There is nothing more pleasant than a quiet hike lasting from several days to several weeks or even months. However, books that praise travel and adventure are tactfully silent about the unpleasant facts that are inevitable in any journey. A camp toilet is something that is not customary to talk about, but this is a problem that you will have to face. Especially in the coniferous forest.
Regular hike
In the modern world, almost every person is accustomed to exist inseparably from the benefits of civilization. In such conditions, even the most insignificant hike is an unfavorable environment. Moving away from the city to places where no human has yet set foot, one has to say goodbye not only to mobile communications and the Internet, but also to electricity and comfort.
Thus, a weekend trip turns from a romantic adventure into an unusual and uncomfortable environment - already at the first satisfaction of a person's natural needs. The fact is thatthe presence of paper does not solve the problem with the place. Where to go to the toilet if the camp is in an open field is an open question.
Organizing a camp toilet is a delicate problem. There are many ways, solutions and devices, but everything depends on laziness and budget. The simplest of them involve the use of objects of the animal world, that is, vegetation, as shelters from prying eyes. Others are various devices, awnings and special equipment that no one will ever carry on a hike.
Hiking
When hiking, two types of camping toilet are most often used. Temporary and camp. A temporary toilet is installed individually by each participant of the campaign for himself. This is done on short one-day stops. As a rule, tourists use the bushes and folds of the terrain.
Camp toilet is already more serious. In some varieties of hiking, there are either no trees, or the parking will be long. This is true in mountain hikes and during multi-day parking. The bottom line boils down to a simple one - with the efforts of travelers, a cesspool is dug in a secluded place and a "seat" is erected with the help of logs. This toilet is used by all participants of the hiking expedition. When it's time to set up camp, the cesspool is filled with sand.
If you use the first method during a multi-day stay, there will be disorganization of the tourist group. Each participant of the trip will work only for himself, and the whole surrounding area will turn into a toilet, which is quiteunpleasant.
On a road trip
Car trips, although they are made over long distances, are much less difficult. First, you can take a lot more things with you. For example, a portable camping toilet, which is a full-sized plastic toilet with a waste container. In this case, there is no separation from the benefits of civilization and there is no need to be puzzled by digging a cesspool. Also, the machine allows you to take various shelters with you. For example, a tent for a toilet. Especially in case it is impatient in the rain or a strong thunderstorm.
It looks like a tent
The camping toilet-tent looks like a living tent. However, it can fit in full growth. Such a system has many advantages. A tent over the toilet protects people from bad weather, and also provides protection from prying eyes. Often used in travel to the sea by the method of savages. Almost always combined with a portable dry closet. However, it has a number of drawbacks - it warms up well in the sun, and ventilation leaves much to be desired.
There's a shower here
Absolutely everyone on camping dreams of a shower with warm water and a normal latrine without mosquitoes and midges. A camping shower-toilet solves this problem. As a rule, these are two separate tents of the same type. However, there are also combined versions. At the same time, combined models take up less space, but are not very convenient.
Separate camping shower is a tent andcapacity of 20 or 40 liters. Some especially expensive models even provide for heating water from a battery, solar panels or from a car battery.
Simple and uncomfortable
Folding camping toilet is a folding bucket with locking mechanisms. It often has 2 structural elements - a chair and a waste bucket. You can even take it on a hike, because this device weighs quite a bit. There is only one problem - someone should regularly wash the bucket and carry it in a backpack, but no one wants to do this, which will lead to disputes in the tourist group.
