Now you might ask “Why?”
It all started years ago with the purchase of a cab-over truck camper. Now, when choosing a particular floor plan for the Camper, one thing was a “given” – it was NOT going to have a built-in toilet.
in the beginning
This camper was our first (and so far – only) foray into the “RV Life”. Until then, it had only been tents – or even sleeping under the stars. With uncooperative weather, often we would spend the night in the cargo area of our Bronco – or, in ancient history, in the back of our 1965 Dodge van.
Basically, we were “overlanders” long before there was a term for what we did.
hence my resistance to an ON BOARD toilet.
Now, along comes the pinnacle of creature comfort – the truck camper. Not having any experience with “RVing”, I did a lot of research – reading any book, article or review I could find on the subject. One such resource was a film called “RV” – starring Robin Williams. If you have never seen it, it is really worth the time. If you HAVE seen it, you might remember a particular scene where the blackwater tank is drained from the RV. All comic exaggeration aside, this was something that I NEVER wanted to do.
Where to go?
But the lingering problem of Where to “Go” remained. Since we were no strangers to “off grid camping”, it wasn’t a big problem – normally involving wandering off into the woods with a roll of toilet paper. But now we had Julia – a little girl who was very skittish about such things. I had to find a solution.
Finding the solution
After many attempts at somehow adapting a five gallon bucket to our needs, it was apparent that we needed something better. Something that was stable, could withstand the rigors of off-road travel, was comfortable to use – and most importantly, took up no room in our already overcrowded camper.
Found it in Australia
Although there was nothing like that in the US market, I found it in Australia – where the Thunderbox had been serving the needs of Outback Adventurers for many years. After having one sent to me (a different story of foreign exchange rates and long sea voyages), we tried it and were hooked. It met all of my needs, and more importantly, the female members of the family really love it.
Thunderbox was the solution
With testing completed, we worked with the Australian manufacturer to bring the Thunderbox to America for all adventurous spirits with the same basic needs to enjoy. I hope you do too.