The Flying Toilets

[rohjoe]

While taking in the view from the top of Druids Hill last Thursday, we saw a chopper replacing the tank at High Camp Hut near Mt Eliza. There is certainly some precision flying required. Well done to all involved!

[tasadam]

Excellent work Binder! A credit to you and your team! all that rubbish.. and rocks?? WT *$&#???

While acronyms with such powerful meaning are not allowed on this forum, I think it highly appropriate in this case.
I cannot fathom the mentality of those who go to such places as the WA and put rocks in the pods.

I have an idea to allow for an easier time pumping them out.
Lid gets removed and replaced with quick-release, pull the pin type lid.
Pod gets turned upside down (the whole jig sits on a trailer or something, with crane attached) (hence the quick release lid, with long cord) over a receptacle large enough to catch anything that spills out, a wire grate of appropriate size at an angle allows anything large, like rocks & boots, to roll down the wire, to be caught by the receiving tray, all the sloppy stuff passes through the grate into the main tray where the pump hooks up. The whole jig can have some vibration system to, quite literally, shake the crap out of it.
Would that work, or would the contents be too compacted? We're talking about a bushwalkers diet here, so I reckon the contents would be loose enough for such a system to work.
Patent pending The Southwest Sxxx Shaker Separation System (or something like that). Though it shouldn't be necessary because people should be doing the right thing, the more and more you get inexperienced idiots going up there and loading the dunny pods with rubbish (and boots, don't forget the boots), the more this approach might be necessary.

And I like the idea for best story of how the boot ended up in the pod. Stay tuned for a competition.
Lastly, well done to all concerned on what would NOT be an easy job.

[tasadam]

Competition on the boot story is up.
Here.

[Binder]

The Southwest *&%$#! Shaker Separation System, Love it !

Just as a bit more background as to what is involved. The Parks guys that are shuffled along the range have all had hover exit training, which as the name suggests involves climbing out of a chopper while its in the air, or with part of one skid on the ground which can often be the case in the South West. They are also required to carry overnight and wet weather gear with them any time they are dropped off on the range, in case the helo can't get back to get them for whatever reason.

The Sputniks weigh half a ton when they are full, so extremely difficult to manouver once they are back at Scotts Peak, hence the need to pump directly from them once they are landed.

One theory about the rocks has come up. Maybe people think that if they throw a large one into the fullish tank, it may squash some of the contents down to make more room.

No theory about the boot yet...

Cheers

Binder

[tasadam]

One theory about the rocks has come up. Maybe people think that if they throw a large one into the fullish tank, it may squash some of the contents down to make more room.

No theory about the boot yet...

Come on Binder. You obviously aren't very good at putting 2 and 2 together.....
Someone couldn't find a rock to squish things so was using their boot but it wasn't done up and got stuck... Obvious!

Think I'll copy this to the other post...

[PeterJ]

.....Someone couldn't find a rock to squish things so was using their boot but it wasn't done up and got stuck... Obvious! ..

Just as well they didn't put both legs in, they might be in there themselves, not just the boots.