A GUIDE TO RV TOILETS FEATURE
There are many benefits to having your own loo on board. It prevents a traipse (or dash) across a caravan park in the middle of the night to use the public facilities. It can take the hassle out of finding a public toilet on the road if you are in a hurry. But the downside to having a loo on board is that you have a loo on board and that means you need to deal with disposing of the contents. It isn’t completely gross, but it isn’t exactly the most fun job either. We will arm you with some information to minimise the ‘not fun’ aspect and share some of my anecdotes of what not to do! Broadly speaking, there are two toilet types — cassette toilets and compost toilets. Let’s go through them.
CASSETTE TOILETS
How do they work?
Most of the loos you see in Aussie vans are cassette toilets. They have proven to be functional and reliable over decades. They look a lot like your toilet at home and you use them pretty much in the same way. The main difference is you don’t have water permanently sitting in the bowl — imagine that sloshing around
