THETFORD PORTA POTTI PORTABLE CAMPING TOILET HONEST THOUGHTS AFTER A BIG LAP OF AUSTRALIA & REVIEW

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  • Опубликовано: 8 янв 2023
  • The Thetford Porta Potti 365 for Camping around Australia? This is our honest thoughts after a Big Lap with 2 kids. Was it easy to use and practical? How easy is it to empty and what chemicals are required? Hope this helps you to choose your portable camping dunny.
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  • @chrisoseko
    @chrisoseko 2 месяца назад +2

    Finally a thorough review of these things. Thanks

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  2 месяца назад

      Appreciate it mate, feel like It's something nobody wants to talk about but everyone needs to know a bit also, happy to help mate 🍻

  • @clarrievivian6934
    @clarrievivian6934 Год назад +4

    great video, that is one topic that we don't like to discuss, but it is so important. Cannot emphasize enough the importance of camp hygiene. Have a Thetford 565 but I use a 5Lt garden spray ( from Bunnings) to "flush" , never looked back.

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад

      Thanks Carrie, I'll look it up 👍

    • @steiny3353
      @steiny3353 Год назад +2

      clarrie vivian
      Great minds think alike, Clarrie. That's what I intend to use too. I can't think of anything better, so I'm glad to hear it actually works for you.

  • @michaelhill4217
    @michaelhill4217 2 месяца назад +2

    Great review mate, cheers for the insight 👍

  • @brianbathgate4944
    @brianbathgate4944 9 месяцев назад +2

    Greetings from Scotland! :-) thanks for the video man - massive help 👍

  • @petermcdevitt3984
    @petermcdevitt3984 8 месяцев назад +2

    Greetings from Canada. Thank you for the great video. It was exactly what i was looking for. Safe travels. 🙂

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  8 месяцев назад +1

      Cheers Peter! Hope you are great over there 😊 spent the last week using our little mate and it's still doing the job when off gird the last week 😁👍🍻
      Really appreciate you dropping a line 👍

  • @shanks69
    @shanks69 24 дня назад +1

    Great video,we've just bought a tent and my partner wants a portable toilet as she doesn't want to be goiing to the campsite toilet during the night and the one you have just given a demo on looks like the 1 we've been looking at so you've made our minds up 👍👍

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  24 дня назад +1

      That's great! It gets used for that exact reason for us also 👌

  • @sasangikajeewandara6643
    @sasangikajeewandara6643 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you! Great video

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  8 месяцев назад

      Really appreciate you dropping a line 👍 😊

  • @Dachshund-Nator
    @Dachshund-Nator Месяц назад +1

    We take our 🦘 with us when we camp, and have had trouble getting him to use this toilet!

  • @wizznall
    @wizznall Год назад +2

    great review bud, love the no bullshit approach,

  • @peterwilliamson4296
    @peterwilliamson4296 Год назад +1

    You did a very good job of this discussion thank you so much sir.

  • @anthonyhitchings1051
    @anthonyhitchings1051 4 месяца назад +2

    We have the older model, non-electric, it works well. The real problem is finding legitimate dump stations to empty it i to. Ours was free - a curbside found treasure.

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  4 месяца назад +2

      Love a freebie 😂 wikicamps we find is the best bet to find them on the road if weren't across it already. Thanks for dropping a line and hope you are well 🍻

  • @evanradburnd3189
    @evanradburnd3189 3 месяца назад +2

    Just wondering how to store our toilet in the off season? Great video thanks.

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  3 месяца назад +1

      We just empty and keep it in the shed. It doesn't smell so we don't notice it 😁

  • @FaithisKey792
    @FaithisKey792 Год назад +1

    Thank you mate.

  • @debbiewilcox8890
    @debbiewilcox8890 Год назад +1

    Helpful thanks

  • @brucetherottie8959
    @brucetherottie8959 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thank You!!

  • @steiny3353
    @steiny3353 Год назад +2

    Good video mate, no bs, down to earth, my sort of guy 🤣 I've had a small van for a few years, and I always (well usually) get a powered site, so this will be my first time for this. I bought a companion from Tent World, Browns plains with all the necessary extras (chemicals) and I'm about to try it out this weekend. I've decided to use one of those pressure sprays (the one you fill up and pump the top to get the pressure) and then just give it a final squirt for final cleaning to minimize the amount of water used. Someone has suggested to get proper camp toilet paper for this. They said it dissolves better ? is this really necessary ?
    Cheers from Brisbane.
    I liked and subbed, by the way.

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад +2

      Steiny how are you mate! We used the recommended dunny paper to start with and when that ran out just started using normal stuff and can't say we noticed the difference.
      Just got home from a weekend off grid with my youngest and used normal stuff again. Maybe it does break down easier but can't say normal paper has ever been an issue.
      Thanks for the support mate and feel free to say g'day any time 🍻

    • @steiny3353
      @steiny3353 Год назад +1

      @@gettingaroundaus ..Thanks for the rapid reply. The mate who told me about the proper toilet paper reckons it's as thin as....and you can have some very interesting times with it 🤣 I think I'll just stick with the normal stuff.
      Safe travels mate.

    • @ErnestJay88
      @ErnestJay88 3 месяца назад +2

      agree, basically explain "how this thing works"

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  3 месяца назад

      Cheers jay 🍺

  • @ybr1960
    @ybr1960 Год назад +2

    Couple of weeks ago bought a 565e not broken in yet. Since I got it home have been wondering if I did the right thing in getting an electric flush. Thinking electric could be something that stops working and previous have never had a problem with pump flush, maybe I will be carrying a small pressure spray bottle as backup flush. Anyway find out soon.

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад

      Yeah don't know until you try it but probably will be a winner, let me know how it mate, kinda curious 🤔

  • @SolidBold00
    @SolidBold00 Месяц назад +3

    Do you flush toilet paper too or do you put it in a bag or something to throw it away?

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Месяц назад +1

      Yeah toilet paper flushes like a normal toilet.
      The bottom container when full gets emptied via a dump point.

  • @teamjet
    @teamjet Год назад +1

    Great video. How do you travel/pack the dunny when both empty and full?

    • @tbags355
      @tbags355 Год назад +1

      I too would like to know this. Have you had any issues when full while traveling like rinse water spilling or the waste tank sloshing on the road/tracks?

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад +3

      Hi mate, apologies for the delayed reply. Been camping off grid for a few days.
      But to answer your question it doesn't matter if it's empty or full because it seals well and there's no smell. I put it inside the camper trailer just inside the door when travelling (we have a hard floor duel fold). Easy to grab out and put back in when packing up. Cheers Deezel 🍺

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад +1

      Hey tbags! Na mate. (thankfully 😂) it's proper sealed and never looked like happening. That also includes hours of corrugations. See the other reply about storing it mate, cheers Deezel 🍻

    • @WilliamSowell-nt2gi
      @WilliamSowell-nt2gi 2 месяца назад +1

      9th​@@gettingaroundaus

  • @laurac-ss1cp
    @laurac-ss1cp Год назад +1

    I love that this isn't filmed in 480p

  • @GervsAdventures
    @GervsAdventures Год назад +1

    I been looking at one of these at BCF, debating on getting the 12l one or the 22l one. But is the 150ml in the bottom tank is all you need with no added water?

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад +1

      Hey Gervs, Na you do need to add water because it's a detergent basically. If I was comparing size it means ultimately how long until you need to empty it. Hope it helps 👍

    • @GervsAdventures
      @GervsAdventures Год назад +1

      @@gettingaroundaus No worries.

  • @ricks1691
    @ricks1691 Год назад +2

    still not clear in 'when ' you use chemicals TIA

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад

      Hi rick! I put in the chemicals with the water before using it. Top tank has the water mixed with the flushing chemical and bottom tank has some water mixed in with chemical that breaks down the waste. Hope that clears it up 👍

  • @moikehunt8928
    @moikehunt8928 Год назад +1

    Sold!

  • @johneller5856
    @johneller5856 Год назад

    Can't believe there is a review on this antiquated rubbish??? Have you looked at composting van toilets to learn more? Odourless, compact, no chemicals and no need for dump points. My Thetford 365 went to the tip about a year ago. Cuddy and Natures Head are two popular and well performed brands.

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад +7

      For Camping this has been great for us, and turns out for plenty of other people,. Hope you have something that's also great for you, cheers👌👍

    • @silvania1989
      @silvania1989 Год назад +7

      Composting toilets are around $1000. These cassette toilets/portable toilets cost less than $200. So I wouldn’t be spending $1k for a toilet for camping. That’s ridiculous. Maybe for a full timer, not camping/occasional usage

    • @gettingaroundaus
      @gettingaroundaus  Год назад +3

      Yeah cupla hundred bucks for something that we occasionally use is a great option for us 🍺

    • @johneller5856
      @johneller5856 Год назад

      @@silvania1989 You can be like the bears in the woods for free....

    • @bboy531
      @bboy531 10 месяцев назад +3

      Pffft $1000+ for a camping toilet, that's nuts!