Thetford 550P porta potti - For quick dry camping trips with no dump station access

I carry one of these......

I like it.  Just don't grab poison oak leaves when searching for the companion wipes. 

Looks like the perfect solution for your situation.

I too sometimes miss the ease a cassette toilet provides for the same reasons you listed.

Prior to our TCer ownership, we purchased a Thetford PP for traveling in our Suburban.  After having a TCer, we thought we would never use the PP again.

However, last December, we did a road trip in our TCer.  We left it winterized and carried our drinking water in the truck.  In extremely cold temps, we put the PP in the floor of the crew cab and in the TCer at night.

It worked out really well and not having to worry about any pipes freezing was a real plus.   

We have our own personal "dump station" in the form of a sewer clean out with an extension where we park our trailer in our backyard. This makes clean up easy when we don't have access or don't want to bother with a dump station.

I also like this unit, $16.99 at Big 5

If I was younger I would use a brown paper bag and kill two turds with one stone.

GRUMPA posted:

I also like this unit, $16.99 at Big 5

If I was younger I would use a brown paper bag and kill two turds with one stone.

........ but I must ask, what does age have to do with it?

Les1 posted:

However, last December, we did a road trip in our TCer.  We left it winterized and carried our drinking water in the truck.  In extremely cold temps, we put the PP in the floor of the crew cab and in the TCer at night.

Les -
Good to hear.  
That is similar to our plan (although here in northern CA there is no need for winteriwhateveryoucallit).

Ours will travel in the TV's "trunk"/5th wheel tool box (and while camping there is plenty of space in the TT) -

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First thing I did when we got our 1995 was pull the stock toilet, and install a Thetford cassette.  I don't want to be looking for a dump station, or having to pull the trailer to a dump station (although, with 45 gallons, I could go two weeks without dumping, I think).  In 6 years of using cassettes, I have not had a problem, nor wished I had a black tank to use.

We purchased the electric flush version 2 years ago for use in a large tent on a convoy. Pulled it out this year, tested it out, and left for this years convoy. 

The pump failed the first night. Probably not worth fixing, but it is a very large piece of plastic to go in a landfill.

Frank -

That is the very reason that we went with the 550P (manual flush) over the Curve (battery powered flush) - the expensive failed electric flush mechanism in so many Curve reviews.

@LoveToGlamp posted:

First thing I did when we got our 1995 was pull the stock toilet, and install a Thetford cassette. I don't want to be looking for a dump station, or having to pull the trailer to a dump station (although, with 45 gallons, I could go two weeks without dumping, I think).  In 6 years of using cassettes, I have not had a problem, nor wished I had a black tank to use.

Installing the cassette toilet is an interesting bridge between the conventional RV toilet and a composting toilet. While you're still using water, you accomplish the following:

• You eliminate using the black tank. That potentially can save much weight if you're full and can't dump right away.
• You can use your toilet even if your RV is winterized.
• You have many more options for dumping,
• No dump fees.
• And as a last resort if you were boondocking in an isolated area, you could dig a latrine and empty your cassette. (Not recommended unless absolutely desperate.)