A bucket toilet is a 5-gallon bucket fitted with a seat, a sturdy liner, and something to absorb and cover the waste. It’s the emergency toilet most preparedness agencies point people to, because it works when the water is off, the sewer is down, or the bathroom...
After a strong earthquake, you shouldn’t flush your toilet until someone confirms the sewer lines are intact. That one fact catches most households off guard. A typical earthquake emergency kit has water, food, a flashlight, and a first aid kit. Very few have a...
Every tailgating essentials list covers the grill, the cooler, the chairs, and the team flag. Almost none of them mention the thing that actually ends a good tailgate early: needing a bathroom when the nearest one is a quarter mile away and has 30 people in line. If...
Fall camping is the best camping of the year, right up until you walk to the restroom and find a padlock on the door. After Labor Day, a lot of campgrounds stay open but quietly stop running the water, lock the flush restrooms, and pull the trash bins. The sites are...
Most van builds land on one of four van life toilet options: a cassette toilet, a urine-diverting unit sold as “composting,” a bag-based system like a bucket with sealed gelling bags, or no toilet at all. The right choice depends less on your budget than...
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