Toilet seats for seatless toilets
Nov 24, 2016, 11:40 am
#16
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That's the weird thing, it's all over Latin America. I've seen it in the Dominican Republic, in Argentina, and even in high-end shopping malls in Colombia. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how toilets get sold without seats to begin with, or what happens to the seats ("it broke" doesn't make sense when every toilet in the building is like that).
Cardboard's really not a bad idea. Would also fix the problem of constantly-changing seat sizes and being reused after a dirty bowl.
Cardboard's really not a bad idea. Would also fix the problem of constantly-changing seat sizes and being reused after a dirty bowl.
After changing the toilet seat many times, some business or organizations will just stop using a seat.
Nov 25, 2016, 3:51 pm
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Nov 25, 2016, 4:07 pm
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Side note: there's something called the Squatty Potty Toilet Stool which lets you almost squat on a normal toilet. I can attest to it being a great idea and it has 4.4 stars on Amazon out of 5000 reviews, well, all of those can't be fake.
Nov 29, 2016, 2:39 pm
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I used to have a very hard time with this... however frequent travel to rural China and India cured me.... the best video to watch as a primer is this:
Nov 30, 2016, 12:45 pm
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I've traveled in many countries where the toilet facilities are less than ideal. Usually, cleanliness is a problem as well.
Inconvenient as it is, the safest thing to do is to learn to "hover" (semi-squat) and not use the seat at all. Practice before you leave home.
A couple of tips:
Inconvenient as it is, the safest thing to do is to learn to "hover" (semi-squat) and not use the seat at all. Practice before you leave home.
A couple of tips:
- Make sure that you use the toilet in your hotel to eliminate you solid waste, before you go out for the day.
- Always carry tissues for wiping and wet wipes for hand cleansing
Nov 30, 2016, 3:55 pm
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The last time I was in CDG, the toilets LANDSIDE had NO toilet seats--AIRSDE they had TSs.
At NRT 1/2 the toilets were squat type, 1/2 "normal" toilets.
As one gets older squatting becomes more difficult; in the USA handicap toilets have toilet seats higher than non-h, these are easier to sit on than the others.
At NRT 1/2 the toilets were squat type, 1/2 "normal" toilets.
As one gets older squatting becomes more difficult; in the USA handicap toilets have toilet seats higher than non-h, these are easier to sit on than the others.
Dec 8, 2016, 8:32 pm
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Here are an assortment.... seat covers and all.
https://www.rei.com/c/camp-toilets?r...toilets&page=1
https://www.rei.com/c/camp-toilets?r...toilets&page=1
Dec 9, 2016, 6:38 pm
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Maybe you should approach the problem differently. This may sound ridiculous, but...
What if you bring something to stabilize you while you squat so that you don't, uh, fall in.
The first thing that comes to my mind: 1 (or maybe 2) camera tripods. These can be small and light. They are not suspicious for travel because many people carry camera equipment. You could practice at home and learn how to quickly open and set them up (the legs are adjustable) so that the top of the tripod(s) was at a comfortable height for you to grip.
I'd also bring along disposable disinfectant wipes to wipe the bottom of the tripod legs when done.
(Be thankful that there is at least a toilet, even if it is missing its seat. I've visited some parts of the world where the bathrooms only had a hole in the floor.)
What if you bring something to stabilize you while you squat so that you don't, uh, fall in.
The first thing that comes to my mind: 1 (or maybe 2) camera tripods. These can be small and light. They are not suspicious for travel because many people carry camera equipment. You could practice at home and learn how to quickly open and set them up (the legs are adjustable) so that the top of the tripod(s) was at a comfortable height for you to grip.
I'd also bring along disposable disinfectant wipes to wipe the bottom of the tripod legs when done.
(Be thankful that there is at least a toilet, even if it is missing its seat. I've visited some parts of the world where the bathrooms only had a hole in the floor.)
Dec 17, 2016, 9:58 am
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