Comments on: Tailgating Gear Review: The Bassroom http://www.tailgatingideas.com/bassroom/ Don't Just Tailgate, Tailgate Better! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:34:00 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Edmund Lo http://www.tailgatingideas.com/bassroom/comment-page-1/#comment-4579 Edmund Lo Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:30:05 +0000 http://www.tailgatingideas.com/?p=2519#comment-4579 While that may be helpful for a boat, it would be completely useless for our tailgating bathroom needs. We have such a wide array of young, old, tall, and large people that having to either just about crawl on the ground to get in it, or climb up on a pick-up truck to get in would be out of the question. We had tent very much like this that was also specifically made to be a porta-potty. It was just like this one in how it folded, but it was 6' or more tall. There was no need to crawl, or put it in a pick-up. It was more difficult to fold and unfold than the one in this article, but I have the feeling it was due to being more sturdy. Even as sturdy as it was, it only lasted about 2 seasons. The bendable polls became permanently warped from being the curled storage position. The tent we have now...also specifically made for being used as a porta-potty or shower, is jointed folding polls. It has lasted 2 seasons, and is still going strong. Set up and take down is a little more difficult, but not a problem in any way. It is also 6'+ tall. As for the toilet portion, there are also much better options. We have a heavy-duty plastic camping toilet that is much more sturdy than the one here. It has two tanks. The top with the seat holds fresh water for flushing, while the bottom tank holds the waste. They separate, and the bottom tank is fully sealed. You take it and dump it in a toilet. (That part is a little more inconvenient than the bag system I believe the Bassroom does, but I'm sure neighboring tailgates would be thankful you're not dropping a bag of waste in the garbage can near them.) I've seen similar items to the ones we use at several sporting good and camping stores. Again, the one in this article is nice for boats or those who don't mind crawling or climbing to get in, but for most tailgating purposes, it seems to come up short. While that may be helpful for a boat, it would be completely useless for our tailgating bathroom needs. We have such a wide array of young, old, tall, and large people that having to either just about crawl on the ground to get in it, or climb up on a pick-up truck to get in would be out of the question.

We had tent very much like this that was also specifically made to be a porta-potty. It was just like this one in how it folded, but it was 6′ or more tall. There was no need to crawl, or put it in a pick-up. It was more difficult to fold and unfold than the one in this article, but I have the feeling it was due to being more sturdy. Even as sturdy as it was, it only lasted about 2 seasons. The bendable polls became permanently warped from being the curled storage position.

The tent we have now…also specifically made for being used as a porta-potty or shower, is jointed folding polls. It has lasted 2 seasons, and is still going strong. Set up and take down is a little more difficult, but not a problem in any way. It is also 6′+ tall.

As for the toilet portion, there are also much better options. We have a heavy-duty plastic camping toilet that is much more sturdy than the one here. It has two tanks. The top with the seat holds fresh water for flushing, while the bottom tank holds the waste. They separate, and the bottom tank is fully sealed. You take it and dump it in a toilet. (That part is a little more inconvenient than the bag system I believe the Bassroom does, but I’m sure neighboring tailgates would be thankful you’re not dropping a bag of waste in the garbage can near them.)

I’ve seen similar items to the ones we use at several sporting good and camping stores. Again, the one in this article is nice for boats or those who don’t mind crawling or climbing to get in, but for most tailgating purposes, it seems to come up short.

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