So I'm sure this has been answered hundreds of times, but the search function is messing with me.

I had my first messy session outside of the bathroom tub several months ago. I used an inflatable pool with a tarp underneath. What I liked was having more freedom to move around and being less restricted to the confines of a tub. Cleanup was a bit of a bitch, but kind of worth it?

While the inflatable pool was nice, honestly, I don't think it really did much in terms of helping me with clean up, it was a pain in the ass to clean it to be honest, and some mess even seeped through to the tarp underneath. I was going to try to keep it, but I just couldn't get it cleaned properly enough, and it was a chore inflating and deflating it. I didn't really feel like going through any of that again so I just decided to toss the pool after I'd cleaned it as best as I could and got it deflated.

So here's my question, I know a lot of you use plastic sheeting that you can bundle up and toss? What kind do you use, and what garbage bags are you using that aren't ripping apart and exploding the mess all over the place? Any help and suggestions would be appreciated as I'd like to have another session at some point, and I don't want to go back to the tub

My wife and I use the heavy duty tarps from a hardware store, the outdoor style you would cover a car or boat with.

As for garbage bags we always use contractor grade.

Yea, I guess that works. Tarps are easy enough. The one I have is good, nothing's tearing on that. Probably about the same price as plastic sheeting and most likely takes the same amount of effort to roll it up and stuff it into a garbage bag.

i used thick gauge diy plastic sheeting but also i used old bits of carpet because 90% of my sploshing involves heels, the carpet was ontop of the plastic to stop the heels puncturing the plastic but also to stop the plastic sticking to me, it also felt great to walk on the messy carpet squares bare foot and other things! cant get a carpet burn if its slippery

i also had some bed sheets under the plastic to catch any leaks but i never had any

the carpet squares were a pita to get rid of but they might not be necessary in your case

heavy duty bin bags were easy to get rid of esp if you plan it the day before the rubbish bins are collected,
before we had wheelie bins i did wake up to the screams of a small child "some one has been murdered" where a bin bag had been split by a fox and there was red splosh running out of it.

there are a few images on my profile of the plastic, the yellow one is a thinner automotive sheeting for spraying cars, too thin without protecting it as it can rip easier than the thicker diy stuff but as i'm an auto repairer i have alot of it

if you own your own home you may be able to tap into your toilet waste pipeline and make a floor dispose which would be excellent for a play room, but thats depending on personal skills and location etc