Chickens, lol! I told my husband about the toilet paper/bidet idea and he actually started to think about it!! We might have a winner on this one soon🙏🏼
@@theposturespecialist3LM Haha chicken math is real 😂 A bidet is a good starting point to help reduce toilet paper usage before going completely without, I couldn't live without my bidet!
@@Slowsteading I went back and rewatched the video and I do not see any mention of a bidet by you nor did I see a bidet next to your toilet or one of those add on bidets?! As far as wiping adult human feces with a washcloth and then what ? using your hands to wash that cloth in the sink? Babies diapers hold a lot of poop that is then heavily rinsed by dipping it repeatedly into a clean toilet bowl so the big chunks fall off. It then goes in to a diaper pail with some sort of disinfectant/sanitizer and when enough are collected it is then thrown in to your washer.with nothing else. I prefer the poopy wipers goes right into the toilet as opposed to handling it. And I do use a less expensive brand than most people ($7.99 for a 12 pack at Aldi once every 6 weeks) and I avoid the hard to breakdown expensive brands like Charmin that causes huge blockages that are called Fat Bergs in both city sewage lines as well as septic tanks. BTW, You do know that humans' feces are more toxic than chicken, rabbit or cow poop, right? Heck the rural folk used corn cobs, sears catalog pages and leaves and sticks to wipe back in the day, not sure what the slum-dwellers used but wash cloths were not it as far as I know.
The no toilet paper is a dedicated commitment. I laughed at first mention, but when I think of how many diapers my Mom use to wash for us kids………. I appreciate the video and some great ideas - but I do need to keep my tp.
Haha it is a little shocking at first isn't it? But so true, how many of our parents washed all of our diapers to re-use again. Buying things designed to be thrown in the trash was pretty confounding then, but the norm now. I get it though, getting rid of TP isn't for everyone 😂
You are lucky to have land, grow your own vegetables and fruits instead to but them from market. Another thing is have 1 cow that will meet your dairy needs. Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Thanks! I would LOVE to have a dairy cow but unfortunately I think I would need a bit larger property. I love milk, butter and cheese though, that would be the dream 🥰
Streaming services. There is so much free content available , that I would never run out, but I'm enough of a geek as to want to see new stuff. Still, you can only watch one thing at a time, so why do so many of us pay for multiple streaming services?
Yes!! I remember when I cut cable I thought I "beat the system" only to end with multiple bills for streaming services-doh! I try now to read books or find alternative sources of content (RUclips, library movies and services, etc.), although my family still has one streaming account left we can't seem to kill...
@@Slowsteading I cut my own hair, most of my shirts I use are my brothers hand me downs , I do practically everything myself, but a few extras, my lawn is cut with a electric mower and trimmer that I charge in my solar shed, I wash clothes also in my shed that rain harvest as well, l produce 95% of all my power and 100% of all my water, pumping system runs on wind and solar and runs on 12v...I also produce a couple thousand pounds of bananas 🍌 lol...not kidding.
Ahh Netflix is a good one! My family (and kids especially) still enjoy that one a lot, but I'm sure there are a lot of great alternatives. Our local library carries DVDs, so that's an option.
Love the video! I would throw out all the clothes in our house today. A few black tshirts 2 pairs of jeans is all you need for 90% of days. I do like my summer shirts with flamingo though.
Thanks so much for checking it out! Do any of these things resonate with you? Checked out your channel as well, loving the quick and easy recipes! Subbed back. 😁
@@TheHomeDad Amazing, your boys are going to love it. Nothing like the excitement of retrieving eggs in the morning and seeing where your food comes from.
@@Slowsteading dude sometimes i myself in the morning when i take a toilet visit i use the shower head to clean myself behind but most of the time first toilet paper then water in my case
Yes, simple. Grate 2 bars of Castile soap, add 2lb baking soda, 1/2 box Arm & Hammer Laundry Booster, and 2c of epsom salt. Store in container. Can also double it. Use 1/4c or less for full loads.
That's right, the cloths get washed. Like re-usable diapers for babies, the soiled cloth goes into its own hamper, then it's laundered. Usually a quick wash cycle first then a second normal wash cycle.
@@Slowsteading I don’t think he knows you have a bidet. So the soiled cloth may not be as soiled as he thinks, unless it is for the kids, who aren’t using the bidet at this point. But for adults, it probably isn’t as much soiling as he thinks. Am I off here?
@@theposturespecialist3LM Nope, you're not off, it honestly doesn't get that soiled. With bidet is almost no soiling, and even without it's not as bad as you'd think!
Great and good ideas, but skipping toilet paper... and using bambu cloths instead? The Old Romans used sponges... But how to keep it hygienic, is a challange I presume.
Haha they are machine washed after every use 😂 re-usable cloth diapers were the norm for ages before modern disposables, I'm trying to follow that same logic.
Yes definitely! We do have a bidet installed on one toilet, but we don't have 100% adoption for a couple reasons. First the kids aren't big fans of cold water jets on their behinds first thing in the morning. And second we also have a humanure toilet set up which can't handle the extra liquid from a bidet. For these reasons we are still doing the extra wash cycle for now 😅
@@Slowsteading Got it. I will check out that brand of toilet. I really like your ideas and your coop inspired me as I am designing a bigger coup and have some old wood. Why use the Brad nail over a regular nail gun? I would prefer to keep my tools minimal if possible, so trying to figure out which one has more benefits. Thank you for your videos. I know how much time and effort goes into set up, recording, editing, and uploading/tagging/etc. 🙏🏼
@@theposturespecialist3LM Thanks for following up! The humanure toilet is a DIY system I made, essentially a 5 gallon bucket in a custom wood surround. Check out the Humanure Handbook book if you have any interest in err... closing the human nutrient cycle (euphemistically speaking 😅) Thanks for the kind words, glad to hear you're enjoying the videos! The brad nailer wasn't essential for the project, I just happened to have one laying around that wasn't getting much use. Hammer and nails would do the job just as well. I'm 100% on board with using what you have available to you, materials and tools included. How many chickens do you have?
@@Slowsteading I have four laying age and getting four chicks today and then a few more in the next week or two. How many in your coop? I don’t know if the video shared how many.
@@theposturespecialist3LM That sounds like a perfect sized flock! I designed the coop to be comfortable for 12-14 birds, but only have 11 in it at the moment. We're currently getting about 8 eggs a day though which is more than enough for my family!
Most of the things you suggest in your video make sense except for the tp... see previous comment. Regarding the phone issues you spoke of, I love your comments about trust and agree whole heartedly (though trying to get other people to comply isn't always doable) AND I agree with not upgrading a phone till it breaks and replacing it with used one if you can find a trusted source or if the phone company gives you a great deal though if you don't have a phone plan they don't usually do that. BUT what I want to know is what you use to actually make phone calls when you are away from home or even at home? I have a Go Phone that I have to pay $25 every 3 months for and get $.35 cents a minute rate charged against that $25 and have to reup by the 80th day or I lose the minutes I didn't use though I never do use them up. I assume you use your wifi at home for texting and I also assume you pay an internet provider that maybe gives you access to a VOIP phone if you want it but when you are away from your own set up, and need to phone someone on your Iphone 8, what do you use if you have no phone provider?.. phones don't work without a phone plan as far as I understand but please do educate me as I know that I don't know everything that is out there and because I do try to live a fairly simple life too. Thanks.
Thanks for chiming in! I use a VOIP app (Fongo, a Canadian app) that provides a free local phone number. Whenever I have wifi access I can make and receive calls like a normal phone. Best of all basic phone usage is free, so no ongoing cost, plus you can add texting or international credits at a very low cost.
What can you stop buying right now?
Chickens, lol! I told my husband about the toilet paper/bidet idea and he actually started to think about it!! We might have a winner on this one soon🙏🏼
@@theposturespecialist3LM Haha chicken math is real 😂 A bidet is a good starting point to help reduce toilet paper usage before going completely without, I couldn't live without my bidet!
@@Slowsteading I went back and rewatched the video and I do not see any mention of a bidet by you nor did I see a bidet next to your toilet or one of those add on bidets?! As far as wiping adult human feces with a washcloth and then what ? using your hands to wash that cloth in the sink? Babies diapers hold a lot of poop that is then heavily rinsed by dipping it repeatedly into a clean toilet bowl so the big chunks fall off. It then goes in to a diaper pail with some sort of disinfectant/sanitizer and when enough are collected it is then thrown in to your washer.with nothing else. I prefer the poopy wipers goes right into the toilet as opposed to handling it. And I do use a less expensive brand than most people ($7.99 for a 12 pack at Aldi once every 6 weeks) and I avoid the hard to breakdown expensive brands like Charmin that causes huge blockages that are called Fat Bergs in both city sewage lines as well as septic tanks.
BTW, You do know that humans' feces are more toxic than chicken, rabbit or cow poop, right? Heck the rural folk used corn cobs, sears catalog pages and leaves and sticks to wipe back in the day, not sure what the slum-dwellers used but wash cloths were not it as far as I know.
I have to say that one thing I don’t mind throwing out is toilet paper.
Haha that's legit! Definitely not something you'd want to be re-using 😂
The no toilet paper is a dedicated commitment. I laughed at first mention, but when I think of how many diapers my Mom use to wash for us kids………. I appreciate the video and some great ideas - but I do need to keep my tp.
Haha it is a little shocking at first isn't it? But so true, how many of our parents washed all of our diapers to re-use again. Buying things designed to be thrown in the trash was pretty confounding then, but the norm now. I get it though, getting rid of TP isn't for everyone 😂
@@Slowsteading Have you considered a compost toilet? That would be even more efficient since you're converting waste into a resource.
@@korganrivera4659 yes, not shown in this video is our humanure setup 👌
When my family of 10 still at home eats out it's only like 40 dollars ❤️👍🏼
I wanna eat where you're eating 😂
Yeah, I thought he must be eating at some really high end restaurants to be spending that kind of money!!
You are lucky to have land, grow your own vegetables and fruits instead to but them from market. Another thing is have 1 cow that will meet your dairy needs. Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Thanks! I would LOVE to have a dairy cow but unfortunately I think I would need a bit larger property. I love milk, butter and cheese though, that would be the dream 🥰
Streaming services.
There is so much free content available , that I would never run out, but I'm enough of a geek as to want to see new stuff.
Still, you can only watch one thing at a time, so why do so many of us pay for multiple streaming services?
Yes!! I remember when I cut cable I thought I "beat the system" only to end with multiple bills for streaming services-doh! I try now to read books or find alternative sources of content (RUclips, library movies and services, etc.), although my family still has one streaming account left we can't seem to kill...
This video alone was worth the subscription, I do most of those things lol, great video
Thanks for the kind words! Which ones resonate the most? I'm guess not manicure/pedicure 😅
@@Slowsteading I cut my own hair, most of my shirts I use are my brothers hand me downs , I do practically everything myself, but a few extras, my lawn is cut with a electric mower and trimmer that I charge in my solar shed, I wash clothes also in my shed that rain harvest as well, l produce 95% of all my power and 100% of all my water, pumping system runs on wind and solar and runs on 12v...I also produce a couple thousand pounds of bananas 🍌 lol...not kidding.
All what u said and Netflix, gym (toilet roll cost £7 for 24rolls good quality 😂 I will keep it for now )
Ahh Netflix is a good one! My family (and kids especially) still enjoy that one a lot, but I'm sure there are a lot of great alternatives. Our local library carries DVDs, so that's an option.
I appreciate your commitment, and reusable wipes are fine, but what about a bidet? We Americans are still so adverse to them for no good reason
You bet, we definitely use a handheld bidet! In conjunction with the wipes, it's all very tidy.
Love the video! I would throw out all the clothes in our house today. A few black tshirts 2 pairs of jeans is all you need for 90% of days. I do like my summer shirts with flamingo though.
T-shirt and jean combo is a real winner! 🙌 A little bit of flamingo flare is never a bad call either 😁
What a great video. New subscriber
Thanks so much for checking it out! Do any of these things resonate with you?
Checked out your channel as well, loving the quick and easy recipes! Subbed back. 😁
@Slowsteading yes loved the coop, going to do chickens this year, I have two boys 5 and 2 and I think it's a great way to teach them.
@@TheHomeDad Amazing, your boys are going to love it. Nothing like the excitement of retrieving eggs in the morning and seeing where your food comes from.
Why do you use water to clean yourself dude? Lmao Because in some parts of the world it is pretty normal to use water to clean oneself behind
Water first, wipes to dry 👌
@@Slowsteading dude sometimes i myself in the morning when i take a toilet visit i use the shower head to clean myself behind but most of the time first toilet paper then water in my case
@@Asadc1995 Yeah that's a great technique too! 😂
Laundry detergent. Much cheaper and non toxic to make diy laundry soap.
Love this, do you have a good recipe?
Yes, simple. Grate 2 bars of Castile soap, add 2lb baking soda, 1/2 box Arm & Hammer Laundry Booster, and 2c of epsom salt. Store in container. Can also double it. Use 1/4c or less for full loads.
So I'm completely unclear on the no toilet paper. So, you use cloth then launder them? Not sure how hygienic having soiled cloth around is?
That's right, the cloths get washed. Like re-usable diapers for babies, the soiled cloth goes into its own hamper, then it's laundered. Usually a quick wash cycle first then a second normal wash cycle.
@@Slowsteading I don’t think he knows you have a bidet. So the soiled cloth may not be as soiled as he thinks, unless it is for the kids, who aren’t using the bidet at this point. But for adults, it probably isn’t as much soiling as he thinks. Am I off here?
@@theposturespecialist3LM Nope, you're not off, it honestly doesn't get that soiled. With bidet is almost no soiling, and even without it's not as bad as you'd think!
@@Slowsteading So again why wasn't the bidet mentioned in the video or did I miss it? Makes much more sense if you had mentioned it.
People are too scared on “no TP”, they wouldn’t survive in a true world disaster. Butt rags the way to go.
Haha seriously. Butt rags are for real 👌
Great and good ideas, but skipping toilet paper... and using bambu cloths instead? The Old Romans used sponges... But how to keep it hygienic, is a challange I presume.
Haha they are machine washed after every use 😂 re-usable cloth diapers were the norm for ages before modern disposables, I'm trying to follow that same logic.
Have you thought of using a bidet? I’m wondering if that would save additional on any extra electric being used to wash the soiled butt rags twice 🤔
Yes definitely! We do have a bidet installed on one toilet, but we don't have 100% adoption for a couple reasons. First the kids aren't big fans of cold water jets on their behinds first thing in the morning. And second we also have a humanure toilet set up which can't handle the extra liquid from a bidet. For these reasons we are still doing the extra wash cycle for now 😅
@@Slowsteading Got it. I will check out that brand of toilet. I really like your ideas and your coop inspired me as I am designing a bigger coup and have some old wood. Why use the Brad nail over a regular nail gun? I would prefer to keep my tools minimal if possible, so trying to figure out which one has more benefits. Thank you for your videos. I know how much time and effort goes into set up, recording, editing, and uploading/tagging/etc. 🙏🏼
@@theposturespecialist3LM Thanks for following up! The humanure toilet is a DIY system I made, essentially a 5 gallon bucket in a custom wood surround. Check out the Humanure Handbook book if you have any interest in err... closing the human nutrient cycle (euphemistically speaking 😅)
Thanks for the kind words, glad to hear you're enjoying the videos! The brad nailer wasn't essential for the project, I just happened to have one laying around that wasn't getting much use. Hammer and nails would do the job just as well. I'm 100% on board with using what you have available to you, materials and tools included.
How many chickens do you have?
@@Slowsteading I have four laying age and getting four chicks today and then a few more in the next week or two. How many in your coop? I don’t know if the video shared how many.
@@theposturespecialist3LM That sounds like a perfect sized flock! I designed the coop to be comfortable for 12-14 birds, but only have 11 in it at the moment. We're currently getting about 8 eggs a day though which is more than enough for my family!
Most of the things you suggest in your video make sense except for the tp... see previous comment.
Regarding the phone issues you spoke of, I love your comments about trust and agree whole heartedly (though trying to get other people to comply isn't always doable) AND I agree with not upgrading a phone till it breaks and replacing it with used one if you can find a trusted source or if the phone company gives you a great deal though if you don't have a phone plan they don't usually do that.
BUT what I want to know is what you use to actually make phone calls when you are away from home or even at home? I have a Go Phone that I have to pay $25 every 3 months for and get $.35 cents a minute rate charged against that $25 and have to reup by the 80th day or I lose the minutes I didn't use though I never do use them up. I assume you use your wifi at home for texting and I also assume you pay an internet provider that maybe gives you access to a VOIP phone if you want it but when you are away from your own set up, and need to phone someone on your Iphone 8, what do you use if you have no phone provider?.. phones don't work without a phone plan as far as I understand but please do educate me as I know that I don't know everything that is out there and because I do try to live a fairly simple life too. Thanks.
Thanks for chiming in! I use a VOIP app (Fongo, a Canadian app) that provides a free local phone number. Whenever I have wifi access I can make and receive calls like a normal phone. Best of all basic phone usage is free, so no ongoing cost, plus you can add texting or international credits at a very low cost.
Use bidet will be more saving
Totally agree, I love my bidet!