Night time loo while camping

[HmmmCat]

In a fit of community-minded madness, I volunteered to support youth camping trip. I don’t mind camping at all, except for the nighttime loo trips. I’m 60, and even with HRT, at the miment there are a lot of nighttime loo trips. Normally I would just take a small, tightly lidded bucket, and wash it out every morning. But if I’m sharing a tenet with a non-family adult, well, I can’t really do that!

Is there any way if guaranteeing no nighttime peeing for a few nights?

Fishing toilets are your answer

I usually take a windbreak and make it into a little spiral to use as a toilet cubicle tucked away behind the tent. I put a bucket inside and a couple of carrier bags tied on onto the tops - one with a loo roll in it, and one for used loo roll. Only ever used for pee, but saves a long walk to the toilet block in the night or first thing when I’m bursting for a wee!

One of the reasons I prefer my very basic bucket system over all the other digressions is that it all just goes down the loo in the morning. All those gels and liners end up in landfill.

Are you on Guide/Scout camp?

No, it’s a different organisation. Guides and Scouts would have no issue whatsoever to me bringing my own tent (15y as dw of a Leader). This organisation are paying an Outward Bound type company to run the whole trip, and they set the rules - including only using the tents they provide.

BTW I did not mean to be rude in my PP: digressions is annoying autocorrect for suggestions.

I was just thinking that Guide and Scout Leaders would be very used to sharing sleeping accommodation with other adults - fully understand the toilet situation though. Same for me!

Good you got sorted and don't have to be struggling out the tent in the middle of the night! I was going to suggest a tent just for the bucket...you can get these small but high tents just for changing in etc, some people use them for the portapotty

Give up caffeine and it will likely solve the issue.

Hooray: glad you are getting your own tent.

I wouldn’t go if I had to share a tent

We have a camping toilet and a toilet tent. It's a little pop up thing that cost about £20 and the toilet was similar. We line it with a bag and put cat litter in and it does us for night time wees for a few days camping. When you pack up the bag of cat litter goes in the big bin.