Buddy seat for porta potti

Post by **High Peaker** » 24 Apr 2007, 11:16

Well I'm very excited, having just bought my first camper - a 1983 high top with a Reimo-esque interior.
One of the first additions I would like to make is a buddy seat to take a porta-potti.
Does anyone have a pattern I could use, or recommend a manufacturer, or selling one?
Currently passenger seat does not swivel, but if I got a swivel base I could use the buddy seat as a footstool as well!

Cheers all,

Post by **T'Onion** » 24 Apr 2007, 12:16

http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic ... 0&start=15

Post by **High Peaker** » 24 Apr 2007, 13:34

Thanks Mark - some useful tips there.
Don't your legs catch on the edge of box when you are using the potty though?
Perhaps it needs a cutaway section at the front, with a make up piece on the lid edge.

Post by **SteveW** » 24 Apr 2007, 14:42

I thought the exact same thing about the sides digging in your legs. In the end I came to the conclusion it would be better to take the toilet out for night use or keep it in the awning. I have ended up with a box to fit the toilet rather than the original Devon that I started out building. I think my method will work better as the toilet will not move about inside the box while traveling plus the box does not take up so much space and is still big enough to use as a buddy seat. Another thought about using it in the box is your aim will have to be true or the whole thing will stink in very short order.

I will be making up some steel box section legs soon if you or others want any while I am at it.

Post by **mininut** » 24 Apr 2007, 16:01

Hi Alex, can't help with your potty but hello and welcome. I see your just over t'hill from us in Furness Vale. See you around maybe?

Post by **High Peaker** » 24 Apr 2007, 16:21

Well, I was a marksman with rifle & pistol, but....
It will be an "emergencies only" item, when going out in the cold and rain really is not an option.
I think I'll start off by buying the loo and experimenting with old ply to create a mock-up, then build prototype from MDF, sand & paint.

Anyone got any extreme views on preferred manufacturer? Fiamma BiPot 30 seems to be the most compact (and cheapest).

Picking the van up Thurs evening from previous owners in Herts, so will be a a test of faith driving 200 miles at night first go, especially over the Peaks! Must pack kettle.

Post by **matt** » 24 Apr 2007, 19:44

watch out for lidl bargains

I've owned both a bio pot - £44and a lidl one £29
opened up lidl one, inside was a thetford

the lidl one is going strong

the bipot lid broke within weeks

Post by **T'Onion** » 24 Apr 2007, 20:50

matt wrote:
the bipot lid broke within weeks

wasnt me

Post by **SteveW** » 24 Apr 2007, 21:20

Wee oop's or should I say. We have just got a new Kampa Portaflush 21 Deluxe. A Thetford rip off so close all the Thetford parts are supposed to fit. Looks good so far and much cheaper than the brand name.

Post by **luckopig** » 25 Apr 2007, 13:09

Don't your legs catch on the edge of box when you are using the potty though?

I just bought this from our own for sale page, gets over the catching your legs problem very well. S**t hot design

http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=18647

Post by **Mocki** » 25 Apr 2007, 13:37

With mine I solved the leg prob like this......

Post by **High Peaker** » 25 Apr 2007, 18:10

luckopig wrote:
Don't your legs catch on the edge of box when you are using the potty though?
I just bought this from our own for sale page, gets over the catching your legs problem very well. S**t hot design
http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=18647

Isnt there a risk of falling off the table? Or is it s#tting from a great height?

Post by **luckopig** » 25 Apr 2007, 21:51

The other people in the picnic area weren't amused

Post by **High Peaker** » 30 Apr 2007, 10:31

matt wrote:watch out for lidl bargains

I've owned both a bio pot - £44and a lidl one £29
opened up lidl one, inside was a thetford

the lidl one is going strong

the bipot lid broke within weeks

Matt, Is that Lidl - as in the supermarket?
Do you have to find a major branch for them to be selling toilets?

Post by **torz** » 30 Apr 2007, 14:20

No, we have a lidl here in Derby and we bought it from there....