The chamber pot bit was in response to a guy saying it would suck to have to use the outhouse in the Winter - may be mainly for the night, but can still be used during the day when conditions say "ouch - frostbitten arse!" Can be emptied at one's discretion while fully bundled...
Back it the 50s we knew some country folks that still had pumps, outhouses and chamber pots.
Even then, it wasn't considered a comfortable lifestyle despite the ready availability of convenience/repair items.
I hike in areas along the NY/NJ border that had been farming & mining communities (and since has become state parkland); what a rough living! Definitely hardy people...
Kerosene lanterns at night, cooking on a wood stove in the kitchen ( in summer it was hot) outhouse with spiders in it. No thanks!