Bathroom issues: does anyone else have this problem?

[Ricky 4]

Tell them `sorry`but they cannot use your toilet, then keep the camper locked. Thats what we do. You do not need to give any reasons for your decision.

[Bob Dunn]

Lying is not an option as it just creates an opportunity for distrust. You don't want your family or friends not trusting you. Especially over a toilet.

Darn! And I was going to suggest telling the little darlings that they were welcome to use the bathroom, but to be careful about the {a} poisonous snakes, {b} hornets, {c} jellyfish, or {c} all of the above living in the toilet!

[Time K]

Hey Bob...what's stopping you from putting your pets in there anyway?

[James V]

Try the ways to not use as much water.

Do not use the water pump.

Get a 1 quart hand sprayer and put in about 1/4 lid of liquid laundry Detergent. Pretreat always. Use to clean after use. This will keep the long term smells down.

Get a 1 quart container to put water in for flush. No more is needed, usually less. No Water is used for pee, just spray with the soap bottle. You may want to just get a pee bottle and empty in the vault.

You will get a lot of solids this way. You will need to dump early and then put in some ice and water and travel 30+ miles and dump again. Adding 1/4 cup laundry detergent will help keep smelling clean before the dump. The same with gary water.

[Raya]

Adding 1/4 cup laundry detergent will help keep smelling clean before the dump. The same with gary water.

Now come on, folks from Gary, Indiana, have suffered enough

[Jim Bennett]

I too would just lay it on the line, tell them the truth of the matter, and have them find a solution to deal with it. If you are willing, the portable holding tank is not a bad idea, and the friends can be the one to haul it to the disposal site.

Heck, I opt for the campground toilets myself, whether pit or flush. I only use the one in the trailer for night time if there are no discrete trees nearby, or when stopped along the road.