Indelicate topic?

I know a guy that used baby wipes (why I don't know) - screwed up both his camper and house plumbing - Roto Router charged him $800 for the house. They do not dissolve or breakup at all.

JandJ92010 said:

We play it safe and use regular RV TP. Walmart always has a good supply of it.

That's nice to know.  I was trying to figure out how T@B owners were going to keep a supply with them and still have room for other "necessities".

We use the RV TP from Walmart as well, just so I don't need to read the labels on the others. Single-ply breaks up better to help prevent clogs that may happen when a clump of paper catches on the valve or other feature in the tank (sensor, for example, in so-equipped RVs - not our T@bs.) Absence of perfumes, lotions, and other treatments make it more palatable to septic systems at RV parks.

I do my best paperwork in the local facilities in the campground to save space and minimize any damages therein.   I have found that commercial grade toilet paper does take up a lot of room in a porti-potty unit via wicking and expansion.   That's about as delicate as I can get!  

I've used porti-potti's for many years and the key to eliminating having to continually dump the system is to keep any paper entry to a minimum.   I understand that this is one of them "touchy/feely" type discussions too, but if you really want to maximize use of the smaller holding tanks, place any used paper into a grocery bag and dispose of the paper separately.  It has worked for me for many years and might sound disgusting or gross, etc. but you won't be filling your waste tank up as quickly and it even makes dumping the waste tank easier and much less of a hassle.  They issue a ton of these plastic bags at grocery stores while shopping and they are very effective.....  I'll get off the throne here and move on as I've stated my nickel's worth!  LOL    

PXLated said:

"They issue a ton of these plastic bags" - Not in Santa Fe, even Walmart uses paper. Their swivel bag dispensers sit empty. Same at Smith's grocery stores.

Maybe not there, but the overwhelming majority of states around the US do use plastic.  I'll send you some!  

DurangoTaB said:

Not to belabor the indelicacy, but for those of you who have traveled in Japan (or visited Ten Thousand Waves in Santa Fe)... the Toto portable Washlet: http://www.amazon.com/Toto-HW300-W-Portable-Travel-Washlet/dp/B008O1G4LQ.  

Interesting.  Thanks

PXL I spent over 2 years in Japan and don't remember the giant chop sticks in the binjo but that was a very long time ago. Perhaps they were for recycling the TP the previous guest dropped down the hole? (Just kidding of course. Loved Japan.)

I'm laughing out loud about the mysterious giant chopsticks.  My experience in Japan was in 5-star resorts with the most technologically-advanced toilets I've ever seen.  Actually, I was in NYC this weekend at a hotel with similar toilet/bidet combos that even had heated toilet seats.  Reminded me of those toilets in Japan.  

Spent a year in Japan 30 years ago as a college student and remember those traditional "urinal-on-its-back" style toilets quite well. But I remember even better a homestay with a wealthy family that had one of those fancy heated/plumbed toilet seats. A lot of people have them in the US now but back then I'd never even heard of one. Needless to say I spent more time than strictly necessary sitting on the pot during those few weeks, experimenting with all the features. 

Let us know how it works out for ya DurangoTaB - We know you've ordered it already :-)

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