As it often seems to happen, this thread has descended into "like" and "don't like" votes about the Thetford. I have detected a trend.
Those that don't like the Thetford appear to do a lot of dry camping. Dry camping involves some sort of trip to a dump station. This might be the entire trailer or a tote-along of some sort (lots of threads in this forum about those). Under these circumstances, there is no real disadvantage to a cassette type toilet.
If you mostly camp with full hook-ups, however, giving up the opportunity to connect the sewer line and dump as needed is really not a desirable option, hence the "like" vote for the Thetford. There is of course, the "Sealand" option, and users should look at those threads as well.
In the end, I'm convinced that most of the objections to the Thetford are really conceptual. The thought of recirculating waste just turns some folks off.
Dave
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