Today's Lesson: Compost Toilets - Wildlife Gardeners

Doozerdoo · 07-16-2012, 04:39 PM

todays lesson... compost toilets... or what to use when power is out, water is shut off etc..
Since a few of us Im sure live in the city, or do not have an out house I thought this might be helpful

I do not know how to post video wish I did but I will add links.. here is a composting toilet very easy to make...

the loveable loo easy to make and eco friendly..
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we have porta potties and lots of chemical, but also 30 buckets and bags of saw dust and wood shavings. to compost is the best solution for long term, the other is fine when power is out short term, a few days or over night

Ask Torg - How to make a compost toilet - YouTube

Doozerdoo · 07-16-2012, 07:11 PM

Ok so we kind of covered compost toilets, this is important for city folk like me, or those who can not flush if things go down . Now let's talk emergency cooking... The cheap way and the lightest easiest way to cook simple . I have a friend who went through the earth quake in northern California. There house was damaged so for 3 weeks they lived in there yard. Everyone was scrambling to eat, but these folks had it good. They used several different stoves and really made it fun for the whole family. They were smart, they kept all there bug out bags in the trunk of there car, so when the house was to dangerous to go into they just pulled out all there needs from there bags. We will get into those later ok. Today's lesson is alchol stoves, and different stoves you can actually put into your bags and cook on...

Here is one type, there cheap, and easy to use..

YouTube - Folding Stove for Your Bug Out Bag Weighs Just 5 oz

Doozerdoo · 07-17-2012, 05:58 PM

Ok, this is a hobo stove, simple to make and they work wonderful!

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=bmAP4kv5O8c

Doozerdoo · 07-17-2012, 06:20 PM

Next, a real cool little stove called the alchol stove.. Easy as pie to make and easy to use..
All it takes is denatured alchol or heet ( yep the yellow bottle of heet you put in a car. )
You can add a screen around these to hold bigger pots, look around YouTube, there are literally hundreds of different alcohol stoves and how to make them. You can boil water to add to dryed foods, or heat up soup or chili , stew etc. I will post some cooking recipes for these little little gems

YouTube - how to make the best pop can alcohol stove

Doozerdoo · 07-17-2012, 06:26 PM

Cooking some meat on an alchol stove

YouTube - cooking my deer on an alcohol stove

Equilibrium · 07-17-2012, 10:16 PM

When our power's gone off.... we've flushed our toilets with water from the rain barrels. We just put a 5-gallon bucket of water half filled by the toilet. We let yellow mellow and flush the rest with the water. I dunno what we'd do if it was an extended power outage during a drought though. That could be tough so I guess it's time to buy a bag of wood shavings.... just in case.

Doozerdoo · 07-18-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Equilibrium

When our power's gone off.... we've flushed our toilets with water from the rain barrels. We just put a 5-gallon bucket of water half filled by the toilet. We let yellow mellow and flush the rest with the water. I dunno what we'd do if it was an extended power outage during a drought though. That could be tough so I guess it's time to buy a bag of wood shavings.... just in case.

In a downed situation, forget the water in the toilet method, it will back up and you will be left with one hell of a mess. That only works so long, the power is in the flush girl, I have seen people do this and then it bites them literally when it starts to back up. Also who wants to waste that water when your not sure how long water/ power may be out.
You can use leaves and or shavings for the compost toilet, there are so many methods on YouTube you could literally pick one that would suit you and the family

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Equilibrium · 07-18-2012, 01:07 AM

Ha ha ha.... I'm on a septic field. I'm 1 up on ya this time. It's not gonna work indefinitely though because of just what you said.... lack of water.
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I know this sounds bad but.... I'd probably just stick a bucket out in the garage and make everyone go out there. I don't think drilling a hole in 1 of our walls to vent to the outside would fly over here and then.... what do you run the hair dryer with if the power is out?
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There's a photo somewhere... no clue where it is.... of a lawn chair with a part of the seat portion cut out. The lawn chair had arms and looked pretty comfie to me. In the photo there was a roll of toilet paper resting on the arm of the lawn chair so there's no mistaking how it was being used. It was pretty funny. It might be in 1 of those redneck threads. I could see that working too.

suunto · 07-18-2012, 05:44 AM

W're on a septic system too, and as we get our water from a permanent spring (indirect evidence indicates that it's been around for at least a few thousand years), water for flushing is no problem - just dip it out of the cistern. However, we have been considering a composting toilet for some time, and if local regulations would allow it, we'd have an outhouse...
As far as stoves are concerned, we have a wood burner in addition to our main propane-burning unit that works fine during a power outage as long as one has matches! And being cavers, we have the usual assortment of field stoves, including an extremely compact folding aluminum jobbie that uses heat tabs. Weighs less than an ounce, and takes up minimal space in a cave pack...

Doozerdoo · 07-18-2012, 10:02 AM

You both are very lucky indeed, but again this is for those like me who have no means of ,well let's just say pottying with out the use of a toilet. Also there are many composting toilets that do not vent , with different methods of composting. And yep my toilet would be in the garage lol. Many of us also do not have wood stoves, propane indoor stoves etc . I do not own my home, I will be going to my parents long term if things go down, but again that may or may not happen. The reason for these bits of info is for folks who are willing to look at different idea's in caring for them selves if need be in the future. If I had not found this info I would be up a river, it took me two years to gather and prep and I had wished I had know sooner . Water is scarce around here, we do not have a river , stream or any water source for many miles ,so for some of us, it's more difficult to gather water, pour it into a septic tank. Having a water source for us is life or death!

07-17-2012, 10:16 PM	#6
Equilibrium The Pantyhose Princess Join Date: Dec 2008	When our power's gone off.... we've flushed our toilets with water from the rain barrels. We just put a 5-gallon bucket of water half filled by the toilet. We let yellow mellow and flush the rest with the water. I dunno what we'd do if it was an extended power outage during a drought though. That could be tough so I guess it's time to buy a bag of wood shavings.... just in case. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

07-18-2012, 01:07 AM	#8
Equilibrium The Pantyhose Princess Join Date: Dec 2008	Ha ha ha.... I'm on a septic field. I'm 1 up on ya this time. It's not gonna work indefinitely though because of just what you said.... lack of water. -- I know this sounds bad but.... I'd probably just stick a bucket out in the garage and make everyone go out there. I don't think drilling a hole in 1 of our walls to vent to the outside would fly over here and then.... what do you run the hair dryer with if the power is out? -- There's a photo somewhere... no clue where it is.... of a lawn chair with a part of the seat portion cut out. The lawn chair had arms and looked pretty comfie to me. In the photo there was a roll of toilet paper resting on the arm of the lawn chair so there's no mistaking how it was being used. It was pretty funny. It might be in 1 of those redneck threads. I could see that working too. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

07-18-2012, 05:44 AM	#9
suunto The Bug Whisperer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Monroe County, WV, USA	W're on a septic system too, and as we get our water from a permanent spring (indirect evidence indicates that it's been around for at least a few thousand years), water for flushing is no problem - just dip it out of the cistern. However, we have been considering a composting toilet for some time, and if local regulations would allow it, we'd have an outhouse... As far as stoves are concerned, we have a wood burner in addition to our main propane-burning unit that works fine during a power outage as long as one has matches! And being cavers, we have the usual assortment of field stoves, including an extremely compact folding aluminum jobbie that uses heat tabs. Weighs less than an ounce, and takes up minimal space in a cave pack... __________________ “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures.” Henry Ward Beecher

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07-17-2012, 05:58 PM	#3
Doozerdoo Salamander Join Date: Oct 2011	Ok, this is a hobo stove, simple to make and they work wonderful! http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=bmAP4kv5O8c

07-18-2012, 10:02 AM	#10
Doozerdoo Salamander Join Date: Oct 2011	You both are very lucky indeed, but again this is for those like me who have no means of ,well let's just say pottying with out the use of a toilet. Also there are many composting toilets that do not vent , with different methods of composting. And yep my toilet would be in the garage lol. Many of us also do not have wood stoves, propane indoor stoves etc . I do not own my home, I will be going to my parents long term if things go down, but again that may or may not happen. The reason for these bits of info is for folks who are willing to look at different idea's in caring for them selves if need be in the future. If I had not found this info I would be up a river, it took me two years to gather and prep and I had wished I had know sooner . Water is scarce around here, we do not have a river , stream or any water source for many miles ,so for some of us, it's more difficult to gather water, pour it into a septic tank. Having a water source for us is life or death!