[Paddlewise] Kia Complete with Toilet

This is only connected with kayaking via a tenuous thread. We plan on
putting up a yurt on our new beach lot on Whidbey Island so we will have a
place to stay and kayak over on the west side of the mountains. Rather than
immediately install a septic system (which I don't much like anyway) we
decided to put up an "out-tent" with either a porta-potti or a composting
toilet. As luck would have it, I found a composting toilet for sale on (what
else?) craigslist. It is a brand new display model (unused) but not in a
box. After I had dropped off my Coaster in Bellingham for repairs I drove to
Buckley, WA to get the toilet. (Don't ask me where it is... I have a
dash-mounted GPS to take care of those details.)

Since only my Kia Optima sedan has kayak racks I had to drive that car over
the mtns. Now a composting toilet turns out to be somewhat compact but it
still looks exactly like a toilet. The problem was where was I going to
carry it in a sedan? I forgot to mention that I had picked up a used
Raytheon 1200 radar system and scanner for the muthah-ship on... well, you
can guess that part.  So no room in the trunk.

We ended up strapping the toilet into the passenger seat and I drove it 150
miles home on the freeway.

I only wish I could have seen some of the looks the trucks glancing down
into my passenger window must have given. I know that the neighbors here
have been curious, to say the least.

Just a taste of what you get when you dive into the kayaking lifestyle
completely and utterly.


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
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