Emergency Toilet & Sanitation System

[@SelcenHalime]

the amish have spent generations mastering true self sufficiency after reading the hidden amish handbook i finally understand how to live without relying on broken systems

[@vinceb4380]

Old UK Army trick I was taught when living in a fox hole. Pooh in an empty sandbag and fill it up partway using the entrenching tool and poohing in it and filling it with soil until it is half full. Then fold and stitch it up. Good for almost a week. It never failed! 😂😂😂

[@Trid2bnrml1]

If you pull one side of the bucket handle out of the hole, you'll find you can slip the toilet paper roll right on it, then put the wire handle back. It makes a very nice TP roll holder. :)

[@ask-128]

I made a toilet the other day...I bought a new toilet seat with all the plastic nuts and bolts at Wally world....attached it to a white plastic lawn chair first then drill a few holes where the hole should be, then got a jig saw and drilled the hole....I marked it first......put a 5 gallon pail underneath with a green plastic bag....use a lid when not in use...it is so stable and easy to use especially for seniors or children....store in shed or garage when not in use

[@lunarminx]

I just bought a folding portable bedside commode, holds up to 300lbs so most can use it and I believe it was $45. The box it's in is 3 inches and with living in an apartment I hide the box along the back of the living room closet. Being over 200 lbs at the time and disabled, I didn't want a bucket to break down on me.

[@alesiaholliday7376]

I. Ought a bedside commode and it also has a lid and the plastic liners work well. Also I have a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat thanks for the ideas

[@jleher6209]

@@ask-128 hello Would you please send a pic of the toilet/chair..not able to picture how to do it from your comment. Appreciate your help. Regards, J

[@elizabethmorrow8581]

​@@lunarminx LOL. I bought a bedside toilet as well. I had tried to practice on a five gallon bucket, and almost fell off of it. Guess I'm not as balanced as I thought.

[@Psych911]

I use old Tide detergent jugs, rinsed very thoroughly, to store some emergency water just for handwashing, etc. They are not too heavy or bulky and seem to hold up pretty well.

[@suzisaintjames]

I save my one gallon vinegar bottles to store water to wash with (including dishes) as there were never any chemicals in there prior. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@kam2162]

@@suzisaintjames I also save my Costco vinegar bottles as they are nice and sturdy. I do save some of my laundry detergent bottles for hand washing. They have a nice spout, similar to what Pam was showing and I didn't have to buy another water dispenser.

[@suzisaintjames]

@@kam2162 , if I remember correctly those jugs have a push button spigot. My 5 gallon jug has a spigot that you turn the lever like a faucet. I just turn the lever so the water just trickles out and I can wash both hands at once. It's also nice for washing dishes and veggies... Nobody has to hold the button for me. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@chelinfusco6403]

Excellent idea! Were we live the post office no longer accepts the hazard containers that need to mailed with used needles and syringes. We were instructed to use liquid detergent bottles and label them with the biohazard labels and they go in the trash. Using these for water to hand wash, or even flush toilets when the power is out (we have septic tank). Thanks.

[@lunarminx]

​@@suzisaintjamesI use those gallon vinegar jugs for drinking water. I did/ do micro greens and use peroxide for them. I use those brown bottles for drinking water too.

[@conniebrister7229]

The pine pellets is great cat litter. I keep a 5 gallon bucket with the toilet lid in my car...I used to travel alot and have been stuck in traffic for hours. In the bucket is toilet paper, cat litter and a poncho (for privacy). I also keep emergency supplies and tools inside.

[@CJoyArt]

We live in Newport and I have volunteered for Hatfield. It gives me joy to how much visitors enjoy this special place.

[@MargeretSmith-nv2vd]

Thanks Pam and Jim, you're suggestions are very helpful. You can also build a small toilet out back away from water system, and compost it using same methods of sanitation. We grew up in the cotton fields of miss. Had a hand pump and toilets. GREAT research, thanks,and may JESUS keep us all safe.

[@gamergoo123456778897]

When I was younger my uncle had a cabin on the Potomac River and we had an outhouse and we used the lime to sprinkle every time we went poo in the Outhouse nobody seems to be talking about using lime to eliminate smell and break down feces

[@ann7318]

At Girl Scout camp, we used a "johnny cocktail" for the outhouses. It was made with baking yeast and molasses and probably some water. Though molasses was way cheaper back then than it is now. I think they used a 1 quart container (a carton that had had OJ in it) to mix it in.

[@gamergoo123456778897]

@ann7318 makes sense, ate that stuff right up! Interesting!

[@barbeewear4240]

In light of recent natural disasters, our minds are on preparedness and how truly unprepared we are. Thank you for a simple but detailed solution to a critical need.

[@patriotordinance9695]

you can go to any cabinet shop an get all the saw dust you want for free , just a great idea .

[@jsunhack]

I save laundry soap buckets with the little bulb dispenser. I fill them up with water not rinsing out when done using for laundry. I put them on the countertop and used for soapy water in an emergency.

[@tweetybird2851]

Genius!!!

[@chanchan5349]

I’ve done this for years. Just used it during hurricane H when we had no power & no water. The most difficult part is moving it full of water.

[@catherinebourdon8258]

We usually buy laundry soap in larger containers. The kind with spouts on them. They might only hold just over a gallon of content but something is better than nothing!!! Helps if they can be purposely reused.

[@jsunhack]

@@catherinebourdon8258 That's what I said

[@heatherjasper97]

@@jsunhack I was very confused on your description. I hadn't heard anyone call the dispenser containers a "bucket".

[@TheFamilyVonPapp]

You can get the snap on toilet lids in the camping section at Walmart.

[@GeorgiasGarden]

I’m very happy we studied our property and the layout versus our water well. We dug an old fashioned outhouse, just like my grandmother had.

[@suzisaintjames]

@@GeorgiasGarden I'm a city girl... What's the difference between a latrine and an outhouse? 💕🌞🌵😷

[@trishcraig723]

​@suzisaintjames Outdoor toilets are referred to by many terms throughout the English-speaking world. The term "outhouse" is used in North American English for the structure over a toilet, usually a pit latrine ("long drop"). However, in British English "outhouse" means any outbuilding, such as a shed or barn.

[@nancyrea3863]

@@suzisaintjamesNo difference just a different word.

[@nancyrea3863]

This is the way to go but you need some land to do it.

[@GeorgiasGarden]

@@suzisaintjames well an outhouse is a permanent structure you actually dig out a deep hole beneath the toilet area. You can actually fit a toilet seat on the hole that has been elevated above the hole. I’m pretty sure it’s the same. I’m from the south, so we just call them outhouses. My grandmother had an outhouse when I was growing up. The worse part was always being scared something would bite my tush. If the time comes we have to use it, I have Raid stocked up. 😁

[@lassie7777]

They used to use wood ashes in out houses back in the day. Great video!!

[@suzisaintjames]

@@lassie7777 , 🤔 hmmm? I'm a city girl, but I think wood ash has a different purpose. If you take wood ash and mix it with water, you get lye. Which would breakdown the outhouse deposits. I wouldn't use lye in a bucket, especially in the house... an outhouse has plenty of ventilation. The saw dust or coco husk is to absorb the moisture, eliminating the smell (flys are attracted to the smell).

[@sh-k2739]

Got this tip from a lady who lives in a van... take the pine pellets and moisten them. They will break down into sawdust, spread out and let it dry. Easier to scoop with less waste. I would suggest that you "practice" before it's needed. I have an autistic child who doesn't take to different experiences easily. Took to it like a champ

[@sunset462]

I've used the pellets for years as cat litter. It's used for all farm animals.

[@mariehud7382]

And they are not expensive..

[@Ane127]

Autism…get a homeopath. That’s all I can say without being censored.

[@Zbee167]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@TheDealfinder500]

@@sunset462 Same! They work well, and much cheaper and much more eco-friendly than clay litter.

[@theam13ify]

An emergency can happen at any time. When we moved to our house, the sewer backed up, and we could not flush the toilet because it would leak into the basement. After that experience, I purchased the buckets and seat cover-a fascinating upgraded system.

[@rochellevandriel6048]

Thank you Pam and Jim for your updates on portable toilet hygiene for us. Purchase square plastic milk crates from Home Depot and put each of one of the buckets in a crate to help provide more stability for the round bucket.

[@MichelleJones-p4e]

Thank you so much for this video! This has actually been on my mind lately as a prep I should do; now I have the info I need. FYI: on a video for another KZbinr, a commenter said that a ‘shower’ alternative she came up with is to half-fill a spray bottle with her favorite shower gel, then fill the rest with water. If you are having to use these make-shift toilets one could assume you don’t have the means to shower either. If you have the spray bottle prepped, however, you could stand on a towel & ‘spritz’ yourself clean. I thought I would prep a second spray bottle with just water, to ‘spritz’ rinse. I thought it was a great idea, so just sharing here for people to consider. 🌹

[@rachelsweets]

Thank you ❤❤❤

[@ginagibson9151]

I have been out on mission trips. No shower. We take a smallest amount of water and ever little amt of soap to wash those important parts even a paper towel that can be trashed or a wash cloth you can clean before leavening the shower station. I would not mix soap and water together in a bottle. You could have put to much soap and have to use more water. Our toilet had a sewer line but no water. You have to take about 1/2 gallon of well water put in the toilet bowl after using to flash it down. I’m sure the same would do in the states if only the water was out. No broke lines.

[@dawnbritt870]

Thank you so much!!! We all need all the help we can get!❤️🙏🏻

[@blackdiamond2977]

The pine pellets she is speaking of is the best thing you can use, if you pour about 3 to 6 cups in the pee bucket, when you pee in the bucket, the pine pellets will absorb the liquid and turn into a powder, there will be absolutely NO SMELL, we do this during camping, we keep the bucket in the tent in a different section, NEVER a smell or odor, after a few days you empty the bucket, but because the powder can get heavy, I do put a bag inside allowing me to just remove the bag without having to pick the bucket up and pour the powder into a bag can get pretty heavy and messing with powder being spilled but again there is no odor. I have not tried this with poo. The main reason for using pine pellets is that I can't stress enough. NO ODOR OF ANY SORT, many people say use cat litter, no, no, no, it will eventually smell.

[@MichelleJones-p4e]

@@blackdiamond2977 This sounds great! Where would I get pine pellets?

[@OldSchoolPrepper]

hi Pam, I'm so glad you were able to visit us in Oregon, I'm a native Oregonian and love it here. Your video is so apropos as September was disaster preparedness month in Oregon. Often people overlook the fact that it is kind of dangerous to live here...as you pointed out Tsunami and Earthquakes in addition we have several active Volcano's and now Wildfires every season. While we don't get a lot of snow we do get Ice Storms which whip out power for long period the last one was 4 years ago in which we spent 11 days without power and made use of a very similar bucket system...that said we are prepared on a number of fronts and coming from a healthcare background take hygiene very seriously. Thank you for covering this very important issue. as a final thought I have been testing human urine as a fertilizer, in my garden, for the last 5 years. I have 4 of the same above ground beds set up...the first one is a control, the second is Miracle Grow fertilized bed, the 3rd Human Urine (1:10 water) and the 4th is Urine (1:10) and hard wood ash (to create a complete NPK fertilizer) I have had great success and find urine to be a godsend, I know that I am going way off course here..Once you find some time check out the U of MI testing on this very topic. Quite interesting: seas.umich.edu/news/seas-agroecologist-will-brinkerhoff-studying-urine-natural-fertilizer

[@barbsygirl68]

Thank you Pam. We live way out in the country and on a well. No power no water. We’ve experienced being out of power for 9 days a few years ago due to an ice storm. Taught us many lessons on preparedness.

[@patriciagale5047]

I keep baby wipes on hand for when we loose power to wash your hands. They do come in handy.

[@Trid2bnrml1]

Another method I saw to use your own toilet like a bucket - shut off the water to the toilet at the wall. Flush one last time to empty the tank. (you can also save that water in a bucket to use later) With the toilet bowl and tank now empty, stuff a rag or something into the bottom of the bowl like a plug, so your bag doesn't slip down it. Now place your bag into the toilet bowl. Line the bowl just like you would a bucket, hanging over the top. Put another bag inside of that one and secure it at the top, under the toilet seat. You can put more than two if you like. Then just remove the used bag and handle/dispose of it like you would the bag from a bucket.

[@kleineroteHex]

Exactly my thought. Just because you cannot flush doesn't mean you need a bucket, just bags to catch the solids as discussed.

[@ChieftuckabuckawaysWife]

This is an excellent video. Very important information for something not often discussed 'in polite society'. Separate buckets, add gray water (dilute it) to the #1 bucket, and disburse it Bucket #2. Lid up - Let it dry out. Who knew about that? Sanitation and safety need not be neglected just because one didn't know those two very important details. Thank you so very much for broaching this topic 😊.

[@suzisaintjames]

Fun fact: if you want to put a pool noodle around the top of the bucket and can't find one because it's out of season... Most hardware stores carry pipe insulation that looks similar to a pool noodle and already has a slit down the long side and most even have an adhesive strip along the slit, for easy application. Yes, pipe insulation is usually much more expensive, but if you can't wait for pool noodle season, you'll have to pay... Just wanted to let you know there's options. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@TheMissPoovey]

Thank you. Pool noodles make me itch.

[@suzisaintjames]

@@TheMissPoovey you could always hot glue a fabric cover over it. But I think for comfort I'd rather make a box with a toilet seat on top. All of these things can be used for camping overnight or just a day at the woods. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@marjoriedanley6131]

⁠@@suzisaintjames”A box with a toilet seat on top”. Great idea. Thank you.

[@suzisaintjames]

@@marjoriedanley6131 check the toilet seat in your home. If it's old and worn (or if you just want a new one), replace it with a new one and keep the old one for preparedness. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@suzisaintjames]

@@marjoriedanley6131 just make the box as tall as your comfortable chair height and so that your bucket will fit under to collect your deposit. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@DinoSarma]

This is very good information to have. Also important would be how to get oneself clean in low water situations, such as bathing/showering. My mom had a friend whose family escaped Germany during the 2nd world war. When things had initially gone really bad, and people had extremely limited water to use, you still had to get yourself clean. She said you’d fill up a pitcher (around 2 litres or so), and that was your allocation of water to clean yourself. You’d use a mug and a damp towel to get yourself wet, then soap up to get clean. Then you’d use the remainder of the water a little bit at a time to rinse off the soap, and use a damp towel to get off any lingering soap. To be honest, it sounded grim to be sure, but it taught me that people will find a way if they’re prepared to handle whatever situation life throws them. She loved taking nice hot showers in her home during good times, but when hurricanes came, and messed up the water system, we all knew how to cope with keeping ourselves clean thanks to her valuable advice all those years back.

[@natviolen4021]

yep, you can get a long way with washcloths and a bucket of water.

[@mj-ls7qr8xp3n]

It's like camping with no water faucet or shower. Ice storm we had no electricity for 6 days. We have a water well no city water, so we had no water. Bathed like on little house in the prairie. It's doable, 6 days was a lot. You need a water container that would hold up to earthquake. :( I have two 55 gal drums for water.

[@shirleymillar10]

We did the same in a small bucket on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic when the water would be off after electricity supply failed. When we returned to the states I thanked God over and over for hot showers.

[@Zbee167]

Since we have a 2-bathroom house, whenever we're under a threat of a hurricane, we use one of the bathtubs to store water in this water container we bought off amazon (WaterBOB) that sits in the bathtub. It stores 100 gallons of water. We have 2 just in case. Thanks for sharing.

[@JamesBond-zd5jx]

Not aware of this product. Thanks for sharing.

[@Zbee167]

@@JamesBond-zd5jx You're welcome. :-)

[@cbass2755]

I have two full buckets of kitty litter I used when I had my sweet kitty living with me. I kept those containers and Im happy I did. I have everything else you showed..and will use accordingly. I was a full time Nurse when our grid went down around 2003. I’m in Michigan. We lined the toilet with those hefty bags (hospital provided) and told us how to do these things. There is nothing more horrible trying to clean bedpans with bottles of water….oh my goodness….i learned a ton until they fixed our grid. And before anyone says why we didn’t toss those bedpans, we ran out of those too and was ordered to clean and reuse

[@RenelleA]

❤

[@marthasundquist5761]

With the pellets, you lightly moisten the amount you are going to use, allow it to expand a bit so it starts to look like sawdust before use. I use that stuff in my kitty box instead of clay or other kitty litter. Good deodorizer, and absorbent. It is inexpensive compared to the clumping and other perfumed kitty litters.

[@rubyjackson5630]

We will be using kitty litter in our buckets, Works well. I been wondering when this type video was coming and I'm so glad you addressed this cause so many people are not prepared!! You Guy's are awesome!! Keep up the great work!! 😊🌹🇱🇷

[@cynthiafisher9907]

The downside to that is most kitty litter is very heavy.

[@PerlaGarcia-je5pr]

There's light weight cumpling and There's the newspaper pellets and wheat litter not cumpling

[@andonemore8077]

​@@PerlaGarcia-je5prstill it's so much easier to use pine pellets 7$ for 40# bag, lighter, an no smell.

[@erinrose1016]

My husband did this for me. He took a bucket with a lid , put a bag in it and grab some TP and put it in the tree stand for my toilet 😂 because I like my coffee, I need to always pee in morning during hunting. We have a wooden tree stand so it works 😁

[@kellyh4052]

Excellent video. I bought a bedside commode, and I am getting another one for comfort issues, back pain. I didn't realize you needed 2 separate ones for the pee and poo. I have tons of buckets but need to order the seats and trash bags for both commode and buckets. Thank you so much! BTW I went to order the 5 gallon Home Depot nonfood safe buckets for nonfood items. They carry them in camo color now, brilliant. The orange ones stick out like a sore thumb.

[@BlessedLifeOriginal]

You are an exceptional educator.

[@MattTarynDickens]

Ok seriously - not had this good of an Educational laugh in a long time. Whew. Thanks for this much. I gave ya a thumbs up and subscribed as well. Cant wait to watch the next one. Good stuff.

[@betterlivingonabudget]

I love it that you are so informed about the faults/plates and potential earthquakes. I also love that you appear to be 65-ish, and are into being prepared!!! There are so many people who get 'stuck in their ways' (my mom), who can't comprehend doing things differently than what they were used to doing for decades. Very few people in my mom's generation (she is 80) are into 'prepping', aside from when they were younger - canning foods from their gardens, and preserving any meats that they hunted/fished for. Gen-X who lives on Door Dash is especially at risk - no preps, no survival skills - yowza. Scary to think about how unprepared most of us were prior to the '19' lockdowns. That woke a lot of people up, thank goodness.

[@kathym6603]

You are one well-spoken lady! Thanks for a great video.

[@earthing1308]

RoseRed, You are a gift to humanity! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are very much appreciated. ❤

[@RobinWascovich]

Our ancestors had it right with an outhouse

[@natviolen4021]

Not so funny when it's freezing cold outside 😁

[@user-yl9jr9wt7n]

Also commode at night.

[@debbiemoore4228]

​@@natviolen4021Always take a FLASHLIGHT ! ! !

[@kellykersten8828]

​It can be heated

[@kellykersten8828]

I agree! No plumbing to deal with. So much easier and cost effective.

[@LierinEdana]

I bought a copy of "The Humanure Handbook" ages ago, and I think it should be in every prepper library. We've used a 'sawdust' toilet for a year and a half without any issues. Something else I have in my preps are the materials for a three bucket water filtration system (three 5 gallon buckets, enough fine gravel, sand, activated charcoal to fill each bucket, nozzle for the bottom bucket). This can be used as a prefilter for things like a Berkey filter (helps them last longer since all particles and dirt are filtered) for all drinking water ~ and I still boiled mine before use. For the compost toilet you can use just about any organic matter; sawdust, pine pellets, leaves, even plain soil. The one thing I will recommend is that if you plan to ~ or think it is likely ~ that you'll be using this system for several months is to 1) paint the exterior of your bucket black, 2) have enough buckets to rotate through them, 3) don't use a bag and use the humanure composting system which processes everything into compost safely. If you want to separate your waste, it is far easier to purchase a urine diverter ~ and to build a box to hold the two containers. Piling up several months worth of fecal matter in bags is unsafe in any urban environment. Ideally several humanure compost bins would be set up. If carbon matter is used each time the toilet is used there is no odor ~ with or without a lid. The other thing to consider is toilet paper, or the lack of it. Purchase washcloths in bulk to be used as 'family cloth'. Keep three buckets of water by the toilet; one filled with clean water to wet the cloths, one filled with clean water to rinse them after cleaning in the bleach solution, one filled with a dry bleach/water solution. Change the clean water every day, and keep the bleach solution covered when not in use. Wet your cloth before using, clean it with the bleach solution and rinse, hang to dry. Once dry you can launder them as usual. Keep toilet paper for use during illness only, particularly for contagious illnesses. For feminine hygiene products, purchase reusable cloth pads or a menstrual cup for long term events. It's fine to store some for use for a month or two, but longer than that you are just wasting valuable storage space. I do keep a box of pads and a box of tampons in my first aid 'closet'. Both are excellent sterile products for large wounds or penetrating wounds initially to control bleeding. Lastly, purchase and install (check your local codes, you may be required to have a plumber install) a backflow valve in your sewer line. This prevents sewage from backing up into your home if the local system is down. You can bet your last dollar that there will be people still flushing, and every home that is lower than they are is at risk for this. If your home is contaminated with raw sewage, you will have no choice but to leave until such time that it can be properly cleaned. Pay the $40 for the valve, and pay a plumber if necessary to install it. The cost is minimal if it means your home is protected from contamination!

[@L.J.01]

Very helpful, thank you! Just want to mention that sanitary pads and tampons are not sterile.

[@LierinEdana]

@@L.J.01 Technically they aren't ~ but they are considered close enough for EMT use, and depending on what is going on, a tampon comes sealed in plastic wrap and will plug up a bullet wound until proper medical care can be obtained. For wounds that are large, or that must drain, pads do the same and are easier to wrap around a wound than baby diapers. Not everyone has (or can afford) trauma bandages/compression bandages. I've used them for both human wounds and on my livestock on occasion and never heard a complaint from doctors or veterinarians. I also know more than a handful of EMTs and other first responders who carry both in their kits which is why I mentioned it.

[@patsternburg8737]

Excellent input!

[@L.J.01]

@@LierinEdana I realize they can be used in a pinch, but you shouldn't say they are sterile when they are not. I appreciate all the other advice, but it's important to provide accurate facts. Folks are encouraged to get sterile wound dressings if they are able.

[@marygreen2672]

Buy wipes

[@redefiningmyself8598]

Thank you for making this video. Not too long ago people in the USA had died of cholera outbreaks. Your educational video has armed us with enough information to help keep our families safe during a water system failure emergency.

[@vancolucci5949]

For the POO bucket I wouldn’t put extra clean trash bags in there because if there is a leak in the poo bag that is being used, the liquid could get onto the clean bags. Instead, I would put about 1/2”- 1” of baking soda mix with a cup or two Downey Scent Booster Beads. The former is used to absorb any leaked liquid and the latter is to cover up the smell. I use this method for the trash bin in the kitchen and it works great.

[@TrialAndError8713]

I've long since started using composting toilet system similar to what Off Grid with Doug and Stacey have taught/shown on their channel. I love it! It requires a little bit maintenance, but it's very practical because the compost produced can fertilize the garden in a couple years.

[@suzisaintjames]

I use the hotel method of storing new garbage bags under the current one, in my office where the trash is dry. But I won't do it the kitchen or in a poo bucket, because every once in a while a bag will leak. And if it leaks, it leaks all over my store of new bags... NO thank you. I keep the roll of toilet paper to use ... clean in a plastic coffee "can"... I can store the new poo bags below the toilet paper in that coffee "can" so it will be handy... no, not under the poo... No sir. 💕🌞🌵😷

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I thought of that too.

[@PatMcGuriman]

Love this Video. I was one that watched your original and bought pool noodles a year ago. I was unsafe with that. What I have done is the same as you, but I can't squat like that, so I had from a Cancer Surgery, an over the toilet seat, so I have that cleaned, sanitized and wipe it down every week, so I can use that for one, and the other I needed it higher so I picked up paving bricks to elevate and stored in my garage. Can move to my mud room in a nano second. I have a kitty, so I had to take her into consideration and have a third bucket that I can keep her litter box clean and dispose into her own bucket. What great tips, so if you have knee problems, buy inexpensive pavers the square ones maybe 2 elevate to a good height. Weather Modification is a real thing, HAARP and well stranger things have happened. Prayers for NC, TN, WY, CA. Thank you.

[@joeyhardin1288]

Thank you. Hard material but you both did a great job of presenting it.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Thanks! Jim

[@wendyr435]

I’m currently reading an excellent book on this subject. The Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins. I haven’t gotten to the part on how to manage the waste yet but it is an interesting subject even if it is gross. I have one of those bedside commodes, which would be A LOT easier for older people (like me) to use. I’m afraid that if I lowered myself onto that bucket I’d never be able to get up again 😂. You could place a bucket under the chair and it would work just as well.

[@danbev8542]

I second your book recommendation! It’s been a long time since I read it, but it made me upset that we use huge amounts of clean water to flush our waste. Also, he explains what, why, & how waste causes illness - and how to avoid it. I believe he said it makes excellent fertilizer, but he doesn’t use it on his garden vegetables as a precaution- but all other plants will benefit.

[@christinagardener1889]

Consider getting a urine hat for use with the toilet to separate the urine from feces.

[@wendyr435]

@danbev8542 Speaking of illness, my ex-boyfriend worked for a sewer authority on the coast of California. He said everyone who starts a job there gets sick until their immune systems toughen up. The book is a great read, I think.

[@mj-ls7qr8xp3n]

This just reminded me of the yucky "pee pot" in the bedroom my grandmother made us use at night. Bathroom was on rear of house, freezing cold.

[@wendyr435]

@mj-ls7qr8xp3n we use the stuff you would use in rv toilets. It keeps any icky smells contained. We have a she shed/guest house with no utilities, which is used by my kids when they come to visit. It was a solution for them because their little ones walking outside with mom or dad to the main house in the dark was not an option.

[@sheliajones8238]

Thank you so much for sharing all of your knowledge with us an opening your life to us thank you again and God bless you hope you have a wonderful and a very blessed day

[@vitazgal9933]

Excellent... A God-send... What a blessing you are. I am going to type up everything you said....print it out and share with those who don't use KZbin. It happens that nearly everything you showed us here is what I came up with after hearing of possible power grid failure or power outages....I'm sure you go into battery operated lanterns vs usb charged ones....there will not be outlet or access to power things battery operated are not as easily found.... Thank you so very much for every aspect of all you post and share verbally with us. Being that I live in an apartment complex & am on second floor....and we are not allowed to use grills outdoors, etc....the options are not many for heat and cooking. Thank you again....humbly.

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

Just came off an eight day outage from Helene. On well and septic, so had to collect water for everything and got really good at using the least water possible and reusing the gray. I'm still using a lot of these conservation techniques. However, I did fill tanks and flushed as usual and did not need buckets.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Yes, gray water can be reused for the garden when handled properly. Jim

[@marilyncallan-cx7rk]

Excellelnt & very thorough. I know some of this but learned so more more, so many important details. Thank you!!

[@MamaKalash]

Beautiful roses! Great info to know.

[@conniegage2141]

Doug and Stacy have used this for years. They built 3 ft tall wooden box outside with an open area about 5 feet, then a small roof. Every time they dumped a bucket, they covered the poo in sawdust . Year 2, mew box Year 3 new box. Now the year 1 box has ripened into compost and is used as a garden furtalizer. They don't separate into 2 bucked s.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Ok

[@sueweathers3978]

They also just use sawdust in their buckets that controls odors.. As they don't use medications, there's no toxic effects in the 3 year old humanure!

[@davidheia8244]

We have found that the "low dust" pine shavings are much cleaner and easier to use.

[@MQ-cw9qx]

Very needful and useful information delivered in a straightforward, non-embarrassed manner. Thank you. Urine contains nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium--good for plants. This is so much better than using water for flushing in an emergency situation. Water would be too valuable to be flushed down the toilet. Stacking buckets could solve two problems--extra height would be added to make standing back up easier, and the underneath bucket would be a good place to store extra bags.

[@patsternburg8737]

Only downside is medications in the urine that may be an issue.

[@stickybuns5750]

Urine is not good for plants or grass. In a family with a brother or two who occasionally urinated on the tulips and grass in the backyard....and killed both.

[@Dontstop822]

@Jim & Pam, you can use a small fish aquarium pump to get the water out instead of unplugging your sink. Or get a siphoning hose that i get where kerosene heaters are at Walmart. There siphoning hose that uses a battery. You can get a siphoning hose to transfer gas from gas can to gas engine. You can use that for water also..

[@TheFamilyVonPapp]

We use the bucket toilet when we go primitive camping. Peet moss is great for asorbing the odor and drying out the waiste. Its also fairly lightweight.

[@slindsey5052]

Great info. Thank you

[@joyceterra2265]

We use sawdust in our outhouse. It not only blocks the smell but aids in decomposition. Everything goes down the hole and we never have any smell. Eventually it will fill but it is composted material that can be used around ornamental plants never around the food garden. Great fertilizer for grass fields too.

[@marilynpeppers1356]

I'm thinking a portable bedside potty could be helpful for someone who may not be able to physically sit way down on a small bucket. these can be found second hand. A bucket could be placed underneath.

[@jewelweed7427]

They are free many places where used medical equipment is given out.

[@hoosiergrandma37]

Much needed material. Thank you.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

You are welcome! Jim

[@tortiecat6459]

I invested in an RV portable toilet that has a two chamber system and manual flushing. Its high enough to be comfortable and good for elderly family members. The buckets are a good system as well, but the flushing aspect is what I wanted that tightly sealed the material through about 50 uses.

[@JanJacobs-xf1ob]

Clumping kitty litter works very well.

[@cathj8568]

What a terrific instructional video! Thank you for this

[@tinyacres2827]

FYI, your opening theme music is polling fantastic in the 31-70+ demographic, as well as 3-17. Very catchy and upbeat. A real toe-tapper. :-)

[@alwaysbeprepared6323]

Thanks, Pam and Jim.

[@kathleenturley1561]

Good morning Pam and Jim Excellent video! Sadly we know these days are coming and will make life much easier if we are prepared.

[@jerseystotler3615]

I want to say I value this channel so much! Your information has helped me to prepare alot! 68-year-old lady on SS moved to a rural homestead about 5 years ago from the city!!! Thank you!🎉

[@louiselill1528]

I don't know if this was done in America too, but in the 70s in Uk we used a bucket to pee in during the night so this took me back to then

[@mariemiller8740]

@louiselill my nanna had a bucket in her bedroom for emergency wees until her son put toilet and handbasin in

[@minniegibson8722]

​@@mariemiller8740it was and is used in America

[@Brineytoes]

I did not know about the toilet seats that fit buckets! Great! Also, a medical supply store has inexpensive commodes that are more satisfactory for the elderly or disabled. I have used the pellets as cat litter for 5 years and it works very well to control odor. Composting toilets are popular in tiny houmes and many RVs. There is also a portable bident for the pee bucket users. No TP necessary if you have one, except for the poo. I keep TP separate from the toilet in our RV. That waste is then burned.

[@kb_family5798]

Yes, the pine pellets do expand a lot when they become wet. So, premoistening is a good tip. Or, even if you don't do that, they will start expanding as soon as anything moist touches it.

[@katyabbas7714]

We have a functioning out house. DH dug an 8ft deep by 7 wide and put a free A Frame tool shed over it I is a 2 hole with toilet seats with lids . Use white Barn Lime to sprinkle over the poop and pee. Never smells in our little out house. We use compostable toilet paper. I so love all your videos!! Bought the Carey electric Canner research and after watching your in depth review!😊

[@Tam-k4t]

I’m disabled so I use bed side commode because I can’t lean down, it’s over my toilet to brings seat up. I enjoy your teachings!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Thanks! Jim

[@BiteMe-lz8th]

I am going to add this to our preps! Great idea, as always. I learn so much from you, thank you! Beautiful Roses! Thank you, Pam & Jim, Sharing this out with my family!❤

[@kellykersten8828]

When I was growing up my uncle had an outhouse on his property in the country. We used lyme (sp). after we use the outhouse we would shovel up a little shovel of lyme and sprinkle it in there. Never had any bad odors that I remember.

[@christophermozeleski7149]

Hello from Corvallis. I just bought a bucket toilet from Bi-Mart. I plan on lining it with a thick plastic grocery bag and kitty litter.

[@goldenglowladore3842]

Excellent info again dear ma'am!

[@dberger1010]

As soon as I can afford it, I am buying a composting toilet. In the meantime, we use the bucket system (with pine shavings) at our barn. We set it on a pallet for added height.

[@destinysisco3142]

Awesome video re:public service ❤😊

[@Zbee167]

Thank you for the comprehensive video on this topic! It's much appreciated. Have a great day!

[@PerlaGarcia-je5pr]

Love all of your programs. Learned a lot of great ideas and things to make life easy in an off grid situation and not.

[@kathym2501]

At 67 I live in a 4 unit apartment building. I've been stocking up for myself and my 4 kids and their families since 2015. This past year i filled 6 buckets with food and supplies for my 3 neighbors. Im also supplying pool noodles and plastic pags so they can use the buckets as toilets. I decided that if we are stuck here if the grid goes down or whatever that i wanted the 3 guys and I to be able to survive and help each other. I have 2 toilet seats for myself.

[@LesleyPimentel-nh9re]

We lived on a well and we were without power during a Nor'Easter back in early 2004. It was 9ne of the worst storms as it was hurricane force winds with freezing rain as it was in December! Millions of trees were uprooted and power was down!! We had State of eomergency and then escalated to Federal emergency as many homes were without piwer, without water and the temperatures in the homes were below freezing point. We brought our family into the only room with our fireplace. We ran out of wood on the 3rd day. But a neighbor close by told us we could use his wood stack as he and his family had a generator. In New England most homes are heated using oil. Most homes had those pipes burst leaving an awful mess and thousands of dollars to fix. Other homes had wood burning stoves and wood pellets which burned longer and cleaner.

[@pelard8003]

Excellent informative video! Thank you

[@katherinez9654]

I live in Oregon and it’s nice to have the warning signs on the coast. However the more inland areas don’t seem to have information readily available for disasters. I live in Eugene and I had to search out a class on disaster preparedness. Thank you for your help with this.

[@TaylorBarlowe]

Love this! Didn’t even think about something like this. My husband and myself have been trying to build up our food storage and emergency supplies for the unknown. This inspires me haha! Also, we just invested in an emergency medical kit from OZIO Medical- just got the basic kit and already feel so much peace of mind. You should check them out! Never know when you might need something like essential meds too. Love your content.

[@ht8259]

I had to use the camp toilet one entire month this summer because our water well went dry & had to wait for new well. IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE!!! I would recommend the 5 gal bucket & seat shown… but I’d recommend a bag lining the bucket & another smaller bag inside. Pee & poo same bucket in smaller bag & 1 to 2 times a day tie that up & leave in bottom of big bag. Add new small bag & repeat for 3ish days. I had no access to wood shavings but it would have helped with smell so much. Doug & Stacy have a great video on that too. Thank you for covering this important topic!!!!!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

I think whether you use one or two would be an age factor as well as your regular habits. Jim

[@ht8259]

@@RoseRedHomestead yes that is true! For me, my bathroom/home is so small I had to put the bucket in my bathtub/shower & there would’ve been no room for 2 buckets. I guess long term it could be done outside on the back porch. I thought of my dear grandma who would tell me how scared she was to have to go to the outhouse in the dark.

[@vickie1]

Thank you for sharing. You and Jim have a wonderful day 😊

[@jacquiesuper2200]

Thank you so much for this video. Very important information.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Great information, Pam and Jim!

[@rapidomento1502]

I'm prepared to use clay-based clumping cat litter for a poop bucket. It removes the moisture quickly, hides the odor and won't take much room in the storage when standing by for the shtf. Just scoop out the dried waste few hours later to a smaller garbage bag.

[@motherofthreeb6337]

I simply refill the toilet tank with emerging water just for that purpose. It makes for EVERYTHING to go down. This works when we have power outages. This is better than pouring water directly into the toilet, which leaves residuals and waste water.

[@Gracie-SavedByGrace]

Skip the buckets and get a commode for toileting. Much more comfortable. Use the bucket as she suggests for using under the sink to catch gray water from hand/dish washing. Get prepared folks!

[@tennesseeterri]

what kind of commode do you suggest?

[@Gracie-SavedByGrace]

@@tennesseeterri For short term, just a typical bedside toilet. They can be found at Walgreens, Lowes, Home Depot, etc.

[@tennesseeterri]

@@Gracie-SavedByGrace oh, okay. like you would use after a surgery or for the elderly.

[@Gracie-SavedByGrace]

@@tennesseeterri Correct. I used a commode for my elderly Mom next to her bed so that she didn't have to walk down the hall to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I also used the commode liners with absorbent pads that fit the bucket and work very well at absorbing the liquid and controlling odor.

[@kikigirlkauai]

Very informative on the cascadia fault and where to live. Portland and Seattle will be devastated too from a 8-10 point earthquake.

[@MeMyself-y5n]

Yes, when you are in those areas, there are actually warning signs posted about tsunamis. I live on another coast, and those signs made me think about what can happen on any coastal area.

[@summer-wy8gt]

pot a paper bag inside plastic bag of poo bucket. when it is 3/4 full, put in shed to dry out for a few days, then when you have 3 or 4 burn in a burn barrel.

[@bodeansmith8173]

Hope never need to use but thank you so much for info💚💛🙏Oregon

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Thanks, and we hope you never have to use it either! Jim

[@ChloeDavenport-e4t]

I had seen another similar video that suggested using the thing hospitals use called urine hats to put in the bucket for urine. Then, as Pam mentioned add some gray water and dispose in the yard. Then you would only need one bucket. What I have more questions about is disposing of feces. Others have spoken of burying it, but away from water source. In a smaller yard that would be a problem. But I can't picture storing it anyplace.

[@patsternburg8737]

There are often found portable toilets that are from the medical senior usage. They are upright and fold. You can dump the fluid or line with a grocery store vegetable bag that you have used to bring veggies home from the store to line the pull out pot for poo.

[@danaridings6387]

ACE hardware sells a 3 gallon bucket that would work great under the bathroom sink.

[@scott.wallace8625]

Been doing this for 4 years. I use coconut coir. It's basically a cat box. They make deferter seats for the ladies that keep things separate.