Camp toilet instead of bedside commode?

I used to get those bags but as you say, they are expensive. So I do something else instead. I get a big box of 13 gallon trash bags at Costco. Dirt cheap. I prefer a bigger bag instead of the little commode liner bags since I can twist and then tie it close easier. Now the commode liner bags come with an absorbent pad. That really helps with the smell. But that little absorbent pad doesn't hold that much. I put three size 3 diapers on the bottom of the commode bucket after I put the trash bag in. For grandma, that holds enough liquid to last 24-26 hours. So I only have to empty her commode once a day. The diapers themselves are pretty good at keeping down the smell. For the first 12-14 hours, I don't smell a thing. To boost that, I put about a shot class of activated carbon in there along the back. That takes me to the full 24 hours with not much smell.

I agree that simply throwing away a bag is easy. I've been thinking about a camp toilet for a long time. The one thing that puts me off is the idea of pouring out 5 gallons of pee all at once. Right now, with the diapers, it's solid waste I'm dealing with. No splashing. Based on my experience with pouring out the steam cleaner, there's going to be splashing.

Send me the brand or link! haha. The bedside commode I bought was a little over $50. Same price. That was my next question. Toilet frame would work, I think. Had that in my hall bath for mom. Gosh, my house is like a senior center or a hospital!

In my experience, the best way to "raise a toilet" is to put a commode frame over it. That's what they do in hospitals. People often wonder what that piece that looks like a commode bucket but is open on both ends is that comes with a commode. That's the splash guard. It bridges the gap between the commode seat and the toilet. Be that a regular toilet or a camp toilet.