French campsite toilets with no seat? How do you poo!

[True Romance]

So been watching a few youtubers travelling through France and most sites they stop at don't have seats on the campsites toilets? Do understand this is some weird French hygiene rule but for anyone who's used these toilets how do you go for a nunber two? Is it a case of just hovering, do you take your own seat, start blowing up a rubber ring once in the cubicle? Mrs is not impressed by the thought of this so need advice for our French roadtrip next year.

Thanks.

 

[Nigel W]

Very few French sites have toilet seats but that is the least of your problems as even fewer provide toilet paper.
You normally only remember this fact when you need it the most.

 

[Ayjay]

All of the above and stay off the moules just in case you get a dodgy one.

 

[VanDamMan]

So been watching a few youtubers travelling through France and most sites they stop at don't have seats on the campsites toilets? Do understand this is some weird French hygiene rule but for anyone who's used these toilets how do you go for a nunber two? Is it a case of just hovering, do you take your own seat, start blowing up a rubber ring once in the cubicle? Mrs is not impressed by the thought of this so need advice for our French roadtrip next year.

Thanks.

What’s why the French never stand tall....always got there knee’s bent

 

[Dellmassive]

and i thought some of the Uks camp sites were a bit rough . . . . . . . . . !

when in Rome . . . . . . . and all that

 

[Stay Frosty]

From memory some of those delightful French toilets are what looks like a metre square ceramic shower tray with a 3" hole in the middle, like you're going to get anywhere that, to help move the mountain the safest way is to lean over from the open door and press the flush button but let's face it there's no way any tiny splashes hitting your sunburned shins are Perrier.

 

[True Romance]

Very few French sites have toilet seats but that is the least of your problems as even fewer provide toilet paper.
You normally only remember this fact when you need it the most.

Yes seen that, toilet paper is outside so you need to get that before entering the loo.

 

[True Romance]

Will need to add this filter when looking to book any sites next year, so the filter search will be;

EHU
Pool
Showers
Dog friendly
Toilet seats included

 

[Loz]

From memory some of those delightful French toilets are what looks like a metre square ceramic shower tray with a 3" hole in the middle, like you're going to get anywhere that, to help move the mountain the safest way is to lean over from the open door and press the flush button but let's face it there's no way any tiny splashes hitting your sunburned shins are Perrier.

Oh the joys of the Nile toilet.

 

[VanDamMan]

Umm...Right hand for eating...Left is for ?....

 

[Loz]

Umm...Right hand for eating...Left is for ?....

That’s why Moroccans won’t shake your left hand..

 

[Teesix]

I'm blessed with the ability to hold it in for several days. I learnt that from going to Glastonbury lol.

 

[Paynewright]

We’ve encountered ‘starting blocks’ in Greece. Slightly better than no seat!

 

[DXX]

Considering nobody really wants to sit on a public toilet seat I think they have sussed it.
As for the question ‘How do you poo’, I’ll counter it with “How do you not poo’.
Having worked in some basic conditions around the world I can say it doesn’t take the average reserved Brit long to become a local.

 

[Skyliner33]

This thread reminds me of the loo in Cambodia. Basically it was a wooden building on stilts over a lake. Toilet was a hole in the floor with a bucket full of water next to it to wash your hands in after.

 

[DXX]

This thread reminds me of the loo in Cambodia. Basically it was a wooden building on stilts over a lake. Toilet was a hole in the floor with a bucket full of water next to it to wash your hands in after.

I think it‘s for washing your arse, I hope you didn’t wash your hands in it

 

[rod_vw]

And then you come across the ones with 'WC MIXTE' on the door!

That said French toilets are much better now than they were twenty years ago!. We've been going over there for that long and notice the changes.

Most camp sites now have some normal toilets albeit rarely having separate seats but often the ceramic bowl will be 'shaped' at the top edge to sit on. If you watch who uses which type of toilet you will find then the 'squat' type don't get much use except as a urinal. Rules relating to toilet rolls are as above, take your own!

With experience you will learn where to find a decent loo, lots of villages have well kept, clean and hygienic public toilets, it's just a case of knowing where to look. On the other hand don't expect all supermarkets to have decent ones as some are disgraceful!

 

[Skyliner33]

I think it‘s for washing your arse, I hope you didn’t wash your hands in it

Haha, no, I always had bog roll in my bag.

 

[dubber36]

Best to choose a site next to the sea.

 

[Paynewright]

I think I’ve posted this before, about some poor fella’s LeMans experience...

Team Shitty Socks - A guide to the trackside crappers

team shitty socks, having a dump

lemans2006.co.uk