I’m just keeping my Dad’s bedside commode that I bought for him when he was recovering at my house from a stroke. It will also fit over the toilet so that older people can use my bathroom with ease too.
When I was a kid, we used a chamber pot at night. Granny carried it out to the outhouse in the morning to empty and cleam it up. The rest of the time we went to the outhouse, or squatted behind a tree, if we were on the back forty, and too far away. Then we had to cover it with dirt and leaves and stuff.
A five gallon bucket is lots easier to use even with out a lid than the chamber pot.
We had a seasonal camp in Maine and loved to go up for long weekends in the winter, even without running water. We’d bring enough water to drink and heat up for washing, and we kept a 5 gallon bucket in the bathroom with a toilet seat on top. We’d put a little water in the bottom and dump it when/as necessary. I loved those trips...
“I’m just keeping my Dad’s bedside commode that I bought for him ...When I was a kid, we used a chamber pot at night.”
You and I are so much alike. I have the bedside commode I had for my husband and when I visited grandparents when young, we had chamber pots at night.