...the five gallon bucket post at THR reminded me of something....
When on the road for sales I always kept an empty large soda cup from mcdonalds with me in case I had the urge to urinate.
This worked well until the midget came along. I had to improve on the idea as she became potty trained. I share my top secret with y'all, please, no autographs....
Empty plastic coffee can....They are like 8 or 10 bucks from Foldgers or Maxwell house at the grocery store....drink the coffee first (duh), then rinse it out, DRY IT OUT REALLY WELL, then put in a roll of toilet paper and you have a new portable toilet...BUT WAIT, THERE"S MORE!!!
If you also add plastic grocery bags (I cram them into the tp paper roll right down the middle), you can accomplish a couple of more things:
Always have something to pickup dog poop...also if you know a poop is coming, you can use these to line the coffee can (I STRONGLY suggest double bagging....otherwise, you WILL find the poop the hard way). Let the little one squat and go, pull the bags, throw them in the trash, life is good.
For urine, you can just rinse and re-use.
It sounds simple and sort of silly, but Sammi has used mine MANY times...long rides to no where, at a fireworks show. Mid show, she had to go. Plop her in the back of the car, she threw a towel around her, sat and went. We didn't need to leave the show. Same thing at the Blue Angels show...as it gets hot, the portapotties are full of drunks and offensive odors. Kids don't always like that. Even functions where there are no bathrooms.
If you act now, you get an additional bonus:
The tp doubles as tissue for runny noses and spills.
The can also makes a great barf bucket if they get sick. Then wipe their mouths with the tp, bag it and get home.
I have also had to use mine coffee can as a shovel when I got stuck and needed to get some sand.
/public service message of the day.
