Why We Chose an Incinerator Toilet | S1 EP29

[@mrs.creeksidemaples2866]

That view will NEVER get old … just breathtaking!!

[@mywildholm]

Thank you so much for watching...We were watching you guys this morning and will do some more tomorrow night and Sunday 🌜

[@mrs.creeksidemaples2866]

Oh WOW… we appreciate that… we feel a distinct connection and kindred Spirit with y’all 🤍

[@mywildholm]

@@mrs.creeksidemaples2866 awww... That's really very sweet...we do too! 💚

[@michellealtschul7380]

Oh my goodness Opal had me in tears 😂 She’s like well you said you didn’t want them.

[@mywildholm]

Welcome to our channel! 😆 I know!! She was just helping out! It didn't feel like it so much at the time but it all worked out fine 😆

[@michellealtschul7380]

@@mywildholm I just started watching your channel a few days ago. It looks like I’m still about a year behind but at some point I’ll be caught up. 👍🏼

[@mywildholm]

@michellealtschul7380 we love that you've found our journey! Stay tuned! We have so much more to come. 💚

[@simplyoffgrid-australia]

I haven’t laughed that hard for a long time😂 Opal looked so proud prancing away with the instructions.💕 Great job putting the bench together with limited instructions. Love how Ryan says”this is just temporary honey”. Been there!! What am talking about….we are still there with somethings on the property. Hope Ryan liked his midday snack (bug😂) Your current system is great. We lived in the shed for 2 years with limited power. We ran a generator every night to top up the batteries to keep the fridge running. Loved the pyjamas Melodi, the right attire for the wash house Love watching you guys. Cheers Deb & Dan

[@mywildholm]

😂Hahaha - ohhh yes! She was soo proud of herself. You guys have done such a great job of your place - you lived in a shed for two years! Thinking back... I think I did actually know that from your channel - look at you guys now! Such a lovely home (and family). The pajamas - you know how you just forget you're even on camera at times? Ohh dear... so many fashion faux pas's this past year. I forgot what it was like to even wear make up... who's got the time?! 😃 Thank you so much for your support! 💚

[@simplyoffgrid-australia]

@@mywildholm Oh you’re right about the makeup!! I don’t have the time for that. I’m lucky I had my eyeliner tattooed on years ago. So I’m wearing makeup without wearing makeup. That’s Deb🤣not Dan.

[@mywildholm]

@@simplyoffgrid-australia ohhhh... Glad you clarified that (could've been Dan writing) 😆Deb, you always look pretty..some people just have it all 😂

[@debbiem2146]

Sooo... When that beautiful stove tipped forward I gasped and LITERALLY threw out my hands to catch it! Never before have I been so immersed in a video! Ha!

[@debbiem2146]

Oh Opal!😂 (I have two German Shepherds (Elsa and Teddy) and a Corgi (Brody) - Brody is the scamp!

[@mywildholm]

Ohhh yes!! That is so funny - it was a moment, that's for sure :) We used to have two German Shepherds too (Kramer and Palmer)... they were so sweet - - both died (Kramer of mesenteric torsion and Palmer of a cancerous tumour that burst). Such sad days those were... 😪 Thank you for watching, new friend...

[@David_Blong]

Opal was so sneaky it was hilarious 😂 also the bathroom is luxurious now great episode guys 🎉

[@mywildholm]

Ohhhh we laughed so hard at that footage - later on especially - what a funny little doggy 🐕 😄

[@MrsCoffeeWalks]

A shower, a stove, a toilet…pretty soon you’ll have all the conveniences of home! 😊 It was hilarious watching Opal destroy your instructions. 😂

[@mywildholm]

People seem to think she was doing us a favour...she's very naughty. In truth, she probably would have done a better job than I could anyhow 😂

[@mrs.creeksidemaples2866]

Oh that Piano instrumental 🎹 As a Pianist, May I request more piano in future episodes Mel?? 🤗

[@mywildholm]

You play? So do I - Ryan plays a different type of keyboards (band style back in another life) 🎶

[@mrs.creeksidemaples2866]

How cool… now I KNOW why we’re all connecting… music does that eh??

[@ArielleViking]

That's really interesting. Oh, those instructions lolz. 👍

[@mywildholm]

😂 Thank you for watching! She was going to surprise me and put it together herself but then she got mad and stole them... 😂

[@LAZYDAYZAHEAD]

That Opal is a spitfire. MmmHmm, Just Sayin'. I yelled at you when she grabbed the instructions, but like my wife, you just tuned me out. I tried to help but to no avail. LOL. Love the beauty of a new antique wood stove. Awesome job with the install. And Melodi, the pink tool belt is ALL YOU!

[@mywildholm]

😂😂 That is hilarious!! I need to be a better listener! I didn't have a clue either. We never even saw the footage until this week. And yes, the pink tool belt is just the beginning... Wait till you see my tools!! 😂

[@curmudgeinnak]

Omg opal is so funny. Tearing up the instructions. Great video guys. Give that pup a treat for us. Lol

[@mywildholm]

We laughed pretty hard after the fact but didn't actually see it until this week 🙌

[@curmudgeinnak]

@@mywildholm that’s funny. Good catch with her grabbing them.

[@AnneDaleHomestead]

Why do I want to see the toilet flush so much? 😂😂such an adventure ❤

[@mywildholm]

😂😂 You and me both!! It's pretty neat actually... You click the button and the little wax paper looking bowl liner with its contents drops down below and it's perfectly clean... It immediately begins to incinerate... Not a trace of smoke, burning smell NOTHING! We love it! It's all run off electricity so we won't be dependent on fuel - just the sun 🌞

[@Onedayatatimefarmstead7177]

What an awesome video. Your beautiful home is coming along nicely. Opal said, "Mom tossed these away... so I can have them 😂. I think the incenorrating toilet is so cool. We are considering doing this when we build our cabin. ❤❤❤

[@mywildholm]

Thank you!! We will look forward to watching you build your dreams too! 💚

[@lindapetersen1800]

Watched Opal destroy those papers and I said look behind you the puppy has them They might go into the water !!! Am glad your getting things ready for winter time !!! It will be here sooner than you think !!! WOOD is something You should be thinking of also !!! If a tree comes down then take care of it !!! For HEATING for yourselves !!! I know how cold it can be up there !!! Safe & Sound to both of you !!!

[@mywildholm]

😂 Thank you Linda! That monkey... She's a bit mischievous alright. I've never known much about the wood thing... Oh wow do we ever need a bundle of it! Nothing like a lovely wood fire - I love it so much! Thank you for watching! It's so nice to have you along for our fun times...

[@David_Blong]

Great episode appreciate the effort that goes into filming and editing 👍 ❤🐕

[@mywildholm]

We really appreciate that! Thank you so much for watching 💚

[@mywildholm]

So nice of you to recognize the effort, creativity and attention to detail Melodi puts forth while creating these videos. Thank you! -Ryan

[@jamiescountryliving]

Oh wow That's a cool, toilet!! Opal being ornery.. looking good!! ❤

[@mywildholm]

😂She is a little monkey sometimes!

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Some nice country there for sure eh!! You'll never get tired of those views!! I laughed when Opal took your instructions!! He keeps you on your toes I bet!! The island is taking shape. I'll be looking forward to see your solar system and the rest of your homestead come together!! Take care!!

[@mywildholm]

You're right! We never tire of these views! We ooh and awww constantly (as you can see on our episodes). Opal was definitely being a bit naughty 😂 looking forward to sharing our plans for the island in the coming days. Thank you for your ongoing support!

[@MonaDidWhat]

I love that wood stove. Thanks for toilet video. I was thinking of getting one for the farm getaway.

[@mywildholm]

Thank you so much for watching! We are thrilled with how it turned out. The electric toilet... It's really the best invention ever! 😀

[@kathleensauerbrei5199]

Oh my goodness bless opal. She looked at you when you were picking those pieces up as if to say “ didn’t I do good mom?”

[@mywildholm]

Lol, it was more like "That's what you get when you don't pay enough attention to me"... the little brat! (she's my dolly) -Ryan

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Opal and the instructions 😂😂😂 Hubby and I are in tears laughing. Cheeky puppy!!! 😂😂😂

[@mywildholm]

The funny thing is that I never saw the footage until this week... I also laughed like crazy! 🐕

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

@My Wild Holm We actually said to each other that it would have been great to see your faces when you saw the footage and what she was doing 🤣🤣

[@agodlyhome]

Good video. Very informative on the toilet. We may end up doing that here at some point. Our septic system is very old. I panic to think of what it would cost to replace it with the prices of everything. This looks like a great solution. Keep us posted on how you like it as you use it more etc. My dog is a paper shredder too. She takes stuff under the table and shreds it. She threatens anyone who tries to take it from her other than me, she'll let me take anything. She seems to enjoy the drama of the whole thing. She'll snatch something from someone so quick they don't know what is happening before it is too late. Then runs under the table, pauses a minute hoping they will chase her so she can threaten them and then very quickly shreds it in front of them 😳. She did this to my husband one day when I was not home. He had a fifty-dollar bill sticking out of his wallet just a little bit and she ran up snatched it very quickly with her teeth right out of there. And headed underneath the table with it! That day, he thought fast and was able to trade her something that she wanted more for his $50 bill 🤣😂. Dogs can be a challenge!

[@mywildholm]

Ryan just read me your comment and we laughed and laughed. I told him about your adorable dog and he's going to go take a look at him later on. Thank you for your support 💜

[@agodlyhome]

@@mywildholm 👍❤️😂😂

[@CoffeeWalksandWhatever]

You guys are awesome, when you putting the legs on the stove, I jumped when the stove looked like it was going to fall 😅. Oh I love the nail apron. Nice 💩 fire 🔥 toilet lol . Don't get your coffee filters mixed up lol. Have a great weekend, and hope it's productive ☕☕☕🇨🇦

[@mywildholm]

I love the pink apron for sure...I've recently had to convince Ryan to even wear one at all. 🔨 🎵

[@BigJim-zh9gr]

I thought I had watched all your videos but I hadn't, I have now, wow what an experience. I am keeping an eye on your subscriptions, they are building slowly but the numbers will increase faster as time goes on. Your channel is the greatest, I can't wait to see your next video. I am a retired builder so watching your build is really going to be great.

[@mywildholm]

You're a retired builder?! Oh dear... We are learning as we go along so you'll probably cringe at times during this whole build. Ryan has lots of varied talents but neither of us have any off-grid wilderness living experience. We will always appreciate any advice you share with us. Thank you again! 💚

[@BigJim-zh9gr]

@@mywildholm I just noticed that there is a reply notice under each response, ka ding. lol Please know if I make a suggestion, I am certainly not criticizing. I love helping people, so if I see something that may help I will probably post a comment. I surely will never say anything to be a smart aleck. I check several times a day to see if you have posted another video. Thank you so much for your time and for sharing.

[@mywildholm]

@@BigJim-zh9gr Hey there!! Your kind comments are certainly appreciated and we would never be offended in any way. We absolutely love that you even consider our build important enough to stop and comment on... We have committed to putting one episode out per week but our season will be ending next week and we will be connecting with our subscribers weekly over the summer by posting lives every Thursday (and the odd short here and there). Thank you again Jim! 🔨😊

[@bernadetteosantowski9778]

Beautiful wood stove. ❤ Everything is coming around and looking Good.

[@mywildholm]

Welcome to our channel! Thank you so much for watching! 💚

[@mrs.creeksidemaples2866]

Oh my… the ✨ VIEW ✨… truly a MASTERPIECE!

[@sherrypaproski9564]

If I ever had a stove like that I’d never use it it’s so pretty but I bet it works great at keeping you guys warm

[@mywildholm]

Hello! Welcome to our channel! That thought also occurred to me, and then I reconsidered and felt that it would be happier to be back in service doing what it was meant to do 😆 It keeps us very warm and is the perfect size for this tiny cabin! Thank you for watching! We really appreciate it!

[@Tinachimneycreekfarm]

We considered getting an incinerator toilet too but we ended up going with a composting toilet. What a beautiful spot you have there! We know about making do with the toilet situation 😂 That puppy is just like ours!

[@mywildholm]

Thank you for joining us! How do you live your composting toilet? We hear those with really well too.. Oh yes the doggy... She is a funny one but we do love her too.

[@Tinachimneycreekfarm]

@@mywildholm We have only just installed our composting toilet so we will give an update soon about how it’s going :)

[@mywildholm]

@@Tinachimneycreekfarm we'll be interested to hear 😊

[@SudhirN-jc6dx]

Beautifull place you got there.

[@mywildholm]

Welcome to our channel! Thank you so much for watching!

[@mikeschaoticgardening]

Beautiful stove!

[@mywildholm]

Thank you! It turned out even better than we had hoped 🔥

[@mrs.creeksidemaples2866]

The Comode… a la natural… 😉 certainly have BEEN there and DONE that my friends!!!

[@mywildholm]

Goodnight for now!! We are closing down - until tomorrow evening...

[@BigJim-zh9gr]

Thank you for the great video, that was really interesting. Your island is a fantastic place, I would be so excited to live there. Do you plan to live on the island one day? I am looking forward to your next video. Once again thank you.

[@mywildholm]

We love that you're on this adventure with us. We definitely plan on living there once we get the infrastructure all sorted out. It's our dream come true! Thank you so much for your kind words Big Jim 💚

[@AmithLalbahadur]

Opal was watcha lookin at mum.. You said you didn't need them instructions 😂 .... literally "My dog ate my homework 😅

[@mywildholm]

Well exactly 💯 😆 🤣 I had no clue at the time - she had more confidence in me than I did in myself, so she just got rid of them for me. 😆

[@dianaregallis7488]

There's no better sound than the cracking of a fire 🔥

[@mywildholm]

Oh I would solidly agree to that 💕

[@markwitkop7022]

TS 23:09 A very sweet Doggie, With a good helping of vinagar. Sorry. I was late to the party. I just found you guys Sept 5, 24. Cool story! ! !

[@mywildholm]

Thank you so much! YES! A large helping of vinegar... thankfully she has good moments, but she is a bit naughty to Ryan... poor guy just loves her so much too.

[@Can-we-all-just-get-along-h8g]

Opal, what a hoot 😂😂😂

[@mywildholm]

Ohhh she makes us laugh all the time! 💚 Thank you for watching!

[@TheVineyardFarmhouse]

That is too funny with the dog taking the directions. Did you know she was doing that before you checked the video?

[@mywildholm]

We finally realized she did it but we never saw the video until we did the editing... 😂

[@coraphelps1722]

love your video

[@mywildholm]

Thank you so much 💕 @coraphelps1722

[@louisl.8724]

Do you have a spark screen on the outside pipe of the stove?

[@mywildholm]

Yes we do! Thanks for your concern and thank you for watching! -Ryan

[@dianaregallis7488]

Funny 😁 you should say 'Bing..cause it's what im doing 😉

[@mywildholm]

😆 Thank you so much for watching Diana!

[@dianaregallis7488]

@@mywildholm your so welcome 🙏 🤗

[@Scarletsky138]

Great! Im ready to talk to you!

[@mywildholm]

Ohh yes! We have a livestream on KZbin, Instagram and facebook every single Thursday night at 7pm CST - so much fun! We look forward to seeing you there and thank you so much for watching! 💚

[@WingAddict]

Am I correct that this appears to be the electric version of the incinerating toilet since you are off grid I’m surprised you didn’t go with the propane version as it seems like that would be a lot of electrical draw on your solar system?

[@mywildholm]

Welcome to our channel! Good question. Yes, it is the electric version and we wanted it for the sole purpose that we don't want to be completely dependant on fuel that we may not always be able to get. We have a large solar array capable of running all of our appliances without any trouble at all. We only have 1/3 of them in operation at present and they easily handle the full load. We will need more power at some point though and we'll put the rest of the panels up next year. The toilet itself is an amazing contraption and works like a charm!

[@BigJim-zh9gr]

I saw a little while ago that #30 had been taken down, are y'all ok?

[@mywildholm]

Hi there! We had a technical difficulty! It's back up and we are on our way!! Thank you for your concern! Hugs!!💚

[@ericmonahan6580]

😂😂😂😂 The instructions😂😂😂😂😂

[@mywildholm]

😆 🤣 Funny little doggy! I had no idea at the time either!

[@quarlow1215]

😂😂😂 worst cup of coffee ever! 😂

[@mywildholm]

Again!!! You make us laugh with your comments... thank you for them!! Those coffee filters ☕️ 🤣

[@quarlow1215]

@@mywildholm 🤣🤣🤣

[@bettie4339]

[@earlinemcgahen3931]

when you build your dock escavate beside it far enough out so your loaded barge wont beach in low water

[@mywildholm]

Unfortunately, where we are it is forbidden to do any underwater excavation. So we are constantly moving our barge farther out into the lake as the water rescedes. Ryan

[@NaomisAdventures]

👍

[@mywildholm]

Thank you for stopping by!

[@earlinemcgahen3931]

suprised you didnt order a stove pipe oven

[@mywildholm]

We plan to for our "forever cabin". This is just a tiny cabin that we are using to keep us warm and dry while we bulid out the island. It is only 12 x 16ft... now that's tiny! Thanks for watching! -Ryan

[@geraldstoddard8215]

Opal may be sweet to you, but she seems like she wants to rip everyone else's head off. I would not call that a sweet doggy.

[@mywildholm]

You're right! She actually does want to... She's an anxious rescue dog from Mexico. She's a challenge for sure... but we really do love her. She living her best life out here... best she live on an island 😆