Where we usually go there are no pit toilets, no power, no water, cell phones don't work, and the road on the way in was 6 inches deep in mud.
My son and and I can survive without a toilet at all. My daughter can also, but not quite as easily as us guys. The three of us still go backpacking, even though they are now 28 and 30.
My wife can if she has to. She went backpacking until her knees gave out 15 years ago.
Then there is my daughter-in-law. She can get by with a pit toilet, but can not live with no toilet.
For a flush toilet I have to carry yet more water in and then haul the waste out. Anything to reduce water requirements is a necessity.
Most of the people that read these forums probably do not go where I go.
We have no trouble with odor until the temperature gets above 90 degrees. but if that was the case I would usually camp at a higher elevation. So far I have never found it necessary to camp higher that 6,000 feet to beat the heat.
The Potty Toddy tablets do help a lot. I get them a WalMart.
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