• Woo hoo - we have a loo!

    March 1, 1997 in Australia

    The only loo at the shed was a 'porta-potty'. With three stonies likely to be living here for a while, I would be emptying it every couple of days.
    I bought a pan and installed it in the toilet at the back door. I screened it with blue tarp. The door was fashioned from framing scraps and covered with blue tarp.
    Flushing was courtesy of a bucket of water. The rules were the same as for the mountain huts - leave it ready for the next person to use. That meant that, after use, the bucket had to be refilled and placed back ready for the next person.
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