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  • @kayenacur
    @kayenacur 5 лет назад +37

    If you paint the tube black it will get hotter in the sun, which will heat up the air in the pipe faster and since hot air rises it should create a convection current to aid with the off-gassing.

  • @fastliveshighcrime8408
    @fastliveshighcrime8408 2 года назад +1

    Damn nothing like having Trent Reznor explain everythinig about composting toilets.

  • @RandomYTStuff
    @RandomYTStuff 5 лет назад +29

    1) Only mesh for the top of the tubing? It's going to collect rain and dirt very easily if you don't put a "cap" of some kind on top...there are stuff like that to ventilate gutters, but this tube is small, so you might have to fashion something yourself...perhaps get another 90angle tube and place it on top; also cut it diagonally (longer upper side) to function like a shed/canopy, to prevent rain/water going in easily.....2) you also need to control the direction of air moving in that tube; are you certain that air won't push the smell through the tube in the cabin? This is why people use fans in Van-composting toilets.

  • @davidrobinson7112
    @davidrobinson7112 4 года назад +2

    This is providing a great service in education. I thank all who provide the information. Thank you so very much.

  • @0HARE
    @0HARE 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks for another great video. I really enjoyed it.
    Very nice work on the build. It looks good.
    I was hoping you’d show the top of the outside ventilation tube. I have seen caps on top of vent tubes that swivel with the direction of the wind, so that the tube is always venting air OUT of the tube, no matter the direction of the wind. Actually, here in the States, they sell these omnidirectional toilet vent caps for RV/travel trailers/caravans, which always vent the air OUT no matter the direction of the wind, or the direction of travel. I bet one of those would fit right on top of your vent pipe.
    Happy Camping

  • @christinehammell6365
    @christinehammell6365 5 лет назад +1

    My friends in America had a compost toilet on their land . Three sided with views of the White Mountains from the open side. The toilet was placed over a very very deep hole. They filled it in with soil every now and then, then dug another one. I was never there when it really cold but must have been brutal. Yours looks luxurious 😉

  • @elainedee9314
    @elainedee9314 5 лет назад +5

    Securing the pipe outside in case it gets windy ! Definitely a thunderbox !

  • @Catmoore60
    @Catmoore60 5 лет назад

    Plenty of room in there for a little magazine rack, a little box for extra t.p., a little ledge for a small radio...looks fantastic! Add a window ledge for Gingie and you’ll have company for a ‘sit down!’

  • @anthonyhughes369
    @anthonyhughes369 5 лет назад +45

    How about a solar powered fan for the toilet?

  • @BigVanSmallWorld
    @BigVanSmallWorld 5 лет назад +4

    Don’t think I ever seen anyone so excited about a toilet seat well done good jobbies 🤓

    • @toastieup
      @toastieup 5 лет назад +2

      I know isn't it "AMAZING"

  • @freetasman4271
    @freetasman4271 5 лет назад +3

    Is a beauty, next will be a magazines rack plus the paper holder.

  • @colliecoform4854
    @colliecoform4854 3 года назад +1

    Have you put in a urine separator? That is what keeps the smell down. Not expensive to purchase and easy to install.

  • @FreedomStrider
    @FreedomStrider 5 лет назад +1

    3:12 - This 30 second clip about keeping scraps of wood for those "just in case I need it" moments got me in hysterics :D

  • @GustheStruggleBus
    @GustheStruggleBus 5 лет назад +1

    That's a beautiful toilet! I never thought that it would ever be saying something like that but, I can completely understand enthusiasm that comes into seeing something that you've made come to fruition! Keep up the great work because you're killing it!!

  • @charlie123866
    @charlie123866 5 лет назад +12

    hey you should film going down the yards and shops..show us around guys..

    • @thebigchip
      @thebigchip 5 лет назад +5

      charlie123866 Theo and Bee need their anonymity, filming the surroundings would increase the possibility of the location being discovered.

  • @MsSoozy
    @MsSoozy 5 лет назад +1

    You have done an amazing job!! That little cabin really looks great~ good job you two, good job. Cheers from Canada

  • @onedirectionwriter
    @onedirectionwriter 5 лет назад

    Love that you guys talk in euros and meters. I can actually follow the design now :)

  • @JohnS-zq8ks
    @JohnS-zq8ks 5 лет назад

    Don't forget the walnut magazine rack!!! ha ha Great work! The colors look great.

  • @ross8315
    @ross8315 5 лет назад +1

    very well done. thank you

  • @TREADtheglobe
    @TREADtheglobe 5 лет назад +1

    Well done both it's looking great - I bet you can't wait to use it - Looking forward to hearing how it works once you start using it - as we no nothing about this kind of set up - Thanks for sharing - Chris & Marianne

  • @seriouslyjoking2
    @seriouslyjoking2 3 года назад

    Theo, the details....are amazing. As you say: Brilliant!

  • @MG-cp8xk
    @MG-cp8xk 5 лет назад

    love the vent pipe brackets good idea.

  • @janicet6807
    @janicet6807 4 года назад +7

    How is the toilet after 7 months of living with it?

  • @RenayEmond
    @RenayEmond 5 лет назад

    Cool Job 😎 Looks Gorgeous
    Like the switchup in the🎶intro🎵 too 👍

  • @travel-van-world6312
    @travel-van-world6312 5 лет назад

    What a fantastic job you’ve done 💪🏻😎😍

  • @garrystacey7018
    @garrystacey7018 5 лет назад

    Great job keep up the good work 👍🏻

  • @theadventuresoflario
    @theadventuresoflario 5 лет назад

    Well, that looks awesome 😎

  • @maryellencook9528
    @maryellencook9528 5 лет назад +1

    Fancy ! An outstanding job in outhouse building. Definitely get the mesh to keep out the insects, Theo. I remember the fright I would get from Daddy Longlegs that would be in the outhouse we had when I was growing up in the Texas Hill Country. Ugh!

  • @suepowell2118
    @suepowell2118 3 года назад

    Hi both ive got to say I've loved every minute of the life style & build from the very beginning, can't wait for every video you make. Take care stay safe.

  • @carrolmoxham2602
    @carrolmoxham2602 5 лет назад

    Really Nice!!! Can’t wait to the caravan remodel.

  • @vangeezerexperience
    @vangeezerexperience 5 лет назад

    That is a throne for Kings and Queens :) Nice solution on the bracket-thingies for the ventilation too.

  • @walter19882003
    @walter19882003 5 лет назад +5

    When you wipe your bottom what do u do with the paper? Does that go with the poo?

  • @bornfreefreedom4900
    @bornfreefreedom4900 5 лет назад

    absolutely wonderful works 😉👍👍👍👍

  • @KrisHarbour
    @KrisHarbour 5 лет назад +2

    Nice work.

    • @PilliamWilliam
      @PilliamWilliam 3 года назад

      THE Kris harbour just casually chilling in the comments.
      Probably won't read this, but love your videos and lifestyle dude, all the best

  • @grannieannie1371
    @grannieannie1371 5 лет назад +1

    There is nothing better than a loo with a view!

  • @sylviajones4907
    @sylviajones4907 5 лет назад

    Very nice.

  • @vitobaleinadogo8973
    @vitobaleinadogo8973 3 года назад

    great woodwork

  • @stellaswancounselling
    @stellaswancounselling 5 лет назад

    Clever people. Well done 👍

  • @kartof1
    @kartof1 5 лет назад

    Whole lot of questions at the end of this so hope there is a followup. Questions about how and where the mesh, whether caulking around where pipe exits outside wall, cap over top of pipe outside, what in the world you refer to as another vent and why that is. Up to now, nice.

    • @MrWilzSkilz
      @MrWilzSkilz 5 лет назад

      Also when it rains will water travel back down the pipe into the toilet

    • @kartof1
      @kartof1 5 лет назад

      @@MrWilzSkilz what I meant by cap over top of pipe outside.

  • @malcolmrowe5031
    @malcolmrowe5031 5 лет назад +1

    With professional composting toilets the urine is kept separate, this stops the smell. What will you add to the bucket to cover the poop? How do you empty the bucket? Usually human waste to compost takes over a year before it becomes safe to use. Love the brackets, got to agree with the cover over the top of the pipe and maybe a drain at the bottom. Great work on the new superlatives Theo!

  • @seranieri
    @seranieri 5 лет назад +1

    Looks great...if you don't have any mesh you could use a ladies stocking

  • @vasyldrd.1739
    @vasyldrd.1739 3 года назад

    Very! beautiful.

  • @chelle2324
    @chelle2324 5 лет назад

    I do like a good loo😀 and yours is great guys xx

  • @RandomYTStuff
    @RandomYTStuff 5 лет назад +1

    Have you treated the outside wood for longevity? I have also seen people building wooden houses use a thin sheet of a special waterproof material beneath the outer cladding, to prevent water coming in and to lead it to drain at the bottom.

  • @uwesimons5091
    @uwesimons5091 5 лет назад +3

    Question: you‘ve talked about a Mesh over the pipe on top. Is there any roof or hood over it? Maybe I didn‘t catch it: is there no Fan involved?,

  • @thebeachyfarmhouse6410
    @thebeachyfarmhouse6410 5 лет назад +1

    Some sort off top roof on the vent to prevent it from collecting rainwater? 💕

  • @grahamhardyvanlife5704
    @grahamhardyvanlife5704 5 лет назад

    Going to the toilet should be peaceful, well it depends what you have eaten you Birmingham lot love your Baked Beans. LOL

  • @shawnaimus
    @shawnaimus 5 лет назад +9

    Are you adding wood chips or saw dust to your bucket? Found it to be a godsend!

  • @davidmbell
    @davidmbell 5 лет назад +1

    Would you need to drill a very tiny drain hole in the bottom edge of that 90 bend - the one at the bottom of the vent stack? Appreciate you probably don't get much rain to go down the tube, but just a tiny hold to allow any rainwater to drain out?

    • @davidmbell
      @davidmbell 5 лет назад +2

      Or altnatively pop a U bend on the top?

  • @KMF3
    @KMF3 5 лет назад +1

    I hope you put a polyurethane over the stain. Will make it much easier to clean.

  • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
    @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 9 месяцев назад

    what about winter time when it's sub-zero temp?

  • @helenm4357
    @helenm4357 5 лет назад

    insulation in the clad wall?? was there any?

  • @LowPlainsDrifter60
    @LowPlainsDrifter60 5 лет назад +26

    The actual toilet seat looks too far back, that's gonna hurt some leggies..........let's just hope no one gets the runs 'cause all that wood under the seat will be difficult to clean. When the rats get wind of it you may have some extra holes in the walls, it's up to you to use them creatively.

    • @alchemistlogic9421
      @alchemistlogic9421 5 лет назад +1

      Blacktimberw I was thinking the samething

    • @angiefermin6586
      @angiefermin6586 4 года назад

      They're probably going to do the "natural squat", where you put your feet up, its supposed to have less stress on your bowels

    • @LowPlainsDrifter60
      @LowPlainsDrifter60 4 года назад +1

      @@angiefermin6586 Maybe but it's more difficult to read in that position. 😁

  • @58Kym
    @58Kym 5 лет назад

    Copper toilet roll hanger? Hope you have a little over to do that.

  • @corallaroc
    @corallaroc 5 лет назад +2

    Oh yeh, I like that. 'A gap for expansion'. That's what I'll be telling anyone who sees the gaps in my cladding too...😉😄

    • @garyspainhower7478
      @garyspainhower7478 5 лет назад +2

      That is the correct way to put in flooring, by the way!

    • @corallaroc
      @corallaroc 5 лет назад

      @@garyspainhower7478 Alright Gary, keep your hair on...🙄

  • @healthyrootsstrongwings538
    @healthyrootsstrongwings538 5 лет назад

    Nice work! Just discovered your channel :)
    Where in Portugal are you based?

  • @jamesw6484
    @jamesw6484 4 года назад

    I hope you took out the splinters cause you know what I mean 😂😂
    Just before you smooth it out I had written the comment lol. I had to edit it again hehehe

  • @leeanucha
    @leeanucha 4 года назад

    The only thing put me off in living off-grid

  • @anapimenta3709
    @anapimenta3709 3 года назад

    Where are you in Portugal? I live in a small town and you can definetly buy copper piping.

  • @pamhunter-to4xs
    @pamhunter-to4xs 3 года назад

    I don't get it. Why would the smell and moisture work its way through a small pipe when it can take the path of least resistance... Up around your toilet seat?

  • @ant_hart
    @ant_hart 3 года назад

    Building a toilet... and then says @2m15.. ‘I’m unfortunately going to have to do a really long thin one’ just made me crack up ...I think my sense of humour is proper warped!hahah! 🙈🙈

  • @MultiPJoys
    @MultiPJoys 5 лет назад +14

    I would have rounded of the edge with a router so it would feel much nicer on the back of your knees 😉

  • @corallaroc
    @corallaroc 5 лет назад

    Yes, you definitely need stability when you're sat contemplating life 😁💩

  • @debrandw246
    @debrandw246 5 лет назад +1

    It's going to rain down your vent pipe. ⛈🌧

    • @MG-cp8xk
      @MG-cp8xk 5 лет назад

      That's self cleaning at its best. very ECO.

    • @binkyxz3
      @binkyxz3 4 года назад

      May have a 180 degree elbow at the top. Video did not show the entire pipe.

  • @kevandrews4699
    @kevandrews4699 5 лет назад

    Nice one guys u getting there won't b long for the poo with a view cheers kev

  • @CharlieChapling
    @CharlieChapling 5 лет назад +22

    the seat looks too far back, looks good though

    • @DavidKirwanirl
      @DavidKirwanirl 5 лет назад

      I was thinking the same, but presumably they both tested it and found it comfy..

    • @AngryCamperVlog
      @AngryCamperVlog 5 лет назад +2

      Agree! Need to sit legs straight, like when you have a diarrhea and all comes out with pressure and your hair is like after an electric shock and your legs are straight from the pressure release 😆 you get the image?

    • @KMF3
      @KMF3 5 лет назад

      My thoughts too. I wonder if they tried it out first?

    • @bevtrue6937
      @bevtrue6937 5 лет назад

      They are both pretty tall, so that is probably why it is the right size.

    • @eleo_b
      @eleo_b 5 лет назад +1

      Bev True • but what if a child or a small visitor has to go?

  • @bevtrue6937
    @bevtrue6937 5 лет назад

    Bite his arm off? Don't think I'd want to work at that store. Sheesh!! 😂
    Will you be lining the bucket with plastic bags to make it easier to clean?

  • @grahamhardyvanlife5704
    @grahamhardyvanlife5704 5 лет назад

    This video is sponsored by Dewalt using a drill to put in screws and not a impact driver LOL.

  • @MSmith-Photography
    @MSmith-Photography 5 лет назад +2

    I'm wondering if you should stain the toilet seat with the same stain. The seat looks off compared to the rest of the top.

  • @charlie123866
    @charlie123866 5 лет назад

    could you not add some worms and make enriched compost.?

  • @petervallus2278
    @petervallus2278 3 года назад

    👍🏻

  • @reidaredvardsen1702
    @reidaredvardsen1702 5 лет назад

    Love wath you doing
    Is it poseble to com and visit you in portugal
    I Will be ther in about 3 vecks
    Have a god day
    The Swedisch Guy

  • @Simon_J_Hodge_Outdoors
    @Simon_J_Hodge_Outdoors 5 лет назад

    "a really long thin one...."

  • @longhairmullet
    @longhairmullet 4 года назад

    Oh my! This whole time I thought this was a build in your VAN! I thought wow that is a lot of heavy wood he is using? Lol! Ok ok on the same page now... “horse trailer” got it..

  • @AngryCamperVlog
    @AngryCamperVlog 5 лет назад +1

    Oh WHY am I watching a video about composting toilet... oh why...

  • @nickseddon9062
    @nickseddon9062 5 лет назад

    First - on the shoilet

  • @cherilcooper289
    @cherilcooper289 5 лет назад

    🙋🙏🙏🙏😹👍👍🙋

  • @bishokhan8926
    @bishokhan8926 4 года назад

    Ugh... the title is misleading... we didn’t get to see the finished end product or the results of this 😩

  • @grahamhardyvanlife5704
    @grahamhardyvanlife5704 5 лет назад

    :)

  • @estevancabello295
    @estevancabello295 2 года назад

    That shit is definitely gonna stink

    • @javiergilvidal1558
      @javiergilvidal1558 Месяц назад

      I don´t get it, either. Construction is pretty enough, but what does he do with the urine? If he allows it to dry up it´s gonna leave a dreadful stench. And the faeces´ drying time may be quite long, especially because there´s at least two people adding fresh waste everyday. I can´t see a way in which this contraption will not smell like hell in just a week´s time!

  • @thegreatmangoslinger7379
    @thegreatmangoslinger7379 4 года назад

    please don't make a plastic stink pipe chimney ! ...thats what my wife would say .

  • @celestialcow
    @celestialcow 5 лет назад

    This is so different to a compost toliet I used where they had a long drop into a pit. That bucket would get so full in like 3 days if it was for me and my bf 😂 not sure your gonna see old poop everyday u lift the lid really close to u 🤢

    • @theindieprojects
      @theindieprojects  5 лет назад +1

      The bucket lasts 2 months before we empty it

    • @elgassiscoobs3823
      @elgassiscoobs3823 5 лет назад

      @@theindieprojects how will you remove the bucket with the vent pipe in it, the vent pipe should go in the void next to the bucket...not in the bucket apart from being making it awkward it'll get covered in poo!

    • @elgassiscoobs3823
      @elgassiscoobs3823 5 лет назад

      sorry i meant to say great work and keep on building those DIY skills up

    • @celestialcow
      @celestialcow 5 лет назад

      @@theindieprojects please id like to see up dates of this and maybe even the full graphic detail but just a flash don't linger the camera on it for too long

    • @javiergilvidal1558
      @javiergilvidal1558 Месяц назад

      @@elgassiscoobs3823 You just move the bucket forward a couple of inches to release it from the pipe. Not rocket science, really ....

  • @purpledingo4747
    @purpledingo4747 3 года назад

    How many shits per month mate . Sorry but serious question.

  • @paddya7308
    @paddya7308 4 года назад

    I watch these videos for info on the topic and what I get is chatter. Too much info stay on topic

  • @bagussubali180
    @bagussubali180 3 года назад

    More talk than work....boring