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While on a canoe camping trip in the Adirondacks, Evelyn and Rebecca S. found an outhouse that they thought would stand out on the Outhouses of America Tour. It was found in Upper St. Regis pond on an island. That would be a good place to find an outhouse!
Belters Campsite is the location of this Privy on the Appalachian Trail. The AT has a lot of what they call Privy’s at many of their shelters along the trail from Georgia to Maine. Some are enclosed. Some are kind of enclosed. Some have 3 sides and no door. This particular Privy is an “Open Air Privy” located near Belters Campsite on the Appalachian Trail (AT) at mile 700.6 NOBO. I prefer a little more privacy!
A friend of mine was cutting through Norway in May of 2026 and he found an outhouse for me to to put on this website. The Outhouse is from an ancient Viking house.
What the Vikings did at the time was this: They have an extended room on the second floor of their home with a hole in it and, Get This! Everything drops to the ground. You can see the extended room in the picture below. Also shown is a map of the location where it was found. I’ll bet the window near it is never opened!!!
While driving through the small town of Curtis, Michigan, I spotted this outhouse next to an old house by the lake.
Bathroom in Noe Valley neighborhood, which became focus of ire for reported $1.7m cost, actually came in at about $200,000.
I remember this story. Everyone was up in arms over how a public bathroom could cost $1.7 million dollars. A Port A Jon would be much less!
Circa 2024
A ride-sharing company is offering “restroom enthusiasts” a four-hour tour of Tokyo’s public toilets. The guided trip provides sort of the opposite of a souvenir.
THE TOKYO TOILET is a project where 16 world class creators
redesigned 17 public toilets in Shibuya, Tokyo, transforming them into restrooms that can be used comfortably by everyone.
“THE TOKYO TOILET SHUTTLE TOUR*” explores the unique toilets of Tokyo.
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From Friday 1st March 2024 (*Twice a week)
On a recent drive through Wisconsin, I stopped at several locations that had Outhouses. These were both found at a rest stop in Mountain, Wisconsin.
The red Outhouse was usable and of course, I had to use it. The log cabin looking Outhouse was next to an old log cabin at the same rest stop.
Further on in Evergreen, Wisconsin, I found an old Church that still had an Outhouse in the back along with an old water pump. It looked like this Outhouse was still usable.
Roman toilets
The rich would have their servants sit on a spot to warm the marble until they got there. The channel in front had water running along in it and when you finished your business, you grabbed a stick with a sponge on the end, dipped it in the water and wiped yourself. Of course those near the end had dirtier water to use than those at the beginning of the line.
Pictures used by permission from Lester S.
I was contacted by Lester S. who said the following:
We have a concrete base with number “191” marked into the concrete behind the rectangular seat base. It’s not set at an angle. Located in Washington County southern IL. I don’t think it’s a WPA unit but I’m guessing.
It sure looks to me like it could be another form for an WPA Outhouse platform. He sent me the above picture along with several others that are below. Does anyone out there have any idea if this was something else?
When you take a look at the concrete rectangle, it has a hole all the way down and the top could hold a wooden platform the could include the Outhouse hole along with a seat of some type.
Here are the other pictures.
Being the Curator of the Outhouses of America Tour website, I saw that Darn Tough, which is located in Vermont, sells hiking socks with a flying outhouse sewn into them. They offered to send me a pair and I took them up on it.
The socks arrived today and I immediately made a video to feature them on YouTube. You can click on the picture to see the video or click Here to see it.
I used Darn Tough socks when I hiked the Appalachian Trail and I use them every time I go hiking or backpacking. When you buy Darn Tough socks, there are two things that are superior about them:
Many a thru hiker has had their Darn Tough socks replaced for free while hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and the Continental Divide (CDT) trail as well as all the other long distance trails. Once you purchase a pair and try them out, you will be truly satisfied.
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Happy Hiking!