Igloos Luxury Portable Loos

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Oct 11th 2006 at 8:04AM

It's a standard problem at outdoor luxury events. You are sipping champagne, wandering around beautiful grounds and then nature calls. There they are, like a blight upon the landscape, the portable toliets. Igloos, a company in England, has the right idea about luxury loos. Igloo provides well-designed movable toilets that include artwork, Molton Brown consumables and paper hand towels. Igloos has done a variety of high-profile events, including Live*, the Brit Awards, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the Stella Artois Tennis Tournament, the G-8 Summit and the Volvo Golf Masters in Andalucia, Spain. Hopefully we will be seeing an upgrade in portable toilets at U.S. events in the future.

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Meg Oct 17th 2006 2:05PM

It's not the toilets so much as the nasty, sub-human animals who leave urine puddles on the seats and toilet paper on the floor and who don't flush. What kind of trash doesn't clean up behind themselves? Upgrade that and I'll be happy.

Joe Schmoeski Oct 17th 2006 2:40PM

meg is right. i've been to many concerts and the only reason i hold off on using the porto-john is because people are disgusting.

Jo Abel Oct 24th 2006 8:44AM

Actually, there are elegant restroom facilities available in the USA. Portable and clean. The facilities are up to the event organizer, and the amount set aside for the event. Elegant surroundings, even in portable bathroom facilities, are available to those willing to put their money, down the right drain.

bev Oct 17th 2006 2:48PM

very weird

Bill Jaques Oct 18th 2006 11:30AM

Ah, the straight poop...........

Lee Oct 17th 2006 3:19PM

yeah, it doesn't matter if you gold plate the entire interior, when there are that many people using the same facility it's going to get messy-it's Inevitable.

Angee Oct 17th 2006 4:18PM

People need to stop being so nasty in bathrooms in general. The problem is prevalent not only in portapotties but in public bathrooms as well. Even at universities. You'd think an institute for higher learning people would be cleaner and more hygienic. Nope! How hard is it to flush the toilet after you use it???

Rick B Nov 21st 2006 7:39PM

I been in Construction for 30+ years, and the worst port-a-johns I have ever seen were at a Tufts University Graduation !! The more refined the behind, the messier the seat !!

Flarncie Bonanno Oct 17th 2006 5:27PM

As a consequence of conspicuous consumption, another "great" achievement for mankind? I wonder how many of the world's truly needy people without any sanitation at all would rave over this invention?

Corky Oct 18th 2006 10:32AM

I prefer the umbrella biffy. Portable, and all yours only.

joe Oct 17th 2006 5:20PM

thats tight

k Oct 17th 2006 5:14PM

makes you wonder what these "sub-human" animals so called people's john looks like at home! Doesn't that make them on the same level as animals? How would a porta potty manage to give people class if they don't have any to being with!???

Tracy Myers Oct 17th 2006 5:14PM

Funny, I have been to all kinds of events Country concerts, heavy metal, plays, festivals, church meetings and the cleanest port-O-Johns I ever used was at biker events. Makes you wonder?

Ed Oct 17th 2006 6:16PM

This is going to sound racist as hell but its not meant to be but DAMNIT, Mexicans, and im talking old school, old world, straight from across the border, Mexicans DO NOT believe in flushing the damn toilet. Not only do they not flush but for some reason they throw dirty toilet paper, tampons, and everything else on the floor BESIDE the toilet instead of IN the toilet. I mean c'mon. Ive heard that the reason is because they dont have a good running water system in Mexico but still how hard is it to make the mental transition. Its common damn sense! If you find yourself using a REAL toilet with REAL running water then put your used toilet paper INSIDE the toilet and FLUSH the damn thing! C'mon man, sheeeesh! Everyone living in Southern and Central California will most likely feel me on this.

unknown Oct 17th 2006 7:10PM

ok so they are dirty, but imagine how a person in a wheelchair feels going into one of them.. port a john are small but when you're confined to a wheel chair and you have to wait to go home to go.. that's just bladder abuse..

Gena Oct 17th 2006 6:16PM

I have worked for many wealthy individuals and folks with considerable resources. Most of these well-to-do give filth a new deminision. It is absoulutely incredible with all the disease in the world that intelligent, enlightened and superior thinking folks would be soooo nasty. Unbelievable.

Kevin Gleason Oct 17th 2006 6:20PM

Right on Tracy Myers! I annually attend an event held in the Colorado Rockies, miles from any town, attended by 150 men, who stay there for 3 days, and use porta potties (ones with solar LED lights in the ceiling for night-time use). I have never had an unpleasant surprise at these events. The "redneck" men who attend these events apparently know about cleaning up after themselves.

Doodles Oct 17th 2006 6:20PM

Remember the self-cleaning loos that were tried in NYC? They were located right on the sidewalk and immediately after the user exited, the whole area was washed down from inside and quick-dried. During this time, the loo was locked so nobody would drown. And when it was reopened, it was clean and just like new. Why not try those - and how come NYC got rid of them, anyway?

john cudia Oct 17th 2006 6:42PM

Recently, I was at the air races in Reno. They had toilets with gold trim,sinks with gold faucets. They were very fancy out houses. By the way, They had attendants keeping them clean. Guess what nationality.

Rachel Oct 17th 2006 6:44PM

I am an unfortunate kind that I am short and cant "hover" over a seat. I also have an intestinal problem that demands attention when IT wants. I try to avoid those public toilets and port a potties at all cost. Wish I could, but cant. I ALWAYS wipe the seat prior to doing my business because I dont want to sit in someone elses pee! That is just GROSS!!!! What happened to"if you sprinkle when you tinkle, be sweet and wipe the seat!"

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