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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: UIZ733 on May 29, 2017, 03:23:39 PM
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To my knowledge, this topic has not bee discusses on here before. I'm talking about one of these bad boys; http://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/features/2017/tested-natures-head-compost-toilet-50620/ (http://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/features/2017/tested-natures-head-compost-toilet-50620/)
Some info from The US here; http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/composting-toilet (http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/composting-toilet)
http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/install-composting-toilet (http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/install-composting-toilet)
Kimberley are offering it as an option on the Karavan range; http://www.kimberleykruiser.com/offroad-caravan-camping-toilet (http://www.kimberleykruiser.com/offroad-caravan-camping-toilet)
What is the view of the My Swag brains trust?
Is it worth moving in this direction, OR is it just a passing fad?
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if you search Composting Toilet you'll get a few hits on here and a few people with them for a while now.. but would be worth asking them if they are still happy with them!
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I have an Airhead Composting toilet from A Better Way to Go but have not installed it yet. http://www.abetterwaytogo.com.au/airhead (http://www.abetterwaytogo.com.au/airhead)
It's very well made. Expensive at $1600, but looks good. Anything to avoid emptying a smelly tank every few days.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM71d8wMuUU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM71d8wMuUU) as these guys say, water savings are whats making them popular for touring ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAkxIeN7o4A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAkxIeN7o4A)
Easy to make up a DIY composting toilet ..
From Bunnings cut down a $20 Ally folding directors chair with side table and 7 mm ply deck with full home size toilet cut out fitted with a with proper toilet seat [ Much better to use than the tiny camping porta potty types ] About $40 total cost ...
Varnished and fitted with 4x pin locators to hold it in place on chair .. 1 x metal or plastic paint drum [15 or 20 ltr ] snap lock lid / heavy duty garbage bag liners to hold solid waste / cut down funnel to 5 ltr recycled engine oil container for liquid waste ..
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Hey edz, how would you stop it from moving around when in transit? :cup:
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Reusable type Zip ties to close the bag and dispose the bag of semi dry solids [ mulch material absorbs moisture ] at earliest convenience [ Bin / dump point ] and water a tree with the bottled liquids or cap it till a toilet is handy . ;D
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You forgot the cost of the shovel in there :D
And putting the bags full of shyte into either a dump point or a bin really isn't very nice, hygenic nor recommended.
Human waste should NEVER be disposed of in a rubbish bin and plastic bags should NEVER be disposed of in dump points
Sorry edz,I really can't go along with you on this 1 :o
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. Expensive at $1600
1600 and you Shit in it???
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Interesting vid on the air head composting toilet .... Also, its slightly amusing in a strange kinda way....
They emphasize that "moisture is your enemy"...
Makes me wonder why someone hasn't invented one of these things with 'gale force turbo fans worth' of airflow. ....
I am sure the manufacturers have tried this already; and have not proceeded down that path for some reason ...
But apart from amps draw - why wouldn't much more air flow through the tank much better keep on top of keeping ya poop dry??
Just wondering. ...
BaseCamp
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You forgot the cost of the shovel in there :D
And putting the bags full of shyte into either a dump point or a bin really isn't very nice, hygenic nor recommended.[ Empty contents of bag into dump point ]
Human waste should NEVER be disposed of in a rubbish bin [ Place empty bag into bin .. No worse than baby nappies or bags of dog crap ] and plastic bags should NEVER be disposed of in dump points [ Totaly agree as they stuff up the sullage pumps on the pick up trucks ]
Sorry edz,I really can't go along with you on this 1 :o
A bit more info on composting .Particularly the drying medium / mulch types . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0efTfdB3FHM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0efTfdB3FHM)
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The specs on my Airhead say that it draws less than 0.2 amps and will run off a solar fan. Excessive moisture stops air getting down into the compost bed and the answer is apparently to add a bit more dry peat moss.
The poo apparently decomposes very quickly as it is instantly buried in the compost bed then you turn the handle after use. Paper takes a good deal longer and it may be worthwhile to collect paper separately in a paper bag in a sealed bin and burn it in the campfire.
The bottle at the front collects the pee separately and needs to be emptied under the nearest lemon tree. I hear that you can add a bit of sugar to the empty bottle to stop urine smells.
The compost can be double bagged and disposed off as normal garbage, buried in a deep hole, emptied into a long drop or maybe hosed down a dump point.
I have noticed that Kimberley have started using composting toilets. They always seem to be the first to adopt new ideas.