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BOZEMAN, Mont. -

A Montana county plans to dispose of more than three dozen Cold War-era sanitation kits meant to provide makeshift bathroom facilities for fallout shelters.

Forty-two fiberboard drums labeled "SK IV Sanitation Kit" were shipped to Gallatin County in January 1964. They contained a toilet seat, commode liner, 10 rolls of toilet paper that people are cautioned to "USE SPARINGLY," along with commode chemical. The seat fits on top of the lined drum.

After county officials determined they didn't need the kits any more, they found out the Department of Defense didn't want them back. The Federal Emergency Management Agency had no use for them, either.

The county has offered some to museums. The rest may be sold at auction. A value and date haven't been set.






http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/montana-county-wants-to-dispose-of-cold-war-commode-kits/39264752

Looks like one might need a ladder to get up on one. But, they could be buried partially into the ground, so the seat could be at knee height or so.

Good for an exurban deer camp, I reckon. Could someone market an auxillary umbrella as an extra cost item, I wonder.
A well thought out product always leaves room for excessories. That's where most of the money is.

there are a few in the basement here at work...

1964 would be that John Wayne toilet paper.

50 year old government TP might be a tad interesting

420 rolls of TP for Gallatin in 1964 is not enough....

Rough, tough, and doesn't take schitt off anyone.

HAHA Cool. I took my kids to a local museum earlier this year and they had one of these on display. Never seen one before in my life and 2 in a month.

That would look great in the fallout shelter.