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Old 06-30-2017, 04:18 PM   #21
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Basically it is a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a toilet seat and lid.


The Lil Snoozy cassette is actually pretty nice looking but still is basically what you said. I do not like the nose of the Lil Snoozy anyway which was the deal breaker for me.
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Basically it is a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a toilet seat and lid.
Not really. The toilet flushes waste into the cassette which is mounted in a separate compartment. It uses water to flush and the bowl has a seal that keeps the cassette compartment isolated from the bowl. Keeps odors out and bowl from smelling bad! In effect, the cassette functions as a small black tank with a different method of dumping.
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Not really. The toilet flushes waste into the cassette which is mounted in a separate compartment. It uses water to flush and the bowl has a seal that keeps the cassette compartment isolated from the bowl. Keeps odors out and bowl from smelling bad! In effect, the cassette functions as a small black tank with a different method of dumping.


You mean you don't have to get in line at an overcrowded campground with your engine idling waiting for your turn to finally dump? I would hate that. Composting toilet or cassette is for me.
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You mean you don't have to get in line at an overcrowded campground with your engine idling waiting for your turn to finally dump? I would hate that. Composting toilet or cassette is for me.
I'm a proponent but others, not so much. I would prefer to stop at rest stops, port o sans, or home toilets. Easy, peasy! Something to think about when you have nothing else in your head?!?!? Good luck in your search.
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...to your knowledge which trailers offer a cassette toilet?
Aaah... the Great Toilet Debate!

So far my wife wife has vetoed the concept of any kind of toilet in a small trailer, so it's an academic (but highly entertaining and occasionally informative) conversation to me.

As far as I know, Lil Snoozy in the only molded fiberglass manufacturer offering a cassette toilet option. I believe it was originally in Robert Johans' vision for the Nest trailer, but as far as I know Airstream has not revealed what they plan to offer.

Lines at the dump station... really, a minor issue solved by avoiding peak check-out times, and as already mentioned, what are you going to do about grey water?
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You mean you don't have to get in line at an overcrowded campground with your engine idling waiting for your turn to finally dump? I would hate that. Composting toilet or cassette is for me.
Yepper! I agree. I have a few inquiries out to Parkliner and Nest to see if that's an option. The guy in corporate at Parkliner seemed to think it's doable. Robert Johans at Nest offered it back in 2015 but I'm not sure Airstream will be that flexible. Must wait until both have their formal market introductions.

I hear that composting toilets draw flies!!!! Not sure if that's true.
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You mean you don't have to get in line at an overcrowded campground with your engine idling waiting for your turn to finally dump? I would hate that. Composting toilet or cassette is for me.
I've never been in a line to dump my tanks. Maybe because I avoid overcrowded campgrounds.
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I do not see how an air space can produce less condensation than an insulated space. Condensation results from inside humidity contacting a colder wall. Insulation prevents heat loss better than hollow air space of the same width. So an insulated inner wall will be less affected by outside cold temps than an uninsulated wall. I do not know if the space is wide enough between hulls, but if it were 1.5" and filled with polyurethane (sprayed into place) virtually all condensation would be eliminated.

If air space were so great at stopping heat loss, we would all be able to forego house insulation in favor of massive double-pane windows.
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I do not see how an air space can produce less condensation than an insulated space. Condensation results from inside humidity contacting a colder wall. Insulation prevents heat loss better than hollow air space of the same width. So an insulated inner wall will be less affected by outside cold temps than an uninsulated wall. I do not know if the space is wide enough between hulls, but if it were 1.5" and filled with polyurethane (sprayed into place) virtually all condensation would be eliminated.

If air space were so great at stopping heat loss, we would all be able to forego house insulation in favor of massive double-pane windows.
Unless the space is heated? Don't know but just guessing.
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I do not see how an air space can produce less condensation than an insulated space. Condensation results from inside humidity contacting a colder wall. Insulation prevents heat loss better than hollow air space of the same width. So an insulated inner wall will be less affected by outside cold temps than an uninsulated wall. I do not know if the space is wide enough between hulls, but if it were 1.5" and filled with polyurethane (sprayed into place) virtually all condensation would be eliminated.

If air space were so great at stopping heat loss, we would all be able to forego house insulation in favor of massive double-pane windows.
I tend to agree with this. The biggest factor in insulating the interior walls would be the type and thickness of the insulation material between the hulls, not an air gap between them. Generally, the thicker the insulation the design allows, the better the insulation would be.

If there's no conductivity of cold to the interior fiberglass wall, there's no condensation.
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We took a tour of the Oliver plant in Tennessee last Tuesday the 27th. Very impressed. Well-built trailer. Oliver has an air space between the double hulls. If Parkliner is filling their entire space with insulation then that will be a deal breaker for me. If the insulation touches both hulls it will conduct moisture and eventually we will have rot or mold or something. Does anyone know the answer to this because if there is an air space I agree, Look out Ollie!
I know nothing about either of these trailers, but as a general principle - assuming the inner hull acts as a vapor barrier (eg fiberglass) an air space in the gap will reduce condensation on the inner walls somewhat, but insulation in the gap will be far superior. For example, because an open air space is not a very good insulator the best quality double or triple glazed windows use argon or other gasses in the space. Since the wall of the rv doesn't require transparency, the gap is best filled with an insulating material to eliminate the tendency of the air to create circulation cells and transfer the heat from the inner to the outer hulls. There should be no condensation (or "conducting of moisture") in the insulation unless there are leaks in the either the inner or outer hull. Sounds to me that Parkliner is on the right track, though I would want the insulation to be of a closed cell variety since one can never totally prevent all leaks.
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Aaah... the Great Toilet Debate!

So far my wife wife has vetoed the concept of any kind of toilet in a small trailer, so it's an academic (but highly entertaining and occasionally informative) conversation to me.

As far as I know, Lil Snoozy in the only molded fiberglass manufacturer offering a cassette toilet option. I believe it was originally in Robert Johans' vision for the Nest trailer, but as far as I know Airstream has not revealed what they plan to offer.

Lines at the dump station... really, a minor issue solved by avoiding peak check-out times, and as already mentioned, what are you going to do about grey water?

Ha, ha! It seems any time I post something on this forum, I get pulled into the great cassette toilet debate! Gray water would get dumped with a hose instead of the slinky. I guess you could use the dump station but I'd prefer either a sink drain or home drain. Although I've not used Eco friendly shampoo or dish cleaner, I've heard if using these products, you can dump gray in the garden! Perhaps that will be my next research project. I'll grow tomatoes with gray water!
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I am such a newbie that I don't even know what a slinky is. And I am not debating anything. Even the air space. But it makes sense to me to have an airspace AND insulation based on over forty years in the construction biz. I personally would not take a chance on solid insulation. But that's me.
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I've never been in a line to dump my tanks. Maybe because I avoid overcrowded campgrounds.
Being / waiting in line is rather a subjective term . If one person is ahead of my wife when checking out in the store then she got
STUCK in line . Kinda like making a mountain out of a mole hill.
Having experienced the aftermath of people attempting to dump their cassette toilets into a pit privy , I will gladly wait my turn at the dump station
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Having experienced the aftermath of people attempting to dump their cassette toilets into a pit privy , I will gladly wait my turn at the dump station
Exactly. Yuck. Just yuck.
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Seems to me the problem with dumping grey water on your garden at home is having to carry all that extra weight on the way. I would want to dump it before leaving camp, and there aren't too many ways to do that except a dump station. Whether you use a garden hose or an expandable RV sewer hose ("stinky slinky") is secondary.

So then, if you have to visit the dump station anyway, why not just deal with the toilet there, too? At least that's how my thinking goes.

Michael, I used the word "debate" jokingly, and I'm certainly not trying to start one! There have been a number of threads about toilets and waste disposal that became quite... well... passionate. I hope this round we can stick to facts and respectfully advanced opinions.

I, too, am interested in what kind of insulation Parkliner will use between the inner and outer hull. Does anyone know what Oliver uses?
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Exactly. Yuck. Just yuck.
Several of the parks in our area public and private only allow the dumping of cassette toilets at the dump station. Pit toilets and restrooms are not intended for or designed for this purpose.
According to one Park Ranger I spoke with they have had people attempt to dump their cassette toilets in restroom sinks and shower stalls . The fault lies not with the cassette toilet , an inatimate object but with careless / thoughtless individuals
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I agree Steve, but it sets up a problem which doesn't need to exist. I'm still baffled as to how it's "better". Handling human waste by hand dumping it from a container? Nope, not me.

Now, I have seen some composting toilets used by folks who camp for extended periods, and I find them a workable solution. But the porta potties and cassette containers not so much.
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Unfortunately, not many here in US. Barefoot caravans will be brought to the states from UK. I'll need to go back in time to see which of the fiberglass manufacturers have them available. The Nest (now Airstream) was one. In the past few months I've been looking at Class B's and most of them can be modified to have a cassette. They are becoming more popular in that group. I'm finding that the price is too high for me so I'm back to the trailer hunt.

I've attached a photo of a cassette in a Sprinter. Cool!
The NEST has a PORTA-POTTY, not a cassette toilet. Airstream has said, when in production, the NEST will have a regular plumbed toilet, with a black tank.
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Seems to me the problem with dumping grey water on your garden at home is having to carry all that extra weight on the way. I would want to dump it before leaving camp, and there aren't too many ways to do that except a dump station. Whether you use a garden hose or an expandable RV sewer hose ("stinky slinky") is secondary.

So then, if you have to visit the dump station anyway, why not just deal with the toilet there, too? At least that's how my thinking goes.

Michael, I used the word "debate" jokingly, and I'm certainly not trying to start one! There have been a number of threads about toilets and waste disposal that became quite... well... passionate. I hope this round we can stick to facts and respectfully advanced opinions.

I, too, am interested in what kind of insulation Parkliner will use between the inner and outer hull. Does anyone know what Oliver uses?


Actually I was referring more to the insulation double hull "conversation". I wouldn't pretend to know ANYTHING about black water or gray, toilets versus others, and am extremely interested in that "debate". If having a composting toilet still requires me to go to a campground I am trying to avoid then flush it is.
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