[You totally can.]
WARNING: I am going to talk about human bodily functions and their results. I won't want to eat after I've finished this post, and that's my goal for you, too.
I've discussed this issue on public forums, and I've found that composting humanure in any way can make people really mad. I've warned you, now it's up to you to bring up toilets only very carefully as dinner party chatter.
Why compost?
An average RV toilet uses two quarts of water per flush, which is 4.2 pounds (plus the you-know-what you just did into that water).
- A couple might flush 10 times a day = 42 pounds/day (five gallons of previously-drinkable water)
- In one month, that couple has created 1300 pounds of waste that must be treated (including a rather conservative estimate of the weight of the urine and feces involved). This also represents 150 gallons of drinking water.
Many RVers divert their gray water for flushing, which is certainly an improvement. Still, the weight and volume of the waste remain the same.
Our composting toilet is pretty forgiving in the poo-storage department. A full vault is not a de-camping emergency. It will begin to ask politely to be emptied, and will not become belligerent for several days when it won't allow itself to be cranked.
However, timely urine removal is not optional. Please don't ask how we know this. However, delay is not a catastrophe like Isaac or Katrina. It will be contained, you just won't enjoy clean-up.
If you're talking about the same couple in a stationary home with a common low-flow toilet (1.6 gallons), the amount of treatable waste is more than two tons (4000 pounds) in a month. That's about 500 gallons of drinking water. If you're mad when you look at your water/sewer bill, imagine turning 4000 pounds of your own dookie back into drinking water and the bill will seem cheap.
The takeaway point is that our waste doesn't cease to exist after we flush. RVers know that when they drop the stinky slinky into that hole in the ground, but even then, it still lives.
Maybe you're an intermittent flusher; I'm cool with that. You can customize these numbers just knowing that a gallon of water weighs 8.35 pounds.
What's in it for me?
If you're a campground kind of RVer, maybe not much. I can't deny the bliss of never thinking about where poo goes after it leaves me. This is an excellent set-up for boondockers and homesteaders, and people who are seeking simplicity. You can't get much simpler than we are.
How to compost poop
I'll talk about the Nature's Head composting toilet, just because that's what I know.
However, there are many approaches to RV waste management. Van dwellers tend to be very ingenious in this area (and in many others, too).
If you feel you must occasionally flush something, take your urine bottle for a ride to a toilet and dump it there. This is just for you; your urine doesn't care either way.
We dump the poo into a garbage bag and throw it away. After two weeks in the vault, it weighs about 20 pounds. If we had our own stationary home, we would compost it for a long time and become our own solid waste management system.
A new friend works for a sewage treatment facility in Tucson. He tells me that medication being dumped into the sewer system is a problem requiring a team of full-time lab workers. Untreated, the drugs are recycled into the aquifer and we get our diazepam for free. Nevermind the metabolites - he didn't even discuss that.
Drawbacks to composting poop
- You can no longer deny you poo
- After only two weeks, the contents of the vault will still smell a fair amount like poop
- Sometimes there are "glitches" in the system. The toilet may smell, or you won't get a full two weeks/ couple out of the vault. Humidity bogs down the system.
The ultimate solution to the main wrinkles is just dumping and starting again. That's as drastic as it gets.
While I am typing away on my sanitary keyboard, Annie is implementing a vault dump. She is smiling, but it's not a happy smile. This has been a glitchy two weeks. We can't compare this to going to a dump station, since we've only done that once, for graywater. Luckily for us, that one time involved other people's turds laying all around the overflowed tank.
You will have gut reactions to what you have just read. Oh yeah, I said it. Hopefully I have addressed them, in snarky format, in this discussion. We're glad to answer questions. If you feel argumentative after reading this post and this thread, I'll respond depending on my mood at the moment.
As always, talking about a different way to do things is not meant to challenge traditionalists (much). Composting humanure has been a way to live the way we want to live, and it works. I'm not dissing conventional poo-management. Some of you may be looking for ways to get off-grid, and this is one of our Top Two modifications for off-grid living.
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96 comments:
Love this! But of course my poo doesn't stink.
Lucky!
But I've heard that vegan poo don't stink.
I don't want to smell omni-poo, then!
well as one lucky recipient of your sage poop scoop insight, i'm all for disrupting a dinner party with composting toilet talk. I ignore all evil eye glares my my honey sends my way and blab on and on. I think composting toilets are an amazing and incredulous thing... and now i can add your stats above to further expound on the joys of composting our poo! yay
Yay, Kim! Way to GO! People eat too much, anyway.
Thanks for posting this! Mike & I have talked about possibly getting one if/when we get an Airstream.
what a crappy blog this was... I mean it just plain stinks!!!
This reminds me of "The History of the Bathroom" over at Treehugger.com. It's a great read, just like this post.
http://www.treehugger.com/bathroom-design/the-history-of-the-bathroom-part-1-before-the-flush.html
As a county park manager, my daughter tried to get a barn on the property outfitted to use as an environmental classroom to use for summer camps and local school environmental education. The county and state health department both refused to allow them to install composting toilets and there was no existing well or septic nearby. The result was that kids could only be in there for an hour due to the lack of facilities. It was very frustrating to my daughter to have such narrow-minded people in control.
I can't believe I just read every word you wrote here when I don't have, and never will have, a RV. That's because this whole poop thing has always intrigued me, and sometimes when I flush I wonder how long it'll take the earth to fill up with poop as the population continues to increase. And forget the valium poop. What about all the meth poop?
Out of curiousity...I swear!...where does the composting part come in? You poo, you empty it into a garbage bag and toss it. Am I correct? Or am I missing something?
And out of more curiosity....I promise!.....does the emptying process require a VERY strong stomach? Or am I imagining it to be worse than it is?
And with even more curiosity...which I realize may kill me at any moment....what about specifically FEMALE bodily functions? I'm just trying to imagine things I really can't quite wrap my head around. And I'm a VERY open-minded person. But....adding blood to the mix can't be as easy to dispose of as straight urine.
If I ever sell everything and decide to go full-time, I certainly would make the investment.
Yay, Cheryl!
Brenda, here goes, as far as i'm able to answer: The poop starts composting right away (there's a starting matrix of coconut fiber or peat moss). There is a fan that helps to evaporate moisture in the vault, and there's a crank to turn it all. If you and your dear straight-out pooped into a bucket for two weeks, it would weigh a lot, and have a lot more volume.
Annie says there is nothing different about what she does, FEMALE bodily function-wise. Environmentally, I wouldn't be any more concerned about blood than about urine, but are you thinking of attracting sharks? Maybe bears. That would give me pause, but not serious pause.
Annie reports that normally, it does not require a strong stomach. Due to unaccounted-for glitches, today was worse. We don't know why.
Meth poop! I wonder how meth metabolizes? Probably there's not as much of that flushed unaltered, but who knows?? RJ, have you read the Humanure Handbook? If poop interests you, you'll enjoy it (I did).
Bonnie, that is so backward. I've heard of that kind of ignorant resistance elsewhere, though.
Pat, that's an awesome article! See, this stuff was in demand, baby!
Heyduke, I pulled rank on you. Get it? Rank?
Molly, what do you guys travel in?
ok... so what about dia-ree-ree poop?
you started it!
;o) nikothenomad incognitomad
Yes....bears AND sharks AND assorted critters...OH MY! Hahahaha....thanks for the reassurances. Not that we have any immediate plans to invest is such a contraption, but always curious and wondering. :)
Dear Anonymous NikoTheNomad: I did a colonoscopy prep with this toilet, and it doesn't get more dia-ree-ree than that.
Brenda, you never know!
Your warning was absolutely correct - TMI!
Interesting though even if it is a bit of an appetite killer.
Well, that was a very interesting post about fate of the ever present stink pickle. To the very adult about it, most of us, after passing the 60 mark, have done it about 22,000 times. Quite honestly, after having two nurses his mates, I find nothing embarrassing about bodily functions. I found the concept of the composting toilet very interesting. Just one question, have you thought about a cathole? Or,in y'alls case, a duck hole. We will talk about these way back in Cub Scouts.
very interresting read. so, you mentioned that you only had to dump grey water once. Do you shower in your rv? and do dishes? and does that water just get dumped on the ground somewhere? I guess that is okay if are using natural products... I like the idea of the composting toilet. I guess there is a mix of compost stuff that you put in it that helps break down the poo???? Do you have to put some in everytime??
On my 9 day river rafting trip in the grand canyon , they used compost toilets that they then carried on board and out of the canyon. And we had 28 poopers in two boats !
Rick, I am the Jenny Craig of poo.
Michael, we have used (duck) holes in some areas where digging isn't disruptive. We have composting friends who dispose of poo that way exclusively. Now that you add the 22,000 figure, it seems pretty funny that we're still squeamish about our doody.
Very pertinent question, Sue. We use about 2-1/4 gallons of fresh water daily, about half of which goes to urine. A large portion of the rest is dishwater, which we collect in a dishpan and use to water a random flower. The rest is bathing, showering, and hand-washing, which we discreetly allow to trickle out onto the ground.
That is serious poo haulage!!
So you removed the toilet that came with the RV and put in the Nature's Head? What does your black tank do now? Or did you take that out too. Hmmmmmm the way to get more storage space??
Hi Sherry. Yes, Annie removed the old potty, capped the pipe, then laid floor down. The new toilet just sits on top. We sanitized the black tank and repurposed it to hold extra gray water when we need it to.
The new Outhouse sans lime, old things new again, just loving it, sustainable living at its best. Good post, carry on Ducks!
It's true! The new is more portable than the outhouse, and you get to poo indoors. Otherwise, yeah!
Here's a breakfast link you might enjoy:
http://rvtoilets.blogspot.com/
You probably already have it bookmarked.
Thanks Russ! The wine is better, but this is fun. Annie read me the latest "foil-wrapped leftover" post.
Can this thing sing to me? I often find it easier to complete my transaction that way.
Steve, you will want to invest in the Nature's Head-liners, an indie group included with the premium package.
Cool post. I've been using a humanure bucket system at home for the past 8+ years so I can see this product would be a great solution for an RV. Great job explaining the whole shebang...
Thanks, Shelly! What kind of system do you have? Is it like Jenkins' Loveable Loo?
Very interesting post. There might just be another project added to the list.
OMG! I read this to learn what options we have for indoor toileting in our vintage camper... and ended up laughing out loud thru the entire post! Real life truly is funny! Excellent writing, Duck, and VERY informative! Thank you
So interesting.... soooo. Say you are at an RV park. .. poo poo in the dumpster? And walk the urine to a toilet? Hmm... I should get a non see thru catch/bucket/separator for the peepee. Awesome post. Been wondering about how to dispose. But then I toss my kid's diapers in the trash. And Kitty poop. Why not human poop. Is it frowned upon at parks? We want to Rv but not deal with flushing holding tanks of black water. That actually seems ickier to me. I have nook idea why. Just does. Lol.
So interesting.... soooo. Say you are at an RV park. .. poo poo in the dumpster? And walk the urine to a toilet? Hmm... I should get a non see thru catch/bucket/separator for the peepee. Awesome post. Been wondering about how to dispose. But then I toss my kid's diapers in the trash. And Kitty poop. Why not human poop. Is it frowned upon at parks? We want to Rv but not deal with flushing holding tanks of black water. That actually seems ickier to me. I have nook idea why. Just does. Lol. So is it easier to get a composting toilet or just make a bucket type toilet?
Jillian, I would say some discreet poo-flinging would be in order. I've never had anyone, anywhere, ask me what was in the garbage bag I'm carrying. Maybe I just had that look.
I agree, dealing with gallons and gallons of poo/pee water feels grosser to me, too.
I haven't yet tried a daily-use bucket toilet, so I can't really say for sure. A bucket would definitely be easy to put together. You could get a ready-made toilet seat that's designed to click onto a bucket, and line the bucket with garbage bags. Maybe keep a little peat or sawdust next to it to put on each time? You try it, you don't like it, you tweak the system a little.
If you want to stay at RV parks, you can always start with the conventional method of hooking up when you get there. Then use your bucket when you want to. See how it GOES. You can bundle up an innocent bag of your experiment and toss it in the dumpster as you need to.
The urine-separation is key to a long-term situation, too. When I've had to carry a urine bucket to the toilet, I've put it in an opaque, dedicated tote bag.
Thanks for your frank and funny discussion of humanure. I'm planning a trip through central and south america and hope to compost. You're an inspiration, if not just a bucket of giggles.
vk
Terrific, VK! I'm a bucket of something. I hope you'll share your experiences on your trip.
Great post!
I travelled the US and Canada in my van for about 13months putting on over 40000km. I used a pee bottle and the bucket trick. You are so right that they must be kept separate! I used a yellow solid coloured bottle from wally world and a bucket from a restaurant I was passing by.
Using your in-house black tank is such a hassle. In my new dweller, a 31' class-A (moving up in the world) I will be continuing with my bucket (remove the standard toilet and then dump it into a 55gal barrel stored out back. With just me and how often I use it means that it will take probably 2yrs to fill it up.
Using peat and saw dust as a base.
thanks for sharing your experience!
Considering that the rv toilet dumps directly into a tank, it seems like one could convert it to a composting system with some clever ingenuity. The idea of keeping pee out of it and to somehow "mix" the compost could be incorporated. One could "glue" a divider that separates the pee. Instead of going into a little removable tank, like Nature's Head, it could go below the floor into a separate tank that could be drained typically. The "other stuff" would go where it usually does. Except with the addition of composting materials in the tank. The next step would be to somehow get it stirred up and decaying. The hardest part would be how to get it out. You could put a dumping port directly on the bottom to drop everything into a container. But how would you get it out if its stuck in there? I am shocked that someone hasn't already come up with a system like this for Rv's because it would sell like crazy. A simple conversion for any RV system. But without paying the outrageous $1000 price tag that Nature's Head doesn't mind charging. Robbery. They are capitalizing on a market that's overlooked.
How do you clean the bowl (bowel? jk…) after each poo use? Do you spritz water on it or just aim for the basin when going?
On good days, it's a straight shot into the vault. Not all days are good, so you have to deal with it as it goes. Spritzing after peeing is a good idea, though.
Still trying to decide if the ultimate disposal is ethical or not, I am leaning toward not. You could consider a finishing area arrangement that would allow you to safely dispose of compost in flower beds or the like. From what I have read about systems such as Sun Mars a five gallon pail would probably be suitable, or possibly a vermiculture area would be better.
Great blog. Im building motorhome and seriously considering a composting toilet. Have to ask, what happens with the toilet paper. Do I assume it goes into the compost poop side. Does the paper create any problems.
It can go into that side, or you can dispose of it in a trash can. We ultimately went with the trash can.
Thanks for composting that.
Glad I found this post, very humorous and timely for me. I have an old tiny trailer we've been living in (14 ft.) and haven't used the toilet yet. We only have 1 waste tank and I have been looking for alternatives for poo disposal. Think I will use a bag and sawdust and trash can. Thanks for your take on this. On to read the Humanure Handbook.
Roxi, Are you still using this method or did you go back to standard toilet?
Dent, I don't have possession of this system anymore. In my cabin, I use plastic bags and peat moss for poop, and I dump it on my property. On the road, I always rely on the kindness of strangers.
Do you put a liner bag in the solid watse bucket or dump the contents in a bag after?
just can't see limiting myself to a holding tank in our rv for bathroom duty when we love to boondock camp...the compost toilet seems the way to go..going to convert our rv bathroom to a toilet that doesn't require a holding tank full of poo that needs a dump station for emptying...
http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/composting-toilet-tips-tricks-solving-problems
this is an excellent Q&A on composting toilets. I'm sold!
Just don't know where to vent?
Hi all, I've just bought my first motorhome and am going full time here in the UK in a month. There was a patch recently where I was waking with nightmares and thinking that sewerage would be a dealbreaker since I don't want and can't afford to be in campsites all that often, and then I realised that composting was almost certainly the answer. Thanks for this great discussion!
One (or so) more question: Brenda mentioned menstrual issues but no-one addressed specifics. To be up front about it (#beware!): can campsites deal with a dry-ish tankful of poo, tampons, loopaper and sawdust with their normal pump systems for semi-liquidised black waste? (As I understand that a chemical loo reduces poo to a sort of liquid?) And would you recommend separation of (unbleached and biodegradable in my case) menstrual paraphernalia from both urine and poo?
Sorry, and thank you!
PS do compost loos smell when they are without the fan that some of them com with?
Hi Eloise - good questions. My recommendation is to separate feminine hygiene products from your poo. Campgrounds won't be equipped for this in their dumping stations, mostly because the stations are just holes in the ground that rely on the pressure from your black/gray tanks to empty. However, garbage cans are an easier solution, if you have the waste bagged.
Composting toilets can smell. If you use something like a bucket toilet, where you are covering each "go" with an organic material like sawdust, you won't get much smell, though.
How do you clean the toiler and how is secure to you're rv floor
I have been using biodegradable bags and poo powder in our truck camper. The pooh powder aids the waste digestion and turns urine into a jell that when left overnight becomes quite firm and odourless. We then use the waste disposal system to dispose of the double bagged waste. We use the black water tank as an extended range tray water tank. This system works adequately for short boon docking trips up to 9 days but gets overwhelmed with the storage by then. I have no ethical problems as the senior, junior diaper thing as well as kitty-litter and dog scoopers are adding more to the load than my truck camper. Urine has been the heaviest load so I am going to try a composting toilet as the units all separate urine for disposal in an easy format.
Jose, the toilet I'm most familiar with (Nature's Head) is seamless, so there's not a lot to deal with. Spray it with some soapy water, wipe it down, or whatever gentle method you prefer. We rarely bothered to clean the poo vault, just because we were about to poo again. Have you ever noticed how cats wait until you've cleaned the litter box to dump their cargo? Turns out, people are like that, too.
I meant to add it can bolt down, if you want it to.
I have a new Casita 17' on order and I like the idea of the composting toilette. I wonder if it is difficult to remove the poo container in such a tiny space? Also, since it requires an electric fan connection (with the Nature's Head toilette), is that affected by shower water coming down on it?
The Nature's Head is not a petite unit, and since I haven't seen the Casita's "head"room, I couldn't say. I don't think you'd want shower water coming down on the unit with the electric fan in place. Seems like a likely scenario for a short.
Hi kids are you still around!? My husband and 6m old and I are looking to do the super scary.... Live off grid in an airstream (insert panic here) I'm into the composting toilet idea ... Is there an earth friendly way around the plastic bags? Probably not, huh. Also... What do we think about incinerating toilets in an RV?
Sarah, still around! Nowadays, I do a primitive composting toilet in my cabin - Spud the Wonder Prius does not yet have a toilet. If you go with a composting toilet, whether the Nature's Head or some other setup, you won't be using a lot of plastic bags, but some.
Since you'll be on the road, a compost pile probably isn't in your immediate future. If you can mentally balance your occasional plastic bag use with the immense water conservation you'll be accomplishing, that might help.
I haven't researched incinerating toilets for a while. My impression was that they use a lot of electricity, and were prone to overflow because they didn't separate out the urine.
Hi Heather, I found this thread because I too am looking to replace the toilet in my new to me 2013 casita. Did you end up getting and installing a Nature Head in your casita?
Piggybacking on Miss Coleen! I'm going to be replacing the black water system I currently have in my RV with a composting toilet but I may perish in the process(not too handy am I). Do you which direction to look in to pay someone professional to do the job? I'd like to live long enough to use it when it's done.
The poo doesn't just sit in a bin. The bin has coconut coir or sphagnum peat moss inside. After you drop your deuce there is a handle you turn on the side. It miixes the poo and composting material together. That is how it is composted. I do not have a composting toilet, just have done tons of research. We are thinking about adding one to our vintage trailer. You do bring up a good point, being a woman I can't believe I never considered female functions. Does anyone have any information about this?
This is one of the best resources I have found on composting toilets.
Great Q & A! The Wynn's really did research into the subject.
This is why I plugged my black tank and went composting.
They answer ALL questions!
http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/all-composting-toilet
I hope you see this comment to respond. :) I am actively looking at the several composting toilets available for full-time use on the road. I have a question that I can't figure out the answer to, though... have you had any issues staying anywhere with your composting toilet? I mean specifically, any trouble getting into any areas with it? I've read of places requiring a black tank, of at least 10 gallons. How do you handle it if you do run into this situation?
Thank you so much!
Hi Coffeekittie! I hope you see the answer to your question. You will still have your black tank, so you'll be fine - no reason to explain your poop to anyone. We capped our pipe off so there would be no smell from the tank, but the tank stayed.
After flushing the black tank, we also installed a valve that allowed the black tank to be a backup grey tank.
No black tank, as this is a new, home-built camper/tiny home. I'm worried!
Parker
Cool - I'd love to see a picture of that!
If an RV park balks at no black tank, it's usually directed at vans. Philosophically, I'm utterly opposed to patronizing private RV parks who have an issue with looks, age, or anything that's none of their business. There are so many accommodations that are more beautiful and less judgemental. BLM, state parks, national parks, etc. RV parks are generally the most expensive, least-lovely, and most snooty of all possible possibilities. :)
Also, if you're sporting a composting toilet, you're in the best position to enjoy boondocking.
I'm already 99% decided on one of the several composting toilets, it's really just this one issue that has been worrying me and kept me from making the purchase. I'm going to use private parks as little as possible, instead boondocking as much as I can.
Thanks a ton for answering my questions. 😃
Parker
We built a basic "outhouse" style composting toilet for our RV. We haven't stayed in a campground since march and have been boondocking full time in an RV. It'a an awesome option when we are not near any public restrooms. Check it out and www.youtube.com/duetjustusvlogs. We were also able to build it for let than 1/10th the price of a Nature's Head.
Can you link the specific video?
Found it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUF6hQJHog
77 COMMENTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy Cats !!! Who woulda guessed? !! Next time I need to increase traffic I know what *I'll* write about.
Combining black & grey after composting toilet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1dXcBchbuQ&index=3&list=PLG5YKEqC5FquFfv8wzgz3OuVpJbZWBh2H
Mike, this post has turned out to be everbrown. It's 10X more popular than the next most-popular. Turns out #2 is #1!
After seven years off-grid, I had no respect for any maker of manufactured "composting toilet." Sometimes people got their inspection and immediately sold their toilet to the next person needing an inspection, the consensus being that the best designs were not allowed, and seriously problematic designs were certified - so buyers beware.
I've been planning to outfit my new used mini-trailer with a composter of my own design in place of its current Thetford, but in the meantime began to use the Thetford, without water, as a rough-but-doable frame for a bag and peat moss set-up - and I might keep this full-time, as it allows us the option to use the "legal" toilet if there should ever be a need.
Without going into detail, I'm still working out the design for separating urine, involving a funnel, tubing, and gallon jug (apple cider label offers an elegant disguise). The Thetford toilet itself could be used as the urine catcher and releaser, but I'm not sure about that. Any ideas?
And is there something I don't understand in the "Loveable Loo" design, in which, the guy insists, the urine can go in the same container? I'm with the majority, thinking it needs to be separated.
Love your post and that the comments have gone on for years. Im looking to buy a 15ft vintage trailer to remodel and customize and want to do all my homework first. Heres my question... can you add stuff to the liquid? I know someone mentioned doing this in a comment. I do dog rescue and use about 90% vinegar 10% water homemade cleaner spray to clean up dog pee because the vinegar does somehing like split the ammonia... its science i cant remember exactly... but it basically breaks up the components rather than just covering it up or sanitizing which wont totally get it out. Has anyone tried this in the compost toliet or something similar to help with the smell and cleaning?
Anonymous, I'm intrigued by your design, and I hope at some point you WILL go into detail. The situation with your standard toilet and peat moss is pretty much what I do in the cabin now, although I'm still toying with the idea of removing it entirely in favor of a basic box and 5-gallon buckets. However, I'm not sure how the mixture of urine, feces, and peat will hold up.
Tonya, you certainly can add things to the urine, although I can't offer an opinion about the vinegar, having missed that sciencey lesson. Can you report back about your success?
I've used minty mouthwash, which mitigates the smell somewhat. Still not a solution, really.
Oh, Anonymous, I agree that, if you're going to hold things very long, the urine and feces need to go their separate ways. Does the LL guy make that di-STINK-tion?
Tonya, I posted a Q & A YouTube link with Gone with the Wynns last year on all about composting toilets, female functions included. Think it was June 2016 (NEliberal1) you can look back for the link or do a search on YouTube for "Gone with the Wynns" page.
From their videos I purchased the Natures Head, installed and have been using, with no regrets. I do spray (vinegar) in the urine bottle after use.
Natures Head has a newsletter. Some users have had a lime issue and they posted the product for that.
Stayed away from peat moss. To large to carry, and contains moisture so can freeze.
Coconut coir bricks work well,and are pretty compact.
Thanks I will look it up. I think the toliet issue is the most perplexing and biggest question for my trailer restoration project. I don't think I've ever seen so much "poop" talk outside of "guy humor" (boys really like to talk about poop!) lol.
Waste transfer is by all accounts an exceptionally hotly debated issue in the tiny house world, and I simply need to say something regarding what I accept to be the best toilet alternatives. A few people may favor a conventional flush toilet on the off chance that they can stop where they will have a sewage or septic association (typically a RV park). Be that as it may, flush toilets utilize a considerable measure of water and most modest home owners won't discover stopping where sewage transfer is simple or conceivable. Therefore, the main answer for a tiny houses toilet is a treating the dry composting toilet.
Great article!
The Nature's Head is our favorite composting toilet for many reasons, but the water savings is the most important.
It's the best seller at my store too! - https://www.shoptinyhouses.com/products/natures-head-dry-composting-toilet
nice post about toilet decoration plan. i am aggree with this post building seriously considering a composting toilet. thanks for sharing.
Same ideas with your article. The composting toilet today is one of the best off-grid toilet for RV and tiny home. Me and my off-grid living friend also use them, mine is Nature's Head.
Oh yea Ok, I have a question -- How do you brush your toiler and just how is safe to if you're ground?
Joe, I'm not sure what you mean by the second part, but you can clean it with a normal toilet brush, if you'd like. We kept a spray bottle of soapy water for the job.
Are you asking how safe it is to throw the poo on the ground? I definitely wouldn't unless I had my own land on which to compost it.
Great, honest, real look at composting toilets!
We've been using ours for awhile now and we'd never go back but it's not "all rainbows and unicorns" all the time. :)
We got ours (with free coco fiber) from here... Nature's Head Composting Toilet
All of our questions were answered ahead of time and they were very helpful.
Composting toilet is very helpful for us because we can make composting fertilizer for composting toilet that can be used for the garden.
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