Insider Secrets to Owning an Outhouse.... SECRET INFORMATION!

What secrets? Well, you'll just have to watch and find out. These secrets will lead you to outhouse happiness!

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

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[@WillowsGarden]

We had an outhouse growing up. When we where young and my cousins where visiting. My little brother was pestering us older kids and we locked him in the outhouse and went off playing and forgot about him. That was till my momma came outside looking for him. My brother fell asleep in the outhouse and we where busy playing till she wanted to know where he was, we all looked at one another like we had seen a ghost. Needless to say, we all got a lashing over that. Have a blessed day!

[@DFDuck55]

Spray WD40 up around the inside of the hole will help deter spiders from nesting there. I also use WD40 under eves to prevent wasps from building nests.

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Never heard of that one... Thx for sharing!

[@Angel_HippieCityHealing]

I’m moving to a cabin in the woods with no experience and it’s tips like these that are going to really help me out. Thank you!

[@Woodenarrows]

"No marshmallows over this fire" :-) Love it! I wish I had an outhouse, seriously, because that would most likely mean I had a nice piece of wooded property and lived in a cabin. That's my dream, a lakeside cabin surrounded by woods...

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

Ah yes I know! We are blessed.

[@donnettarogers7746]

LOL!!! We have a foam seat for sure! I got a good laugh with this video! We have ALWAYS had outhouses here in Alaska. We have 2 on our property in Chickaloon, and 1 on our other property in the Butte. Thanks for the laugh Brooke! :)

[@arthur4818]

I live in the city but after watching this I'm in the back yard digging right now can't wait for my outhouse, thumbs up!!!

[@susanstoltz2555]

Love the candle and twinkly lights. Great ideas on making an outhouse a fun place!

[@robertmcpherson1171]

no marshmellows!!!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃🌲🌲🌲over this fire! LMAO!!!

[@williamrodriguez-pupo1221]

Old Glory is AWESOME anywhere, but the floor!

[@alank3943]

Open flame in an out house headline - mysterious red rocket streaks across Alaskan sky:)

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

Hahaha... really nice one :) Leaving the door open while inside and endulging in the view gives "let it go" a whole new dimension....

[@coldsteelrails8113]

In winter esp is when I thank God for Thomas Crapper and the gift of indoor plumbing :) ENO makes a great string of battery operated lights !

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

haha yes for sure!

[@gillylovett7735]

That was great! Best outhouse I was in overlooked the Rocky Mountains!! What a view!!

[@joevanderwerker2255]

Nice tour. Flag is OK, and it's hung the right way! I use lime in my privy, helps decay the matter, even paper, helps with odor also. A can of bug spray is always handy. Oh and wipe under the seat before sitting, spiders like to hide there. A small buddy propane heater takes the chill off. Enjoy your stay. JV

[@clairea-t7045]

My Mom had a screen door on our outhouse growing up,she put a sheet of thin plywood across the bottom to add a little privacy. but the view was great!

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

Nice!

[@moegardner1]

Wow, that was WAY fancier than the outhouse we used when I was a kid. We did get a foam seat eventually. It was kept in the cabin and carried out when you had to go.

[@InvisibleCitizen]

My country cousins had a hand water pump in the kitchen for water and an outhouse on skids. Each time the house house pit was about half full they would tow it to another spot over another pit then use the diggings to fill in the old pit. There was always extra dirt that they used elsewhere.

[@NobleHomestead]

Haha! Terrific toilet :) . I also like the red! You made it fun.

[@nancyhowell4505]

Also easy to find.

[@peziki]

Don't forget to keep a can of flying insect spray. We put newspaper cartoons on the walls and also humorous vintage signs and plaques.

[@SewakS108]

Snacks are a must in the outhouse !!

[@brianspencer4220]

What a view. The whole thing brings back memories of my youth. Brian 76

[@Fireholder1]

I love your dorky sense of humor. :-)

[@doriangray7012]

Super video,Brooke...:-) :-)

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

Lol on "no marshmallows on this fire"

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

NOPE!

[@christopherwatrous1823]

Looks like so much fun, Brooke!!

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

not sure i'd call it fun :)

[@zacharymurphy7004]

The flag is a proud addition to your outhouse. I love it!

[@ldsphotodude49]

Hi Brook. You have a very high class outhouse the ones I used out there this summer had no doors on them, but they did have really nice views. I liked keeping wet wipes in mine. I had a foam seat they weren't painted inside or out. Maybe when I go back out ill upgrade my outhouse. Thanks for a fun vid.

[@danofiremano]

I suppose the flag is o.k., but it's hung backwards. Proper flag etiquette would have the stars on the right if hung from the short end as you have it here. Great video!

[@user-ss7qy2pq2m]

Other than toilet paper I never thought about what to have in an outhouse. Thank you for opening my eyes 🙄

[@user-ic2og7bj7b]

Besides the foam seat in the winter what other type of seat can you put in the out house?

[@Sibes3]

We used to sprinkle the ash from our campfire down the hole to 'sweeten' the contents! lol

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

yes works good

[@MarilynCKing-me6yh]

I am not feeling well today but your video/ video's have me smiling. Thanks for such awesome video's. Im binge watching you and Bushradical. God bless.💖😄😄😄😄😄

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

take care!

[@nancyhowell4505]

Same here. Thanks! 👏👍👍🙏

[@garoglen]

Only today did your channel show up in my recommended list, I watched the Alone final last night , enjoyed you and your husband more than the others , you really did it right ! I grew up with an outhouse, no fun at 0 or less degrees, ( NC mtns . 1950s-60s ) snow blowing thru the cracks, never had paper other than the Sears Catalog, they didn work as well once they started printing slick colored pages, never had a plastic seat only wood, we Could raise it tho , kept it up so no spiders .

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

That's real livin...

[@denisescott7245]

:) I have an outhouse I intend to soon renovate (?) redecorate(?) mmm restyle-yeah that's it restyle! thanks for the tips, and it is perfectly ok to be patriotic in the outhouse!

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

thanks Denise!

[@concernedcitizen3651]

Too funny...great video

[@concernedcitizen3651]

Four Feathers you have a gift....Thank you for sharing it.

[@trashy123trash]

Ha! Love the fly at 0:36 seconds; which brings up the addition of a fly strip or swatter?

[@SpiritForest]

haha!! thanks for the laughs!

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

glad you enjoyed :)

[@kencassyh]

i have started watching you and will watch all your videos... love you...

[@zaccariasippidabarbersmith9922]

Working on mines now on my Ranch but Thanks for the secrets.

[@joycepollitt7825]

My grand parents had a 3 seater with a big window. They were homesteaders. I liked your poop on a log video too, lol.

[@donbethune383]

I love a scents of humor. Definitely getting some art work.

[@hotstuffcold]

I got the same idea with the roof that's awesome

[@pernillahellberg-granberg3516]

No worries regarding the flag... in Sweden its almost mandatory to have a picture or painting of the Swedish Royal family...😂😂😂

[@lindaA65513]

That was the crappiest video i have ever watched! Sorry i couldn't resist the pun....lol Looking forward to your next adventure!

[@dickhoar1542]

Girl, you are a Hoot!

[@stephenesler1125]

I always wanted to have an outhouse Appreciation Day

[@living2ndchildhood347]

I love this video! Great presentation of a crappy subject!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

I used outhouses as a child in rural Western New York and the family had other useful tips: agricultural lime and sawdust to aid composting and control odors...or there were people who liked sphagnum peat. Being farmers, we cleaned our outhouse seasonally and spread the results along with other animal manure. All the mood lighting in the world won't make a smelly outhouse inviting.

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

haha thanks for sharing james- right about the lighting ;)

[@FreightCarPatterns]

Western New Yorker here too. Cattaraugus, Allegany and Steuben counties are pretty much as good as it gets. Currently living in Buffalo, but looking forward to retiring in the southern teir some years down the road.

[@lila2k03]

If everyone had a pocket Constitution to read while they were on the toilet we might be better off

[@nahlabella4857]

LMAO! No marshmallows over this fire...

[@blairtheageese5269]

I m putting in a new one , took the old one down, lot s of good idea s thank s I love Out House s

[@AlaskaBushratJohn-st7sm]

Hey Brooke, I've never saw this video, I had to laugh. My outhouse is the same color and I keep a brown paper bag as well and then take it to the burn barrel. I have a picture of an old trapper pulling his britches up with one hand and opening up the door with the other and coming face to face with a bear. Hope you get this.

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

We used to have that happen with a giant akita/husky dog that belonged to our neighbor a few miles away... he was friendly but surprising at the most innappropriate times!

[@AlaskaBushratJohn-st7sm]

@@therealgirlinthewoods LOL I can imagine. I'm waiting for your next video

[@joinfranknow]

35 seconds in and I was swatting at mosquitoes. Scared the &%@$ out of me.

[@rushbayou5230]

.57 - always dbles as toilet paper when ur out... lol i want 2 hole but 1 is a fully functioning toilet. a sink too. rain catchment on the roof filling an elevated tote for running water in summer and the other hole in winter or to just be a pee hole. build it on skids so ur can move it.

[@joybickerstaff194]

Hi a ya Brooke! Ya know what? It’s always fun to hang out with u (via KZbin) but this video, you are a hoot, watched it several times!!! Don’t think I’ve ever suggested anything to u (cause u know more than I) I don’t know if u know this, or if u have a ton of fly’s hanging around the seat, I have a book on old ways to keep f most fly’s away. A pipe is inserted just below the seat, then straight out the side, make a 90 degree angle up past roof, screen n top of pipe, add cap to keep rain out. But being up north u may not have a bad a fly problem we have down south, thanks Brooke, I know we r not friends, I see u as one, you have a good heart, thank u for being u, the smiles and laughter u bring me, the breath taking views I see in and threw your eyes, thank you (ok, I guess what I said sounded corny, but please Brooke, viewers, step n to my shoes, those I’ve met, lies, cheats, thieves and users, okay) I see Brooke as noon of these, sry for my blabbering

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

thanks Joy! no we really don't have too many flies here... so glad you enjoy my channel!

[@Bruce_S]

hahaha. brilliant :)

[@raymatthews4319]

That painting looks just like one I did years ago. If it is please don't let it fall, lol.

[@Uniquelyyours1]

Loved this video, Brooke. Do you have to watch out for spiders before you sit?

[@stevemichalski2538]

You have been in the woods WaaaaaY to long... I like that.....

[@j.jmonetmontenegro1613]

🤣😆😂disco ball ...!! LOL regardless the 🇺🇸👌 use of imagination it’s totally ok 😁💗

[@ADVENTUREKM]

You forgot the crossword puzzle and vent holes Lol!

[@MargeauxandMeShops]

You are so funny😊

[@Babiisicko]

Your hilarious 🤣

[@laurelshugars2866]

Lime? Coffee containers are great for single rolls of t.p..

[@patriotpioneer]

Get rid of the plastic toilet seat and get a peace of 4 inch rigid polystyrene insulation, makes trips in the winter Soooo Much Better! Yooper?

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Ours was fun it had tilted so when u pushed the door open you was looking into space

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

How was the seat???

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Just a hole cut no seat lol I used to dig them things for people in the summer extra money when I was growing up lol

[@Camperhollow]

You mention putting burnables into the paper sack. Did you know you can burn human waste also? Yep, I do it a lot. In fact, my outhouse is a shower tent in which I put a 5 gallon bucket lined with a plastic bag. Toss it right on the fire (not while I'm cooking of course) and in a short time it's all gone! *POOF!

[@CheezeheadChris]

My grandparents had a 2- holer on the farm. My sister locked me in it for about n hour one time. You could always try a double decker outhouse. They're out there! Google it!

[@TheArtisanbard]

Bahahahahaaaaa that was great

[@wsingleton2950]

Hey I know you two are really busy. I sent Dave a comment on one of his post . I was wondering how to make a frost free outhouse up here in AK. Please help my wife says it’s a 911 emergency 😂

[@Alex-dg2mb]

Lmao when the flag showed up. It’s not wrong at all!! USA 🇺🇸!!!!

[@kanuckbrewero6118]

In Fiji they're called Duncans.

[@tt-homestead382]

How do you keep bugs out ?

[@melissaroot1092]

Ash sprinkled over every time will keep it from smelling like an outhouse

[@NoRINO212]

Suggestion, small TV and phone.

[@QQTrick1QQ]

Instead of all the things to pass the time maybe a little more dietary fiber in the summer and a lot more in the winter,

[@ADVENTUREKM]

Oh ya heated toilet seat! That was a crappy fire!

[@mickerdoodle51]

As a child, going to grand ma's house, in Missouri, they had one. A two hole er ...

[@nancyhowell4505]

All my grandparents had 2-holers. Only the guys would share that experience. 😖😝

[@grumpyjohntxredneckrc6346]

OMG, Another Hilarious Video! Your Full Of #2 Funny... Thanks For The Shits & Giggles... HaHaHaHa

[@katherineklint1962]

Bhahaha you are hilarious!!

[@jerrypissonme]

Coffee and donuts too?

[@poche660]

I didn't see the flush handle.

[@loishope6605]

A calendar!? To track the time you're in the head? Barry

[@lynnjacque4267]

Too funny

[@jesuschrist4515]

A fogger! Lol

[@piewolfe]

Wow! All that wasted space. You could have a "Two Hole'er"!

[@hartstudebakerkid]

When I get groceries I get some stuff in paper bags for the same reason you just disclosed and when asked why tell them.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Disco ball!!! Hehehe.... So much crap in this video. I know, so bad, but I couldn't resist. 😛

[@JenniferinIllinois]

***** YAY!!!! :)

[@stephenhall3487]

If you are following Stephi channel ( Beer) , survival Lilly( Bear spray,) and me a solar light lol

[@NeonReactionsPierre]

I'll add a good cup of coffee to that ;)

[@skaflagoon]

Hahahha what was that toy? Muss hab one

[@man-yp1gb]

Where do you wash your hands?

[@jamesparlane9289]

I just found this. How about adding a gun rack?

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

LOL YES!!

[@cha-ka8671]

Did you say RUFF 😂

[@pamhunter-to4xs]

You forgot to tell us to not look down the hole...

[@dmartinez9668]

How deep is the hole?

[@stevebuckler9354]

what happened to 2/7 fire show

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

stuck in an ice storm

[@stevebuckler9354]

@@therealgirlinthewoods me too havent been able to get out for 3 days

[@texasgirl9873]

lol.😉 your to funny, id say the flag is ok but the mosquito isn't lol. I know those mosquitos in the far north are big enough to carry you away. So what do for a roof in your outhouse when it rains or snows?

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

It's a clear roof... shoulda pointed that out... clear lets the light in!

[@gatorred157]

line keep the stink down

[@therealgirlinthewoods]

yep works good!

[@janetburrows137]

😅😂🤣

[@vianonamitchell4114]

Lol ...