I build another “lovable loo,” the composting toilet design from Joseph Jenkin’s book The Humanure Handbook:
This is the same system I discuss in Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting. I have used it in two different locations, both in Tennessee and Florida, and it works excellently. There is more materials handling than some will be comfortable with, but it’s a big savings over a standard septic system.
With a composting toilet you can avoid installing an expensive septic system, plus you get tons of compost for your fruit trees. Win-win.
Later I hope to install one of Sandy Graves’ BoonJon toilets. They are easier to use than the lovable loo.
The image at the top of this post is the first lovable loo I built back in Tennessee. I didn’t think to film it, so my new video rectifies that situation.
2 responses to “Building a Simple Composting Toilet”
Saw a post about someone wanting some sand pears? I have a tree thats loaded right now but they are also following off as well. She is welcome to get some or a starter branch ??
I’m in floral city ( west central fl)
I want to build a simple composting toilet for my travel trailer which I will be living in. Do you have any suggestions as far as how you would go about disposing the contents? And would you separate liquids from solids like the toilets you can buy? I consider myself a fairly hardy person. Not a status quo type. Thanks for any “What you would do” suggestions! I like the way you think.