Toilets on trucks
#51
10-17-2006, 06:19 AM
Originally Posted by Crete_drvr
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
This thread is doing wonders for the image of truck drivers. :lol:
#53
10-17-2006, 11:24 AM
If a 5 gallon bucket and a garbage bag is what you use for emergencies, no problem... It beats the time I had to pull off on the shoulder on the PA turnpike in a true emergency (stomach virus - you know the kind, coming out both ends with the same consistency).
But, if you're gonna go the bucket/bag approach, at least put it in a real garbage can when you're done. I stopped at the service plaza on I77 in Beckley, WV yesterday. When I was getting out of the truck, on the ground at where my feet would've landed was a nice, smashed, ripped open bag of sh*t. Literally. The worst part? There was a garbage can about 60' in front of me on the curb. Now THAT'S what gives truckers a bad name.
#54
10-17-2006, 11:28 AM
Ya - I know, I know, 2 replies in a row...
A few years back I saw in one of the truck stop magazines from T/A (I think) an article about the future of trucks. They had a sample of what Volvo was going to be offering soon. Of course, it had more electronics (GPS navigation, video cameras, etc), but it also had a toilet/shower combo. Now this was in a stock 770/780 sleeper. If you've been in a Volvo, you know how the bottom bunk is 'split', where you can open the dog box from the left or right. The right hand side was the toilet/shower combo. It all folded up or something, so it wasn't available to use when the bed was setup. I could get by without the shower part, but damn, the toilet would be a great thing to have in those 'gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now' situations.
#58
10-19-2006, 05:39 PM
 ops: it has been proved that in your home there is the same ammount of airborn fecal matter in the bathroom as in any other room in the house. i have had to use my emergency crapper several times and will continue to in the future. 1500 feet in the rain,cold, no way. i also do tattoos on my self in same area, also prepare food and eat. i was a surgical tech in airforce. training didn't do much good when rescuing wounded in action tho. no way of sanitising area just do the best. my tractor is probably safer to eat in than most buffet eating establishments on the road. milk jug? nah i use gator ade jugs, bigger mouth. in usaf we had to sterlize containers that held everything from fresh water to feces using bleach then use it for drinking water and food.
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#59
10-19-2006, 09:55 PM
Originally Posted by choperbob
ops: it has been proved that in your home there is the same ammount of airborn fecal matter in the bathroom as in any other room in the house. i have had to use my emergency crapper several times and will continue to in the future. 1500 feet in the rain,cold, no way. i also do tattoos on my self in same area, also prepare food and eat. i was a surgical tech in airforce. training didn't do much good when rescuing wounded in action tho. no way of sanitising area just do the best. my tractor is probably safer to eat in than most buffet eating establishments on the road. milk jug? nah i use gator ade jugs, bigger mouth. in usaf we had to sterlize containers that held everything from fresh water to feces using bleach then use it for drinking water and food.For those who say civilized people don't sleep inches from their toilets? Plenty of people do in campers and small RV's.
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#60
10-19-2006, 10:11 PM
Originally Posted by PackRatTDI
For those who say civilized people don't sleep inches from their toilets? Plenty of people do in campers and small RV's.
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