Porta Potti 165 Toilet

G'day Annabelle,

I've just wondered downstairs and taken apart one of the Thetford Portapotti Qube 165's to have a look for you. Inside is a little bottle of 150ml of solution which dilutes into 20L of water. That'll give you one full treatment in your Portapotti. So if you're only going to need one treatment, then the starter pack will do you just fine. If you're going to be away for a while, then you might need to grab some more chemicals.

G'day Chris, 

You can use normal toilet paper, but we'd recommend the softer kind as that will dissolve better. If you like you can use special quick dissolve toilet paper, but it can be a bit expensive. 

G'day Chris, 

That's fair enough! You will be able to flush the Thetford Portapotti, as it has a manual flush with a bellows pump. 

G'day Stephen,

Good question Stephen, but a very personal one so not so easy to answer.  If you are a couple going away for a weekend at a time you can easily get away with a smaller capacity but if there are several more users and you go away for weeks then the largest capacity would probably suit you best.  The easiest thing to consider is the flushes basically so check out the details on this on the following little info site I found about choosing toilets.

G’day Louise,

Not a silly question at all – we’re always happy to give you advice if you need it. For set up a shower tent is a great idea for privacy, and this is transportable in a trailer – just make sure it’s not rattling around.  

For that amount of people we wouldn’t recommend relying on it as your only toilet as it only has a 21L holding capacity. You will probably need to empty it at an appropriate dump point during your trip if you're planning a journey longer than a weekend with 4 kids and 2 adults using it regularly. 

We’ve written a guide on going to the toilet when camping or hiking which may be helpful, which you can have a read of here. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know.