Comments on: The Allure of Humanure: Ten Reasons To Love a Sawdust Toilet http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/ Natural Parenting | Fatherhood | Attachment Parenting Dad Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:00:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Tim http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-9876 Tim Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:55:22 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-9876 Derek, A 6 gal. plastic bucket with toilet seat and urine diverter works great. Sawdust toilets only smell bad when feces and urine are allowed to mix. A urine diverter directs urine to a separate 1 gallon jug that has to be emptied every other day (2 people). This can be poured around the base of trees and basically breaks down into ammonia nitrate (liquid gold fertilizer). As for the "sawdust" I prefer to buy a big bag of potting soil...........take a poop and then cover with about 3 scoops of potting soil..........no smell, no smell, no smell. It dries it out................it is pretty arid here in New Mexico so that helps. With two people.........this toilet needs to be emptied about 2 times per week. Where......right into the compost pile.............then beautiful compost for the garden..................but only ever applied to fruit trees, raspberry bushes etc.........I would never apply to crops like leafy greens, etc. I don't want to risk e.coli infections. Again.......the trick to all this is never mix urine with feces and when you do poo............cover it up thoroughly with dirt so the stool begins to desiccate (dry out). I can't believe how there really is no smell. And gosh why spend $800 to $1400 on a composting toiler when you can make your own for less than $150 Tim Derek,

A 6 gal. plastic bucket with toilet seat and urine diverter works great. Sawdust toilets only smell bad when feces and urine are allowed to mix. A urine diverter directs urine to a separate 1 gallon jug that has to be emptied every other day (2 people). This can be poured around the base of trees and basically breaks down into ammonia nitrate (liquid gold fertilizer). As for the “sawdust” I prefer to buy a big bag of potting soil………..take a poop and then cover with about 3 scoops of potting soil……….no smell, no smell, no smell. It dries it out…………….it is pretty arid here in New Mexico so that helps. With two people………this toilet needs to be emptied about 2 times per week. Where……right into the compost pile………….then beautiful compost for the garden………………but only ever applied to fruit trees, raspberry bushes etc………I would never apply to crops like leafy greens, etc. I don’t want to risk e.coli infections. Again…….the trick to all this is never mix urine with feces and when you do poo…………cover it up thoroughly with dirt so the stool begins to desiccate (dry out). I can’t believe how there really is no smell. And gosh why spend $800 to $1400 on a composting toiler when you can make your own for less than $150

Tim

]]> By: Derek Markham http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-9692 Derek Markham Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:52:12 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-9692 Wow! That is a very cool set-up. I definitely have to integrate that into our next building. Thanks! (Any pictures?) Wow! That is a very cool set-up. I definitely have to integrate that into our next building. Thanks! (Any pictures?)

]]> By: Pitch Penny http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-9691 Pitch Penny Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:43:19 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-9691 The way I have my Sawdust Toilet set up is: I have The well made wooden box and wooded toilet seat (the nicer that looks the better) next to that I have a well stocked supply of sawdust and organic mix'ins (it is fun to stalk out cool stuff) Now what I have done which i feel is a step above the whole process discribed here, is I have added another toilet seat that is over a washing basin (those over sized sinks you see in washing machine rooms) I have this washing basin boxed up like my 5 gallon sawdust bucket is (to look real nice) and I have suppled a warm water bidet hose...this way I keep a roll of T Paper hanging for anyone that wants it...but it is totally not needed...everything (pee & washing up water) goes down a drain to a simply dry well that is out of site... the whole system is "out of sight" if you ask me! The way I have my Sawdust Toilet set up is:
I have The well made wooden box and wooded toilet seat
(the nicer that looks the better) next to that I have a well stocked
supply of sawdust and organic mix’ins (it is fun to stalk out cool stuff)
Now what I have done which i feel is a step above the whole process
discribed here, is I have added another toilet seat that is over a washing basin (those over sized sinks you see in washing machine rooms) I have this washing basin boxed up like my 5 gallon sawdust
bucket is (to look real nice) and I have suppled a warm water bidet hose…this way I keep a roll of T Paper hanging for anyone that wants
it…but it is totally not needed…everything (pee & washing up water)
goes down a drain to a simply dry well that is out of site…
the whole system is “out of sight” if you ask me!

]]> By: Derek Markham http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-6552 Derek Markham Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:44:35 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-6552 That sounds like an outhouse - the humanure system isn't any smellier than a regular bathroom. That sounds like an outhouse – the humanure system isn’t any smellier than a regular bathroom.

]]> By: leigh http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-6551 leigh Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:14:52 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-6551 My grandmother had one of these when I was a little kid. Hated it. It used to smell and it was a bit away from the house so I didn't like going there in the dark. There certainly wasn't any reading of a good book in that toilet. In and out real quick. .-= leigh´s last blog ..<a href="http://popupcampingtent.net/oztent-30-second-tent-i-want-of-these/" rel="nofollow">Oztent 30 Second Tent – I Want Of These</a> =-. My grandmother had one of these when I was a little kid. Hated it. It used to smell and it was a bit away from the house so I didn’t like going there in the dark. There certainly wasn’t any reading of a good book in that toilet. In and out real quick.
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]]> By: Derek Markham http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-5403 Derek Markham Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:30:57 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-5403 Toilet paper goes right in the bucket to be composted as well. Urine can go in the bucket, but we also used a 'pee bucket' so the main one wouldn't fill up right away with liquid. The humanure toilet is a great choice if you don't have a regular toilet, or if the water is off due to some kind of infrastructure problem. If all you have is a flush toilet, but the water or electricity is out (to the town pumps), you can't flush anything. A bucket will work no matter what. Toilet paper goes right in the bucket to be composted as well. Urine can go in the bucket, but we also used a ‘pee bucket’ so the main one wouldn’t fill up right away with liquid.

The humanure toilet is a great choice if you don’t have a regular toilet, or if the water is off due to some kind of infrastructure problem. If all you have is a flush toilet, but the water or electricity is out (to the town pumps), you can’t flush anything. A bucket will work no matter what.

]]> By: The_Game http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-5389 The_Game Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:37:01 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-5389 What about toilet paper? Where do you put the toilet paper? And what happens when you need to urinate? No thanks, regular toilet for me. What about toilet paper? Where do you put the toilet paper? And what happens when you need to urinate?

No thanks, regular toilet for me.

]]> By: derek http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-50 derek Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:06:00 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-50 Kind of... except you don't have to scratch in the dirt afterwards...<br/><br/>They make great camping toilets, and they don't smell (well, they don't smell worse than any other toilet). Kind of… except you don’t have to scratch in the dirt afterwards…

They make great camping toilets, and they don’t smell (well, they don’t smell worse than any other toilet).

]]> By: Mrs4444 http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-49 Mrs4444 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:25:00 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-49 Okay, seriously--is this like a sawdust "litterbox" for people? Okay, seriously–is this like a sawdust “litterbox” for people?

]]> By: Mrs4444 http://naturalpapa.com/composting-toilet/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-48 Mrs4444 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:24:00 +0000 http://naturalfather.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/the-allure-of-humanure-ten-reasons-to-love-a-sawdust-toilet/#comment-48 Hmmmm. Never heard of this. I might have to Google it! Hmmmm. Never heard of this. I might have to Google it!

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