What is the best composting toilet? | Composting toilet comparison

[@rbrown]

As a Trelino toilet user I have to strongly disagree with your review. I am guessing you have not used it much. Nice to see comparative reviews however, so nice video. We have had a Trelino (size large) in our van for a year. We use it as a full time toilet. - We can get a good 2 weeks, sometimes 3 weeks out of the solids container, thats using wet wipes and a small wet wipes bin. I have left the toilet with the solids 1/2 full sitting for 2 months and still zero smell. Urine yes you need to empty as that does start to smell in any toilet, but the Trelino has a one way silicon valve for the urine so no smell until you open the urine container to empty it. - Zero smell ! we just thrown in a handful of mini hemp stalks (rabbit bedding) after each solids use. - There IS a fan kit for the Trelino and I installed it. BUT I tested and even without the fan there is not solids smell. As everyone knows the urine smells more than the solids. - We never use the little solids "lid" no need for it. #1 benefit of toilets like the Trelino with bag liners, so so much faster and easier to empty the solids, takes me all of 3-4 min to tie off the bag, lift out and replace. Stir the solids toilets take lots of cleaning and hassle to empty and lets face it NO one is actually composting. Human solids take 9-12 months to safely compost. Everyone is bagging and binning anyway. If your not and just throwing the solids thinking its safe, its not. We have tried a few toilets, hands down the Trelino is just small, simple, crazy easy to clean and crazy easy and fast to empty.

[@Vankookz]

Good to know. I usually dumped it after a few uses. Just because it's so easy! Hemp stalks huh... That's cool.

[@rbrown]

@@Vankookz We tried the whole Coconut Coir and add water etc just to try the mix. What a pain to prepare. As well I tested and dry rabbit bedding (Mini hemp Stalks) absorbs more moisture. The Mini hemp Stalks is super light weight and easy to store, easy to just grab a handful and throw in. Big benefit to a bag liner type urine separating toilet, aside from zero cleaning, is that you don't need to use Coconut Coir damp mixture etc.

[@emilygeez]

I too love my trelino

[@WisconsinWanderer]

Really appreciate you guys and your support, I built out my E250 based off your videos thanks 🩵☮️🙌😊

[@Vankookz]

Our pleasure! That’s awesome!

[@jamesrichy68]

You forgot to mention that the Trelino does not have a trap door or view screen. This is complex and expensive engineering that makes a toilet far nicer to use. I suppose instead the Trelino has a lid on the little container inside. But you have to open everything up to remove it every time. What a hassle! And someone is going to forget sooner or later. And no fan? There is very humid, very stinky air in there. You need a fan or as soon as you open the toilet, stinky air is going to come up the hole. There is no "miracle" design that stops poop from stinking. Trelino - is a no, imho. That leaves the Cuddy and NH. The NH has a much stronger fan than the Cuddy, and that is a huge plus. And it's better made than either of the others. (Rotationally molded). But the Cuddy has a bigger chute (less clean up), and is cheaper. The Cuddy is smaller (good), but it has a lot less capacity (bad). You don't want to empty a toilet more often than necessary. Capacity matters. And the Nature's Head has the most capacity - by far. Up to 60 poops! The Cuddy people say you don't have to ventilate it, but I have one and in my opinion you need to ventilate it. Or there is some odor upon opening the lid. The Separett Tiny is another good choice and has a powerful fan. Too bad the Thinktank toilet is too big for vans or boats, because it checks all the boxes.

[@Vankookz]

This was an amazing comment! I couldn’t agree more. We are big fans of the NH we’ve used it for years and will continues to use it for years ahead. But money talks and the Cuddy gives you good bang for your buck in comparison to what you get from the Trelino. Yes ventilation is key! I recommend venting 10/10!

[@GenuineVanLife]

I built my own with a Trobolo divider kit for 150 euros (including wood). I just wish the marketing people would stop calling this composting toilets. They are really DRY toilets. No composting will take place.

[@Vankookz]

I like that… Dry toilets. BTW. I’ve definatley had poop compost in my natures head

[@leblancexplores]

What about the sepperett tiny (sp?) and couple of ogos that are out there?

[@Vankookz]

If I had them I would include them. Maybe at some point I will have one.

[@annhopkin5079]

One and done is NOT composting.

[@RVingwithG]

😮😅😅 We are testing composting toilet and you want to see how well it STACKS UP😮 that’s a good 😆

[@Vankookz]

😂 💀

[@CompoCloset]

As always, honest and well thought out. Thanks for putting us in the mix. Here's a video on how to secure your Cuddy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/in2xpXt_jqujj7Msi=fdV6JqSPvjDfxsco

[@Vankookz]

Awesome! Another win for the Cuddy!

[@thoughtherder8678]

What's up, Kookz? What are those base cabinets? Where are they from?

[@Vankookz]

They are from a time before I was alive.. not sure what they are.

[@RVingwithG]

The 2nd one is a glorified bucket 🪣 when the other two are definitely composting toilets.

[@Vankookz]

Agree 100%! But it’s an option that’s about there so I threw it in the mix.

[@rbrown]

Sorry not true. We use a Trelino, they work amazingly well, no smell, easy and fast to empty. They DO have a fan kit. Throw in a handful of mini hemp stalks after each solids use and zero smell. Also NO ONE is composting. Human solids takes 9-12 months to safely compost so in reality everyone is bagging and binning anyway. If your not and just throwing the solids thinking its safe its not.

[@Vankookz]

@@rbrown Cool to know about the fan. No totally true. We are all bagging and binning. Just some are more glorified than others.