What's the weirdest place you've ever had to place a porta potty?

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I've been driving a vacuum truck for nine years, and I've seen some spots. The weirdest placement I ever had was a standard portable toilet for a three-person film crew shooting a commercial on a railroad trestle. They needed it for a two-day shoot. The ground was the wooden ties of the bridge itself. We had to winch the unit up an embankment and set it on planks to level it. My service truck couldn't get closer than 300 feet away on the access road, so I had to drag my hose the whole way. It worked, but it was a real puzzle. What's the weirdest place you've ever had to place a porta potty? Any spots where truck access was nearly impossible?

Priya N. · Answer

The weirdest placement I ever saw was a standard portable toilet on a floating dock for a wedding ceremony. The couple wanted a restroom near the water without guests walking back to the shore. The rental company had to crane the unit onto the dock and secure it with extra tie-downs. Truck access was impossible; the service driver had to use a small boat to reach it with a portable pump. That setup required daily service due to the limited holding tank capacity and high guest count. Weird placements often mean higher costs because they need special equipment, more labor, and frequent service visits. Always check the ground stability and access before you finalize a site plan.

What's the weirdest place you've ever had to place a porta potty?

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