If you’re hosting an outdoor event, portable toilets are a must for the health and safety of patrons attending the function. It avoids mess and unfortunate mishaps that could have been prevented if the right number of portable toilets had been allocated. Forcing patrons to hold on or hover behind a tree with grass tickling their date, is not an ideal way for your event to be remembered. Although it could make for a great viral social media post, for all the wrong reasons.
So how do you work out how many portable toilets are needed for an event?
We’ve put together a checklist of what to consider when booking the right number of portable toilets for your function. One formula won’t fit all events, especially if there is alcohol and spicy food involved.
It’s important to plan to have more portable toilets than ‘not enough’. Your patrons could find themselves up crap creek if there aren’t enough amenities so they can relieve themselves without embarrassment.
If you want to be confident with the amount of portable toilets booked for your event, here are some points to consider.
How many people are coming to the event?
It’s crucial to know how many people are coming to the event to ensure enough portable toilets are allocated for the number of bodies present. A shortage of portable toilets could force patrons to find other ways of laying their waste and this can be a nasty and smelly experience for all involved.
The rule of thumb is to have 1 portable toilet for every 60 guests for a one night event.
For music festivals, where thousands of people are expected to show up, you may consider hiring more portable toilets or a toilet block to keep up with demand.
How long will the event run for?
Is it a night event that will run for a couple of hours or a festival that runs for a couple of days? You may be able to get away with having less portable toilets for a smaller event than for a longer event. Lengthy queues aren’t fun for those who are busting, so don’t be light on the amenities.
Most people use the toilet every 3-4 hours, so in some cases a toilet may not be used at all for a shorter event, but it will be used multiple times during a festival or day-long event. Toilet use is increased by 30-40% if alcohol and food are present. It increases by 50% if curries are involved.
What will be served at the event?
If no food or drink is served at the event, you may be able to get away with fewer portable toilets. But if alcohol is consumed and deep fried-food or curries are served, it is better to increase the amenities to allow for the extra solids to liquids ratio, i.e. poop to piss ratio.
Unfortunately no one can predict if that curry will make everyone hurry to the toilet. It’s better to allow for more portable toilets than suggested to cater for such unfortunate circumstances. After all, not all farts can be trusted after one has had a spicy curry.
Are there other amenities available?
If the outdoor event is being held at a showgrounds, there may already be amenities available for patrons to use. This could keep costs down as not as many portable toilets will need to be booked. Best to check that the amenities will be open on the day to ensure enough toilets will be available for attending patrons.
To ensure the success of your event, and prevent patrons dumping their waste in public, hire portable toilets from Dinkum Dunnies for your next event. The team of dunny experts will be able to calculate how many dunnies you need onsite to ensure your patrons are well facilitated when nature calls.
Dinkum Dunnies are the portable toilet hire experts for Brisbane, Ipswich and Sunshine Coast. Call 07 5495 5733 or contact online today!
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