In extreme Arctic climates where plumbing pipes would simply freeze and burst, honey buckets—often just a five-gallon pail lined with a plastic bag—remained the standard for many remote villages for decades. 3. Grunge Music's Sludge Anthem
If you aren't thinking about bathrooms, you're probably a fan of the band . Their 1993 song "Honey Bucket" is a legendary staple of the sludge and grunge era. Honey Bucket
One of the most unusual historical footnotes involves the Seattle-based company . In 1990, during the Goodwill Games, the company introduced portable restrooms to the Soviet Union. At the time, such units were virtually unknown there. As a "goodwill gesture," two Honey Bucket units were donated and flown to the USSR inside an enormous Antonov cargo plane. A Seattle newspaper at the time noted that of all the gifts exchanged between the two nations, this one might "do the most to revolutionize the Soviet economy". 2. A Polite Term for a Harsh Reality In extreme Arctic climates where plumbing pipes would