In honour of Thomas John Crapper, inventor of the modern flush toilet. Twenty three people shared our campsite our first night in the formerly remote Nootka area, but only nine of us weren't using the beach. The success of this trial prompted our club to use the system on a recent 8-day trip to Nootka Sound. A small amount of potty fluid is added to the bucket and it, along with the seat and a ziploc, is left in a discrete but handy location. Users then take the bucket as needed and retire to a private site of their choosing.
Used tissue is placed in the ziploc and all returned for the next user.
The bucket is taken out daily for emptying in the nearest channel or open water. Used tissues were burned daily. Obviously fire bans would mean packing out. Considerations of personal and group hygiene are well served by prominently including a bottle of antibacterial soap with the potty and promoting its use as an important part of the system. Test conditions ran the whole dietary gamut from the catch of the day to such toughies as commercial freeze drieds, powder bars, peanut butter, and a rib sticking recipe of bannok.