Honeywagon
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"Honey wagon" was originally named for a wooden wagon, pulled by a horse, that went through back alleys to collect human excreta from people's outhouses. At each outhouse, the one-man wagon driver would stop the wagon, flip up the back hatch door of the outhouse, slide out the pail, pick up the pail, and dump the contents into one of eight oak half-barrels in the wagon box. The half-barrels had no lids. Today, a honey wagon is a name for a wagon or truck for collecting and carrying human excreta or manure",[1] such as a cesspool emptier, which serves as a sanitation system including at campgrounds, and marinas. The more correct term is "vacuum truck".
The operator connects a hose to the discharge outlet on the recreational vehicle, boat or building and pumps the waste into the wagon's tank. When the tank is full, the operator should empty the tank at an approved dump station or sewage lagoon.
Use in film and television industry
A honeywagon is a mobile toilet unit used in the film and television industry. The legend behind the name 'honeywagon' is thought to relate to the 'honey-colored' liquid that comes out of it when emptying the holding tanks.[citation needed] Many are the size of a semi-trailer. Some honeywagons will be just two large toilets. Others are a combination of variously sized rooms for specific purposes: these rooms can be private dressing rooms assigned to a single person, larger rooms configured for the wardrobe, or makeup departments, small individual toilets for the crew to share, and multiple user or individual shower rooms for bathing.
In the UK a honeywagon usually refers to a set of toilets used by the cast and crew. These come in all shapes and sizes - either trailer-base or built into the box body of a truck. In America, the term honeywagon is usually given to a truck, trailer or combination of both with a number of dressing rooms for the actor. These either have individual toilets or a communal set built in.
See also
- Septic tank
- Honey bucket, another name for a bucket toilet
- Vacuum truck
References
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