Travel potty

[Nik2879]

What type of potty did everyone use for going out and about?
The only one I can find is the my carry potty and I just don't have £30 spare to buy one, looking for something cheaper.
any ideas? I’ve looked in the shops but cant see anything. Thanks

I bought a second hand potette 2 in 1. It was great. Would fold up and stay in my rucksack. Used to pack a couple of pedal bin liners with a handful of lightweight cat litter in each so it was really easy to get out, used, and away. Think it was a tenner.

We had a Potette too. Very small when folded up so handy to leave in the car or pop on a rucksack.

To be honest we just use a normal one - it’s in the back of the car but can also fit into the basket under the buggy if needs be. I find it handy at public toilets where the loo seat is massive and DD is in danger of falling in!

Definitely the folding potette with the bags. So useful as it can be used as a seat to go over the toilet as well.

Never had one, never needed one. In the early days I just located a toilet every hour or so and had them try. If they were caught short somewhere where there aren’t any loos e.g. country walk then they could have a discreet wee in a bush.

The potette can be useful, although I have had children who didn't like sitting on it because it felt a bit wobbly. I just tend to carry the normal potty around with me - the stage where you need a potty right now and they can't wait to find a loo only lasts 2 or 3 weeks. I also get them used to using a loo as well as a potty very early on so they have that option too when out and about.

Never used one, you use public toilets

I also never used one for either DD. Trained on toilets, only used toilets when out. I think it is a useful part of the training, to get used to holding on.

That's not always possible.
I started pottytrain my dd when she turned 2. Every weekend we went on a big hike ; in the middle of nowhere, the travel potty is very useful!

It's also depends on the child's age- start the training when they 4 years old is very different from a 24 months old- no way my 2 years old would of tried the big toilets.

Op, we loved our travel potty, and the £30 I think it well worth it.
If you don't want to spend that much, you can take the normal potty and get some cheap potty liners from Amazon.

Mine used a proper toilet from 20 months. I had a folding toilet seat that I used to keep in my bag. Whilst they’re useful for the initial training phase I find little potties a bit ick so was keen to get past that phase ASAP.

I just literally put the potty in the car. But I also didn’t go out really with either of mine until they could reliably hold it until we got to the toilet. An emergency potty stop on the side of the road in a lay-by on a long drive or behind some bushes at the park when there are no public loos is one thing. But anywhere else and you really need to use an actual toilet. We stayed close to home and just did walks nearby for the first few weeks.

Potette for both kids: in the early days as a potty with the disposable bags (feel no guilt as we used cloth nappies), we only used one or two packs of bags. Then we just used it as a folding toilet seat or without the bags if caught short in a field or the woods. It has been used way more as a toilet seat. We also bought the reusable insert this time to use when staying away overnight so we didn't have to bring the big potty but that's not essential.

My carry potty is really good, could you look for a second hand one on FB marketplace or on local baby buy/sell groups?

Otherwise I would suggest a Pourty in a plastic bag, they're only a tenner and very compact, light and easy to use.

Oh and just to add we didn't get on with the Potette Plus at all, my DD just didn't want to use it.