Igloos Luxury Portable Loos
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.[via London Launch]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
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.
bev Oct 17th 2006 2:48PM
very weird
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???
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?
joe Oct 17th 2006 5:20PM
thats tight
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?
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.
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.
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!"
Rachel Oct 17th 2006 6:45PM
I have learned to LOVE some of the toilets I have found that have that rotating plastic wrap that when you flush, it changes. Makes me feel safe everytime!
Paul Oct 17th 2006 6:46PM
I was on a flight Hong Kong - L.A., full of Chinese and the tiny toilet room floors were awash in urine. Couldn't drop my trousers to sit down. People are disgusting ... is this how they behave in China? Why do we let them into the USA?????????
Jane Oct 17th 2006 6:52PM
SIT DOWN WOMEN !!!!!
My friend is a nurse & she once told me that if EVERY woman would SIT on the seat & do their business & not try & straddle the seat, where Pee gets all over, it would be a cleaner enviroment, you know who you are, AND if you do use a paper cover for the seat, please don't leave it there for me to move, you flush it away.
Mom of five Oct 17th 2006 6:58PM
I would rather pee behind a tree than in any portable toilet. I have been accused of being Howard Hughes with my handwashing habits. I have lived and traveled all over the US in my fifty one years. I am amazed how many people go to the restroom and fail to wash their hands. I wash my hands twice and sing Happy Birthday to you in my brain. That's how long it takes to kill germs. My late Grandmother taught me and my two older children that cleanliness was next to Godliness. I have taught my three younger children the same. Urine is a body fluid so I don't blame anyone for not sitting on the seat. I would prefer that they don't have seats and make a device similar to a bedet to wash the top of the toilet. I carry baby wipes and antibacterial cleaner on the road. We are going to buy a motor home or trailer so we no longer have to mess with the germs of our fellow man. I wish more Moms would teach their children better sanitary habits. I have been to the home of friends and searched all over to find hand washing soap just to find it in the shower. I would prefer not to eat meals in their homes. I love people but don't want to share their germs. When you eat in my home your geting a healthy meal germ free.
Scott Oct 17th 2006 7:01PM
I have seen these new port-o-potties in person, one was at a BMW test drive event and another was at a Chrysler "Full Throttle" event and I must say that they are very nice indeed. Much like what you would expect to find in a nice restaurant or hotel etc. Here is my observation: Everyone here is absolutely correct, the public restrooms in areas occupied by the pampered and privileged crowd, you know the ones; they are driving there pristine Mercedes to the local country club or Polo match, these are usually the most filthiest of them all. I think I have the reason why. You see, it's not that these "intelligent, well educated" and financially fortunate are messier than the rest of the population, it's actually quite the opposite. The problem is in their attitudes. You see these types feel they are "too good" to be bothered flushing the toilet, "that's someone else's job". These same people feel they are way too superior to "lower" themselves to such menial tasks and is often the case why they have maids etc. The other problem with their mentality is that they are "grossed" out at the thought of touching something that the regular guy has also touched. They see the average Joe as inferior, filthy and disgusting so they are terrified to touch anything that has been graced by these "degenerates". The problem is that these so called "degenerates" are actually much cleaner then they are as has been pointed out here. The reason? Simple, they are not so pampered and spoiled that they know the right thing to do which is clean up after themselves (they have not had the "luxury" of having others clean up after them) and they aren't afraid to actually come into contact with the handle to flush the toilet etc. There you have it, my dissertation as to why our public bathrooms and port-o-potties are so filthy. We need to teach the "blue bloods" how to better clean up after themselves and send the message loud and clear to them that they are NOT above having to touch the handle of a toilet someone else has used to flush it and it is NOT "someone else's" job to clean up after them.