How to Build The Best Cheap Composting Toilet System

[@shaunreed2884]

"Handy Dandy Handle." Lol Say no to " slivers in the Bum Bum" 🤣 I freaking loved this video

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣 thank you!!!!

[@Kicken_lol]

Huh?

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

He's just making fun of my vernacular. I'm a bit dorky.

[@snowleopard7952]

Regular old dirt instead of pine shavings works awesome, better than flushable toilets. My brother lived in our garage for a year and used this exact system, #1 & #2 go the same place, like a regular toilet. He used a rotation of 3 buckets, once a week emptied out back as compost in the garden. 100% odor free, indoors, with 3 buckets full of human waste. The soil has natural enzymes in it that immediately start breaking waste down. With a scoop of dirt to cover up the waste every time, Garage never smelled bad, just like fresh earth. Our waste is a way we give back to the earth.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

This is so very good to know because shavings aren't available to us all. Thank you so much for sharing this truth so folks can be even better self sufficient!!!!!! You are amazing!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Please don't put it on/near plants for food. That could be bad.

[@samieparadise9316]

Thank you so much

[@eneidalebron5122]

Thank you

[@eneidalebron5122]

Thank you for the information. Blessings

[@juntjoonunya9216]

I have a row of planters holding mine and they all go through a process of being mixed with kitchen waste and lawn mulch. And I do a lil shuffle at certain later points on the assembly line. I add worms where needed too towards the back but seems nature adds those on it's own. By the end it's way better than what home depot charges per cf. The a quality puts a proud smile on my face

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

That is incredible!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your process with all of us.

[@ZeuzBluez]

Thanks for sharing. Very environment friendly. If you don't have pine stuff you can use ashes from your stove.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

That's an awesome suggestion thank you!!!!

[@tavery2010]

i love everyones great ideas

[@lisatyson9887]

I use this toilet camping and use compostable bags as a liner and sawdust from our firewood. We dig a hole where nobody will walk and far away from any water source and bury it.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

How do you like the compostable bags? I haven't tried them yet. I imagine they make clean up WAY easier! Do you know how long it takes for them to break down?

[@lisatyson9887]

@@HappyAppleCoreHomestead it is very easy cleanup. Well we go back country camping often and we've revisited spots we've camped at, one time we dug up our waste hole out of curiosity (this was about 4 months later) the bags were just shreds of what they started out as. I would say a good 7 or 8 months they would be nothing.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@lisatyson9887 wow! You're amazing! Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@jojosjoyfuljourney]

Why don’t dog owners have the requirement to use compostable bags?

[@jojosjoyfuljourney]

If I am putting in the poop with in a plastic bag, and then in the garbage as dog owners do, is there any purpose for compostable?

[@TaitGuy]

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

You're welcome!!!

[@oregonsvirginia2681]

The main reason you turn your normal compost is to speed up the composting cycle. If you left it alone, it'll do it's thing. So she's right, leaving your humanure alone will be just fine.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Thank you for this! ❤️

[@eneidalebron5122]

Thank you very much I will try it during summer camping.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

You're welcome! I hope it works great for you! Happy Camping!

[@macloviacastro8779]

Absolutely love your attitude❤❤😊😊

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Awwww thank you!!!! 💓

[@normabrammer39]

I learned a lot, enjoyed the video and your presentation. Nice work!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@justcuz9837]

I am buying bags because there may be times that we also dont have water; Texas winter freeze '21.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Smart thinking, I hadn't really considered frozen ground. Like if we used the dirt method instead of pine chips but the ground was frozen or covered in a foot of snow. Bags would be a good investment under those conditions. Thanks for helping us see outside the box and think of potential adversity!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Smart thinking, I hadn't really considered frozen ground. Like if we used the dirt method instead of pine chips but the ground was frozen or covered in a foot of snow. Bags would be a good investment under those conditions. Thanks for helping us see outside the box and think of potential adversity!

[@MyAlabamaFarmLife]

Good information to know. Thanks for sharing!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

You're welcome!!!

[@dinosanchez8528]

Good video, good points, i learned some stuff. My question is, can I use sand from the desert if i first bake it in the oven? I wish you'd make another video about it because this one covered a lot but I'd honestly like to see the process.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

That's a great question, I don't see any reason you couldn't use desert sand. Why would you want to bake it first? To kill any creepy crawlers? I could definitely do another video, can you be more specific on what you'd like to see? I feel like if I did a video with actual poop I might get kicked off KZbin 😂

[@dinosanchez8528]

@@HappyAppleCoreHomestead hahaha not the entire process. You pretty much covered it I guess I'm just nervous about new things. Like when I got this RV my biggest concern was the black tank and toilet. And yeah baking the sand would kill any micro-monsters that could be in there. I'm moving in September 2024 with whatever I have saved, plus maybe I'll sell the RV. I wish I had bought a nice pickup truck and a Springbar tent instead, then a solar setup, portable showers and a portable air conditioner and a live action pumps to draw my water from lakes and beaches.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@dinosanchez8528 you sound pretty experienced to me!! Are you making videos of your experience because I would like to learn from you!!!

[@dinosanchez8528]

@@HappyAppleCoreHomestead lol I might in the future. Not experienced just watched a crap ton of videos, literally.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@dinosanchez8528 you know, that's how we learn.... (from others) then refine it and teach it to more people. And in the process we never stop learning and never stop teaching. I believe life is richer because we share our knowledge and soak up the knowledge of others. If you ever start a channel let me know so I can follow you and share your content!

[@terrisebring1151]

What happens if I don't have an existing septic system? Thanks, good video by the way:)

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

That's a great question! This system here works completely independent of a septic system. You can use this method as long as you have a place to empty your waste whether that be a dedicated place in the ground on your property where you live or taking your material to a local dump or city garbage.

[@timothythegreat6294]

Love that rooster 🐓 in the back there 🙏

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Kings of coop! They are even louder than me 😂😂😂

[@enricoquintavalla1278]

As long as you take zero medicines/chemicals and do not eat animal proteins (and even if you do, possibly) you definitely can use your humanure in your garden as long as is composted. Doesn`t take long if you do it properly.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

You make an excellent point of how certain things people eat/use make it unwise to use humanure. What are your thoughts though about potential parasites or diseases a human may carry and how that could effect the quality of food grown with properly composted humanure?

[@AndrewCraigPianoPlayer]

I thought if human manure was composted for a year and done correctly it can be used in food crops. Is this not true? I’m still learning about this.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Many cultures do use properly composted human manure for food crops. The main concern I have is parasites and pharmaceuticals/chemicals. Mostly it's the medicines people take and the chemicals they eat in processed food that could contaminate the compost. Similar to how you wouldn't want to forage near a ditch where there is road water runoff.

[@pavel9652]

Chemicals in the food are exaggerated. If it was safe to eat, how it is supposed to contaminate the compost? Water run off from the road contains brake pads dust, ground rubber, engine oil, diesel, unburned hydrocarbons, and who knows what else, so it isn't good analogy.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@pavel9652 I disagree with this. Any contaminate that goes through our body that it can't assimilate and neutralize can cause toxins in the soil which can then become part of the end product food source. That's just common sense. Pharmaceuticals are a perfect example of that in the body compared with road water run off contaminated with fuel etc.

[@lovelybasa4944]

You should use the big plastic bag so that when the bucket is almost full you just tied the bag and ready to dump and the bucket is not messy almost clean im jennifer basa post this

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Thank you Jennifer! That's a great idea! 🙂

[@juntjoonunya9216]

I wanna see a live demo so I know for sure it works

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

😂😂😂😂😂 I'm not that brave 😂😂

[@Yahucanan-YAHUAH]

A great video and mankind has been using animal and man waste for fertilizer for centuries in growing crops. A lot of what was learned by our ancestors was forgotten because of modern technology that simplified everything.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

I completely agree with you. I've been studying the world history of agriculture and it's vast the things we seem to have forgotten from our ancestors in favor for systems that actually damage our land.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I dunno. There's still tons of people in developing countries that have to be told you don't put a latrine on top of a hill. It's nasty. National Geographic had a photo article on it.

[@pavel9652]

Nothing was forgotten. It is easier and safer to deal with a bags of clean fertilizer than a truck loads of waste that could contaminate vegetables, especially when producing food at industrial scale for mass consumption. Animal waste is still used to fertilize soil at small scale. Urban tree huggers think they are unveiling ancient mysteries.

[@sharriceowens913]

Ok.ivr been waiting for someone to talk about this..how to not have human.manure contaminate ground water

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Right? I'm still learning too. There's been some pretty good comments here that talk about that even deeper than I did.

[@t1naba1ley]

Thank you

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Welcome!!!! 💖

[@msblueocean7533]

Awesome!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Thank you!!!

[@franny5295]

*".... don't stick your hand in there, only if it's clean guys. Only if it's clean...."* I'm dying, you have kids don't you? And they've put you in that position haven't they 🤣🤣🤣

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

YES and YES!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kicken_lol]

Thats new!!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

I'm gettin' schooled here in the comments but hey that's how we learn yeah? Takes a village! ❤️

[@jamiehensley2806]

😅 This lady is hilarious!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

😂😂

[@riccorios6433]

How about cat litter

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

There's an idea I haven't tried! I suppose if it's environmental safe and biodegradable it would work! I don't have cats so I don't know anything about cat litter except I keep it on hand in case I dribble when I'm changing the oil on the truck.

[@robertastewart2083]

I think digging a hole would be my choice!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Do you worry about bugs and critters with that style? Or would you have a cover over it?

[@danz409]

a nice tip. DON''T #1 in the bucket! keep #1 separated. #2 getting wet is what makes the smell horrible! the dryer the better!

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Great advice! Thank you!!

[@lanafalana]

Common sense info. Thanks.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Right?! Totally is but I remember when I didn't have any common sense ❤️

[@samieparadise9316]

Not for me this was all new and I’m grateful

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@samieparadise9316 that's so amazing! It was completely new to me at one time too! ☺️

[@CampingAndCrafting-ft7zl]

yoooo put a bag in that thing

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

😂 especially if you're camping. If you're composting on your own property, not necessary.

[@luluparl1245]

Important issue

[@juntjoonunya9216]

Lil tip: some magnesium citrate in your diet will greatly accelerate the biodegrading.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

I consume magnesium daily. Can you share the reasons behind how taking a mag supplement assists in degradation?

[@juntjoonunya9216]

@@HappyAppleCoreHomestead haha only cuz it makes it more runny, less solid

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@juntjoonunya9216 soft poops are the BEST poops!

[@jinpingthebear110]

Can those composting toilets handle diarrhea?

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Absolutely!! Depending on the volume you may need to empty it more than once a day though. But splash wise it works great.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Drink more water. There, I just saved you a doctor's visit :)

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

That seems like more to clean than a regular toilet.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

I mean who wouldn't prefer a regular toilet? Me for sure!!! Just good to have a back up. It's not hard to clean if you use an absorbent medium and have access to water. If water wasn't readily available a more permanent, appropriately placed outhouse would be preferable for long term use.

[@magalyrodriguez8309]

And she's in the forest where is a lot of water and moist when I say it takes up one year a list to compose your waist 1 poop it takes a year to compost not the whole year to compose your poop.... I tried to say it takes one year for one single poop to compost that makes sense and you have to make a bet above the floor with the compost items.... oh Mother Earth I hope we don't destroy you🙏🙏

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Yes this is why I say in my video you MUST build the compost ABOVE the ground to protect to the water and wildlife. Taking care of our planet is our privledge and responsibility. Your first comment was extremely rude by the way, I am happy to see you chose to delete it but sadly I still had to read it.

[@HM-vu9zw]

Your supposed to use a biodegradable liner 🤮 🤦‍♂️

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Some do, some don't.

[@slairdandraful]

What a waste of poop. If you have it use it.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

How do you use yours? I'm always open to learning new things!

[@slairdandraful]

@@HappyAppleCoreHomestead don t put chicken poop directly onto plants as its too strong. However you can dig a hole under where you ll be planting. By the time roots find it will have diluted. Human poop compost for about 2 years nature does the rest.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@slairdandraful ooooh thank you!!!!! Good information! We do compost our chicken poop but I didn't know your method, thank you for sharing it with us!

[@semrayildiz6970]

we should never ever put anything that is food into something digested by humans or animals or any such creatures. we should never, even if it is rotten or scraps of food that is rubbish. This is extreme disrespect and is very much disliked by God and that causes the bad karma for our earth and for our souls and for our universe.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

I hope you understand that we would NEVER use human waste to grow food. Human waste however is a fact of life and must be dealt with humanely and with responsibility. If you think that flushing your toilet is taking care of our planet you would be so wrong about that even though almost everyone does it every single day. This video is to show you how you can take care of our natural body functions while also protecting the land, the water, the food and the wildlife.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@HappyAppleCoreHomestead Why not just rerout your home sink? Strain out the food, freeze it so it doesn't smell, and use that water or old fishtank water to flush with. You don't even need a lot to start it.

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I think that's an excellent way to continue to use house water without it heading to the septic tank during an outage! Can't flush at all though with my set up without electric because the pump doesn't function. For a few flushes it would be fine but eventually without the pump the tank would fill and back up into the house. Ewww. I'd much rather poop outside.

[@pavel9652]

Demonstrate existence of your god, karma and soul before making any claims. Do you have authority to speak on behalf of your god? Which god exactly you think you are representing?

[@HappyAppleCoreHomestead]

Perhaps you could address your request to a specific person? I have a hard time following the strings here so if you already did please forgive me. I try to personally respond to every comment unless I see it's addressed to someone else.