Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Don't think that an expensive "flush" portable toilet will be better. I CURRENTLY HAVE BOTH AND THIS ONE IS BETTER. Here's why: 1) Is there any feature more important that easy cleanup? NO. Clean up is WAY easier and faster. Who wants to mess with urine and feces? Not me. With this one you simply pull out the bag and throw it away. The other two stage type has to be thoroughly cleaned because excrement actually touches the inner plastic parts (both chambers). I never really felt like I was getting it clean, when I cleaned it I felt like I was getting urine on me, and on one occasion as I left it in the back of my truck to air out on the drive home from camping and the toilet lit/seat flew off somewhere on the freeway. $25 (with shipping) to get a new one from the Italian maker. Also the caps on the two chamber ones leak when the imbedded rubber seal gets old and dried out. 2) Smell, the Reliance DOESN'T smell. We keep ours in the tent so the kids can go at night and it absolutely doesn't smell. The two chamber one only smells slightly, unless you leave some skids (which the flusher doesn't get rid of very good). 3) Cost, these are much cheaper in the short and long run. Bags are $2 each, that's it. If you want to you can use your own bags and throw in some kitty litter. The two chamber units are 2-3 times more expensive to by and you have also have to deal with (and buy) the blue additive to mix with the water storage. Also there are too many moving internal parts and the hard plastic can break much easier (replacement costs, plus who really wants to dissemble one of these for repair). 4) Sturdy. I'm a 6-foot 220 pound man and I feel just fine on this thing. Admittedly, this may be one place were others are a little better because they have a more traditional seat and a slightly lower profile. Of course lower has its give and take because the lower you sit the closer your knees are to your face, uncomfortable. One complaint is that the sticker in the side of the unit isn't peeling off easy. So it looks scraggly as it fades and rips off. Also I wish the t-paper holder had a handle because I feel like I have to touch the part that touches the seat. I'm kind of a germaphobe. All in all pretty minor gripes. On another note, this unit has 5 parts. The parts you can see in the picture are a outer lid, inner lid with t-paper holder, grey seat, and outer black bucket/container. Then there is also an inner bucket/container. This inner container is where you put the plastic bag. So, you put the plastic bag in the inner bucket, then put that inner bucket into the outer black bucket, put the grey seat on the black bucket and over the edge of the inner bucket, and them you can close it up. Seriously this was way to much of a review for a portable toilet but because I camp a lot, I'm glad to endorse good camping products.