Where Two-Stall Trailers Really Excel

Weddings are an obvious application. For an intimate outdoor wedding or private-property celebration, bringing in a massive restroom trailer can be unnecessary and can consume valuable event space. A properly sized two-stall gives guests real porcelain flushing toilets, vanities, running water, mirrors, lighting and climate control without allowing the restroom facility to dominate the property.

Two-stall trailers are also excellent for private homes and residential renovations. When a homeowner is remodeling the primary bathroom, replacing plumbing, dealing with fire or water damage or hosting contractors for an extended project, a compact trailer can provide a real bathroom outside the house without introducing a traditional construction-site appearance.

They are equally useful during commercial restroom remodels, particularly at smaller restaurants, retail businesses, dealerships, offices, clubhouses, wineries and other customer-facing properties. A two-stall can replace temporarily unavailable men’s and women’s facilities while giving patrons a much more appropriate experience than a standard portable toilet.

Corporate events are another strong application. An executive dinner, product launch, employee event, VIP area, golf tournament or private corporate gathering may not have thousands of attendees, but the expectations of the guests can be considerably higher. Satellite itself identifies corporate events, film production, construction and hospitality venues among the strong markets for premium two-stall equipment.

Film and production crews also benefit from the small footprint. A two-stall can move relatively close to a set, base camp or remote production area without requiring the space and logistics associated with a large multi-stall trailer.

When a Two-Stall Is Not the Right Trailer

One of the most important parts of being a restroom professional is knowing when not to rent a particular trailer.

A two-stall may technically be capable of hundreds of uses, but tank capacity is only one part of sizing. A 150-person cocktail reception where everyone takes a restroom break during the same 20-minute period places a completely different demand on two doors than a 150-person gathering spread throughout an entire afternoon.

Alcohol consumption, event duration, existing permanent facilities, the percentage of guests expected to use the trailer and how restroom traffic occurs throughout the event all matter. Satellite markets its Selfie two-station for parties up to approximately 150 guests, while its broader two-stall guidance also uses that range for certain six-hour events. We would still evaluate each Royal Restrooms rental individually rather than treating 150 as an automatic rule.

These standard two-stall trailers also should not be confused with an ADA restroom trailer. They use elevated entrances and steps. When an event or project requires accessible facilities, the restroom plan should include an appropriate ADA solution rather than assuming a conventional two-stall will satisfy that requirement.

Why Royal Restrooms Has More Than One Kind

There is a tendency in the rental industry to describe equipment simply by the number of stalls. We think that leaves out much of what actually matters.

An UltraLav two-stall with more than 300 gallons of waste capacity has a different operational personality from a highly compact JAG Porta-Lisa. A Satellite 6×10 with a 275-gallon waste tank and 900-use published capacity occupies another place between the two. None of those differences make one trailer universally better than another. They make each trailer better suited to certain jobs.

That is why the first question from Royal Restrooms should never simply be, “How many people?”

We want to know where the trailer is going, how long it will be there, what kind of event or project it is, how much room is available, whether water and electricity are nearby, whether the unit will require servicing and what level of guest experience the customer expects.

After more than two decades of providing restroom trailers, we have learned that proper sizing is as much about understanding the property and the people as it is about counting toilets.

The two-stall restroom trailer proves that point particularly well. It may be one of the smallest trailers in the fleet, but when the job calls for privacy, comfort, a compact footprint and just the right amount of capacity, it can also be one of the smartest.  Even in an airport hanger for the presidents staff.

Female private portable bathroom stall inside airport hanger