by mezmo » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:55 pm
Thanks for posting the topic droid. It's good to reintroduce it time
to time as it's a very practical solution for an unavoidable necessity.
I'll probably make one for use this summer in a seasonal camping
circumstance without any services available - and put it in a side-tent
or some similar enclosure like you were suggesting.
The wooden 'box' design has its wood finished like furniture as they are
a 'permanent' installation. A portable one could be made of something
lighter in order to be easier to transport if you want to try some other
design. [Some people have repurposed an invalid adult 'potty chair' into
use for this.] The plywood box was chosen for its simplicity, availability,
support capability and reasonable cost.
And don't be "put off" by the "naked lady" in panel 9 of that one illustration.
The original book was put out in the 1970s [if I recall correctly], in the
midst of the "hippy era" and the 'back to the land movement' era. It is
nothing more than a joke, to see if anyone is paying attention. Nothing
at all is "shown" and it is more akin to "Where's Waldo", than anything else.
Cheers,
Norm/mezmo
If you have a house - you have a hobby.