Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased this portable toilet for family camping and for disaster preparations. I initially bought a cheaper unit from Walmart (different brand), and found it leaked (yuk!), was too short for adults and was very unstable. The Thetford Curve came recommended by a friend. I have now run this Thetford Curve through it's paces and found it has performed flawlessly! My family includes multiple females who are very sensitive when it comes to this area. They LOVE this unit! They will now actually consider going camping more because the "toilet problem" is no longer a problem. They almost feel like they are back home. PROS: - The seat height is normal for all... I am 6'3" and my smallest is 4'0". - Once filled with fresh water (3.5 gallons), it weighs enough to be stable on a firm surface. - The waste tank holds 5 gallons, so it can go a while between clean outs. - There are easy to read indicators to tell you the water level in the fresh water tank AND in the waste tank. - It has a battery powered flush, which my family thought was a little strange at first on a portable, but they really like the feature in use. It uses about a 1/2 cup of water per flush, then resets (so you don't have to hold the flush button down). - The clean water fill and waste dump spouts are a good size, to make both jobs quick and easy. - The unit feels well built, sturdy and solid. I weigh 250 lb. (no snickering thank you) and feel very secure sitting on the unit. - Unit has a built in toilet paper roll holder. So, you can store one roll in the base and not worry about having a hook or something to carry the roll. CONS: - I will confirm what another reviewer said... the LID cannot double as a chair. Simply too thin. It would be nice if they would offer an after-market lid which was more sturdy. - The documentation/instructions that come with the unit are a little weak. You can figure it out if you "practice" using clean water and see how the unit works. But it would be nice if the instructions were a little more detailed. For example, the instructions never mention the fresh water tank level indicator. You just figure that out. - None of the levers, buttons or indicators are labelled on the unit. Again, once you are familiar with the unit, that isn't a big deal, but for new users, it would be nice to have some basic labels. Frankly, after fighting with a cheap unit for a couple of years, I wish now I had bought this one FIRST. I'm not worried about style or shape (which this unit also has). I'm worried about function. And this unit succeeds in every functional area. Whether camping or in a disaster, this is now one less thing I have to worry about!