OFF GRID~ We pooped in 25 buckets, NOW WHAT?

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Doug and Stacy live on 11 acres in the Midwest. They built a LOG CABIN and grow and harvest most of their own food. They are developing a SUSTAINABLE homestead and that includes COMPOS. We compost EVERYTHING and because of the hard winter we have saved up 25 buckets of poop and pee =) so lets get going!
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We moved to our 11 acres in 2011 from a large city in the Midwest with zero carpentry and farming skills. We live with no solar / wind power / public water or well. We share our adventure to a sustainable life, growing our own food from vegetables to meat. We post videos DAILY and they range from HOW TO to EVERYDAY LIFE and NUTRITION on the off grid homestead. We were city folks just like you probably and wanted to enjoy life and have more control over our food. We share food recipes as well as natural remedies.

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

Thanks for watching the video, if you would like a good read here is the book -------> www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-f6690c8d HAVE A GREAT DAY! 🤠👍

[@marylouise890]

OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY Y’all will be ordering more copies, right?!🙏

[@svetlanikolova7673]

Can I ask why you don't use grass to fire up the compost faster in the warm weather?

[@TrixieM712]

I didn't catch the name of the composting book Doug. Is it in the Seymour book you linked above? If not can you let me know. We are building a camp this year. Thanks

[@jacquelinegan958]

How can you use that compost, especially if you are going to sell it at the farmers market.

[@longcaster]

Family farms in Japan, in the early '40-50's used "night soil" (human waste) to fertilize their gardens. My father told me that he was assigned there after WWII until 1953. He told me in the '60's when I helped with gardening on our small farm.

[@Rob_132]

No wonder Stacy likes this method better than having plummed toilets-Doug does the toilet cleaning!

[@sherrimiller5258]

😂😂😂

[@joyceobeys6818]

LOL!

[@maranathawatch1618]

She's very wise!!🤭🤗😂

[@elmabcabildo4282]

🤭🤣😂

[@j87waldo]

😂 win-win

[@twobrokewolves5884]

Thanks for this! I'm still a teenager but I'm planning to buy a small amount of land and build an off grid tiny house when I'm a bit older. I'd like to have a garden and some poultry, this video has helped with one of my bigger questions thanks a bunch!

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

Smart man

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Good for you. I make my own compost. I get free used coffee grounds from coffee shops, make bone meal, and calcium carbonate from eggshells, I add poopy horse bedding, pigeon and rabbit bedding, cardboard, egg cartons, and kitchen n garden waste. It all breaks down to rich compost. I pay £5 for a big tub of composting worms from the bait shop. You could save woodash from fires, and pine needles and cones.

[@suzm3751]

Glad to see a young man keep up with these ways of living! In the ‘70s (when your information came from word of mouth, books, etc) it was all I wanted to do! I paid for most of the Foxfire books( May be useful to you also) on the old ways of living and learned as much as I could back then. I wish I had someone other than just my Great Grandmother to encourage me. She passed when I was 14, and without her to encourage me I never followed my dream. I’m 60 now and we live with one of our daughters and have leaned a bit more to a natural self sustaining way of life. It may be just beginning, but I’m so glad.

[@pirateslife4me]

Yay Zoomers!! Carry the self-sufficiency torch 🕯

[@ongoingawakening4257]

Yes! Good for you!!

[@megantaylor7751]

2 days ago this came up on my feed. Me: hey you want a watch a video with me on composting poop? Husband: No Me: plays it on the Tv that night! Husband: not one word spoken between us. Video finishes Husband: play some more of those people's videos. Us: binge watching for 3 nights. Thank you, you two are amazing!

[@zxy123f]

The exact same scenario happened with me and my husband now he starts telling me about the videos before I get a chance to watch.

[@leannedeco9484]

LOL it's almost the same thing as trying to get a man to ask for directions when you're lost but once they do come to that point everything moves smoothly forgive the pun 😄

[@1happygal2bhere50]

I especially like the us at the end

[@graceomalleygrimm9776]

😆😆 My husband and I are both really into homestead videos. We still dream of getting that off grid land, but we have to get things fixed up here first. But once we do, man will it be hard to leave all this stuff behind. A beautiful home, and a yard full of food. The problem is, the neighbors are right next door, and the regs say no animals but cats and dogs. The neighbors don't mind the chickens, but I doubt they'd go for any of the larger, noisier ones. 😞

[@deem.2995]

Never know how one will quickly change their mind 😊

[@gyisrael1626]

This particular video has caused some of us to come out of our shells to see how nature is an eco system. Thank you for being so brave to bring out this kind of content. This is a brilliant subject and an eye opener.

[@joyceanderson14]

They are calling it sludge where I live ppl arent real happy about it.I was always under the impression of not putting human poop on anything you would eat. I smelled it after a farmer spread it on their field and thought cow manure was much better. One borough uses a field of reeds, I thought that unique

[@jaredcolahan759]

I'm glad some one has the guts to post a video of such.

[@kcb5336]

Jared Colahan Is “guts” a pun? Gross.

[@vasaradragonsbane5580]

Someone has a scat fetish. 😒

[@TrollHiddenCave]

@@vasaradragonsbane5580 seems to be most of the people commenting on this video honestly I'm not even sure why I'm watching this

[@abagayleenglebrick9176]

Ya this is a pretty crappy video “joke” don’t get shitty with me.

[@patrickmcgraw3435]

@@TrollHiddenCave You may need the info one day.

[@victorybase5847]

“This is Doug he works for Stacy, she owns the place,” 😂😂 You guys are fulla good stuff & Im so glad you share it! God bless you both!

[@bronwenhook6088]

I’ve been doing this for 11 years (72 yr old woman living alone in Canada), with no problem. Never emptied more than 2 buckets at a time though! It’s important to have back up buckets in case there’s a snow storm or you are injured/sick and you can’t do that particular chore. Nice tidy set up Doug!

[@lexiatel]

Yeah, when my buckets get frozen, I call them poopcicles 🤣🤣🤣 But seriously, I've dumped one, three, four six, ten and twenty. Been doing this for fifteen years, I prefer four, but six seems to be the number I usually dump at. Also, for me, cause I'm shorter than most people, it's easier to dump (weight wise) when they're half full.

[@michelleedwards689]

This is so cool. Wish I could come live for a week or two with you. I would love this. Your blessed

[@amypola5903]

Yes I feel one bucket at a time would be enough for me.

[@JonTanOsb]

@@lexiatel Or you could use 3 1/2 gallon buckets instead of the 5 gal. ones. I have bad knees, so I use my Luggable Loo, 5 gal. bucket when my water pipes freeze and I can't use my flush toilet. It came with the house. Jon in rural BC, Canada

[@yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533]

@@JonTanOsb I would suggest using the 5-gallon bucket. It fits around the toilet seat just right. Just don't fill it all the way.

[@Tanacarroll]

Now this is a REAL Homestead! Wow. What a beautiful place you and Stacey have. Tfs.

[@down2one313]

yep, looks like a dream

[@mianissen8011]

Tfs what is this

[@maccliff2115]

I think the way you live -“closed loop system” is without a doubt the most Freedom Loving, environmental friendly, self reliant way to live the proves people don’t need government telling them how to live.

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

Joyce, big secret..... there are more of us than them

[@jasonparsons9510]

@joyceann011 they could try.

[@littlered7820]

@joyceann011 Too true !!!!

[@shawn2789]

I'm inspired.

[@claudiaslover4911]

How do you get approved from the county for this?

[@sayit-sayit]

I love the turkey following you around, reminding you that you are on his property.

[@KendrasBrain]

I appreciate your laughter in the compost process. Clever words and clever system. You made me smile and laugh and that's uncommon these days to just have fun. Thanks.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

If everybody lived like you two wonderful people do, the world would be a paradise, we could create Eden again!

[@santaclause373]

I love this comment ❤

[@seanettles657]

oh geez.... you guys are freaking amazing. I talked with my husband about doing this and he just looked at me like I was absolutely insane.

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@seanettles657]

you saw my comment and replied! why does this make my day ? :) xoxo have a good one yourselves.... thanks! @@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY

[@goldilox369]

@joyceann011 I envy you. I showed my husband all of those things as well, and he was like: you're genetically predisposed to see conspiracy theories everywhere you look. Basically, patting me on the head and sending me away. I have a son from a previous marriage & two little girls with him, and I want better for my kids! 8 want to teach them skills that can last them a lifetime! But their respective fathers have taken custody away from me for saying such things. My family has disowned me. They want to be suckling at the government teat for anything. What an inverted sense of personal responsibility & community we have built for America these days! I am just too broken down to even try to get things right for my kids anymore. I certainly cannot afford to fight the state. Sorry that was depressing. Truly, I am very happy & heartened to see others & other couples making it on their own! It gives me some satisfaction that not all people are as deluded by the safety of their government & cruel to their family members as mine have been. God bless! ♥️👍🙏🤷

[@Dotalina33]

goldilox369 This age we live in has been propagated and building momentum over the last 100 years. Yes I know the industrial revolution changed that bringing about a strong middle class who produced more and more products that would make life simpler. Instead of staying on that protective farm many bought into the lie that basically only stupid uneducated people were homesteaders or farmers. So here we are; the ones who are thriving and are happiest are the ones with the beautiful simple (hard working) life. Now to where you are. Your confidence here is that you have been validated by like minded people in this video. We all are examples of that confidence when we press forward doing what we think is right letting others live theirs lives good bad or indifferent. I think you stand more of a chance of influencing your children by the contentment you started living. Oh and also by trusting Christ’s words as your wisdom. Here is the highest wisdom: Search for Me with all your heart, and you will find Me! Onward! Will be praying for your success!!!

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

Same me too

[@aubrey6538]

Thank you, thank you, thank you I so appreciate you being candid. I have been wanting to go off grid for a long time but never really understand what happens to the waist after you’ve put it in the compost toilet. This helps me get one step closer to my dream of living off grid. Thank you. I love all of your videos. I am totally blind, and all of your videos are very descriptive and clear and I understand what’s exactly going on even if I can’t see it. Thanks again.

[@heatherofthemountains]

Oh, Aubrey. All my love and prayers for you. I bet you could teach others a thing or two about lots of things in life. It's folks like yourself that give me hope.

[@dutchcorners]

How did this person type this if they blind 🤔

[@aubrey6538]

@@dutchcorners I have a smart phone that talks to me and I use different swipes and tabs and the dictation button to give my responses. It's accessible on any smart phone. I also have a laptop with a screen reader and I use key commands to navigate the Internet on my laptop.

[@dutchcorners]

@@aubrey6538 ah shit right on

[@justinemcmillan2779]

My grandad tipped our toilet can from our outhouse into rotating trenches in the garden and when they had broken down to just soil grew carrots in the soil or potatoes.They tasted great. It had after all just broken down to soil.

[@AcornHillHomestead]

We had a composting toilet at a cabin. Worked great and the “waste” broke down in reusable compost that we put on our trees. It was an awesome solution and no smell. When we stopped using the cabin we now use that toilet in our garage shop off the garden at home. So nice nice not to have to run from the garden to the house!!

[@tsf637]

I don’t think the building codes allow us to build a house without septic

[@mrspanchavilla]

Oh my goodness! Awesome video! You & Stacy have answered so many off-grid bathroom questions for me. What a great way to live sustainably on our planet.

[@huffster6344]

You mentioned something very important about getting older. Those buckets are only going to get heavier as the years go by. It would be nice to come up with a system that removes the lifting. Maybe a special wheeled cart or using some type of mechanical advantage with pulleys to lighten the load so to say!

[@lexiatel]

I change out the buckets when their half empty. I've been doing this for fifteen years, so I totally know the weight them over time. I also built my bins in a hill, so now I can stand at the top on a "dock" and dump from above down below. Barely any lifting then. I use a wagon to pull four buckets at time to the designated dumping area (I wont dump twenty, you need a big hole for that many).

[@CarolineAkwi]

No! Please dig a pit latrine, in the meantime.

[@IntheDeadofDarkness]

@@lexiatel Excellent idea!

[@arevavaful]

It's a "shitty" job... but someone's gotta "doo" it 😁💚

[@libertyfivefivesix]

Butt!

[@totherarf]

Where there's muck ther's Brass ..... icas ;0)

[@terrygaedchens5928]

Then let nature transform the digest components back into the original form. 4step: eat, excrete, compost, fertilize.

[@123kkambiz]

it is possible to make cesspool in the garden and every six months pump it over the compost area without manual handling and using buckets. they have wind power source at their location .

[@riverratrvr9225]

@@libertyfivefivesix lol!!

[@lifes2short192]

Awesome! We are off-grid with no septic and we weren't sure how to incorporate the compost on our homestead. Very exciting, thank you so much for sharing!

[@thegrumpyhorticulturist]

I recommend using it anywhere you have ornamental gardens or depleted soil that you're not planning to plot in for at least a year. Humanure makes great soil conditioner, but should not be used on food crops unless it's fully FULLY cured.

[@donnahundl5205]

​@@thegrumpyhorticulturist how long to be fully, fully cured?

[@mycreatorlives1569]

Your hometead is beautiful may God continue to bless your family ♥️

[@TheBullsGarden]

The Homestead is so beautifully laid out and the human waste compost is cool

[@DaNaiAsha]

Not many people will open up their piles on KZbin - seriously, you KILL ME DOUG!

[@anitaparks8945]

GOOD DOWN TO EARTH MAN !!

[@crystalroberts1777]

I had to watch this video twice because I was laughing so hard the first round watching your goat act like my dog 😆 Then the turkey 🤣 Thank you so much for sharing this information. We all don't wanna talk about this but it needs to be shared on methods that work.

[@filomenamartins3826]

My mother did all this 65 years ago I was raise this way and we where very happy

[@ClaudiaMartinez-pj5xd]

I think it is great that you are responsibly taking care of your "waste". We are generating so much trash everyday and if we all could come to an understanding of what it takes to deal with all the trash we create, we might stop doing that.

[@vickieadams6648]

So TRUE!!

[@ronskancke1489]

Nope. 99 percent is too lazy. Only when forced would that happen.

[@elizabethwang7408]

Thank you Doug for explaining the whole process and really getting down and dirty. I have wanted to do this for so long but haven’t figured it out. Doug you are hilarious. Stacy you are amazing. I watch your videos all the time and my 4 year old son loves to see what you two get into. Thank you for sharing with the rest of the world. Cheers!!

[@TheUxodude]

I'm envious of everything you two are doing. Keep going and God Bless you.

[@stephenbcernansky2812]

You both are so helpful. My husband and I have 4.5 acres in Pauma Valley, CA. It is rural but we are still on grid. I've been watching your videos since Christmas and your so encouraging and wonderful teachers for living more resource fully. Your home and animals are beautiful. God Bless You Both and keep up The Lords Work!!!

[@ronnie-being-ronnie]

For those worried about bacteria and toxins in waste, another way to do this is worm composting. A study (sorry I don’t have the citation handy) found that worms eat bad bacteria and digest it, yet maintain a gut flora of beneficial bacteria that they then spread with their own castings. Another study found that the worms somehow cleaned toxins out of mine tailings, which had quite high levels of toxins. Nature is awesome!

[@codename495]

Ronnie in VA works don’t eat just bacteria you knob, nor do they somehow eat contaminated earth, survive AND selectively remove “toxins” from the earth as they eat it and poop it out. You don’t have a citation handy because you don’t have a published paper. Sorry.

[@lizabethgarrett8251]

Ronnie in VA: I believe in the worms. They work great.

[@bahnsidhes]

@@codename495 Actually they can. Unlike you, instead of just arguing without any knowledge, I looked it up and easily found links to articles explaining both studies. I love how people refute without any evidence to back it up yet they think "they" are the intelligent ones. Here's the links. www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/earthworm www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120816133420.htm

[@kennethkustren9381]

Many of the leached metals are very toxic. Reeded Water plants do very well in soaking them up. Composting that growth allows Nature to recycle them. The CNO CYCLE is GODS WERKS. Even Uranium is natural. BE NAUGHT YE SCARED ! Plutonium is the ugly man-made stuff. FEW OTHERS are so ugly as that disEASE. SEEMS EASY TO DOMINATE BY THREAT TO CONTAMINATE.... ~sighs heavily~ THE PEN, AND GODS GIFTS OF MEEKNESS... HUMAN RIGHT OF BEING, AND POSSESSIONS, PRIVATE, REAL, AND ESTATE. www.constitution.org

[@cherylstorm6261]

@@bahnsidhes thanks for the links

[@Ihaveausernametoo]

Amazing. Even when using small buckets like these it's not a hassle. All you need is a place for it to rest. I went from using small buckets to much larger wheelie-bins so I don't have to empty them until it's all decomposed. I have four that I switch between. Thank you kindly for this video. All the best from Sweden

[@simpleforging3339]

this is how you make rocket fuel for the garden. The circle of life is complete with everything we see here. Thank you

[@dont.ripfuller6587]

Maybe the flower bed, only manure in my garden comes from earthworms foraging the leaf litter and composted vegetation. Avoids any complications associated with animal waste. Not telling you what to do,just telling the world what I do.

[@JonTanOsb]

@@dont.ripfuller6587 Vermiculture is good, too. Worm poop. Jon in rural BC, Canada

[@oliviamunoz76]

@Don T. Ripfüller you may need to remove your earth worms for a no poop garden, huh?

[@nastybastardatlive]

No way I'd use human waste compost on vegetables I'm going to eat.

[@detcordxxxi]

Doug's Dad-Jokes are the stuff of legend!

[@luvmymountain]

We raised four kids with this system and also had NO SMELL and amazing compost.

[@benb7727]

I also grew up with this system. I was embarrassed to invite friends over but looking back now, I wouldn’t have changed a thing.

[@luvmymountain]

@@benb7727 Fortunately for our children, all their friends were raised the same way so the only thing they hated was cleaning buckets lol

[@maryjemisonMaryjay1936]

luvmymountain yes those buckets 👍

[@dragonmammma]

@@luvmymountain But if you had a regular toilet, they would've hated cleaning that, too!

[@seanettles657]

oh man where do you guys LIVE? :( I wish I could have joined you.... seriously seems like a great way of life if you do it right @@luvmymountain

[@terrijuanette486]

I laughed out loud when I read, "that is Doug, he works for Stacy, she owns the place!"

[@mawhoyia]

I've watched you for many years, you've come a long way. I admire you

[@RobinsNestEggs]

Very informative Doug. I’m not sure why people get their knickers in a knot when someone offers information on another way of doing something. It’s not like you are telling them they “HAVE TO’ do it your way. I’m not a homesteader but I admire the wholesome and healthy lifestyle. I appreciate your willingness to share even the touchy topics. I do wonder if this is a system that our Stacy could maintain if, God forbid, something happened to you . . . or when you both reach advancing years? I’m sure you two have already taken that into consideration. I absolutely adore seeing your interaction with all the animals. You and Stacy have a very blessed life. 💓💐😊

[@marianamunoz6075]

Yes, I had many doubts! I can’t thank you enough for opening up your piles and sharing it & your humor with us! You funny 😄!!! I sure do appreciate it Doug. Thank you!!!!

[@thehazelnutspread]

I've been using this system for a couple of years. It is BY FAR my favourite system. City folk will need to know this if their toilet system ever breaks down, if you go camping, if you're on a road trip, etc.

[@anniegeturgun3564]

I love how your Turkey is following you everywhere!! 😂 That soil is beautiful! Who knew?

[@BonneTerreHomestead]

Excellent content!! I’m with Stacy, I think this method is less messy than the conventional one, especially when you have your husband clean the buckets!! Love it!! Great job!!

[@TrollHiddenCave]

This is a really stupid system within 5 seconds I came up with a better one dig a big hole put an outhouse with wheels above said whole poop until it's full cap it with dirt move the out house

[@TrollHiddenCave]

@@rondavis2791 that's not too much work at all and it beats having to handle poop

[@RatatRatR]

I mean, you could also just live in civilization like normal people, use toilets, and not to have to deal with big buckets full of your turds at all.

[@pattiannepascual]

@@RatatRatR if you move to a rural area where there is no plumbing/sewer? and if you don't, what are you going to do if the socialists take over,no electric to power the water or sewer?

[@Mikha335]

My wife has never cleaned a bucket in 11 years, and I don’t mind in the slightest!

[@DavesFitLife]

We're always scared of what we don't understand! So true!

[@cyndiburns7932]

Great information from start to finish. Most informative! Btw, loved your Turkey sidekick❤️ It was looking like he was showing off some! Animals have so much personality 💕

[@southkoreavideo]

As always Doug and Stacey great information about living a sustainable life. Thank you so much.

[@annosborne-reed2365]

Hubby and I did buckets in the van when we were traveling. I assure you that there is no smell. The buckets ended up in the compost pile when we got home. Although we used peat moss instead of saw dust.

[@Luvenia48]

These people may or may not have a college degree but they are truly among what I called SKILLED LABOR. This is the SKILLS we need MORE of.

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

And yes, there are some degrees lol

[@Mary95191]

Exactly!

[@lexiatel]

I've been doing this for fifteen years, and I love it! I hate flushing toilets, they stink like stale water! One thing I'd like to point out though. I don't like dumping mine all at once, the most I like doing is six buckets (which is about a week or so at my place). A week is not long enough to cook the solid waste and toilet paper, so if you don't wanna see that, you'll definitely wanna let the buckets build up. Secondly, if you let them sit for any length of time, make sure you secure the lids tightly (you can buy a lid pryer to open them up later) and store them in a shady spot. The sun will make the buckets brittle If the lids aren't on tight enough, it'll breed bugs, particularly gnats and flies.. This uses about a gallon of water total per bucket. Which means it's a huge water saver (each flush of a normal bucket is about half of that). A bucket in my house lasts about two days. Peat moss is an excellent cover material, though some might be against it. I like sawdust better (a raw, untreated kind), but there aren't any sawmills where I'm at. When using peatmoss in my experience, I've learned you must add extra fiber to the pile (peatmoss and human waste never seems to be enough to create the temps you need to make it cook). Adding shredded cardboard helped BIG time, so now I just add a little at the bottom of every fresh bucket to help with that. Plus, when I dump the buckets in the pile, I layer some between each bucket. I think it's totally awesome that your guys (the content creators) have the same exact cleaning system that I do. I also pour the water from bucket to bucket! 🤣 I dump everything in my compost. Even meat products. The book is against this, but only because it attracts animals, which I don't mind (and if they are pests, I take care of them). But chicken carcusses will be near dissolved in six weeks, with the occasional bone here are there. These piles should cook at least one year, starting at the point when you stopped with the final bucket (in my home, it takes three to six months to fill a 4x4x4 cube with two to three people, but as I said, I put other stuff in the pile; anything biodegradable). You'll get about 1/4 to 1/3 of the volume of soil back. And that isn't a lot of you're like me and don't have a lot of animals to help you with make soil 😂 I have six bins in a row, I use one for weeds and "cold" compost items (vegetation, no meat or animal waste), one for my chicken coop poop, one for just leaves, on for cooking, and the left over ones for my current dumping. You can set it up just right, where by the time the one is doing cooking, it's open for rotation.)

[@lexiatel]

Sorry for the long post (and mistakes), but I just had to give my weigh-ins on this, since I've been doing it for nearly half my life. 🥰

[@LaDonnaAnn1964]

I've been a subscriber for a few months now and am continually amazed and excited to watch and learn how y'all are thriving off grid! Doug and Stacy, you are truly an inspiration and I thank God for your hearts and courage in sharing your lives and loving stewardship of your land and animals and fellow human beings.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

I like the ibc totes on the sheep shed. also fun to see a slow normal farm morning. like the music. you guys dried out pretty quick.

[@anashomestead5919]

Congratulations Doug, you dealt with a touchy subject very well. I still felt bad for you having 25 buckets to deal with.. XD Last time I bought Miracle Grow Potting Soil, 2 types, & a couple of years ago, it said in the ingredients that it in fact did contain Human Manure. So, there you go. People are paying $8. a bag for Human Manure in their potting soil.

[@steveo_o6707]

You have probably the best off grid homestead I have ever seen... super clean, up to date, not falling apart or put together with scrap this or that...

[@shantipremanjali883]

Everything looks so clean in those bucket. Awesome system. Love it!!

[@takeyasearles8010]

Hello there Doug and Stacy. Thank you both for the information you guys share. I know that homesteading is more work that we see, but watching your progress shows it is all worth it. Thank you for discussing the composting toilet...Stacy in another video and Doug in this one. It makes this seem like a great alternative to pluming and a great way to save water and money. I am planning my homesteading future and have been learning a lot from you two as well as other sources. I will be doing this alone, so watching the work being done to grow the farm and be sustainable will mentally help me prepare very well. There are three main reasons that I keep watching your videos; 1) you two make a great team and are normal people (not faking excessive happiness to gain views/ subscribers) 2) share very valuable information and don't avoid subjects that most are not able to gracefully discuss 3) Your animals love and trust you guys (Rambo is Doug's guardian...or adopted Doug as his dad lol). Animals are not happy and do not trust in negative environments, so that says a lot for the time and energy you put into your home, farm, and farm family. I don't comment often, but felt that you guys should know that your awesomeness is very obvious. Keep up the great work, and thank you for sharing your experiences and advice with honesty! :)

[@TheVintageBumbleBee]

Couldn't help but breath thru my mouth on that first bucket.

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

😂😂😂

[@dilletanteproprietor]

I did this for 3 years in my off grid cabin...its awesome!

[@tdog4240]

Watching those sheep rely on Doug at feeding and watering time makes me smile. They got excited and the trust.

[@sterlingtimberhide3877]

Doug- "Hey, duck ducks!" Ducks- "Hey, Doug Doug. DOUG. doug, doug doug doug Doug Doug doug doug Doug. Doug."

[@rhondaborders3452]

I know this comment was left 10 months ago; but, I have to tell you a story, if you're still around. I went outside one day to give my chickens a treat. My husband was talking to a neighbor at our mailbox. We let the chickens free range during the day, in our yard. I yelled chick, chick, chicks & they came running! Our neighbor looked at my husband & said, "my mother had chickens, when I was a kid, I'm 70 yrs old & I never knew you could call chickens". I still laugh when I think about it.

[@onelifetorisk]

Fantastic video! You guys rock! I highly respect yalls way of living and makes me want to be a part of it. You're living the dream.

[@michellekrantz888]

Amazing system! I'm impressed! I love the drone footage of your sweet homestead!

[@regenerativelifestylecommu3296]

Thanks for explaining the process. Good job.

[@AAPHomestead]

Not many people open up their piles on KZbin🤣🤣🤣🤣👋🏻 thanks for another great video✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

[@madamcfadipe6132]

Armed American Patriot right? That’s exactly why I love them 😍!! I really appreciate and enjoy watching them all they do together. Beautiful, powerful, deep, refreshing, and humbling because we don’t find too many good Down to earth people these days. They are my inspiration

[@isnoo1]

YES!!!!!!!!!! Finally someone is willing to speak as it should be!!!

[@wote3403]

Thank you for being so descriptive! This gives me a more clear idea on how to pursue this in case I want to stop using my septic system. Always looking for videos on how to be more self-sufficient. God bless the two of you you are truly inspirational.

[@TheGirlnurse]

Why not use the septic? I don’t get that part.

[@LoneWolfLife]

Excellent Tutorial Doug. Priceless, transparent information. Thanks again. God Bless you and the family.

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

4:58 "No mas" Lol, I say that to my dog when I give her the last of her treats. I'm pretty sure she understands because she walks away 😂

[@stj971]

Me too! Haha!

[@HealthyandLovingLife]

@@stj971 😀

[@yvetterivera7199]

I found your channel recently and I enjoy them so, I admire how you are able to live off grid. When I was a little girl I would visit my grandparents in Puerto Rico, they had a small farm with pigs, chickens, a few cows and no electricity. It was the best time, looking forward to seeing some more of your videos.

[@Chellees]

Absolutely Fascinating!! This is Exactly what we want to do on our homestead!!

[@karenreaves3650]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful solution.

[@salinafox3651]

Love the giggles! "I'm on fire today!"

[@Brad-ir7dv]

Could you just build an outhouse above the compost pile to bypass the bucket emptying step?

[@lindavallentyne3873]

That is called an outhouse. However, you could build it over a 50 gal drum and then move the drum to the compost pile. every 6 months. but you still must add sawdust or other organic material to the drum of poo

[@Brad-ir7dv]

Linda Homestead Wantabee The idea was to not have to waste effort repeatedly handling waste. So basically what you said but just make the drum the compost bin then.

[@2friendstoking]

Put the outhouse on wheels. Dig a hole and put the outhouse over it, and then when the hole is full of shit you cover it up and start a new one somewhere else

[@Liberal.Linda.]

@@Brad-ir7dv : I use this same system and over the years have given great thought to ways to streamline it, but there really isn't any better way than dump the buckets. I've also lived with an outhouse and that's a REAL pain in the butt, literally if you get stung by wasps or bit by spiders who've made their home under the seat. Btdt, and it ain't fun. Plus you'd have to go outside multiple times a day every time you need to "go". Trudging that far in pouring rain or freezing cold is just plain horrible, more so when you're warm in bed and suddenly feel the urge. Ugh. And can be a nightmare if you can't find your flashlight, especially in spring when the snakes wake up and start hunting again - they hunt mostly at night. No chance of putting it close enough to the house to connect it either - these things really do need to be a ways away in case of possible smells, rainwater runoff, room to maneuver when hauling the compost to the garden, among other things. So yeah, I'm still dumping my buckets and washing them out. It's really not that hard compared to dealing with an outhouse, especially if you do it every couple weeks instead of once a winter.

[@lizh1988]

It sounds like the whole process with the sawdust (or peat moss, coconut coir), you put a good amount of it in the bottom of the bucket, sprinkle a cup or half cup on the "fresh deposit" each time--that dries it out and keeps it from what you would think would be a darn big stink in the bathroom. Everybody says it does not smell.

[@the5-starreview871]

I liked Doug instantly. Great teaching

[@danarandell8189]

Thank you Doug! Very informative. God bless!

[@ursalanova1481]

I thought you were going to put the rain run off and collector from the roof over the hay. I was so looking forward to seeing the set up. It was cute how you wrote, that you work for your wife and she owns the place. That's a real man!

[@riverratrvr9225]

Glad to hear Doug works for you Stacy! Haha! Mr Turkey is so cute following Doug around like a dog...y'all make great videos, thanks 😎👍

[@karolmolitor4675]

I love your videos. Mr Turkey is soooooo sweet ! Your property is so pretty !

[@marylouise890]

That was a cute saying. I really liked the way #Doug put the words into his latest videos. Cool 😎

[@lindseyedward9775]

RiverRat RVer I know! Mr. Turkey is so funny!

[@TheGirlnurse]

So informative! Thank You Doug!

[@marlonvite4152]

Our world is already better with people like you and I.... thanks X3 for sharing with us a cleaner natural world

[@JG-ph3xg]

Love it. No supply chain issues.

[@lilahnewton7940]

Dear sir, I don't know how I happened by your channel. But, I'm so very glad I did. I gotta tell ya I've never seen compost done your way. It's absolutely necessary (i believe) for people to know this stuff. The way the world is now, I don't think it's going to be very long when it all comes crashing down. Just my opinion but my family has been taking steps already to be prepared. When I showed my men folk your video here, they were wondering how they were going to take care of that very problem. It's absolutely simple your way plus giving back to the land. It's great. Thank you very much for solving they're worries. We will be watching more. Look forward to it, God bless and take care.

[@hermithag]

I think Rambo just wanted a head scratch.

[@betsymarchand9700]

Yeah, he came in close like he wanted a little (nice) contact. :o)

[@sandyb1184]

Yes, he seems to really like you!

[@theresaadams7064]

Janet Harrison. I think Rambo is getting between Doug and his harem. Rams can be super protective, unpredictable of their ladies.

[@TroutCRAZY]

No he was just horny

[@happybeard9434]

I love learning more from Doug. I hope to live like this ASAP.

[@thepearl6087]

This was an EXCELLENT video. This makes more sense than any other methods and is so awesome for the garden as well.

[@Kiddcryptos]

OMG i had a great time watching this one. We are also in our eighth year for the pail method. I used to say compost, but most think it is some fancy toilet lookalike thingy thats costs big bucks. We know some people that live simple or off grid but wont do the pail. Lol Thank you for being so real on the subject!! Peace!!

[@dianasouthard9952]

It's not just a job, it's a doodie (duty)🤭😂

[@Grannyrodgers40]

This was the first video I ever watched of you guys, and I'm hooked! I have been watching for a few months now and have started so much because of your inspiration! 😊 you for all you insight and encouragement and wonderful generational Information that has been sadly lost. You two are the best!!!! God bless!!

[@sharyno]

Thanks for all the wisdom you share🤠

[@ChristiDea]

Thank you so much for taking the time to teach us all some of the most basic things....stuff we'd need even if we didn't live on a farm, but were without power for a really long time

[@brendavipperman1487]

Very Educational...I like your down to earth humor...Many Blessings!!!

[@shaespear407]

That turkey steals the show!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Omg I love the Mr Turkey strut.

[@cyndilynn1466]

WOW! Very interesting, but efficient! You guys rock! Blessings ❤️

[@bybiddie]

Great system! Thanks for the information and actually showing the process! Makes so much more sense than wasting all that water.

[@Greerthetis1]

It is amazing how the Earth contains the perfect environment to contantly recycle and reuse organic matter. A rather ingenious design, if you ask me.

[@codename495]

Greerthetis1 Glad you agree?

[@mildreddavis1684]

That is why I will have a "green funeral" as well. I don't want that toxic famaldyhyd [sp] in my body vessel, in the soil, nor, do I want the toxins in the waterways. Just wrap my body in a linen blanket, put a mason jar of daisy flowers next to a 5×7 photo of me smiling - and then put me in a biodegradable simple pine box. www.nfda.org/consumer-resources/planning-a-funeral/green-funeral-and-burial

[@tonyhussey3610]

I’m just learning it all now, I’m so amazed by it all and can’t understand how we waste such a valuable resource down the drain, with all the commercial farming land with probably poor soil health... crazy. Crazy

[@jesuschrististheonetruegod1335]

Thank God he designed it

[@aliciabarnett4337]

Our creator is marvelous

[@linnsoltwedel]

So nice to se that the sheep has the tail they are suppose to have! :D

[@stevesworldisnumber1]

Looks Great Doug! I'm gonna save and re-watch this vid many times!

[@sueyates3555]

Wow I learn something new each time I watch your videos. Love watching Mr Turkey. You two are amazing.🤓

[@douglauzon6462]

“that is Doug, he works for Stacy” she owns the place! Lol Great videos! Merry Xmas 🎄from Canada

[@ronniepapepape1629]

Thank you Doug, Shalom שלום.

[@g.gideon7819]

Loved your little shadow turkey! How cute was that!

[@EpsteinDidNothingWrong]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. It is very hard to learn about lost skills like this in a more urban or small town setting because many people don’t see the value in it unfortunately. Much appreciated.

[@Esther-1914]

@Doug&Stacy I'm intrigued by your composting. That's impressive! But then, so is your entire homestead! I love your shows!

[@melissagrace740]

Such a beautiful place!