The Bucket List

[o1marc]

We recent switched from coconut coir to kitty litter and that was a nice upgrade.

How so? I heard sphagnum peat moss is the best agent for a CT. I need to see how the rotator works and fab one of those into it.

 

[Drew Bru]

We recent switched from coconut coir to kitty litter and that was a nice upgrade.

Interesting, we have a Nature's Head....think it would work alright for that? Coconut coir isn't the easiest to come by.

 

[o1marc]

Interesting, we have a Nature's Head....think it would work alright for that? Coconut coir isn't the easiest to come by.

Do I think the sphagnum will work in the NH, absolutely. I understand the sphagnum actually aides composting of the material.

 

[Drew Bru]

Do I think the sphagnum will work in the NH, absolutely. I understand the sphagnum actually aides composting of the material.

Nice. I know Peat moss is recommended for NH, but I can only find it in giant blocks that are kinda too big to store. I've seen sphagnum moss in smaller bags though. I suppose we'll use whatever works and is convenient at the time we need to restock, whether it's kitty litter, moss of some kind, or coir.

 

[o1marc]

Good start to a DIY Compost Toilet.

Lowered the "urinal" into the bucket more.

 

[o1marc]

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[brokedown-SKO]

Interesting, we have a Nature's Head....think it would work alright for that? Coconut coir isn't the easiest to come by.

Kitty litter won't really "stir", it's more like "stack". We use a yeah bag to line our container and change the bag weekly.

For the nature's head you are probably best using Coco. We find that Walmart often carried Burpee coir and would stock up whenever we find it.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Burpee-Eco-Friendly-Natural-And-Organic-Garden-Coir-8-quart-190/55503036

 

[brokedown-SKO]

How so? I heard sphagnum peat moss is the best agent for a CT. I need to see how the rotator works and fab one of those into it.

Easier maintenance is the big one. If you have a stir mechanism you can't use a liner, and if you don't then your toilet is going to get get gross quickly. With this setup you just sprinkle some litter after you go and change the bag every week. No scrubbing necessary. Plus we have cats so we carry litter anyway.

 

[o1marc]

Easier maintenance is the big one. If you have a stir mechanism you can't use a liner, and if you don't then your toilet is going to get get gross quickly. With this setup you just sprinkle some litter after you go and change the bag every week. No scrubbing necessary. Plus we have cats so we carry litter anyway.

Posting this as a reply, don't know why they keep adding brokedowns quote.

So my plan is to delete the 3 windows over the wheel wells where the bunks will be and I want to add 47"x10" windows with screens at each bunk. There's not enough room to fit them both in the old frames. So I will remove the rub rail and drop the window to the middle of the bunk separation space, and upper one probably just high in the old location. I plan on deleting the side door, unless someone can convince me of it's assets over liabilities, Once the door is deleted I can cut the ends off the rub rails and reweld them on the rail I cut from the lower window. I checked and those end caps for the rub rails are $80, I'll repurpose these like I did on the rear corners. I'm still up in the air on window arrangement from there forward.

 

[cadillackid]

The only reason for the side door would be egress. If you keep an emergency window or you can get from the inside of your bus out the back double doors then the side door be gone
Christopher

 

[o1marc]

The only reason for the side door would be egress. If you keep an emergency window or you can get from the inside of your bus out the back double doors then the side door be gone
Christopher

I'm contemplating RV emergency window in other areas of the bus. That door is where the planned shower will be. So I guess it's gone. I can salvage and reuse the 2 hinges and the end caps. I need to carefully remove the skins where the windows are going to use as patches elsewhere. The international doesn't use a flat skin, it has a "reveal" every 8" or so, covering with flat sheet would look out of place. The stock windows would be easy to get out in an emergency if there was fire prompting you out that window. I think in the front living area I want to keep as much ambient light as possible, so stock windows will probably remain.

 

[o1marc]

I don't know, kinda looks like a compost toilet to me, should work marvelously.

 

[brokedown-SKO]

Looks good man!

 

[o1marc]

the urine bottle was the most expensive piece at $38 shipped, $4 Homer bucket, $4 funnel from HD, $5 seat cover from the liquidation Hut. I bought the lid just for construction, I'll have a wood seat ultimately.
So right now, $51 for all the parts, just need to build a cabinet.

 

[brokedown-SKO]

Do you have a plan for mixing the contents? That and negative pressure ventilation make a huge difference for issue and time between changes.

 

[o1marc]

Do you have a plan for mixing the contents? That and negative pressure ventilation make a huge difference for issue and time between changes.

I don't understand, why would I want to mix the contents? Do you mean stir the compost? I'm still trying to see how it's done in a Natures head. Worse comes to worse and I'll have a pail of replacement compost next to it with a scoop for adding a scoop of compost.

 

[Drew Bru]

I don't understand, why would I want to mix the contents? Do you mean stir the compost? I'm still trying to see how it's done in a Natures head. Worse comes to worse and I'll have a pail of replacement compost next to it with a scoop for adding a scoop of compost.

Nature's Head has a sort of Z-shaped rod going through the bin that churns the media by turning a crank.

 

[brokedown-SKO]

Yep you got it. Adding some material on top should be fine.

There commercial units all use the z shaped rod, I used one in my previous build as well. 5/16 steel will do the job.

Or you can start with a small amount of material in the bottom and add some more each time you use it. That's the same plan as kitty litter.

 

[o1marc]

Nature's Head has a sort of Z-shaped rod going through the bin that churns the media by turning a crank.

I'll look into that as I develop this system.

 

[o1marc]

The RV windows for my bunks came in today. 42" x 10", slider with screens and trim rings.