everyone goes to bed or as you say start the Jeep up and go down the road. The picture shows it hiding the bumper dumper that is attached to a 2" hitch on the back of my off road trailer. I've also used it on my JKUR with no trailer and my Grand Cherokee on the 11,000 mile Arctic Jeep Expedition in 2011.

 

The ‘dumper gives you a place to sit but you’re still pooping in a hole, right?

Different problem than the one I want to solve, which is a way to deal with waste that doesn’t involve a hole in the ground (which is not an option in some of the places I camp, thus the Dometic, which takes up too much space).

I can imagine it would be a lot of laughs to drive around camp sitting back there with your pants around your ankles though! :-D

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First off I’m laughing at myself for my level of engagement in this thread... heheh

Secondly I’m now realizing that the bumper dumper is actually intended to use a bag just like the turbo toilet or bucket toilets. Now I get it.

That took me a while. [emoji23]

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You got it all wrong, if you would have been following my posts on this subject you would have known that I use Wag Bags (the ones for the PETT Toilet with the Bumper Dumper. Even Bumper Dumper doesn't recommend just pooping in a hole.

In the beginning I put a bucket with the Wag Bags in it under the Bumper Dumper but now I just use the bags so I don't have to lug the bucket around.

Check out the review on my clubs website about the Bumper Dumper: Jeep Expeditions Review of Bumper Dumper

Here is a buddy of mine posing on my trailer set up bumper dumper for the review

 

I noticed that was a staged photo when there was no TP anywhere in sight.

 

Also the wrong reading material. Dead give-away.

In all seriousness, thanks for the link to the article @steelponycowboy - very informative.

I think for my personal requirement the turbo toilet is probably a better fit (more compact/lightweight). Space in a Jeep is at a tremendous premium and they are practically overweight from the factory.

 

Like everyone says on the forum it’s your Jeep mod it the way you like. Now we can say it’s your ass, shit the way you like.