Shower and toilet enclosure thread

[EricGagne]

Home made shower and deck which I will use in my Trekker tent.

The deck is about 3x3, I made it "tight" to make sure the legs of my PETT toilet don't fall in the cracks. I plan on always leaving the deck in the tent, I will only have to remove the toilet when I want to shower. For the shower I borrowed the idea from another thread on ExPo, there are many but I don't remember which one caught my attention.

The sprayer is 2.5 Gallons, I bought it black on purpose so it can act as a solar shower. Filling it in the morning and leaving it under the sun all day should get the water hot/warm enough to shower. If not I can alway heat 2 or 3 liters on the stove and pour it in.

 

[Corey]

Man that is a nice wood deck to stand on.

Finally, my Outback shipped today.
Ordered it on Tuesday, they are behind from the

flu.

 

[FettsWay]

Has anyone tried the "outback like" Trekker that Cabelas' now sells ? They don't seem to have the Outback anymore. I got mine today, it looked good in the living room but I live in Quebec so I can't really try it outside for another 2 months.

I'd like to know what others think about it and would particularly welcome comments from people who have seen it and the Outback. I'd like to know if it's the same tent sold under different names or if one is better.

My Fold-A-Privy in the living room

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...ct&cmCat=Related_IPL_516922&id=0066855518958a

Since there is a floor on this shower unit, does that not seem a little messy to anyone? Water and dirt from a shower would just pool up?

 

[FurthurOnTheFly]

I believe that floor is removable. I'm also not sure how much build up you would get, it looks like there are lots of areas on the sides for the water to run out?

 

[EricGagne]

Weezerbot is right, it's not a permanent floor, really it's only a 4x4 (approx.) tarp that goes inside and attaches to the tent with velcros in the corners. Water would not stay inside unless of course there's a recess in the ground.

I do think though that it would probably get dirty when showering or could be damaged by the legs of a toilet, that's why I made my large deck, I don't plan on using the tent floor at all.

 

[Corey]

My Outback came today.
Very compact when inside of the carry bag.
I will try and set it up this weekend, maybe Friday sometime.

Looks like it may take some practice in putting it back down again.
I hope I am a quick learner

 

[winch wench]

please post pics if you can..thx

 

[Corey]

please post pics if you can..thx

Here they are, I like it!
I will have a full review on all my new camping gear I have bought since my last trip in my review thread in this section after the next time I can get out camping again.
But for now, here is a simple porch setup.
A few of my neighbors were very impressed with it when they saw how small it was folded up, then set up.

I did watch the video at their site on how to fold it up, and it helps.
You want to rest the small end (top of tent) up against a wall as seen in their video.
http://www.evergreen-outdoors.net/outback/privyvideo.htm

Do pretty much like she is doing.
It took me a few times, but I got the hang of it.
Opening it up is harder, as I could only get it half way.
My neighbor was watching me, and he pulled out from the top and it snapped open.
Same way to start to put it down to get it folded half way, you take the corner to the right of the door and push it to the opposite corner to break it down to just two sides, then you fold those in to make it look like the beginning of the video where she is going to fold it for storage.

Hard to explain, you will have to do try.
Here are some pictures.
It has a vent in the rear to snake your shower hose in, but I will be keeping the Zodi shower sans the burner inside so I can pump it up when it gets low.

Plenty of room for the PETT toilet too, in fact this is slightly larger than the PETT tent that came with my toilet.

It has a skylight opening that zips open, perfect for someone that is tall to look out while he/she is showering.

Towel hanger on the outside too, so it does not get wet when showering, and you have a zipper you open to have access to your hanging towel.

I did not put the bottom in, but it goes in with Velcro, and there is also a tent stake loop by the Velcro, and you pull it outside/under to put the stake in.
Guyline loops are up the sides.

Overall I am pretty impressed with this new shelter.

 

[viatierra]

Folding the Outback SOLVED!

I think...

As others, I've spent way too much time cussing and wrestling my Outback Porta Privy. I had done it several times before, then the unit seemed to have lost it's shape and wouldn't curl like it used to. It is hard to decide what pisses me off more... the uncooperative privy, or the smug face on the lady in the "How to" video.

Then Christine came out to watch me struggle with this thing and noticed that in the video, the red Outback logo is on the bottom side. How could it make a difference since the thing is completely symetrical? She promptly flipped it over and folded it up BAM! Smug look and all. We both did it several times without fail.

VERDICT: Be sure the red logo is on the bottom.

Another mod by necessity: Durning my Klingon rite of MajQa with the Outback I destroyed the zipper on the storage bag. (Don't laugh dude, seriously.) The bag has some shoulder straps so you can stylishly tote your privy around. I don't plan on using the shoulder straps, so I cut them off at 8" or so. Now I can use them as ties to help keep the bag closed.

 

[kcowyo]

I knew that %$&$ thing was gender specific!!!


My thanks to Christine (...so will you help my fold mine up this weekend?)

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[CanuckMariner/Nomad]

Good to see this organized like this, we should do this for all gear, save plodding around and through the endless threads on various topics.

Here another version of folding the Porta Privy for those (like me) that have a hard time at putting it away. Just needs practise.

A slightly different version, from a knock off it seems but easier to remember and do

 

[Corey]

Thanks Greg for the tip.
I can not remember which way I had the logo when I folded mine back up.
Took a few tries, there is a trick to it.

But now I will remember to have the logo down.

 

[Rattler]

I just picked one up at Kmart. It is a double unit. I haven't tried setting it up yet but I will give an update when I do (hopefully this afternoon). Also picked up the 3-legged Walmart wannabe PETT toilet too.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

I scored at Costco. I previously bought a Dometic potty for the trailer, but never took it out of the box yet, I think it was $150. I walked into a Costco in another city, and found they had a whole setup from Dometic, the same potty, chemicals, and a tent on clearance for $100. I snatched that up.

I thought the tent was like the pop up Outback one, but it's not. The curved poles at the top permanently stay in the tent, so it packs like a flat shape. All you have to do to setup is assemble the straight poles.

We've used it on one trip already, but didn't assemble the tent. The only thing that sucks is emptying the cassette isn't much fun.

 

[Rattler]

I got the shower tent up. Its not the easiest but I am sure it will go better as I get more used to it. It seems pretty sturdy too. I haven't tried hanging the 5 gallon sun shower in it yet(I need to get a nice s-hook for it) but it seems like it should hold it no problems. There is a shower-specific side that has a draining floor around the outside edges. Here are a few pics I snapped.


It even came with this nice mesh basket/whatever for your shower items.

Shower-side floor