Official Pett Toilet Experience Thread - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2003, 04:30 PM

I'm not sure how many reports Del is getting on the toilets. So I figured I'd make it easy for everyone to give a report.

I've been using mine for a while now.
No mess no more squating no more digging.

I like the fact that I can set this thing up in the shade so I have a great view and I sit and do my business.

Jeepndel · 07-08-2003, 06:14 PM

Thanks Monkeyboy for starting this thread. Good idea.

Don't forget also, that we have official feedback forms that we need to fill out at the end of the wheeling season and get them to me (for grant money purposes and government needs).

Melissa Monroe has the forms or I can email them to you (Exel spreadsheet). This is important, as I need them back (the forms) so we can hopefully buy some more to give out.

Also, visit my web site for tips and tricks on using the Pett. Especially if you want to get multiple uses out of one bag -- which is quite easy if you do it right.

www.delalbright.com/ follow the Rubicon Trail links; then Trail Sanitation.

thanks to all who are packing it out.
Del

Monkeyboy · 07-08-2003, 10:10 PM

I started this because I lost my original feedback form

chartdog · 07-09-2003, 07:41 AM

I started to use them this season and so far they are great. I have a folding seat already that I used to use with a shovel. I now buy just the PEET bags and use them with my existing seat.

In actual use I find them equal or even easier/nicer than my old method. Only issue is that they are not truely odor free when transported inside a rig like a 4Runner. I am going to pick up a "diaper caddy" at Target today and try that out next week on a trip to Deer Valley.

Jeepndel · 07-09-2003, 08:02 AM

Chardog, you might be mixing too much paper with the chems. If you use them multiple times, be sure there's very little or NO paper barrier between uses. This prevents the chems from doing their job. If they (chems) have access to all the product, I've found little or no smell left.

I've used the packaging bag for the used paper rather than mix it in with the main bag IF I plan to use the bag multiple times.

Just a thought....

Del
ps. but a diaper caddy or small rubber maid tub is always a good idea.....

Rubicrawler · 07-09-2003, 08:19 AM

I love my Pett! It's very convienient and sturdy as hell! I'd recommend it to anyone that uses the backcountry

cruzila · 07-09-2003, 08:33 AM

a thousand words

Mrs. Maniac · 07-09-2003, 01:07 PM

It's tough enough to handle the Pirate camp twice. On Memorial Day and on the 4th we had ours up and everyone has TOO much fun using it. Del, could you e-mail me the form to fill out?

RCKRATZ · 07-09-2003, 03:56 PM

yup it is awesome, so much better then trying to hover, not get any in your shoes and swat away all the mosquitos at once

We have used it on 3 trips now, and everyone loves it. I even got some reading done last week

Jeepndel · 07-09-2003, 04:22 PM

RCKRATZ,
Hey pard, you're filling out your toilet paperwork (feedback form), right?

Part of the paperwork.....

del

ReadsterCA · 07-09-2003, 09:48 PM

Our club has used it on three trips. Snow Patrol, our SUV run, and a recent run on the Con.

Everyone's very positive, and love's the conveinence, however we have a few suggestions.

The bag should have a line printed either on the inside or outside like a "fill" line. With the SUV run, we over filled three bags - makes it hard to keep them from leaking.

Second would be a flap in the top of the tent to shue flys out. I think next trip I'll bring a fly strip - well okay maybe a case of fly sticks.

Thanks to El Dorado and the OHV fund for making these possible.

chartdog · 07-10-2003, 07:52 AM

Del,

Thanks for the tips. I'm adding a better transport container this trip. Should be fine that way since it was just a slight odor anyway.

RCKRATZ · 07-10-2003, 11:26 AM

Nope don't have the forms, can you email them to me.

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeepndel
RCKRATZ,
Hey pard, you're filling out your toilet paperwork (feedback form), right?

Part of the paperwork.....

del

twn44s · 07-10-2003, 05:32 PM

Works Damm good thats All I got to say

KTRowe · 07-11-2003, 09:15 PM

Our club has taken our Pett out twice and love it. (Especially the ladies) It is very easy to set up and use.

morgan · 07-21-2003, 12:31 AM

I brought one on the trail last weekend, 7/12-7/13. Worked great. It's nice to be able to take your time, you know?

My experience was that the bags are not stinkproof. But hey.

West Marine carries the PETT toilet and the 24-count box of PETT bags.

Morgan

Jeepndel · 07-21-2003, 06:17 AM

Morgan,
Be sure to read the stuff on my web site about how to BEST use the bags and the poo powder. I think you'll find less smell if you do it a certain way. I don't have smell problems -- but then again, I guess that means my *%^& don't stink???

Oh, that was tacky. I take that back.

Del

07-08-2003, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Monkeyboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Member # 1169 Location: Antioch, CA. Posts: 7,124	Official Pett Toilet Experience Thread I'm not sure how many reports Del is getting on the toilets. So I figured I'd make it easy for everyone to give a report. I've been using mine for a while now. No mess no more squating no more digging. I like the fact that I can set this thing up in the shade so I have a great view and I sit and do my business. __________________ It was even more of a turn on when I found out she was doing me to buy baby formula

07-08-2003, 06:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jeepndel Land Use Zeus Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 3982 Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA, USA Posts: 2,584	Thanks Monkeyboy for starting this thread. Good idea. Don't forget also, that we have official feedback forms that we need to fill out at the end of the wheeling season and get them to me (for grant money purposes and government needs). Melissa Monroe has the forms or I can email them to you (Exel spreadsheet). This is important, as I need them back (the forms) so we can hopefully buy some more to give out. Also, visit my web site for tips and tricks on using the Pett. Especially if you want to get multiple uses out of one bag -- which is quite easy if you do it right. www.delalbright.com/ follow the Rubicon Trail links; then Trail Sanitation. thanks to all who are packing it out. Del __________________ Del Albright BlueRibbon Coalition Ambassador Co-Founder, Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) Building an Access Army to Fight Back -- SOLDIER UP Follow the Trail Tours TAPT

07-08-2003, 10:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Monkeyboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Member # 1169 Location: Antioch, CA. Posts: 7,124	I started this because I lost my original feedback form __________________ It was even more of a turn on when I found out she was doing me to buy baby formula

07-09-2003, 07:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
chartdog Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 404 Location: Grass Valley, CA Posts: 418	I started to use them this season and so far they are great. I have a folding seat already that I used to use with a shovel. I now buy just the PEET bags and use them with my existing seat. In actual use I find them equal or even easier/nicer than my old method. Only issue is that they are not truely odor free when transported inside a rig like a 4Runner. I am going to pick up a "diaper caddy" at Target today and try that out next week on a trip to Deer Valley. __________________ Pete Newell 89 4Runner SAS with all the goodies. KJ6CXI Toys on the Rocks FOTR CA4WDC TLCA BRC NRA

07-09-2003, 08:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jeepndel Land Use Zeus Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 3982 Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA, USA Posts: 2,584	Chardog, you might be mixing too much paper with the chems. If you use them multiple times, be sure there's very little or NO paper barrier between uses. This prevents the chems from doing their job. If they (chems) have access to all the product, I've found little or no smell left. I've used the packaging bag for the used paper rather than mix it in with the main bag IF I plan to use the bag multiple times. Just a thought.... Del ps. but a diaper caddy or small rubber maid tub is always a good idea..... __________________ Del Albright BlueRibbon Coalition Ambassador Co-Founder, Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) Building an Access Army to Fight Back -- SOLDIER UP Follow the Trail Tours TAPT

07-09-2003, 08:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rubicrawler Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 2037 Location: Brentwood, CA 150 mi. from the 'Con Posts: 5,834	I love my Pett! It's very convienient and sturdy as hell! I'd recommend it to anyone that uses the backcountry __________________ Mark Langford KI6TMK '86 CJ7, ProRock60's, 4.88's/Detroits/35 Spline Alloys/CTM's, TBI 350, 700R4, 4:1 D300 w/Twin Stick, 17" x 8.5" Trail Ready HD Aluminum beadlocks, 37x13.5x17 Toyo MT's Dysfunctional Rockcrawlers (TDO)

07-09-2003, 08:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
cruzila Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6650 Location: Garden Valley Posts: 5,383	a thousand words Attached Images __________________ Scott Johnston Rubicon Trail Foundation Founding Director and Past President 2010-2012 WIN a fully built Toyota pickup at Cantina 2013 Davez Off Road and Trail Gear are supporting Rubicon Trail Foundation

07-09-2003, 01:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mrs. Maniac Pirate Chick Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 110 Location: El Dorado, CA Posts: 490	It's tough enough to handle the Pirate camp twice. On Memorial Day and on the 4th we had ours up and everyone has TOO much fun using it. Del, could you e-mail me the form to fill out?

07-09-2003, 03:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
RCKRATZ Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Member # 2485 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 2,964	yup it is awesome, so much better then trying to hover, not get any in your shoes and swat away all the mosquitos at once We have used it on 3 trips now, and everyone loves it. I even got some reading done last week __________________ Keith Ratzburg aka "El Rolo" Friends of Fordyce-Director

07-09-2003, 04:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jeepndel Land Use Zeus Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 3982 Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA, USA Posts: 2,584	RCKRATZ, Hey pard, you're filling out your toilet paperwork (feedback form), right? Part of the paperwork..... del __________________ Del Albright BlueRibbon Coalition Ambassador Co-Founder, Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) Building an Access Army to Fight Back -- SOLDIER UP Follow the Trail Tours TAPT

07-09-2003, 09:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
ReadsterCA Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Member # 20944 Location: Antelope, CA Posts: 28	Feedback Our club has used it on three trips. Snow Patrol, our SUV run, and a recent run on the Con. Everyone's very positive, and love's the conveinence, however we have a few suggestions. The bag should have a line printed either on the inside or outside like a "fill" line. With the SUV run, we over filled three bags - makes it hard to keep them from leaking. Second would be a flap in the top of the tent to shue flys out. I think next trip I'll bring a fly strip - well okay maybe a case of fly sticks. Thanks to El Dorado and the OHV fund for making these possible.

07-10-2003, 07:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
chartdog Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 404 Location: Grass Valley, CA Posts: 418	Del, Thanks for the tips. I'm adding a better transport container this trip. Should be fine that way since it was just a slight odor anyway. __________________ Pete Newell 89 4Runner SAS with all the goodies. KJ6CXI Toys on the Rocks FOTR CA4WDC TLCA BRC NRA

07-10-2003, 05:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
twn44s Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Member # 3417 Location: Plymouth, CA USA Posts: 1,044	Works Damm good thats All I got to say __________________ Rubicon Trail Foundation Friends Of the Rubicon "I believe that forgiving them is Gods function.Our job is simply to arrange the meeting" General Norman Schwartzkof

07-11-2003, 09:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
KTRowe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5981 Location: Lodi, CA Posts: 7	Our club has taken our Pett out twice and love it. (Especially the ladies) It is very easy to set up and use.

07-21-2003, 12:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
morgan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 228 Location: Oakland, CA, USA Posts: 1,380	I brought one on the trail last weekend, 7/12-7/13. Worked great. It's nice to be able to take your time, you know? My experience was that the bags are not stinkproof. But hey. West Marine carries the PETT toilet and the 24-count box of PETT bags. Morgan __________________ Morgan Fletcher, Oakland, CA - 76 FJ55, 94 FJ80 - TLCA #5973 Ad Astra Per Alia Porci! - [url="http://www.birfield.com/~morgan"]http://www.birfield.com/~morgan[/url]

07-21-2003, 06:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
Jeepndel Land Use Zeus Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 3982 Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA, USA Posts: 2,584	Morgan, Be sure to read the stuff on my web site about how to BEST use the bags and the poo powder. I think you'll find less smell if you do it a certain way. I don't have smell problems -- but then again, I guess that means my %^& don't stink??? Oh, that was tacky. I take that back. Del __________________ Del Albright* BlueRibbon Coalition Ambassador Co-Founder, Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) Building an Access Army to Fight Back -- SOLDIER UP Follow the Trail Tours TAPT

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