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We’re not going to go into too much detail about how to use it and what exactly you must do with it, because it’s something you’ve been doing ever since you stopped wearing nappies. The purpose of this article is rather for you to see what the different options are. It can basically be divided into three categories. First is the traditional shovel and squat. Any spade you can find that can dig a hole will do the trick. Just make sure the hole isn’t too wide to avoid falling in and landing knee-deep in trouble. As wide as a side plate and about calf-length deep is more than enough. Just make sure that everyone in the camp knows where the toilet area is so that kids don’t play there or someone else digs a hole in the same spot. And please burn the toilet paper when you’re done. (Make very sure that you don’t create a fire hazard. – Jaco) Nobody likes seeing dry toilet paper stuck to every second bush. If you’re going to be camping in one spot for a few days, dig a big enough hole and mark it clearly. You can take a bag of agricultural lime with to help with the smell, especially if you’re using the same hole for a few days. If the idea of sitting on your haunches doesn’t appeal to you, you also get a portable toilet seat. It’s mounted on top of a frame that you put over the hole – a hole that you still have to dig. You get a plastic seat or a canvas chair with a hole in the right spot. You can also use an Ironman Bush Toilet. It’s a steel trunk with a built-in toilet seat that folds down. It can either be placed over a hole or you can put a bucket in the trunk and make use of the matching plastic bags to collect what needs to be collected.