Can a Porta Potty Last a Year at a Remote Cabin?
I have a remote cabin in Montana with no water or power. It's used by hunters and guests maybe 30 nights a year, mostly on weekends. The ground is…
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Can a porta potty handle a year at a remote cabin?
Our family cabin sits off-grid in the mountains, no septic, and we visit about once a month for a weekend with 4-6 people. I'm considering renting a…
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Marcus B. replied
Can a standard porta potty handle a year at a remote hunting camp?
We run a hunting camp in Montana that gets used a few weekends each season, maybe 8 guys at a time. The ground is uneven and a service truck has to…
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Marcus B. replied
Porta potty for a 10-month historic renovation: weekly or bi-weekly service?
We're starting a 10-month historic renovation on our 1920s house in Portland. The crew is just five people, working weekdays from 8 to 4. We ordered…
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Marcus B. replied
Hunting camp porta potty: Will bears try to get into the holding tank?
We run a hunting camp on our ranch in Montana, grizzly country. The camp has a crew of eight guys for two weeks, no alcohol, just campfire cooking. I…
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Sam O. replied
How do operators dispose of waste in rural areas without a treatment plant nearby?
I run a ranch about 50 miles from the nearest wastewater treatment plant. We have a standard portable toilet for seasonal crews and a deluxe portable…
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Deb K. replied
6-month garage build: monthly rental or pay-per-service?
I'm starting a six-month detached garage build in my backyard. I need one portable toilet for myself and the crew of three to four workers, five days…
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Marcus B. replied
New rural lot with no street address: how do I direct the driver?
We just bought a wooded acreage outside of town and are starting to build a cabin. The land has no street address, just a rural route number and a…
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Brad L. replied
Stick-frame house through November: when should we winterize the porta potty on site? ✓ Solved
Ask for winterization as soon as overnight lows are hitting freezing a few nights a week, not after the first hard freeze. By the time you get a hard…
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Carl D. replied
Hunting camp porta potty: can it sit unused for weeks between trips?
Our hunting camp is about 40 miles from the nearest town on a rough ranch road. We have a spot for a portable toilet that the service truck can reach…
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Toni S. replied
Night shift construction: Do they need their own porta potties?
OSHA 1926.51 requires separate toilet facilities for each construction shift if the day shift's use would prevent the night shift from having a…
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Ray M. replied
Why is there a damage waiver on my porta potty quote?
A damage waiver on a portable toilet quote is a fee that transfers the financial risk of accidental damage from you to the rental company. The damage…
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Nina R. replied
Can a standard porta potty last a full year at a remote cabin?
We have a small cabin in the woods, used maybe one weekend a month and a couple of weeks in summer. It's on a rough gravel road, but a pickup can get…
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Luis A. replied
What drives the price difference between weekly and monthly rentals?
I'm pricing a standard portable toilet for a 3-month residential addition in Chicago. The weekly rate is one amount, but the monthly rate isn't just…
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Nina R. replied
Hunting camp: can a porta potty last a month without service?
I run a hunting camp in the backcountry near Bozeman. Our access road is a 40-mile dirt track, and getting a vacuum truck out here costs a bundle.…
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Lisa G. replied
Our crew grew from 25 to 40. Do we need a second porta potty now?
Our crew grew from 25 to 40. Do we need a second porta potty now? We have one standard portable toilet on site. The crew works a standard 8-hour…
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Ray M. replied
Can a long-term porta potty handle a family of 5 for a year?
We're building a cabin in rural Oregon and plan to live on-site with our family of five for the next year. Our only bathroom is gutted, so we need a…
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Marcus B. replied
Will a porta potty attract animals at a hunting camp?
We run a hunting camp in the Montana backcountry and are setting up for the season. The camp will have a crew of about six guys for three months…
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Ray M. replied
Bathroom remodel: will a porta potty work for 5 months in snow?
We're gutting our only bathroom starting January 2026, and the contractor says it'll take about 5 months. We're in Portland, OR, so we get snow and…
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Marcus B. replied
Remote cabin build: Porta potty rental for 8 months or buy?
I'm building a small cabin on a wooded lot with no utilities yet. It's just me and my partner working on weekends, and we expect the project to take…
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Marcus B. replied
Hunting camp porta potty: Will it last 4 months without service?
We have a hunting camp on our ranch, up a 40-mile dirt road. Every weekend from September through December, a crew of six guys uses the camp. The…
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Marcus B. replied
What happens if we cancel a 6-month rental after 2 months?
We have a standard portable toilet on a six-month rental for our farm crew building a barn. The project finished two months early. The rental company…
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Marcus B. replied
Hunting camp porta potty: Can it sit unused for a month between trips?
We have a standard portable toilet at our remote hunting camp in Montana. The camp gets used for a week or two during hunting season, then might sit…
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Marcus B. replied
Can a porta potty sit unused for two months without service?
I have a standard portable toilet at a remote hunting cabin in Montana. It's on gravel ground, and the service truck has to drive 40 miles on a ranch…
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Jake W. replied
OSHA 1926.51: Does a weekend security guard count toward our total headcount?
Yes, a weekend security guard counts toward your total headcount for OSHA 1926.51 compliance. The OSHA construction sanitation standard applies to…
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Marcus B. replied