Hard wood ash will keep poop from stinking. It takes only a sprinkle. I've used it for years, never see people talk about it. It also keeps away flies.
I am so glad to see a camping toilet intentionally designed and tested by a woman! The fact that you are real in your explanations of your configuration show that you have given this alot of thought! I really like this setup, and would probably just add a drawer pull so that you do not have to possibly touch the seat to slide the toilet in and out. Great design! 👍🏽
OMG!! I know this video is a year old and you may not ever see this but THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I lived in my van for most of 5 years with just a bucket (no sense of smell and no social life) that I had to find discrete ways to empty. I knew there had to be a better way. I looked into composting toilets and, like you, said nope. The whole issue with separation spacing has always stopped me from building my own. Now I'm on the verge of moving back into my van and this is a life changer!
Putting a little vinegar solution in the pee jar cuts the pee odor. Using vinegar solution is used to clean up dog pee so a dog no longer smells urine. :)
@@fjtalleyauthor2242, I think I watched a video where someone put blue coloring in their vinegar solution, so they add the stealth coloring every time they spray the urine diverter or just sprayed right into the container to control odor directly.
Lemon juice works better. You can also by citric acid powder which is the active ingredient in lemon hive that neutralizes urine odor. The powder is found canning supply areas and sometimes in baking supply aisle.
I have been watching a lot of these DIYs lately. This one makes the most sense. I don't know about anyone else if my pee doesn't come out in the straight measured stream. So yes this canning funnel makes the most sense if anything I've seen so far. Plus the stainless steel! That is absolutely a must now
Love your set up! Here's a thought: Place a few pieces of lump charcoal (not briquets) in the pee bottle to reduce odors. Biochar charged with pee is a wonderful addition to compost pile or your garden.
I've tried multiple media's for urine and find that the pine pellet cat litter is the best for soaking and keeping down smell. I can use it all week when I'm out of town. It breaks down into a sawdust consistency, I throw it on my compost pile. No #2.
Been living in my van for almost 5 years. Prior to full time vanliving I camped pretty much in every type of RV situation but had always loved the simplicity of my tent ⛺️ and or sleeping in my SUV. I have a portable separating toilet that I use similarly to your biffy. However mine is awkward to set up each time I need it. I only use it for #2 although the separation of liquid from solids is a must in my experience. A small funn type design for women "Sheewee" kinda device works well. I use a Nalgene bottle to catch the urine. It is so simple to empty, easy, sanitary no muss no fuss. The Nalgene bottle and the pee funnel take up so little space. I clean both every use. Fast and easy. I have made a study of various portable composting biffy's. Your's is perfect. There are few on the market that might suit my needs but $$$ cost prohibitive. I want to be able to quickly clean it and tuck it away, easily. Also I want it to be ready to use without alot of prep time. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! The best demonstration of a urine diverter for a composting toilet! Thanks for the specifics....you're right, most of the videos are geared towards male anatomy.
Genius!! Thank you. I have been working on my minivan for months and today I went for a test run simply to a pleasant local park,, ,read, took a nap to test out my bed and came home. I had put in a bedside gramma blue porta potty with arms to help me with my bad knees but this video helped me with dealing with the liquid and solids. I lowered the potty to its lowest point since I have a low top Sienna Toyota and covered it with a twin black sheet to camouflage it and put a tray to use it as a bedside table. I will continue trial runs until I am satisfied with its configuration. I bought a yard reclining chaise lounge from Big Lots and added padding for the bed. I sleep in a recliner since I have acid reflux and rarely have a problem since i started doing that. Love your frank, no nonsense approach. MANY THANKS.
First of all thank you. Excellent presentation. Have been using pretty much the same set up for several years. With a few differences. I am an old guy so sitting down and getting up can be kind of tricky. Built mine with legs to have more height. Rig started out as a cube van so have more room. Use a bigger stainless metal funnel to deal with splashing. I know gross, but part of life for us old farts. Pounded the funnel into the correct shape to fit my set up and rigged up a strap system to attach it. Also I used an elongated oval toilet seat. Just wait. When one gets older and puts on a bit of weight the oval toilet seat is the only way to go. I use cedar mulch for poop topping. Has good absorption and eliminated using any nasty smell cover uppers, inexpensive, and available at any home improvement and/or garden store. Usually comes in large bags so will have to figure on storage. That is when some family my be of good use? Lastly for number one I use a one gallon glass container that happened to come with a plastic duo handle attached around the lid opening. Easy in and out. And lastly, congratulations to your parents for raising such an insightful, courageous daughter.
Very ingenious! You studied and engineered something to be proud of. If you need to give this video a title, may I suggest “Little outhouse on the Prarie”. Seriously this was a very important video which needed to be discussed. God bless you always my friend ✝️
Everyone has a different solution. Mine is a 5 gallon bucket, biodegradable bags, and pine pellets. The reason that so many people use a 5 gallon buckets is because they can typically hold the weight of a person, so building a box isn't necessary. As for the "bag of liquid" problem, I use pine pellets from Tractor Supply in my toilet. They do double duty: 1) They soak up the liquid and eliminate the odor, and 2) They cover the solids, thereby preventing the odor from escaping. I tend to change bags whenever I do number 2, and dispose of the bag as soon as is convenient.
Cat litter works well for soaking up the urine in your bucket. As a trucker that is what I use which also helps with odor until I can stop to discard. As for poo I try to use public bathrooms unless I can’t get to one in time. Either way the cat litter helps. Love your potty set up! 🌼
Your DIY toilet with urine diverter is brilliant. We are in the process of planning to remove our RV toilet and replace it with a composting toilet with a urine diverter. But Natures Head is too heavy, too awkward to empty, and too expensive. Thank you for sharing this! This video caused me to subscribe to your channel.
Just watched this for like the 4th time as we begin building out another van. Hands down, you have made the best video on DIY van toilet out there. Thank you for talking about all this stuff! Hope you're well!
Thanks, exactly what we need for the toilet in our house bus. I can't understand why this video is so far down on the search results? It deserves to be up top. Thanks again from New Zealand.
Thank you so much. I’m the wife here and you have addresses all the concerns I’ve had as we’ve been exploring composting toilets for a few years. Absolutely thorough, brilliant and precise. Thank you for your research! All gratitude!!
Cat litter was my friend. It can be your friend also. Learned this while taking care of my dad. You can also line that can with the portable toilet liners. Most have some sort of absorbent at the bottom. Keep up with the good work though.
This is awesome. I have an RV that is over 100k as a 65 yo Single woman & I cannot justify spending another 1k on it. So, you are my ‘She-ro’. I travel alone, except my 2 cats & I might see if I can add something similar!! I appreciate ALL your research, Testing, and creative thinking to a basic function that we ALL need. But, at a reasonable price !! Touché!!
I run a composting tiolet with wood shavings and trash bags in my offgrid tiny house cabin with a 6 gallon bucket with trash bags. I removed the bumps on the tiolet with a dremel tool to get a better fit, to fit flush in the wood
Cedar shavings from a pet store or farm supply store are the best and last the longest while wicking pooped moisture. Three years on and counting and it's still the best.
Thanks. Mine is a bucket with a luggable loo seat/lid, canning funnel into Rubbermaid jug, bag behind. Next canning funnels will be stainless steel like yours.
Try pine pellets from tractor supply. It will absorb the pee with no smell until you empty it. Not sure about the poo. Pellets are cheaper than using stuff like cat litter
I really like this idea. No need to worry about water or chemicals to put in the water to keep the smells at bay. i currently have a cassette toilet that I normally don't put the toilet paper in it because of breakdown issues of the paper (unless its for #2). I may try this with the cassette and just insert a bag in for #2 and dispose of asap.
Ha ha thank you for the testing to get the right position. I have been thinking of building one for my Durango for when I go on long trips and with Crones disease when you got to go you got to go. So this will make my life so much better thank you.
Loved the video. One thing I might add is a handle so I don’t have to pull it out with your hand inside the ring. I know you keep it clean but just the thought makes me cringe. But I live your ideas. I bought a reliance potty (plastic bucket inside a plastic shell with a ring) and I divert urine inside it using a fancy oil filter that is not as elongated as a typical funnel. Works nicely!
Thanks for sharing this, wish I would have seen it 2 yrs ago. I saw a lady build a composting toilet for her van. She ordered a fiberglass one piece urine diverter on line. It is all together and has the hole for solids in back with diverter in front. I ordered this, but what I failed to understand was the conversion rate as it came from England. I thought it was $120 and it took 3 months to get here. But it really cost about $170. Plus no returns. I tried using a funnel and it didn't work, but a canning funnel is perfect. I do have this set up with a wooden hinged top to make a bench, but really like how yours takes up less space.
We are one of them Folks, that spent $1,000 on a Natures Head. We have had it for 4 years and we are full time. We HATE IT,! Worse design I have seen. So hard to clean and way to many little spots for nasty to hide. We ended up taking the thing that mixes it out, and we went with just putting a bag in. Then we basically do the same as you do, fill, remove, throw away and repeat! We are currently converting a van, just like yours, we are gonna build the same thing you did. Thanks for sharing…
@@DL404 We do have the Fan, that’s a story in itself. The fan wires and fan is to small. The wires corrode and won’t make contact. The whole Toilet is a horrible design.
We're getting ready to embark on our own adventures with a converted cargo trailer. I've seen a few DIY composting toilet builds, and so far, I like yours the best. I'm saving yours for our future build. My wife will love it more than the other designs I've seen. Safe travels.
Great job. Clear,cogent advice with no drama on a subject we all do do.😁 Detailed build quality instructions. I agree. $1,000 for a plastic contraption that prob costs them $100 to fabricate including Return on Investment in tooling, production ,and advertising cost, is exorbitant and ludicrous. They are not building a Flippin VIKING ORBITER. Your deadpan,witty delivery just cracks me up. Chinese companies replicate German engineered Diesel Heaters like an ESPAR for $200. AIRHEAD & NATURE'S HEAD are still selling fancy $1,000 plastic Poo & Pee buckets and have cornered the market. I believe there are companies that do sell a urine diverter for DIY Potties (Urine the Money). Be safe on the road. Happy Trails,phil
tbh there is a lot of specialized components that they have to make, plus a lot of sketchy rnd to make one as reliable as theirs. There a lot more features of nature's head that this simple solution omits. but honestly somewhere like $400-$500 would be more acceptable imo
I have used a composting toilet for the first time about 25 years ago. It was in a bird sanctuary, and I always wanted to replicate it. RUclipsrs have come up with a lot of attempts to explain the process, but most explanations seem to miss the target. YOU GIRL HAVE NAILED IT. The way you explained it is spot on and I just LOVE the fun way you approach things. I will be watching your content in the future and make my how composting toilet. Thank you so much!
You Win!!! lol best ever diy.. specially the measuring! As all woman know it's not always a straight shot down. That always bugged me that no one (until now) addressed the issue!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
If you put a little vinegar in the pee container you won’t get a smell. We use Pete moss in the bucket...toss some on the poop every time...no smell. We did a van build too...it worked really well.
Ingenious and cheap to rig. On the grand scale of things, $1,000. 00 for compost toilet system that will last you forever. I think this is one item I could splurge on.
I think this is a very important issue especially since COVID many places won't let you use the restroom especially since as I get older I do not have the option of "waiting" until I find a restroom that I can use.
Best setup EVER! Very smart and I like the idea of just tossing after each use. Thank you so much for including so much detail, measurements etc., I've been watching a bunch of videos and still shopping around for my van so this gives me more options, since I don't need to look for a van that includes a toilet!! YAY!
Thank you for your informative video. I am trying to make sure that my wife’s needs are taken care of. And just like you said there’s a lot of information but with no numbers it’s not that much information. Lol this has been one of my wife’s biggest fears.. Thank you.
I had the same line of thinking about those thousand dollar toilets. So I built my own, but I used farm equipment, a roof vent boot and lawn mower parts. Little heavy though.
Great jobI built one I put a valve on the urine diverter hose with a long stem on the handle which is located in front of the toilet a little spritz of pine oil water from a spray bottle downt the pee hole close valve so no odor could escape from the jug adding a sliding trap door with springs to apply downward pressure on a seal that's so when you slide it back in that leaves no possible way for any odor to escape through the seal it totaly closes off poop section when not in use a hole exiting outside with computer fan inside hose keeps from having a methane bomb that could literaly blow half the inside of your van away with one spark as long as your not using a lighter to look down the toilet should not be a issue
Animal pellets from Tractor Supply. (has horse on front of green bag and says "Pelletized".}. Cheaper than coconut core, peat moss, pine shavings etc. and more effective. Canning funnel is a game changer. Great idea.
I'm still researching my options. One is a square bin, we used have two of them. The one I have left we've had for about 45 years. I will be using compostable bags. I've seen others making their own diverters from buckets, all sorts of things. One had a small funnel in his jug, that startled me. But he had a conventionally large one as well. I'm wondering whether a well cut two liter ice-cream container might do the job, perhaps with that supplementary funnel. A 4l bottle with a lid on, even a lid with a funnel, isn't going to overflow easily. There's one of me, a bloke's design is all I need.
You can also purchase a urine diverter that’s a bit larger from DIY Composting Toilets. We used it in our DIY composting toilet. Works great for me and my husband. And it is made in the USA!
Same conclusion I came to, $1k was too much for a toilet. I went with the Johnny Composter setup for $150 on my boat. I use Compost Sure, wood cat litter and pine shavings as my cover material. Been using it all summer, works great and smells better than the marine head.
Sweet vid. I was contemplating toilet options for myself in a headroom limited teardrop or squaredrop...I can't have a 22 inch tall toilet and still have enough room to sit. Your video really helped solidify some thoughts and ideas I was stewing on. I also love the stowaway design. THANK YOU!
What a great plan! My husband is about to build one for our shuttle bus/RV and he's going to use your plan! Thank you so much. This is the first plan that we've seen that we think will work for us.
Thanks for such detailed toilet build. I've seen so many toilet builds and not wanting to spend $$$ on a composting toilet I'm going to make a toilet build my winter project. I've traveled in my 2011 Escape since I bought it, sleeping in a tent and then the back of the Escape which worked out great and still have it. I did purchased a Ford Connect and am working on it for longer travel plans and being self contained. The toilet was my main concern. Thanks again!
thank you i appreciate this! im prepping to van life until im able to get an apartment. and this a perfect little size, very discrete, cheap, and easy.
Lots of good ideas here. I might build one for my small sailboat. Maybe put some caulking between the seat and the platform? I think the key to not having smells (if you're not dumping the contents frequently) is to have a small 12 V fan constantly venting outside (to dry the feces, which will then not smell). Marine chandleries sell a nice little solar vent with a small fan that would work well for this purpose.
Its about time a woman really breaks down the toilet situation. Thank you soooo much.
Finally, someone gave enough actual information that anyone can do this!
Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hard wood ash will keep poop from stinking. It takes only a sprinkle. I've used it for years, never see people talk about it. It also keeps away flies.
Where do you find the hard wood ash? 😊thanks
I have a large pile of branches and limbs to burn. It will have multiple uses including this one.
Yep, I use this in my van toilet- from the log burner.
@@OnlyAlmita hardwood, not hard wood. Any wood not from a conifer.
@@OnlyAlmita You don't "find" it, you burn hard wood, and keep the ash.
I am so glad to see a camping toilet intentionally designed and tested by a woman! The fact that you are real in your explanations of your configuration show that you have given this alot of thought! I really like this setup, and would probably just add a drawer pull so that you do not have to possibly touch the seat to slide the toilet in and out. Great design! 👍🏽
LOL on the canning funnel. Great idea 👍
OMG!! I know this video is a year old and you may not ever see this but THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I lived in my van for most of 5 years with just a bucket (no sense of smell and no social life) that I had to find discrete ways to empty. I knew there had to be a better way. I looked into composting toilets and, like you, said nope. The whole issue with separation spacing has always stopped me from building my own. Now I'm on the verge of moving back into my van and this is a life changer!
Once again your Dad is the"Best". He is always making sure that you have everything good.
You girl are my hero! I love the fact that you talk about real things that people need to know. Great job as usual 👍
Best toilet built I have seen.
Thank you!
Meme recommended you to me because I will be converting an ambulance to live in full-time. Your videos will be a big help. Thanks.
This is the best idea and design of a toilette in a van, easy cheap and perfect! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Putting a little vinegar solution in the pee jar cuts the pee odor. Using vinegar solution is used to clean up dog pee so a dog no longer smells urine. :)
I've thought about coloring a clear container with a light blue color so that the liquid appears green rather than yellow. Just a bit more stealth.
@@fjtalleyauthor2242, I think I watched a video where someone put blue coloring in their vinegar solution, so they add the stealth coloring every time they spray the urine diverter or just sprayed right into the container to control odor directly.
@@raisajay7563 That sounds like a great plan, too!
@@fjtalleyauthor2242 someone might think you damping antifreeze
Lemon juice works better. You can also by citric acid powder which is the active ingredient in lemon hive that neutralizes urine odor. The powder is found canning supply areas and sometimes in baking supply aisle.
I have been watching a lot of these DIYs lately. This one makes the most sense. I don't know about anyone else if my pee doesn't come out in the straight measured stream. So yes this canning funnel makes the most sense if anything I've seen so far. Plus the stainless steel! That is absolutely a must now
I've been using a canning funnel for several years now. They work far better than anything else i tried.
Love your set up! Here's a thought: Place a few pieces of lump charcoal (not briquets) in the pee bottle to reduce odors. Biochar charged with pee is a wonderful addition to compost pile or your garden.
I've tried multiple media's for urine and find that the pine pellet cat litter is the best for soaking and keeping down smell. I can use it all week when I'm out of town. It breaks down into a sawdust consistency, I throw it on my compost pile. No #2.
Just spray paint the urine jug. Put some tape up and down on the front to allow you a full up window. When to drain.
That's a wonderful idea!!!
The canning funnel was genius! As a canner, I approve! LOL. :D
Oh good! I appreciate that!
Lol
Been living in my van for almost 5 years.
Prior to full time vanliving I camped pretty much in every type of RV situation but had always loved the simplicity of my tent ⛺️ and or sleeping in my SUV.
I have a portable separating toilet that I use similarly to your biffy.
However mine is awkward to set up each time I need it.
I only use it for #2 although the separation of liquid from solids is a must in my experience.
A small funn type design for women "Sheewee" kinda device works well. I use a Nalgene bottle to catch the urine. It is so simple to empty, easy, sanitary no muss no fuss.
The Nalgene bottle and the pee funnel take up so little space. I clean both every use. Fast and easy.
I have made a study of various portable composting biffy's.
Your's is perfect.
There are few on the market that might suit my needs but $$$ cost prohibitive.
I want to be able to quickly clean it and tuck it away, easily. Also I want it to be ready to use without alot of prep time.
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! The best demonstration of a urine diverter for a composting toilet! Thanks for the specifics....you're right, most of the videos are geared towards male anatomy.
You’re so welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Genius!! Thank you. I have been working on my minivan for months and today I went for a test run simply to a pleasant local park,, ,read, took a nap to test out my bed and came home. I had put in a bedside gramma blue porta potty with arms to help me with my bad knees but this video helped me with dealing with the liquid and solids. I lowered the potty to its lowest point since I have a low top Sienna Toyota and covered it with a twin black sheet to camouflage it and put a tray to use it as a bedside table. I will continue trial runs until I am satisfied with its configuration. I bought a yard reclining chaise lounge from Big Lots and added padding for the bed. I sleep in a recliner since I have acid reflux and rarely have a problem since i started doing that. Love your frank, no nonsense approach. MANY THANKS.
Got to give it you girl and very glad that Dad helped you out. Thank you for sharing.
you absolutely rock. thank you very much. you said all the quiet parts out loud..thank you.
First of all thank you. Excellent presentation. Have been using pretty much the same set up for several years. With a few differences. I am an old guy so sitting down and getting up can be kind of tricky. Built mine with legs to have more height. Rig started out as a cube van so have more room. Use a bigger stainless metal funnel to deal with splashing. I know gross, but part of life for us old farts. Pounded the funnel into the correct shape to fit my set up and rigged up a strap system to attach it. Also I used an elongated oval toilet seat. Just wait. When one gets older and puts on a bit of weight the oval toilet seat is the only way to go. I use cedar mulch for poop topping. Has good absorption and eliminated using any nasty smell cover uppers, inexpensive, and available at any home improvement and/or garden store. Usually comes in large bags so will have to figure on storage. That is when some family my be of good use? Lastly for number one I use a one gallon glass container that happened to come with a plastic duo handle attached around the lid opening. Easy in and out. And lastly, congratulations to your parents for raising such an insightful, courageous daughter.
Very ingenious! You studied and engineered something to be proud of. If you need to give this video a title, may I suggest “Little outhouse on the Prarie”. Seriously this was a very important video which needed to be discussed. God bless you always my friend ✝️
OMGosh...I love you for doing a toilet for women to use!! You are my shero!!
🙌🏻 Glad it was helpful!!
Everyone has a different solution. Mine is a 5 gallon bucket, biodegradable bags, and pine pellets. The reason that so many people use a 5 gallon buckets is because they can typically hold the weight of a person, so building a box isn't necessary. As for the "bag of liquid" problem, I use pine pellets from Tractor Supply in my toilet. They do double duty: 1) They soak up the liquid and eliminate the odor, and 2) They cover the solids, thereby preventing the odor from escaping. I tend to change bags whenever I do number 2, and dispose of the bag as soon as is convenient.
Cat litter works well for soaking up the urine in your bucket. As a trucker that is what I use which also helps with odor until I can stop to discard. As for poo I try to use public bathrooms unless I can’t get to one in time. Either way the cat litter helps. Love your potty set up! 🌼
Your DIY toilet with urine diverter is brilliant. We are in the process of planning to remove our RV toilet and replace it with a composting toilet with a urine diverter. But Natures Head is too heavy, too awkward to empty, and too expensive. Thank you for sharing this! This video caused me to subscribe to your channel.
Just watched this for like the 4th time as we begin building out another van. Hands down, you have made the best video on DIY van toilet out there. Thank you for talking about all this stuff! Hope you're well!
Thanks, exactly what we need for the toilet in our house bus. I can't understand why this video is so far down on the search results? It deserves to be up top. Thanks again from New Zealand.
Thank you so much. I’m the wife here and you have addresses all the concerns I’ve had as we’ve been exploring composting toilets for a few years. Absolutely thorough, brilliant and precise. Thank you for your research! All gratitude!!
Best build yet!
Thank you!
Great how to! The stainless canning funnel is just the thing! And I appreciate the measurements for placement. ✌🏼😊
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Wonderful woman-friendly design and down to earth instructions. Thank you so much. Goodbye 5 gallon bucket!
Cat litter was my friend. It can be your friend also. Learned this while taking care of my dad.
You can also line that can with the portable toilet liners. Most have some sort of absorbent at the bottom.
Keep up with the good work though.
This is awesome. I have an RV that is over 100k as a 65 yo Single woman & I cannot justify spending another 1k on it. So, you are my ‘She-ro’. I travel alone, except my 2 cats & I might see if I can add something similar!! I appreciate ALL your research, Testing, and creative thinking to a basic function that we ALL need. But, at a reasonable price !! Touché!!
I run a composting tiolet with wood shavings and trash bags in my offgrid tiny house cabin with a 6 gallon bucket with trash bags. I removed the bumps on the tiolet with a dremel tool to get a better fit, to fit flush in the wood
Necessity, the mother of invention. Nice job!
Cedar shavings from a pet store or farm supply store are the best and last the longest while wicking pooped moisture. Three years on and counting and it's still the best.
Thanks. Mine is a bucket with a luggable loo seat/lid, canning funnel into Rubbermaid jug, bag behind. Next canning funnels will be stainless steel like yours.
Try pine pellets from tractor supply. It will absorb the pee with no smell until you empty it. Not sure about the poo. Pellets are cheaper than using stuff like cat litter
great video- I've never seen this type of toilet with a home made urine diverter. Nice job on that and great that you gave us the measurements.
I really like this idea. No need to worry about water or chemicals to put in the water to keep the smells at bay. i currently have a cassette toilet that I normally don't put the toilet paper in it because of breakdown issues of the paper (unless its for #2). I may try this with the cassette and just insert a bag in for #2 and dispose of asap.
Fantastic information and by the way that composting toilet is now almost $2,000 so thank you you are my hero
Ha ha thank you for the testing to get the right position. I have been thinking of building one for my Durango for when I go on long trips and with Crones disease when you got to go you got to go. So this will make my life so much better thank you.
When I was a truck driver I used to buy camping toilet chemicals. And ,like you ,I threw my waste away as quick as I could.
I love how simplicity but functionality of your design! 👍👍👍 good job!
This is gold!! Measured and test driven to perfection! 😂😂🥰🚙🇨🇦
Loved the video. One thing I might add is a handle so I don’t have to pull it out with your hand inside the ring. I know you keep it clean but just the thought makes me cringe. But I live your ideas.
I bought a reliance potty (plastic bucket inside a plastic shell with a ring) and I divert urine inside it using a fancy oil filter that is not as elongated as a typical funnel. Works nicely!
Five stars on that design.
You go girl! Literally! Lol and love your Dad and Mom! They are great people!
Thanks for sharing this, wish I would have seen it 2 yrs ago. I saw a lady build a composting toilet for her van. She ordered a fiberglass one piece urine diverter on line. It is all together and has the hole for solids in back with diverter in front. I ordered this, but what I failed to understand was the conversion rate as it came from England. I thought it was $120 and it took 3 months to get here. But it really cost about $170. Plus no returns. I tried using a funnel and it didn't work, but a canning funnel is perfect. I do have this set up with a wooden hinged top to make a bench, but really like how yours takes up less space.
We are one of them Folks, that spent $1,000 on a Natures Head. We have had it for 4 years and we are full time. We HATE IT,! Worse design I have seen. So hard to clean and way to many little spots for nasty to hide. We ended up taking the thing that mixes it out, and we went with just putting a bag in. Then we basically do the same as you do, fill, remove, throw away and repeat! We are currently converting a van, just like yours, we are gonna build the same thing you did. Thanks for sharing…
Do you have the fan vent ? Does it make a difference ?
This is the best comment I've read so far. Thank you for confirming my thoughts!
@@DL404
We do have the Fan, that’s a story in itself. The fan wires and fan is to small. The wires corrode and won’t make contact. The whole Toilet is a horrible design.
Thank you the canning funnel is a very good idea because you can scrub it clean and is hard to stain unlike the fiberglass or plastic made 💯😊
@@RJsadventures Thank you for your thoughts , a lot of money to spend on a unit that has problems.😊
We're getting ready to embark on our own adventures with a converted cargo trailer. I've seen a few DIY composting toilet builds, and so far, I like yours the best. I'm saving yours for our future build. My wife will love it more than the other designs I've seen. Safe travels.
Great job. Clear,cogent advice with no drama on a subject we all do do.😁 Detailed build quality instructions. I agree. $1,000 for a plastic contraption that prob costs them $100 to fabricate including Return on Investment in tooling, production ,and advertising cost, is exorbitant and ludicrous. They are not building a Flippin VIKING ORBITER. Your deadpan,witty delivery just cracks me up. Chinese companies replicate German engineered Diesel Heaters like an ESPAR for $200. AIRHEAD & NATURE'S HEAD are still selling fancy $1,000 plastic Poo & Pee buckets and have cornered the market. I believe there are companies that do sell a urine diverter for DIY Potties (Urine the Money). Be safe on the road. Happy Trails,phil
tbh there is a lot of specialized components that they have to make, plus a lot of sketchy rnd to make one as reliable as theirs. There a lot more features of nature's head that this simple solution omits.
but honestly somewhere like $400-$500 would be more acceptable imo
Genuis idea with the canning funnel!
This is the best video EVER for compost toilet building. Especially for women. You are awesome. Thank you!
Brilliant for women!!!!! It works!! Easy to keep sanitary as well
Yay! Thanks for watching!
Amazing. Thank you. Like you, I saw $1,000 for a composting toilet and was like WTF??? The next thing I found was your video. Can't thank you enough.
I have used a composting toilet for the first time about 25 years ago. It was in a bird sanctuary, and I always wanted to replicate it. RUclipsrs have come up with a lot of attempts to explain the process, but most explanations seem to miss the target. YOU GIRL HAVE NAILED IT. The way you explained it is spot on and I just LOVE the fun way you approach things. I will be watching your content in the future and make my how composting toilet. Thank you so much!
You Win!!! lol best ever diy.. specially the measuring! As all woman know it's not always a straight shot down. That always bugged me that no one (until now) addressed the issue!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
You should put a handle on the front so you're able to pull it out.
Was thinking that same thing, no need to put one’s hand around the toilet seat to then pull it out to use it.
If you put a little vinegar in the pee container you won’t get a smell. We use Pete moss in the bucket...toss some on the poop every time...no smell. We did a van build too...it worked really well.
Simple is best.
Thanks for this idea great design and I do like the canning funnel being stainless steel. Thanks for sharing. You Dad is a great carpenter too.
Thanks for watching and for the nice compliments!
Ingenious and cheap to rig. On the grand scale of things, $1,000. 00 for compost toilet system that will last you forever. I think this is one item I could splurge on.
I think this is a very important issue especially since COVID many places won't let you use the restroom especially since as I get older I do not have the option of "waiting" until I find a restroom that I can use.
Good job! You worked out what works for you. Yes commercial toilets are outragesly priced.
Best setup EVER! Very smart and I like the idea of just tossing after each use. Thank you so much for including so much detail, measurements etc., I've been watching a bunch of videos and still shopping around for my van so this gives me more options, since I don't need to look for a van that includes a toilet!! YAY!
Thank you for your informative video. I am trying to make sure that my wife’s needs are taken care of. And just like you said there’s a lot of information but with no numbers it’s not that much information. Lol this has been one of my wife’s biggest fears.. Thank you.
I had the same line of thinking about those thousand dollar toilets. So I built my own, but I used farm equipment, a roof vent boot and lawn mower parts. Little heavy though.
Great jobI built one I put a valve on the urine diverter hose with a long stem on the handle which is located in front of the toilet a little spritz of pine oil water from a spray bottle downt the pee hole close valve so no odor could escape from the jug adding a sliding trap door with springs to apply downward pressure on a seal that's so when you slide it back in that leaves no possible way for any odor to escape through the seal it totaly closes off poop section when not in use a hole exiting outside with computer fan inside hose keeps from having a methane bomb that could literaly blow half the inside of your van away with one spark as long as your not using a lighter to look down the toilet should not be a issue
Love it! By far the best !
Very clever idea, absolutely brilliant. I can never understand why composting toilets are so expensive as there is nothing to them.
Oh boy! Love you and your dad.
Thank you both.
Thank you so much!
Gold is right! Thank you so much for sharing in detail how you do this.
Animal pellets from Tractor Supply. (has horse on front of green bag and says "Pelletized".}. Cheaper than coconut core, peat moss, pine shavings etc. and more effective. Canning funnel is a game changer. Great idea.
I'm still researching my options. One is a square bin, we used have two of them. The one I have left we've had for about 45 years.
I will be using compostable bags.
I've seen others making their own diverters from buckets, all sorts of things. One had a small funnel in his jug, that startled me. But he had a conventionally large one as well. I'm wondering whether a well cut two liter ice-cream container might do the job, perhaps with that supplementary funnel. A 4l bottle with a lid on, even a lid with a funnel, isn't going to overflow easily.
There's one of me, a bloke's design is all I need.
OMG. That intro and "poop stacks" 😂😂😂
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You can also purchase a urine diverter that’s a bit larger from DIY Composting Toilets. We used it in our DIY composting toilet. Works great for me and my husband. And it is made in the USA!
Great job!
Love your Dad too😊
Same conclusion I came to, $1k was too much for a toilet. I went with the Johnny Composter setup for $150 on my boat. I use Compost Sure, wood cat litter and pine shavings as my cover material. Been using it all summer, works great and smells better than the marine head.
The invention of the wheel. So nice i could witness it
Sweet vid. I was contemplating toilet options for myself in a headroom limited teardrop or squaredrop...I can't have a 22 inch tall toilet and still have enough room to sit. Your video really helped solidify some thoughts and ideas I was stewing on. I also love the stowaway design. THANK YOU!
Thanks for all the work you did....u made it so much easier for others 😃
Thanks!
What a great plan! My husband is about to build one for our shuttle bus/RV and he's going to use your plan! Thank you so much. This is the first plan that we've seen that we think will work for us.
So glad it was helpful! I hope yours turns out great as well. I love mine and use it every day.
Thanks for such detailed toilet build. I've seen so many toilet builds and not wanting to spend $$$ on a composting toilet I'm going to make a toilet build my winter project. I've traveled in my 2011 Escape since I bought it, sleeping in a tent and then the back of the Escape which worked out great and still have it. I did purchased a Ford Connect and am working on it for longer travel plans and being self contained. The toilet was my main concern. Thanks again!
Canning funnel is a great idea!
THIS is the video that I have been searching for!!! Thanks so much Allison for this tutorial and being very real about your experiences!!
Yay! Glad it was helpful!! 😊
Awesome. Thank you for the measurements on the separator.
You got it!!
thank you i appreciate this! im prepping to van life until im able to get an apartment. and this a perfect little size, very discrete, cheap, and easy.
Glad it was helpful!! Blessings for your future van life!
Great idea , I've been looking for a way to fix one for my sister. Thanks !
You are amazing, so is your dad! Thank you for the information.❤
I use 1 gal Glad bags with Febreeze in them for odor control
Excellent, excellent video! I have been trying to figure out this urine diverter thing and you did it all for me! Thank you so very much!!
Yet another beautifully detailed, fully explained, realistic how-to vid! Thank you so much!!!!
Love that! Best and most economical!
Thank you for addressing this! Good thinking!
Lots of good ideas here. I might build one for my small sailboat. Maybe put some caulking between the seat and the platform? I think the key to not having smells (if you're not dumping the contents frequently) is to have a small 12 V fan constantly venting outside (to dry the feces, which will then not smell). Marine chandleries sell a nice little solar vent with a small fan that would work well for this purpose.
almost any tiny computer fan would do. The key is finding a quiet one as the small ones usually have the highest whine.
My lu k the smell going out would attract flies!