While camping you may not have all the comforts of home, however, being able to make a camping toilet will make your adventure trip much more enjoyable. While having a slightly greater impact on the environment than a simple latrine dug in a pit, an emergency bathroom can be very useful and comfortable being in the middle of nature away from normal toilets. This article will show you how to make a camping toilet in a very simple way. Go to step 1 to get started.
Steps
Step 1. Get a bucket or a plastic crate with a capacity of about 20 liters to use as a container
You will need to put sawdust inside it in a plastic trash bag the size of the bucket. The sawdust will absorb excrement and neutralize bad odors.
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Purchase removable toilet seats the size of a bucket (or a crate on the market). You can find them on the internet or in large shopping centers; Whole plastic toilets with folding legs, portable and inexpensive, are often also available.
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Get sawdust from a sawmill, lumber yard, or grocery store. You will need enough to cover the bottom of the black garbage bag inside the bucket, at least 1-2cm each time you use your field toilet, and then cover your droppings each time you finish.
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Store the sawdust in another garbage bag during the trip.
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Step 2. Obtain and keep aside large diameter black trash bags for your organic waste
You will need more than one garbage bag every time you use the camping toilet and, if you are camping for an extended period, bring enough bags to change one at least every 2 or 3 days, depending on the number of participants in your camping party.
Step 3. Make your field bathroom at least a hundred meters downwind from where you are camping, cooking and sleeping
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Place a garbage bag inside the bucket or box and tie it on the top edge.
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Place the removable tablet on the top edge of the bucket (or open the portable toilet) and place a ready-to-use garbage bag under it.
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When you are ready to use the toilet, place a couple of cm of sawdust in the bottom of the garbage bag using a plastic scoop or spoon.
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When you're done using the toilet, cover the manure with more sawdust.
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Close the bag of sawdust tightly when you are not using it to keep it dry. Place it near the toilet so it is close at hand when you need it.
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Advice
- Close the bag (or bags) containing the organic waste tightly at the end of your camping holiday and place it inside another bag, to be kept tightly closed. Place the bags inside the bucket or plastic box and return your body products to civilization services for disposal.
- Keep the toilet paper inside a resealable plastic bag to keep it dry out of rain or dew. Keep it in your tent or camper when you're not using the bathroom and take it with you whenever you need it.
- If you are in nature without a toilet, make a latrine by digging a hole about 15 cm deep at the base of a tree and leaning against it as a support to use it. Do not dig more than 6 inches into the soil as the microbes that "digest" your waste and paper are found in the top layer. When you're done, cover everything with dirt or grass.
