Nature's Head Composting Toilet - Honest Review
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2020
- After using our Nature's Head Composting Toilet for the last 3 years while traveling full-time, we decided it's about time for a proper review. Everything we love and hate about this composting toilet and what we should have done different.
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We used one of these living full time on a boat. We found that putting about 1 inch of vinegar into the urine bottle after we emptied it and before using it again almost eliminated the smell.
Yeah, we’ve heard that! We’ll give it a shot!
@My Name Is Blue Canary After you dump the bottle and rinse with water, add the vinegar and leave it. That, plus using the spray bottle with 50-50 water /vinegar after you pee will keep odours in check.
Also boric acid powder - a few spoonfuls
I have done this. I now use a product called 'urine digester' which is better IMO, a few sprays after each pee.
Did you ever try hydrogen peroxide?
NOBODY else has mentioned the filters. And you're the second person to mention mold. Good on you.
I have used a composting toilet for years but just use five gallon buckets under the seat. I used wood shavings that I buy really cheap at a pets store. They are less than five dollars for a compressed bail. It usually last me over a year. The last one lasted a year and four months and was used everyday. It doesn’t smell. After I go I just cover it up with the shavings and that’s it. When it’s half full. I put the lid on tight and take it outside and bring a clean bucket back in and start all over. The toilet lid is fastened just like on a toilet but it it screwed down to the wood box that covers it. No fan, no cranking and no taking it apart and cleaning. When I have time I dump the bucket and use a power washer to clean it out when it’s empty. I just add it to my stack of buckets and lids land I’m done. Later
Composting toilets are easy if you have a house or land. This is built for traveling in RV’s.
How do you separate the pee?
I’m a mechanical engineer and am thinking about installing one in a third floor residential space (upper unit of a two family) for a second bathroom that will get much less use than the the second floor bathroom with conventional plumbing. It’s a viable option because the pee bucket just needs to be dumped downstairs. This video is a must see video for understanding the actual use and maintenance requirements. Very informative.
How do you know when there is an engineer in the room?…..
Just wait 10 seconds and they will announce it.
@@5222k OMG. It's _so_ true.
The ONLY comprehensive NH toilet video on the interwonk. Thanks Jonathan! And that's why my friend, you ROCK!
The interwonk 😂.
I know this video is 3 years old but it just resurfaced on my feed. I am so grateful you did this video. It answered all my questions on how they worked. Thank you Jonathan, excellent explaintion.
You are welcome!
Honestly the best review I’ve seen on this! Really appreciated the filters!
Well done. I was thinking about a lavro dry flush for my off grid cabin, but after watching your video, I'm buying a nature's head composted. Great video and thanks for the tips/tricks!
I appreciate how thorough this overview is. Outstanding!
I've watched a number of composting toilet videos including some outhouse and 5 gal bucket solutions. We were never sure on what was the best way forward but after watching your video on this, we feel much more confident with this Nature's Head solution. We would also only be 2 people and I also agree that plumbing in the urine separator to a fixed drain makes more sense. Using on a homestead situation I can also plumb in a separate urinal which takes pressure off the Nature's Head not to mention on our remote property I can pick and choose certain trees to visit and share the love. LOL! Good stuff. Thanks.
Lol. Great intro. I was eager to ask this things but wasn't sure this is appropriate and polite. And you posted this video. Never knew these devices were so convenient.
I wish I had watched this before living full time for 8 months with my Nature’s Head! Very informative illustration and oops guess I need to look at those filters 😬. The one thing that I didn’t hear you mention, which drove my decision, was saving fresh water especially when boondocking.
Best review of this I have seen. Learned the most!
Great review! The level of detail and handy tips is phenomenal. Way to review!
Yes!! Totally agree!
Helped me make a decision for my RV remodel. I think I am going for the compost toilet. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing and walking thru each step of the process. Very informative, very helpful!!
@TinyShinyHome: appreciate the concise, through and common sense approach in your content. Considering purchasing a Winnebago Type A RV (after 2019) and full-time. This helped out in decision making on off-grid/boon docking. Thank you!.
Very helpful! I’m considering my options for a tiny house and don’t want to pay for a septic system. So this was very informative
From the research I have done, this is the grand poobah of composting toilets. Pricey yeah but this is the one I will be buying when time comes! This is a great review!
first off what great humor!! cheers! second what great advice and experiance you just shared! the wife and I have just purchased a piece of property in the country and have decided to build aweekend get-a-way A Frame Cabin, 24'X40' totally off grid, no electricity other than solar/battery just for the essintal toilet fan and our 12v tankless hotwater heater for our shower, our children are now on their own! atlast! yeah!!! part of our decision was to opt out of an outhouse, those are just a mess and fly catcher, not saying building a outhouse just for show isnt out of the question! they are cool looking! half moon cut in the door and all! our biggest challange was what make, model and company to use as a composing toilet the Nature's Head seams to be the best construction and overall thought out! your video offered so much advice in the cleaning process that it was the final dicision of ours to purchase the NH toilet! thanks and Cheers from The Big Sky State Montana!
Congratulations on your weekend get-a-way! We live off grid full time and this video has really helped in deciding if this toilet was worth it. I’m actually kind of excited about it now.
Rocking intro! This episode adds new meaning to The Daily Grind 😂😎
Haha haha. 😂
Great review! Thank you for mentioning the filters. No one else talked about that and it feels like that might be a big deal. LOL! Thanks for all the details!
I truly appreciate your review on this. It will definitely help me to make a now BETTER informed decision. I can't believe that you're doing it wiht a family of 6
Thank you for that great review. I'm definitely going to go ahead and get a Nature's Head now.
Hello from Prince Albert Saskatchewan Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you so much for explaining how a composting toilet works. With six of you using it you sure have to clean it a lot more frequently. Maybe you could consider putting in a second one so you don’t have to clean every week.
I’m sure it’s not one of your favourite jobs.
Anyway. I enjoy watching your progress. Keep them coming! Not just about the toilet but all the rest. Best wishes!
Best intro I've seen on a composting toilet review! 😂👏🏽👏🏽
This is the best information on this product I have ever seen. Thank you so much!
Glad you found it useful.
This is the BEST composting toilet video out there! Many, many thanks!
Hey thanks!
You are AMAZING for doing this! Thank you
oh! and yeah, great intro. The editing and creativity are absolutely pro, better than actually. Love love it.
Thanks:) I’ll ask Courtney about it!
Thank you so much !!! My septic is clogged 😳and I live in the middle of nowhere 😁so I’m a nature freak and this is truly the best thing I can do right now. I do want to add a 2nd floor loft toilet so this is a great choice! Thanks for your great review and demo of how this works! Plus it’s only myself so this should really be the answer!!❤🎉❤
Fantastic video. Thank you so much for all the details.
Excellent video! I'm thinking about getting one and learned so much from you. I feel like I can do this!
You know what i appreciate? The TRUTH! And basically...you're the first/only to do that in regards to the "Natures Head". Everyone else says..."I was a little concerned about it but it's fine...no smell." Yeah...right. lol Thanks for the best vid on composting toilets.
I've gotta tell you, I thought, "this sounds AWESOME!" Until I saw this video. No. Freaking. Way. No way am I pulling the toilet out and doing all that, even if it's only once a month. I know me, and I will hate my life. Black tank is looking a lot better. *hangs head* So...THANK YOU SO MUCH @Tiny Shiny Home for telling the TRUTH! That's a thousand dollars I won't spend.
Thank you. Looks perfect for little old me in my tiny home. 👏👏👏🌼🌼🌼
Best video i have found on explaining.I like the fact that you guys are 6 people using it explains so Much better, I was looking at the Laveo dry flush, but now you sold me a natures head 😊
I ABSOLUTLY LOVE THIS VIDEO!! Funny and informative. I'm adding a small bunk house for guests and don't want to add a septic tank...more to come
I just ordered one of this. Your video has been very helpful to us. Thanks!
We used this system in Mexico during several mission trips. Part of the mission work was dissemination and instruction of bowls and use. Awesome system
Sensitive and informative, thank you. Nice video 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing how this compose toliet thing works. Very interesting and informative.
Brilliant comments about when to actually wash the main solids tank! ...Keeping some of the working composting bacteria in, and when to do a full clean. Thanks
Very cool information!!! Thank you I didn’t even know these existed
Thank you for this segment. Feel as though you've covered all the issues, components and questions I had. This content was the sh*t !!
Excellent review. Best review on the subject!
Thanks for sharing the information, priceless info
Well done review! Super informative thank you!!
Great, informative video, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks
You’re welcome:)
Great video! Answered a lot of my questions about it. ✌️
Great video. Thanks for being so responsive 👏🏻🥰
Exactly what I needed to make an important decision.👍 Thanks!
First time viewing the ups and downs of compost toilets. I’m buying a canned ham. I’m building a nice wet bath area. Mostly going to be bedroom and a couple of small chairs, plus tiny cooking area. Most of our cooking is outside. I really enjoyed your review. Well done. I’m 74 and have spent most of my life in the backcountry of Montana. I’m slowin down. Moved to Northern California. Good place I think. I’m getting prepared to go follow my nose to the NE corner of the state to check out hunting and fishing. I feel pretty secure as to how to live well in the tow along now that I have a more concise understanding of the major concern, composting toilets. Thanks again amigo. Joe
California from Montana? I'm moving from California to Montana in 2 months. Won't throw water on your parade so I'll just say good luck and wish you well.
We’ll Keith, I’ve lived in both places. I wouldn’t move back to what Montana had become. It used to be a great place. There’s more wild lands in California than in Montana. Too many people from California, Texas, Florida etc, fell for the “ last best place” advertising. Montana has been too exploited. Land and housing prices are nearly as high as California’s. Fortunately, my place in N. California is nearly paid off plus I own another one outright.
@@keithwebb1926 you probably won't throw water because there isn't any to waste! Good luck to both you and Joe in your endeavors.
Im so impressed how clean your natures head is. Our door especially the holes get so dirty from the urine. We have ours for 5 years and replaced the door 3 times. We also found aqua chem works to keep the pee tanks clean and not smelly. Not sure how safe for the environment it is but we live in a marina so they have a place to dump tanks
Jonathan cleans it real well. :)
(Jonathan here) - wait you can replace the trap door?!?? We totally need to do this. Ours is gross, too.
Thanks for the demo... this is my top option for my off grid cabin in Northern Az 👌🏼
You're welcome! Glad we could help :)
Thank you for the info on the peat moss I just recently started using my natures head and am suffering from a terrible smell from what I presume is because I’m using peat instead of coconut
Excellent presentation!! Kudos 👏
Thanks ... first mention I've seen about removing and cleaning the fan inlet and outlet screens/filters
Very important step!
Mate if you get this I hope it may help. With the vent if you use a vertical black pipe in the sun it with draw air up. Just place a filter at the top that’s large enough . Thanks so much for showing this.
Thank you so much for this. Your comment that it really depends on the ratio of campground to Boondocking that you do should drive the decision as to whether you truly need a composting toilet. After reviewing my situation, I realized that a composting toilet would not be necessary for me. Thanks again! You rule!!
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for a great instruction video. We are putting a Nature’s Head toilet into a container house. Having this toilet will allow us to have a grey water only septic system, which is much less money than a black and grey water combo system. 👍
Very informative. Thank you.
Thanks, that was so helpful :)
I like the intro part, funny.
Great intro, Thanks!
Best intro ever for a composting toilet review 🤣🤣
debating on going from a porta potty to composting toilet thank you for the tips!
Great info thanks!!!
We own 2 Nature's Heads toilets, one in a tiny house we built and the other in a trailer that we remodeled, changing out the flush toilet. Together they have over 8 years of use. The biggest problem we've experienced is the constant infiltration of those tiny fruit flies, which makes using it very unpleasant. We also did not like having to either remove the whole base unit and carry it outside... or do the change-out of the solids inside. We have just recently decided to change the process. We have now removed the agitator from the unit (very easy) and instead placed an 8-gallon compost bag inside. We also added caulking all the way around under the molded lip of the base unit, which has been the prime breeding ground for these fly eggs. Then we added a slightly stronger fan with about 50% more airflow (40x40x20 vs 40x40x10 mm). The replacement fan draws 0.11 amps instead of the 0.07 standard. It's not much more, and we are on shore power anyway. And the fan fits the existing housing. The drawback is that we aren't agitating (mixing) the coconut coir with the solids. The huge benefit is we just lift out the composting bag (and the base unit stays clean) and we don't have to remove the base unit... much faster and cleaner.
Agreed, now that we're more stationary it is kind of a pain. Where'd you get the fan that fits? Seems like a quick easy upgrade for better airflow.
Great video...thanks!
Been using this composter for about three years. I have the urine section plumbed into my rv black tank along with my bath sink. It is the perfect setup for my wife and I.
How did you plumb the urine section to the gray tank? Thanks.
good review, tips & instructions.....
That's intro was pretty dope. Ha! Good stuff, brother...
thanks. was thinking of getting one
Thanks, you've just convinced me to invest in a septic system haha
Your one of the first honest folks telling the truth being that it only begins the process of composting.
Ive been using compost toilet for 20 years...a sunmar n.e.
I might get one of these to sit and watch soccer on tv at home with a beer they look so comfortable .
I like the intro. Entertaining. Good review.
This was excellent! Funny and informative. I really appreciate the honest and direct approach. That is quite a chore to remove it and clean it on the truck bed every 1-2 weeks. I'm assuming the urine container is easy to remove and dump. Also, how heavy is this thing when full?
Haha thanks :) Yes, the urine container can be easily removed - just undo the latches, partially lift up the lid, and pull it out. With both liquids and solids full, I'd say it's 30-40lbs. Empty 10-15lbs. With our 5th wheel, I had to spend about the same amount of time flushing the black tank each week so all in all it's not too bad. The cleaning is definitely the worst part.
great review.
finally i found somebody to tell a honest opinion. sometimes i got: i would not do it again without really explaining why.
or: yes its a great thing,sometimes a litzle bit smelly also without explaining.
okay our climate is totally diffetent to yours, i would worry about mold. but.... using it with 6 people is certainly a real test.
Best intro ever!
Watching this while in a bathroom really makes it a 4D experience
Thank you for the tips!
I'm just using a bucket like a compost toilet and I'm powering used coffee powder every time I use the bucket. I don't know if it's good, apparently yes, but I had fly problem, because before I left the coffee powder opened in the kitchen and the flies put eggs on it. Sorry for my bad English, I hope I got understood.
Yeah you have to us a composting agent like coco coir or something similar :)
Very informative!
Thanks for the video homie. I just got one.
The one problem that I have with this toilet is the fact that the seat is the size of a postage stamp for larger people. I just wish they would make the seat bigger like a standard size long gated seat.
We are researching the nature’s head right now and your review was absolutely fantastic! Really loved the intro, I was laughing my ass off! Good job sir! I was really skeptical. We currently use buckets and didn’t want to buy something that was harder to dump. Your review has me leaning towards the natures head now.
I saw someone commented on using vinegar in the pee side, this does work. I do this in my pee bucket, hardly any smell. Without vinegar it’s almost unbearable...🤮.
Absolutely fantastic video! Thank you for sharing!
We’ve heard a lot of people add vinegar to the spray bottle of water. It probably does help but we don’t ever remember to do it.
@@TinyShinyHome I would just add the vinegar right into the container after emptying it. About an inch on the bottom. That’s what I do for my bucket. You’ll be amazed!
We’ll try it!
@@TinyShinyHome would like to know what you think. 😀
I've use vinegar before but what I've found works even better is baking soda. Three or four tablespoons in the container will do and no vinegar smell.
Great review mate. All the best from Down Under
Eyes open, no fear ...
Best review to date.
Hey thanks!
Thx 4 The Info
Having used composting toilets for over 30 years I can tell you that filters serve no purpose whatsoever. Of course bug screening is needed but I've never even cleaned any bug screens has the intake screen stays clean and the exhaust screen is only exposed to high humidity. I have recently purchased a Nature's head toilet and should I find filters are still used I will certainly be tossing them in favor of quality bug screens. Your video is spot on and all aspects of a small composting toilet, especially when used by more than one or two people. Thank you so much for the video
Their new screens are way better high quality plastic and much easier to clean. Also, its usually material not bugs that need to be cleaned off.
Great overview! The filters need a redesign for longer service interval and ease of cleaning. These changes would be easy for the manufacturer to implement. At this price point, it's reasonable to expect.
We ordered some new ones recently and they are a now a harder mesh that just wipes off. Much easier to clean for sure.
really useful review. thank you! expressing my gratitude by suscribing just now...
Great to see your shinny home. Would you prefer, for the sollides, a foot of hand handel?
Super thorough. Great vid. Sub'd.
LOVE your intro...and video!! There are only 2 of us and we have issue with urine leaking through the back catch into the bucket. Really gross in the summer! (and we haven't used the composting part yet!). Did you guys have any issues with this? We've tried being really careful, but have had to modify.
Sorry you’ve had issues - no ours never leaks unless we overfill it - but even then it won’t leak until we open it and break the seal
ve been considering one of these for quite awhile, but havent seen how anyone cleans the bowl without getting water into the solids tank! do you have to take the top half off and clean that whole attachment outside, and everyother day? and while leaving the solids tank exposed during that time
Where do you get your coconut core? And what would be a good size to buy? I will be receiving our natures head next week and wanting to be prepared. Thx. Really liked the honesty and advice in you video.
Check out the blog to go with the video. It has links for the coco coir we use:) we like to have a lot on hand and we order on Amazon. tinyshinyhome.com/natures-head-composting-toilet
This is one of the best off grid toilet systems reviews I have ever seen. The only thing I would have done differently is put on gloves up to my elbows. Lol. But that's just me.🤪😉
Hah. You get over it pretty quick 🤷🏻♂️
I was thinking that as well!
Urine is also great to get rid of ant beds. They may only move 10 feet but eventually you can pee em off your property or camp site.
Lots of coco core contains high salt content that's why it molds way less.