[MR] camping toiletries

[Janie]

Also suggested by someone who is now a countess ( you know who you are and
are probably at Pennsic already):  Buy a bucket of scoopable cat litter.
And use it.  Just take the lid off and use the litter.  Later you can scoop
it at your convenience.  We had been discussing good buckets with lids to
use for camp potties.  The (now) countess piped up and asked the assembled
group "Why take out the kitty litter?  Just use it."

I've never tried it, but we all agreed it sounded like a good idea at the
time.  If any one is brave enough, could you let us know how it turns out?

Gwendolyn
(now a mother of three who hasn't been to Pennsic since the oldest was 2)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ceara ni Neill" <ceara at HouseBarra.com>
> I remember one of my aunts bringing a chamber pot to a family reunion...it
> was a standard enameled steel pot, white with a red stripe around the lid.
> I didnt' know what it was, I thought it was strange to have a cooking pot
> in the bedroom...boy was I surprised (& kinda grossed out) when I lifted
> the lid for a peek. But considering the treacherous & ancient staircase,
> uneven footing, etc. (old mountain house) it made perfect sense for
> someone in their 70's.
> You can pick up a cheap porta-pottie for around $15 at wal mart. Put in a
> gallon of water, some blue stuff, and keep the lid on. Even has a little
> depression for toilet tissue. And no, it doesnt' smell...you'd never know
> it was there. I've used one for the last few years now.