What's the most unusual porta potty placement you've seen?

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I've been driving a vacuum truck for nine years, servicing construction sites, fairs and farms. I see a lot of creative placements. Last summer, I had a standard unit on a floating dock at a fishing tournament. The truck couldn't get closer than 100 feet, so I used a longer hose and waded in. Another time, a deluxe unit was strapped to a flatbed trailer for a week-long music festival on a hillside. The ground was uneven, but they built a wood platform. Restroom trailers are the trickiest, one was parked on a gravel lot for a wedding with 200 guests, but the generator kept failing. What's the most unusual porta potty placement you've seen? How did you handle the service?

Porta Potty Forum Team · Answer

The most unusual placement I serviced was a standard unit on a rooftop during a high-rise renovation. The contractor used a crane to lift it up, and we serviced it by running a long hose from the truck to the building's service elevator. Another tricky one was an ADA-compliant unit placed at a remote trailhead for a hiking event, the access road was too narrow for our vacuum truck, so we used a smaller utility vehicle with a portable pump. For events, the planning guideline is about one unit per 50 to 75 people for a four-hour event, but alcohol, longer duration, or mostly female crowds mean adding units. Service frequency depends on use: weekly is standard, but heavy traffic or heat requires more visits. Unusual placements often mean extra labor or equipment, which affects the cost.

What's the most unusual porta potty placement you've seen?

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