Composting Toilets are HIDEOUS!

[kazetsukai]

Originally Posted by ladybird_bus

I can practically hear the eye rolling from here even before I post this

Don't take this personally... This should tell you something.

Originally Posted by ladybird_bus

but since you did ask:

Person A: My pee stinks, help
Person B: Here, I have an ideology to sell you

Originally Posted by ladybird_bus

You can stop eating meat. Really. I can tell if a meat eater has been in the regular loo before me even after a flush - the smell is so strong! It's also (besides not having children and not flying) the single best thing you can do for the planet. Win-win!

And to my point: this is one of those agenda items that belongs to a specific ideology. If your ideological opponents don't have some overlapping agreement with you here, that should tell you something. They don't. That's why you're predicting eyerolls.


I have nothing against you making lifestyle choices you view as positive, I just don't think this is the solution I'm looking for. To each their own. If your pee smells better as a result, all the more power to you.

[Drew Bru]

Originally Posted by kazetsukai

I have nothing against you making lifestyle choices you view as positive, I just don't think this is the solution I'm looking for. To each their own. If your pee smells better as a result, all the more power to you.

Try the vinegar. Also, avoid asparagus at all costs...that stuff will stank up your pee jug like nothing else.

[ladybird_bus]

Originally Posted by kazetsukai

Don't take this personally... This should tell you something.



Person A: My pee stinks, help
Person B: Here, I have an ideology to sell you



And to my point: this is one of those agenda items that belongs to a specific ideology. If your ideological opponents don't have some overlapping agreement with you here, that should tell you something. They don't. That's why you're predicting eyerolls.


I have nothing against you making lifestyle choices you view as positive, I just don't think this is the solution I'm looking for. To each their own. If your pee smells better as a result, all the more power to you.

Well, to be clear, I'm not trying to sell anyone anything. To each their own indeed. OP asked what they could do and that's a thing they can do.
I predicted eyerolls because so many people feel very strongly about eating meat and detest hearing anything different - but I'm not doing anything but making a polite suggestion in response to a request.

[Meathead]

You could burn all it all like I do! It’s pricey but we all prioritize our expenses. This and the claw foot tub convinced my wife to get on board with this bus project.
Soooo what’s that worth?

[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by kazetsukai

Don't take this personally... This should tell you something.



Person A: My pee stinks, help
Person B: Here, I have an ideology to sell you



And to my point: this is one of those agenda items that belongs to a specific ideology. If your ideological opponents don't have some overlapping agreement with you here, that should tell you something. They don't. That's why you're predicting eyerolls.


I have nothing against you making lifestyle choices you view as positive, I just don't think this is the solution I'm looking for. To each their own. If your pee smells better as a result, all the more power to you.

What do you call a vegetarian on a toilet? Salad Shooter!

[joeblack5]

Bus dwelling is a certain ideology that we all try to "sell" here.. The idea that less is more... Not eating meat would be very easy to bring in alignment with bus dwellers... Further in the future... this, not eating meat, will be just one of the social responsibilities required to allow billions of people to live on this planet in harmony and peace.


Thank you ladybird,


Johan

[kazetsukai]

Originally Posted by EastCoastCB

What do you call a vegetarian on a toilet? Salad Shooter!

I was on a vegetarian diet for 2 years, I'm pretty sure if back then I peed in a bottle attached to a $1000 bucket, it would still stink after fermenting for a couple days.

Originally Posted by Drew Bru

Try the vinegar. Also, avoid asparagus at all costs...that stuff will stank up your pee jug like nothing else.

Will do. Ahhhh but I like asparagus!

[Bus'n it]

This has been a great thread. As a newbie getting into this stuff, I have spent countless hours researching what toilet to go with. I do not want a blackwater tank to deal with. The pee jug on the natures head is a no go for me. The incinerator toilet sounds like a great idea, but to wait 25-30 min per flush might be something to get used to. So its either the EcoJohn or the Separett. Obviously for us, cost isn't an issue when it comes to crapping and peeing on the road. I get up at least 2-3 times to pee at night. Sometimes once and at that its a celebration!!

[cadillackid]

There’s always going to be something to dump, either black water or a urine jug, pee and poo in the same “bucket” is going to be smelly..

A cassette toilet is essentially just a micro size black tank .

Peeing in your gray water seems to create essentially a second black tank.

A marine style macerator probably makes emptying a black tank easier as you are less prone to large chunks clogging the hose.

At some point In any RV you have to move the poo.. whether it’s in a tank or bucket or bag or bottle..

[mmoore6856]

Originally Posted by ladybird_bus

Well, to be clear, I'm not trying to sell anyone anything. To each their own indeed. OP asked what they could do and that's a thing they can do.
I predicted eyerolls because so many people feel very strongly about eating meat and detest hearing anything different - but I'm not doing anything but making a polite suggestion in response to a request.

if you really believe that we should stop eating meat then state to each their own is a confusing statement. your on both sides of this argument and have lost all credibility with me

[Rucker]

hmmm, interesting.

[Rucker]

Originally Posted by Sasquatters

Everyone seems to be confused about what this thread is about.

Maybe you can explain what this thread is about (rather than just complain?)

[Rucker]

Originally Posted by Sasquatters

We’ve thought that about many things with this conversion. There’s no good roof hatches. Found yacht hatches. There’s no good battery solution. Found lithium batteries. There’s no affordable solar fridges. Found a GREAT new $200 12v fridge.

I’m hoping someone has gone past page 1 of Google and has found a great composting toilet solution. The market is there.

If no one can help we will continue searching as we’ve always done. I appreciate everyone’s input but posting toilets and responses that don’t have anything to do with this thread reminds me of when we were looking for front load washers and everyone had a great opinion on top loaders. 🤷🏻

'I'm hoping that someone has gone past page one of Google'...that's a little harsh, don't you think, given this is a forum of volunteer contributors, not your personal valet service? I'm trying not to be too harsh myself but this thread is a little bit condescending.

[cadillackid]

Simple as this.. if you want to eat meat, eat it, if you don’t want to eat meat then don’t..

Easy as that..

[Rucker]

Originally Posted by Sasquatters

I guess if you have a 40 ft bus you may not see it often. If you feel comfortable spending $30,000+ on a conversion and then putting in an ugly ass toilet that’s great. I wish I could feel that way about it. On the other hand if you spend $5,000 on your conversion and you bought a $1,000 toilet then I would imagine spending a 5th of the cost of your conversion on a “nice” toilet would be quite satisfying.

I would edit my original post to specify “manufactured” if editing was allowed for more than an hour.

Interesting

[Rucker]

Originally Posted by Sasquatters

Read the first two words of the post you quoted.

Interesting.

[kazetsukai]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

Simple as this.. if you want to eat meat, eat it, if you don’t want to eat meat then don’t..

Easy as that..

Hideous toilets... a great thread to discuss what to eat/not to eat. Appetizing.

[cadillackid]

Originally Posted by kazetsukai

Hideous toilets... a great thread to discuss what to eat/not to eat. Appetizing.

I think its funny.. but then I guess its all the same.. goes in one end comes out the other


I dont think vegan Poo is any different that meated Poo..



if I ever convert a bus it all gonna go in a TANK. cause I dont want to carry it out in bags..

[kazetsukai]

Originally Posted by cadillackid

if I ever convert a bus it all gonna go in a TANK. cause I dont want to carry it out in bags..

I'm floating the idea of installing a black tank this week. I fear to poo in the composting loo!

[EastCoastCB]

food is food... its all future poop.