Outdoor Toilets a Good Bet When Camping With Children
When camping with children, I highly recommend bringing a portable
toilet on your trip. There is no question that this simple concession will
make the trip more enjoyable for you and your children. Personally, my
biggest complaint when camping revolves around how close my party is to
the communal toilet. You never want to be too close, but you never want
to be too far away either. Trying to find the perfect balance is always quite
the task — especially in crowded campgrounds. It is even more difficult
when children are involved.
Some parents are put off by the idea of a portable toilet when camping, but
what they seem to forget is that they probably used a similar concept during potty training. Also, consider that camp toilets are usually made to be outdoors, so waste is contained for dumping at a later time*. I wouldn’t recommend using the outdoor toilet for every potty break, as it can get expensive and/or cumbersome.
*It is not recommended to bring a regular potty training type toilet into the
woods. It is never acceptable to dump waste outside of a waste station. It
is also highly inadvisable to use anything other than a certified outdoor
toilet while camping because of sanitary and safety issues with
containment.