S1E14 DIY INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE AN ODOR FREE DRY COMPOSTING TOILET FROM SRCATCH
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- DIY composting toilet. Follow these step by step instructions on how to make your very own inexpensive, no odor and trouble free dry composting toilet. Having used several versions of composting toilets over the last 25 years Mrs. Rover and I have learned a thing or two. On our previous homesteads we learned that simplicity is important but being odor free is how you will be judged. Our system uses peat moss as a medium and given a bit of time Mother Nature will turn your deposit into the very best compost for your fruit trees and rose garden. Follow these step by step instructions to make your own.
Part 2, improving the efficiency of your composting toilet and how to dispose of the "contributions" can be viewed here. • S1E46 Odor Free Compos...
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This is, by far, the best tutorial I've seen for this. Thanks for this, it'll come in very handy on my little homestead up in the woods.
I'm looking forward to doing a follow up to this video where I can explain the finer points of it's operation and the compost site.
I 100% Agree!
Mrs. Rover and I will do a follow up video in the next little while with more operational details such as the frequency of emptying the bucket, where and how to build the compost pile, where to source free heavy duty buckets, toilet paper, and why we use peat moss over sawdust. The best way to help Rover's Rest is by sharing this video on your social media. But for now enjoy the video and start building your own. Thank you!
There's active debate in the sustainability community about using peat as it sits pretty low on the renewable resource index. Peat takes many thousands of years to develop, relies on fossil fuels to manufacture and distribute and is above all crucial to the stability of wetlands ecosystems. Amphibious creatures in particular rely on the vigorous life present around bogs, marshes, and swamps that are the main source of peat.
My feeling is it's ok to mine for local consumption but processing on an industrial scale is not a good thing. Canada is rich in peat reserves. Not sure where it stands in their export commodities but I imagine it's substantial.
@@MaShcode Great comment and I will be sure to mention it and the concerns around it in the sequel. Thank you my friend.
“A contribution”. 😄 You are the quintessential calm polite Canadian. Love all of your channels
I'm glad somebody caught that, it's a family channel after all. Thanks for supporting the channels.
Yes! This is exactly what I am looking for. So many have the urine diverters and that is not what I want. Great tutorial, this is very helpful.
Lol that bit at the end with wifey gave me a nice lil chuckle. Really well done video giving us a total DIY build. Thank you!
Your video was so helpful! I wanted to learn about composting toilets, but the information about the carpentry techniques and tips was an huge bonus!
Thanks. I was a college carpentry instructor for a few years. I really enjoyed that time of my life.
Always something new to learn! To think I have spent so much on an AirHead composting toilet for my sailboat when I could have built one and have fun doing it! Many thanks for sharing :)
Glad that you enjoyed it Bernard. And thank you for you generous support.
Hi Bernard, when I see the prices of composting toilets my head 🚽 explodes. 😂 As opposed to going diy or paying skilled carpenters like Alan to build one cheaply and in many ways better than a complicated hunk of molded plastic that eventually cracks and leaks.
Convincing city planners to update building codes to allow for the use of composting systems has been a monumental task but we'll get there. Areas with limited water resources are adapting much more quickly to implement these waste composting systems.
@@MaShcode it’s amazing what he can do with just a lot of planing, elbow grease and experience! I need to empty the urine bucket every day when there was an easy and ecological approach! Oh well- live and learn I guess. Thanks and stay safe
OMG!…. Outstanding! Very nicely done. I thoroughly
enjoyed the presentation. You have a teaching spirit. Just what an newbie prepper (non-carpenter) like me needed. Thank you. Best regards,
Thanks and welcome
Great cameo Glenda!
Thanks for watching neighbour! I'll have to give Mrs. Rover a pay raise for all these appearances. Congrats on becoming an author.
You have done the best DIY composting toilet! very professional!
Thanks 👍
'Make your contribution' 😂 I like that 😁
You’re a good teacher!
Very kind of you to say. Thank you.
Hello Alan, great video, so many useful woodworking suggestions and insight, thanks for sharing.
You mentioned a problem with cold weather and your compressor, when I lived for many years in Michigan, experienced the same problem. I have a oil type compressor, and what I did to solve my problem was to switch over to synthetic compressor oil, but more importantly for me, change the drive pulley on the motor to a smaller size, which puts less strain on the motor, and worked fine. I did not notice any discernable increase in time to charge the air tank since the compressor is turning somewhat slower.
Thanks Don, I will do just that! And as always thanks for the supportive comments.
Really great video enjoyed watching this process, your wood working tips are invaluable to a rookie home handyman such as myself
Thanks for coming over to Rover's Rest. There will be a few more videos of this type before I can get on with the outside stuff (such is life in these Northern latitudes). Glad that you enjoyed it.
Nice ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Exactly Ike the ones I’ve built. I’ve also just cut the top piece for the lid and add cleats to secure the bucket if one doesn’t have enough wood to build a box. Not as stable or attractive as a box but effective in a pinch. No pun intended.
Other dry mediums I’ve successfully used are cedar/pine chips and coffee chaff or dried spent coffee grounds. Coffee is very effective at killing odors but also boosts the nitrogen content so you may need to adjust the balance when the contents are moved to aerated curing.
And yes, best to wait a year or more before using.
You are a man of many talents Mr. Code. Good tip on the coffee grounds, I'll experiment with that.
@@RoversRest I've heard that in Germany making spent coffee ground cakes for compost toilets is a cottage industry.
Followed this video today and it was a big help. Very happy with how it turned out. Only problem I ran into was with the 14.75 inch supports. I was using 2x2 lumber, where you ripped a board in yours. I had to cut off 3/4 inches to accommodate the gap for the plywood. After that everything fit like a glove.
I'm delighted to hear that. Caution, not all 20L buckets are the same height. I found the tallest one I could find so that if a smaller one had to replace it I could put a spacer under it to bring it up to the right height. Thanks for the comment.
Great to see you with another innovative idea again!!
I hope both of you are fine and hopefully, have got some vaccine amid rising COVID concerns.
It would be really enriching if you make vlog dedicated to your carpentary tools and their specs.
Looking forward for your next video...😃
Have a great day!!
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Great idea concerning my basic tool kit. Covid concerns: Canada is struggling both with the virus and getting the vaccine out. We are one of the slowest developed countries to vaccinate it's population. They tell me that I should get a vaccination by about August 2021.
Great video and guidance on use of table saw and blades. Could you please provide the exact height of your 20L bucket without lid? I’ve got 5 gal buckets from several suppliers and want to close to your dimensions in inches. Thank you!
Thank You
Would this work on a sailboat? What would you do differently for that application
I would likely make it more compact and add a urine diverter.
Add a clear glass jar fixed to the side of the box fixed to its pre holed and screwed on lid to attract the flies from the dark bucket interior permanently, they love the light and avoid flying up your bum when you open the lid. Fly paper in the jar will trap the flies in there and entertain you while you poop. You can unscrew the jar and dump the dead flies and paper into the bucket every now and then.
In your elevation view, the supports are 14 3/4” long. The total height is 16 3/8”. And the support underneath the plywood is 1 1/2” thick. That leaves only 1/8” thickness for the plywood. Am I missing something??? Thanks.
By the way- not complaining just curious and wondering- you being in Canada... why do you refer mostly to inches vs metric system? I am very happy you do as I work mostly in inches (not being in Canada at the moment)
46 years ago my elementary school started teaching metric exclusively. But upon joining the Navy, the charts were in Nautical miles and on the bridge we spoke in terms of cables, shackles, and fathoms (sometimes meters for depth). Apprenticing as a carpenter, the Canadian building code is all in metric but our residential building material is all in feet and inches. And finally, most of my TH-cam audience lives in the US, and I'm very comfortable working in both. Great comment as always Bernard.
This is pretty much the same as the one I will be making only except for the fact I will use a bag. But very good job
Joe Jenkins (Luvable Loo, The Humanure Handbook) states that the cover material, (he uses sawdust) needs to have some moisture, that it needs to be dense in order to eliminate the odors. He explain that the dry cover material allows too much air and for odors to escape. So, I guess now I am confused…..
The peat moss is dry but also dense due to the fineness of the particles. Saw dust has relatively large particles with a lot of air space and would benefit from a bit of moisture (but not too much)
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For a dry toilet, I would have expected a urine separator. I am using the urine separator from Free Range Designs in the UK. Has been working fine for one and a half year now.
The bottom line is that this toilet fits the brief that I was working towards: inexpensive, functional for men and women, odor free, and the production of exceptionally useful compost for our orchard. I looked into a urine separator before designing this toilet but the cost of even a cheap one greatly increased the cost of what is a perfectly acceptable and functional toilet that I built. Mrs. Rover also pointed out, when I was in the design process, that a lot of women (not all) do not posses the ability to aim as men do. And finally for us, especially in winter, an added chore with a urine diverter is that the urine collector (attached to the urine diverter) must be emptied daily to avoid odors as opposed to our design which only needs to be emptied when 15-18 L (3.5-4 gal) has been collected. Thank you for a thoughtful comment
@@RoversRest I understand that the objectives are different on a homestead. I can discard the liquids overboard since the law changed in 2019 here in NL. To prevent odor, I add 200ml of vinegar to the 20 liter jug. I only have to empty once a week. The Free Range Design separator was 40 euro. My comments are aimed at the DIY builder reading the comments:-) The odd female visitor prefers to walk a mile to the toilet building in stead of trying the compost toilet. I will have to inquire about her aim :-)
@@Nerd3927 I can't help but smile as I read this. People have become so detached from the natural world that they would prefer to walk a mile to have everything sanitized and flushed away, lol.
This video is really helpful. But since English is not my mother language, I wasn't able to understand what exactly the material you put in the bucket after you use it is. Can someone write it down for me so I can have a look in the translator? Is it peat moss?
Does the toilet paper go into the bucket? Or do you throw that out?
Very good question. You can do either and it will be fine, I intend to experiment with this and find out which is actually better. I will have a follow up video about these details in a month or so. Thank you for subscribing.
@@RoversRest i loved your sailing adventure so much. Your videos have been a great inspiration during this crazy time. I hope to leave Alberta and do some sailing when I retire.
Standard bathroom tissue is ok to compost as it's another carbon source. Carbon captures methane, absorbs moisture and eliminates putridity.
@@MaShcode thank you
My first step with the table saw is unplug the power😮😮
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No urine diverter?
We used a second bucked for urine and empties it every morning on a dedicated compost pile.
I was expecting urine diversion. A friend saves out the urine for his garden.
I was going to buy a urine diverter and try it out on this version but Mrs. Rover doesn't think that her aim is sufficient. Secondly, the urine catchment has to be emptied daily or more often depending on heat. The urine is captured in the peat moss and will an important part of the rich compost. I will have more to say on this in a later video. Thanks for the comment.
I guess there is not much difference from sailing and homesteading.....Bucket it and chuck it translates to both forms.....
This is more bucket, chuck it, save it and use it. Good to hear from you my friend.
Film sequence time spot : 630...lets say this..'the very 1st step is to pull the saws power line..' Nothing worse then fiddling with the blade swap & having a fool in the shop or kid or whatever unimaginable prospect ..boom, one lost hand ! I'd add a couple points pertaining to topping off pops..1. Peat moss is a very fine plant & a limited resource. Using it to cover poop is sacrilegious. Its a finite resource..so ID suggest instead- use wood fire ash,wood dust..& if you have washed up seaweed...sun dry & cut in a food processor..boom! And its smart to pitch fork that outdoor gold pile say every month..to allow complete air circulation & exposure.Position pile where it get at least a half day of full sun..& definitely keeping the poop as free from urine is a top priority..So pee in another container..& give it a toss strategically...or read up bout brewing urine based teas to spray or water canning about your trees & shrubs.. Don't worry, your garden wont go to 'sh_t ! Hope & imaging your break from 'reports from Nova Scotia ' re-kindled your Utube commitment ..from here on the west'est coast to you on the eastiest..fair winds ! Canyon
Thank you Canyon for a thoughtful comment. You are correct concerning deenergizing power equipment before doing maintenance or even changing blades. Having worked with table saws for over 30 years and taught scores of apprentices at the college level, I always teach this (it's part of the curriculum and it's clearly stated in the owner's manuals). I didn't say that here because it was just a "how to" video and not a safety video. I will do a safety and competency video on basic carpentry tools in the future as I think this would be useful to a number of aspiring homesteaders. I also intend to do a follow up video on the use of the toilet, including an in-depth discussion on the medium and the pros and cons of the different mediums. I should also emphasize that the toilet doesn't produce waste, it produces a very high caliber compost that will be used in the planting of our orchard, giving us the gift of fruit for decades.
too much techno carpentry...sheesh dude. Not everyone is stupid. Figure out how to let your viewers skip to important content.
I understand and am taking your comment onboard. Thanks for taking the time to give me some constructive criticism. Cheers.