My, haven’t things changed! This is the Thetford Porta Potti – the most advanced caravan toilet system going circa 1967.
One of our international readers was going through old files when he came across this 1967 advert for Thetford’s Porta Potti – “a refreshingly new concept in sanitation for the lovers of the outdoor life”.
Peter Simmons from Vancouver, Canada, got in touch to show us the 45-year-old clipping of an advert for the toilet system. In fact, Peter was the man originally responsible for importing the Porta Potti to the UK.
“I was just sorting through some old files and found a copy of the first ad that I placed in the November 1967 issue of Caravan Magazine,” he told us.
“Caravan bathrooms have come a long way since then!”
They certainly have. The removable toilet is an entirely self-contained unit that can be carried like a suitcase and promises to be gas-tight and smell-free for 50 uses.
We’re not sure how keen we’d be to use a toilet 50 times then carry it round like a suitcase, but there you are.
