Many people do not have running water in Alaska
Some people had outhouses in the 1700's.
Outhouses were common when running water was not available. Back then, outhouses were usually between 50 and 150 feet from the main house and often facing away.
outhouses
Yes they did. Indoor plumbing in the country only came in the 20th century.
Outhouses and buckets.
Before outhouses, people would go behind a tree or in the woods. When the weather was bad or late at night they would stay indoors and use a pot.
Chinese toilets range from the most primitive outhouses to the most extravagant toilets made from solid gold (made by a gold merchant in Hong Kong). It wouldn't be fair to generalize something for everyone. However, as a guideline: in cities, both normal and disabled people use toilets; in poorer rural areas, outhouses are still commonplace.
Most bushrangers lived rough, in the bush, in New South Wales and Victoria. They would sometimes live with friends or family, or sometimes in barns and outhouses.
In the 'old days', most western sites had outhouses. Eastern towns were more 'developed', but it was still the communal '2 or 3 seater' outhouse in most towns! Outhouses have an overwhelming odor in the summers. Plus, flies congregated at and inside outhouses. Winters there was less odor, but sitting on cold wood was not pleasant. So if men urinated around the bar, it was likely a more pleasant 'going' that going to the outhouse. However, I doubt bar owners would have been too happy with the odor, so I doubt this story is true in most taverns or saloons (bars). Plus, most taverns were also inns-- lodging along the stage coach route, which means passengers included women and children. So public urination wouldn't have been tolerated most places.
Alaska The Last Frontier - 2011 Outhouses Cow Bras and Bears Oh My 3-6 was released on: USA: November 2013
Frank O'Beirne has written: 'Johns' -- subject(s): Outhouses