We installed an Ogo last year in our 24 foot Traveller, and have had a similar experience. We free camp a lot. We put any toilet paper in a brown paper bag, really no issue easily disposed of. If you are caravaning or motor homing this is a game changer, trust me.
Well done mate - your detailed explanation of the ratios for the coir brick/water is very well done. Instruction manual/videos don't always cover this, or they use peat moss, which isn't as environmentally friendly as the coir brick. Very helpful, thank you
Thanks so much for this, we are thinking of going the same way as you did with retro fitting a compost toilet. We needed to cover some pipes from a washing machine install, went to bunnings walked around till we found a white container cut it down to size and it covered all pipes, easy and cheap
Thanks for the review, i have a question for our use if i could. We use our van every 5-6 weeks sometimes for 1 week or 2 and sometimes just 4-5 days. For that much use is it worth swapping considing sometimes it will sit around for a month or so? Also is it correct paper has to be deposed of separately? If so how do you deal with mess? 😮 thanks heaps
In the long run mate it will be cheap and easier running the OGO even on small trips. I don’t know about leaving it between your trips (you could test it). Personally I would swap! No you can put toilet paper in there it just takes up room so you don’t get as long of it. We just use dog poo bags then put them in the bin no mess or smell. Hope this helps
Thanks for your vid. We ran a Natures Head in our last van, and loved it. We (2 adults) lived and travelled in our van for 4 1/2 months, mainly freecamping, and didn’t change the compost section until we were at home. Like you, we would use other facilities when available, but at the end of this time, I changed it because I thought I should, not because it needed it. The compost that came out was about the same volume as the original 9L brick. Another thing Natures Head advised was not to clean out the container, but to leave a small amount of compost behind the “seed” the new mix. We also bagged our loo paper, but we already did this when we had a cassette. The next lot of compost stayed in the base unit for over 6 months, as we’re weren’t travelling constantly; we just made sure to keep agitating the contents every couple of days; we won’t have to do this with the OGO, since it has an auto agitator. We only cleaned it out as we were selling the van. We’re really looking forward to testing out our new loo! 😂
Nice video. Did you option this from new when you got your van or did you have this retrofitted? I have a trooper aswell and am considering adding this in but have a standard cassette toilet atm so would be a retrofit.
This is very good. Looks like I might be getting this type of toilet installed to replace the cassette toilet. BUT I had one question. No one seems to address this question in "any" review of composting toilets (not just ogo). I've asked it many times, and I'm hoping that you will answer it ... How do you get rid of the "composted material" - do you empty it into the ground? ie: it is really compost material? or do you put it into the garbage? Do you just tip it into the bin? Do you put it into a baggy then throw it into the general garbage?
@@peterfrazer4034 sorry for the late reply I have dropped it back to 300ml now. However everyone is different mate depending on you stools. So start at 300ml and see how you go it easy to add alittle more after a hr or 2
You know that pods that you use 4 container type of toilet, well, take one of those pods, put it into a bottle of water and dissolve it. Then what a little bit of it into your pee Bottle before use, you will never have pee smell Coming out of there
We installed an Ogo last year in our 24 foot Traveller, and have had a similar experience. We free camp a lot.
We put any toilet paper in a brown paper bag, really no issue easily disposed of.
If you are caravaning or motor homing this is a game changer, trust me.
100% game changer! No more dump points 😂🤮
This is so good! We love our Ogo toilet, one of the best upgrades to the van so far and thanks for explaining the ratios that was really helpful.
Thanks guys
Well done mate - your detailed explanation of the ratios for the coir brick/water is very well done. Instruction manual/videos don't always cover this, or they use peat moss, which isn't as environmentally friendly as the coir brick. Very helpful, thank you
Thanks mate! Appreciate the support!!
Thanks so much for this, we are thinking of going the same way as you did with retro fitting a compost toilet.
We needed to cover some pipes from a washing machine install, went to bunnings walked around till we found a white container cut it down to size and it covered all pipes, easy and cheap
That’s awesome!!
Nice one - and great timing (installing the Ogo in our van today 🙂). Many thanks...
Thank you!! You will love it!
You should use pine palettes To remove extra moisture, they work great and smell good
@@leokoop3602 thanks I’ll look in to that!
Found an install of the Ogo…. and the guy left the original toilet back in place. It looks rather good.
if you buy the 15 litre bricks ($6 from Bunnings) you can just cut them in half and it will last 2 refills!
We get 2 and half refills out of each brick and about another week to 2 depending on the poo
just got a retro fit to our camper. won't be giving it go until May.
Cheers mate good informative video 👍👍
Thanks mate appreciate it 🤙
Great info! Thanks!👏✨
Thank you 🙌
Thanks for the video !!
No worries! 🤙
Hey mate - I’ve retrofitted to our trooper following your video (which was great by the way). How to know when the solids part is ready to empty ?
@@RichardNicholls-i6i awesome happy it helped!! Either it will get to full and start coming out when it turns or two wet and will smell
Question, is the 6 months adding loo paper in or bagging it separately?
And if added is it special TP?
We bag it separately
Thanks for the review, i have a question for our use if i could. We use our van every 5-6 weeks sometimes for 1 week or 2 and sometimes just 4-5 days. For that much use is it worth swapping considing sometimes it will sit around for a month or so? Also is it correct paper has to be deposed of separately? If so how do you deal with mess? 😮 thanks heaps
In the long run mate it will be cheap and easier running the OGO even on small trips. I don’t know about leaving it between your trips (you could test it). Personally I would swap! No you can put toilet paper in there it just takes up room so you don’t get as long of it. We just use dog poo bags then put them in the bin no mess or smell. Hope this helps
Thanks for your vid. We ran a Natures Head in our last van, and loved it. We (2 adults) lived and travelled in our van for 4 1/2 months, mainly freecamping, and didn’t change the compost section until we were at home. Like you, we would use other facilities when available, but at the end of this time, I changed it because I thought I should, not because it needed it. The compost that came out was about the same volume as the original 9L brick. Another thing Natures Head advised was not to clean out the container, but to leave a small amount of compost behind the “seed” the new mix. We also bagged our loo paper, but we already did this when we had a cassette. The next lot of compost stayed in the base unit for over 6 months, as we’re weren’t travelling constantly; we just made sure to keep agitating the contents every couple of days; we won’t have to do this with the OGO, since it has an auto agitator. We only cleaned it out as we were selling the van. We’re really looking forward to testing out our new loo! 😂
Nice video. Did you option this from new when you got your van or did you have this retrofitted? I have a trooper aswell and am considering adding this in but have a standard cassette toilet atm so would be a retrofit.
Hey mate I retrofitted it if. We actually have a video showing how to it!
Oh cool… I will do a search and watch that! Thanks
@@brad2020ify th-cam.com/video/gYkZpE9TPME/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fRo1x1-92wj-uBgV
@@roamin_in_a_ram cheers - looks pretty straightforward
@@brad2020ify yeah easy as mate! Any dramas contact me on Instagram
This is very good. Looks like I might be getting this type of toilet installed to replace the cassette toilet. BUT I had one question. No one seems to address this question in "any" review of composting toilets (not just ogo). I've asked it many times, and I'm hoping that you will answer it ...
How do you get rid of the "composted material" - do you empty it into the ground? ie: it is really compost material? or do you put it into the garbage? Do you just tip it into the bin? Do you put it into a baggy then throw it into the general garbage?
Hi you can do any of the above as there is no chemicals etc so dig a hole, bag and bin which ever
Great video mate…
Thank you 🙏
Great video.
Cheers
@@ianbell5611 thank you 🙏
About to use ours for the first time
So you only use 500 m water and then you add back to the toilet once you have mixed water in
@@peterfrazer4034 sorry for the late reply I have dropped it back to 300ml now. However everyone is different mate depending on you stools. So start at 300ml and see how you go it easy to add alittle more after a hr or 2
Noice one! We almost got the Ogo but with kids, we wanted a bigger container to 💩 in! 😜
Haha we wanted more room for urine lol
This is so good! And I’m guessing the next step is to tip it into the solids bucket and stir it?
when using it do you put the toilet paper in as well
@@Aussievanlif hi no we don’t we put it in a dog poo bags and in a bin
I’m confused about the spoon???
@@mstayinghome sometimes when the bucket is turning the compost can get struck so the spoon is my tool for that so I don’t have to put my hand in poo
Do the bricks say how much water to use
No as they are intended for plants.
Smashing
Do you put toilet paper into the compost
Yes you can mate however we don’t. We use little bio bags that way the compost lasts longer
You know that pods that you use 4 container type of toilet, well, take one of those pods, put it into a bottle of water and dissolve it. Then what a little bit of it into your pee Bottle before use, you will never have pee smell Coming out of there
@@leokoop3602 hi yeah but then you can’t empty anywhere as that’s chemicals. We use environment friendly so we can empty anywhere we want.
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