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Clash of the portable toilets!
I bought this GO Anywhere toilet for possible use in my truck camper. The camper has a compact Porta-Potti (P-P) that is no trouble to set up, use, and empty, but it's not a lot of fun to clean after a trip. I liked the idea of being able to get the GO out when needed, set it up easily, dispose of bags in the trash, wipe the thing down, and put it away before hitting the road. Odor is a primary concern because of using it in the camper. Before purchasing I looked on YouTube to see how the GO works. At least one of the demos is hilarious. The GO is very well designed. It's sturdy and comfortable to sit on, and the rim under the seat where you tuck the plastic bag ensures that the bag's edges stay clean. The net that supports the bag is removable. Unfolding the legs to set up the toilet is easy. They are a bit stiff to fold back down, but that's OK. You don't want the toilet to collapse, and I'm able to refold the legs without using tools. Buying Cleanwaste bags all the time would get expensive and make the P-P a far more economical option. So I experimented at home with a couple of the alternatives suggested by other reviewers: 13 gallon trash bag with cat litter: maybe I didn't use enough litter. Extremely agricultural odor! No, no, no.... Besides, a sack of cat litter takes up as much camper space as the P-P. 13 gallon trash bag with a scoop of Happy Camper powder (similar to Poo Powder, I had it already) in the bag before use: Happy Camper is designed to be used in water in the P-P's holding tank, so I put toilet paper on top of the deposit and wet the paper with a small glass of water. Very faint odor at first, no odor at all after about 20 minutes. Chemically assisted trash bags seem to be a viable option. A couple of used 13 gallon trash bags fit easily into a 2.5 gallon zipped freezer bag for disposal. Effective against odor and leaks, but not environmentally friendly. Comparing the GO and P-P, the GO is simpler if you don't mind reusing swampy plastic bags. Cleanup is easy, but has to be done often. The P-P is nicer to use because deposits conveniently disappear into the cassette tank below. Less frequent in-transit disposal, but more thorough cleanup is required at the end of the trip. Pros and cons are about equal as far as I'm concerned. Any sensible person would have assembled the unused GO in the camper before trying it. But I'd measured using the website dimensions and it was supposed to fit! And nobody said I was sensible. Folded, the GO fit easily into the Porta-Potti space in my camper. But open it was about an inch too wide to slide back into that space. The flared legs (so necessary for stability) were to blame. I don't want a camper toilet that I have to dismantle after each use or step over in the aisle. So the P-P will ride again.... Although the GO does not work for my camper, I'm still a fan. It's an excellent option for tent camping and I'll keep it with my emergency supplies. Besides, I'd feel bad returning a used toilet. Construction is 5-star. I'm deducting one star for the lack of more specific pre-purchase measurements. If you want to slide it away assembled it needs a space 18" W x 20" L x 14.5 H. But if you aren't trying to stuff it into a tiny space, it's great!
August 2016 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase
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