Project Camouflage

The portable potty for my mini camper (still need a name) came last week. This is for when it is too dark/cold/rainy to hike over to the campground restrooms. Pretty nifty item, quite well designed (i.e. it did not break when I sat on it) and sanitary when used with disposable bags and commode pad inserts (coming this weekend).

I had to make a tiny modification to the inside lid which was too slippery to pull out. The problem was solved by gluing two small strips of scouring pads to provide traction. As it happened, I had a grey pad that matched the toilet.

The unit can act as a stool (no pun intended) when not being used for its intended purpose. I can't imagine sitting on top of the commode at the camping table. It was too obvious sitting out, and there would be no place to hide it in the minivan. A camouflage project was in order. I happened to have some upholstery fabric in my quilt stash, a round seat cushion sitting around, and with a bit of sewing, viola! I now have the perfect ottoman to put my feet up when reading. The fabric color even matches the walls of the minivan! And unless you look very closely, you may never know it is also a portable toilet.

Next DIY project: building removable insulation pads for the front, side and rear windows for temperature control.