theres something about a whole website dedicated to bano's in baja that gets me stoked....man,have i had some amazing experiences in those little
stalls if youve got to see more bano's,here it is....www.baja.com/bajatymJESSE - 4-5-2005 at 09:55 PM
Now you know why i preferred to pee on my pants when i was a kid visiting my grandparents, instead of using one of those at night, i always felt
something was ready to come out of that hole and bite me.
MOST SCENIC TOILET....
Pompano - 4-6-2005 at 10:14 AM
Believe me, I was very surprised to come across this toilet. I was fishing a remote lake (Kississing Lake) in way-up-north Manitoba. Some fly-in
lodge must have decided their customers needed a sit-down convenience! Next time I will bring a book and spend the day.Bruce R Leech - 4-6-2005 at 10:32 AM
those are nicer than the ones on the beaches in Mulege.Pompano - 4-6-2005 at 10:44 AM
I recommend the leaves of the sweet balsam.Dave - 4-6-2005 at 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by Pompano
I recommend the leaves of the sweet balsam.
Can you throw them in the pit or is there a can to the side?
loved the site!
Bajagato - 4-6-2005 at 12:19 PM
I had to check that one out, the music added some ambience, i thought!
Here is a pic of one of my favorite banos, its at Papa Fernandez's place. I opted for a shovel! the spider webs inside alone, kept me out of them!Bajaddict - 4-6-2005 at 06:53 PM
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Originally posted by Bajagato
I had to check that one out, the music added some ambience, i thought!
Here is a pic of one of my favorite banos, its at Papa Fernandez's place. I opted for a shovel! the spider webs inside alone, kept me out of them!
Actually, I thought those banos made a nice, sheltered place to eat my tortas out of the wind.
Banos
wornout - 4-6-2005 at 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by Bajagato
I had to check that one out, the music added some ambience, i thought!
Here is a pic of one of my favorite banos, its at Papa Fernandez's place. I opted for a shovel! the spider webs inside alone, kept me out of them!
HEY, someone stood them back up. Last time we were there the wind had blown them over. Wow, progress.Pappy Jon - 4-8-2005 at 12:07 PM
The most scenic pot I've used was the one on top of Mt Whitney.El Jefe - 4-8-2005 at 12:11 PM
Top of Whitney.........now that would truely be a "poo with a view"capn.sharky - 4-10-2005 at 07:57 AM
We had a two seater when I was little. I guess the idea was that a family should do everything together. I always waited until I could get in there
by myself. I don't think conversation is good for pooping. Of course, in the Navy, they just lined them up one after the other. I think so many
guys raised a stink about this that they now have stalls on ships and in bootcamp.Diver - 4-10-2005 at 08:08 AM
Here's a cold thought !
Back in the old days, many of the larger western ski areas had outhouses up in remote spots on the hills. You often had to do some digging to get in
the door.
Of course, half the time there was no TP or it was wet/frozen.
The alternative was a few handfuls of snow !
I found light powder to be much more pleasant then the more ice-like, older snow.......Oso - 4-10-2005 at 12:14 PM
Speaking of the Navy, I forgot what kind of ship my uncle served on in WWII, but it had a uniquely efficient "head". The row of seats were mounted
over holes in a metal trough. Sea water entered one end of the trough and exited the other in a constant flow. No flushing required. One day my
uncle pulled a prank on his shipmates. he snuck a diesel-soaked rag into the head, set it on fire and dropped it into the top end of the trough. As
he described it, the row of guys were popping up sequentially like prairie dogs, then chasing him while pulling up pants and howling for revenge.
For those of you who didn't see this at "Thaaaat place", here's another example of military humor:
due to some of the major sh** talking in the last thread,i thought i would do some doo-doo talk of my own,so obviously i had to bring this thread back
to life ........heres another bano not in baja but in central america....ahhh,the good lifeeetdrt88 - 5-8-2005 at 08:34 AM
man,do i miss bajaBajaddict - 5-8-2005 at 09:37 AM
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Originally posted by eetdrt88
due to some of the major sh** talking in the last thread,i thought i would do some doo-doo talk of my own,so obviously i had to bring this thread back
to life ........heres another bano not in baja but in central america....ahhh,the good life
I'll bet
there's plenty of trout around that one! Sure wouldn't want to snorkle there.
A breezy bano
latitude26n - 5-8-2005 at 10:26 AM
I was 17 on my first visit to San Juanico and at that time ('73)
it was still a seasonal fish camp with about 8 shacks up on the bluff .
The pangas used to launch from the beach just below where the town is currently located and that's where all the activity was and where most of the
pangeros slept.
My friends (2 guys) and I stayed in one of the shacks and the only "faciilties" was a very breezy outhouse perched on the edge of the bluff.
The seat was cantilevered out over the edge of the cliff so your butt was suspended in the air and if you looked down, you'd see pangas below you.
The nearest vegetation for coverage was quarter of a mile away in the desert.
I used the outhouse only once or twice but mainly just avoided drinking anything and don't think I pooped for 2 weeks.
I have photos of that trip but never took one of the outhouse. At that age, it must have been too "traumatic" to acknowledge!Oso - 5-8-2005 at 10:57 AM
Dirteaters' pic of a Central American privy over water reminds me of Belize. Before they moved the capital inland, the main port city of the same
name was the biggest and most "advanced" town. A few hotels and government offices in the center had indoor plumbing. But most of the surrounding
lower-income neighborhoods along the bay were at or slightly below sea-level making backyard outhouses impractical. The former Brit government's
sanitary solution was to construct public privies at the end of small piers jutting into the bay every block or so.
For a first-timer this was quite an experience. One soon learned to alway carry one's own paper, as well as matches to check for spiders, scorpions
or "accidents". Then when the unsuspecting newbie sat and proceded with the necessary procedure, the water below would instantly erupt into a loud
splashing "boil"., which was startling to say the least. This was caused by dozens of saltwater catfish who provided a very effective system of
sanitation.
I always thought that sitting in one of these structures with a fishing line in the water would constitute an almost perfect recycling mini-ecosystem.
Unfortunately, (or rather, fortunately), it was illegal to catch and keep the bay catfish.
On a slightly different note, there were few municipal waterlines either, so many homes had a raised water tank in the back, filled by truck. The
health dept. would distribute small fish for the tanks and check on them from time to time. The primary purpose of the fish was to keep the tanks
free of mosquito larvae. Also, if the fish were alive, you knew the water was relatively "safe" for humans.
Leaning tower of Bano
Sharksbaja - 5-8-2005 at 01:07 PM
At an abandoned fish-camp on Pta.Conception. For the midgets out there.
just the finest toilet in all of baja, that's all
Skipjack Joe - 7-20-2005 at 06:29 PM
Built from parts of an armchair - it's clean, stately, and comfortable. Lady Di herself probably never used anything better.
Where is it? Behind the roadside loncheria where the dirt road from Gonzaga butts up against the highway.
you just couldnt let this thread die...
eetdrt88 - 7-21-2005 at 09:37 PM
could ya joe???well heres a book that might be of interest to you and your kind
here's another
gringorio - 7-22-2005 at 07:31 AM
Can you guess where this one is? Tomas Tierra - 7-22-2005 at 07:41 AM
I took a friend from Australia down a few years ago. He thought it would be funny if he threw a rock at the out house while I was in it.. He did..
Scared the #### out of me..
We had eaten so much lobster the night before, that when he doubled over laughing at my scream... he shat himself...
The Specialist
yankeeirishman - 7-22-2005 at 08:01 AM
By Charles "Chic" Sale
A fantastic, funny, most interesting reading about an Outhouse builder named Lem Putt. The book is about this champion architect, engineer, and
constructor of outhouse in the early 1900's. Oh...it has so far sold over 2 million copies!Baja Bernie - 7-22-2005 at 08:25 AM
I gotta tell you guys that this entire thread has me p*ssed of and fit to p**p.
Talk about getting a life. Come home David and quick!David K - 7-22-2005 at 08:42 AM
Huh? I haven't left yet, but the truck is pretty well loaded.
Fast Crap Racing
Juan del Rio - 7-22-2005 at 09:44 AM
The boys from B.F. Goodrich set this up outside San Juanico during the last Baja 1000. It came complete with tires, headlights, steering wheel,
working horn, accelerator pedal that made the whole place shake as you "stepped on the gas", inside light and reading material that featured an
article about a huge natural gas explosion.
Fast Crap Racing Photo
Juan del Rio - 7-22-2005 at 12:31 PM
...with photo.
Gringorio
Skipjack Joe - 7-22-2005 at 02:24 PM
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Originally posted by gringorio
Can you guess where this one is?
I don't know where it is, but the occupant won't need a "do not disturb" sign. I doubt if one of those rocket propelled grenades could take that thing
down.
