I’ve had to use these plenty of times (fortunately or unfortunately). Only seen them in remote areas so your choices are to poo in a bag possibly in full view of the unsuspecting passerby, or to use this toilet. When faced with that choice, this toilet seems luxurious - get to close the door and really spread out when you’re wiping, and can even use a bit of water on the TP for that clean fresh feeling
They shouldn't use chemicals. The chemicals kill the bacteria breaking the waste down. They actually don't smell too bad without chemicals if it's working properly. You can also install a vent pipe from inside the pit to a "chimney" which almost eliminates the smell. Also throwing in some sawdust after each use helps a lot
When I worked at Lowes there was a fertilizer called Milorganite. It's made from feces from the sewers of New Jersey. Actual human feces. It was advertised on the label showing fruits and vegetables growing. I see now the label is just a lawn, but farmers around here would buy tons of it for their crops.
I can't imagine it wouldn't be, it's just fiber and digested food byproducts, I can't speak to how good it would be for growing things but I can tell you it would compost!
Uhm no, shit doesn't contain meat. It's literally shit. It's been digested. There is no mest left. There are also carnivorous animals, that live in woods and well, they got natures call as well.
Also, there are approximately 20% of the world's population that are vegetarians, 1% vegans and a ton of those we call "flexitarians" around here...
The main issues with human and dog excrements in the forest isn't the shit per se, it's that we aren't part of that ecosystem and our shit doesn't belong there. If any wanderer took a dump in the forest, it would be way way way to much.
Oh sweet summer child! Let me tell you how in some parts of Europe and the far Eastern Asia where people didn’t even compost shit. Their outhouse (with a hole in the floor) was built right over the pig sty.
I would need to wear Gene Simmons’ boots to use that toilet
Yeap, definitely not the best maintained toilet haha 😂
I’ve had to use these plenty of times (fortunately or unfortunately). Only seen them in remote areas so your choices are to poo in a bag possibly in full view of the unsuspecting passerby, or to use this toilet. When faced with that choice, this toilet seems luxurious - get to close the door and really spread out when you’re wiping, and can even use a bit of water on the TP for that clean fresh feeling
Yea pit toilets are mid but normally i use them when i need to, and in those instances im glad their there lol
They call them septic tanks in Texas.
I bet it has a unique and unforgettable smell.
I guess they tried to be as environmentally friendly as possible but there's an undeniable smell of chemical disinfecant inside
They shouldn't use chemicals. The chemicals kill the bacteria breaking the waste down. They actually don't smell too bad without chemicals if it's working properly. You can also install a vent pipe from inside the pit to a "chimney" which almost eliminates the smell. Also throwing in some sawdust after each use helps a lot
Yeap, agree with avoiding chemicals! Actually I'm not too sure how much maintenance is still happening to be honest
A properly maintained composting toilet shouldn't stink.
This type of thing is really old school. The ones they make now are really good. My nose can't tell the difference.
Is shit compostable then?
It is! That's what horse manure is, great for gardens and all that
What about humans and animals that eat meat (like dogs)?
When I worked at Lowes there was a fertilizer called Milorganite. It's made from feces from the sewers of New Jersey. Actual human feces. It was advertised on the label showing fruits and vegetables growing. I see now the label is just a lawn, but farmers around here would buy tons of it for their crops.
If they called it Miracle Jersey Turds, nobody would buy it.
We had the vendor come in and he told me "We used to use New York turds, now we do Jersey turds."
He gave me a hat.
I can't imagine it wouldn't be, it's just fiber and digested food byproducts, I can't speak to how good it would be for growing things but I can tell you it would compost!
What else would we do with it?
Water treatment plants are just really fancy composting facilities
Of course it is. What exactly do you think happenes to wild animals' shit after they are done?
Yes it's biodegradable. I just thought that because human shit contains meat, composting it would be dangerous in regards to viruses.
Uhm no, shit doesn't contain meat. It's literally shit. It's been digested. There is no mest left. There are also carnivorous animals, that live in woods and well, they got natures call as well.
Also, there are approximately 20% of the world's population that are vegetarians, 1% vegans and a ton of those we call "flexitarians" around here...
The main issues with human and dog excrements in the forest isn't the shit per se, it's that we aren't part of that ecosystem and our shit doesn't belong there. If any wanderer took a dump in the forest, it would be way way way to much.
Oh sweet summer child! Let me tell you how in some parts of Europe and the far Eastern Asia where people didn’t even compost shit. Their outhouse (with a hole in the floor) was built right over the pig sty.
*crapdoor
Ah yes, there are still some of those in Africa. We call them "Long Drops"
Quite often when your shit finally hits bottom there's a slight lag and then you hear the flies coming up the shaft...
You have never wiped your ass that fast let me tell you
Flies coming up the shaft and making contact with you 🤢
Back in my day (idk like 2 years ago I'm not that old) we used to call this a latrine
Ah yes, the complex yet elegant "flushless system", otherwise known as "poopin in a hole".
I’d rather dig a hole and squat. At least I know nothing is gonna jump up and have a go at my dangly bits,
Oh god that's horrifying. I could never.
Honey, this system has been around for centuries. Why are you presenting it as something new?
Out of place these are the perfect crappers, you burn so clean on these suckers you don't even need to wipe.
Wat
Burn a good fart?