Potty training to MSD toilet?

**leigh** · January 27th, 2012, 11:58 AM

Has anyone potty trained their kid using an MSD toilet instead of a kiddy toilet? If so, any particular brand recommendations? I'm all for keeping my kid-related purchases boat-practical

**Swampfox** · January 27th, 2012, 01:06 PM

You're kidding right? This does not belong on a site dedicated to professional mariners.

I have a toddler too, but I'm not on here asking for potty training tips!

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**leigh** · January 27th, 2012, 03:15 PM

The scuttlebutt forum specifically states it's for non-maritime and generally off topic discussion. I'm trying to see if I can buy something useful for my kid and my boat. I'm sorry this two line post, that you had every ability to ignore, presented such a waste of your time.

**cappy208** · January 27th, 2012, 08:21 PM

At first I thought this was another post about how to get the crew to actually make it INTO the bowl, or how to throw the used TP away into the garbage can instead of flushing it. How refreshing to see a totally innocuous question!

Personally..... I would think you would scar a kid for life with the smell, the unusualness and the totally separate form of a chemical toilet. You do understand a type I or II MSD actually treats sewage, whereas a chemical toilet Type III simply masks the stuff until you dispose of it. You're going to keep this in the house for training?

Come on swampfox....... go throw some black oil around..... You'll feel better in no time!!! :-)

**leigh** · January 28th, 2012, 02:48 PM

Thanks cappy

**Capt. Fran** · January 29th, 2012, 07:34 PM

I had a buddy that replaced the stinky usual head in his private boat with a composting head. No smell, and it seemed ridiculously easy to maintain. I actually didn't mind visiting him and using it while there. I think that might be a lot easier for a kid to handle, too, since all they have to do is turn a handle to mix the No. 2 in with the rest of the compost. The No. 1 automatically gets separated and goes into its own container.

Good luck and try to steer your kids into being engineers! We need a hellavu lot more of them than us deckies!

**NAUTICART** · January 31st, 2012, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Swampfox

You're kidding right? This does not belong on a site dedicated to professional mariners.

I have a toddler too, but I'm not on here asking for potty training tips!

Lighten up,.... just cuz you have a bidet w/macerator pump ; )