desert_sailing
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So I have begun testing my 3rd iteration of the bathroom.. soon to be 4th iteration...
At this point it is not working well at all.
Fortunately the "Admiral" here has helped me understand that a true compost toilet in a van is ridiculous.. unless you are driving around with weeks of crap there is simply not going to be any composting going on.. and I will be disposing asap everytime I can.. whether it is digging a hole out somewhere.. or putting it into trash.
I did originally have a mixture of peat and wood chips.. got rid of the peat which is an absolute joke leaves "dust" everywhere. I kept the wood chips/bedding to work as absorber and to maybe assist with any odors?
However while checking out on other camp/van tiolet alternatives I came across pine pellets that are used for bedding. I also see that they are used as cat litter as well. I am attaching a video of the inspiration to my asking you good folks about this.
I am curious do any of you use these or have you used pine pellets for the toilet?
Are pine pellets the same no matter the advertised use? Are pellets for bedding the same as for cat litter?
Would simply pine sawdust be better?
This seems to be a good way to go. Any pros/cons that you have experienced?
At this point it is not working well at all.
Fortunately the "Admiral" here has helped me understand that a true compost toilet in a van is ridiculous.. unless you are driving around with weeks of crap there is simply not going to be any composting going on.. and I will be disposing asap everytime I can.. whether it is digging a hole out somewhere.. or putting it into trash.
I did originally have a mixture of peat and wood chips.. got rid of the peat which is an absolute joke leaves "dust" everywhere. I kept the wood chips/bedding to work as absorber and to maybe assist with any odors?
However while checking out on other camp/van tiolet alternatives I came across pine pellets that are used for bedding. I also see that they are used as cat litter as well. I am attaching a video of the inspiration to my asking you good folks about this.
I am curious do any of you use these or have you used pine pellets for the toilet?
Are pine pellets the same no matter the advertised use? Are pellets for bedding the same as for cat litter?
Would simply pine sawdust be better?
This seems to be a good way to go. Any pros/cons that you have experienced?