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 ====== Bucket toilet ====== ====== Bucket toilet ======
 +[[https://amzn.to/2BDjzHh|{{ https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41GkiJ17c6L._AC_US218_.jpg}}]]
 +A bucket toilet is a simple toilet for //solid// waste when boondocking; ((Urine must be collected separately.))  The bucket can be dead simple or a bit more complex.
  
 +  - Simplest:  Bucket and liner. The heaviest-duty and most durable trash bag you can find is a good start.
 +  - Little more comfort:  [[https://relianceoutdoors.com/collections/basecamp/products/luggable-loo-seat-cover|add a seat]]
 +  - More compact: [[https://relianceoutdoors.com/collections/basecamp/products/hassock-portable-toilet|A specialized portable toilet]] (it's really just a fancy bucket with a removable inner bucket, but it is a good deal smaller which can be convenient. You'll still want a plastic bag liner.)
 +  - Even more compact: [[https://relianceoutdoors.com/collections/basecamp/products/fold-to-go-portable-toilet|Folding portable toilet]]. Needs to be used with some bags to contain everything. Very heavy duty garbage bags are a good start, or [[https://relianceoutdoors.com/collections/basecamp/products/double-doodie-br-with-bio-gel-waste-bags|specialized bags]] that also have absorption media are available specifically for it.
 +  - [[toilet:composting#diy_bucket_system|composting-style]].
 +
 +Remember that [[toilet:intro#in_the_van|liquid waste must be dealt with separately]].
 +===== use =====
 +
 +Yes these are instructions on how to poop in a bucket.
 +
 +    - Pee before using the bucket toilet, even if you feel like you don't have to.  It is hard for your body not to pee when you relax, and **urine in the bucket toilet will cause it to stink** and it will **make a huge mess**.
 +  - Remove and dispose of the liner.  Or, if compost-style, cover each deposit with the media after use.  Close the lid.
 +  - When you are ready to change media in compost-style buckets, tie off the top of the liner, pull/pour out the closed liner and transport to a suitable recepticle.  Re-line, and add media to the bottom. 
 +
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 +Remember that if you have guests you will have to instruct them how to use the bucket. 
 +
 +
 +===== size =====
 +
 +The usual size is 5-gallon bucket like the ones found at Home Depot, Lowes, etc.  There are [[https://web.archive.org/web/20171111200305/https://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Smaller-bucket-for-Luggable-Loo-seat|reports]] that some smaller buckets also fit the [[https://amzn.to/3tQWUSs|Luggable Loo-style seats]]. 
 +===== media =====
 +
 +
 +The media can be [[toilet:composting#media|all types acceptable in a composting toilet]] //plus//:
 +
 +  * sawdust, made popular in [[http://amzn.to/2y9YhRa|Jenkins' Humanure]] guides
 +  * cat litter (can be very heavy)
 +  * small animal pine/cedar shavings
 +  * [[https://relianceoutdoors.com/collections/basecamp/products/bio-gel-waste-gelation|Bio-Gel]] - particularly useful for those unfortunate times when your solid waste isn't quite solid.
 +
 +===== common improvements   =====
 +[[https://amzn.to/2GCXtdJ|{{ https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/510-KyD8y5L._AC_US218_.jpg}}]] 
 +A **trash can liner** can make emptying and transporting waste easier and more discreet.  Heavy duty kitchen bags fit the bucket nicely.
 +
 +A **makeshift seat** can be made with a pool noodle (slit and bent in a circle).  **Commercial bucket seats**/lids ("[[http://amzn.to/2y9TlLW|luggable loo]]") resembling residential toilet seats are available.  They are typically <$20 in the walmart camping aisle.  Some people use split pool noodles to cushion the bucket rim.  
  
  
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 ===== similarity to composting toilet ===== ===== similarity to composting toilet =====
  
-In a sense a bucket toilet is similar to the solids part of a [[toilet:composting#diy|DIY composting toilet]] (minus the agitator).+A compost-style bucket toilet is basically the solids portion of a [[toilet:composting|DIY composting toilet]].   
 + 
 + 
 +===== further info ===== 
 + 
 +  * [[toilet:composting#comparison|comparison]] to other composting toilet types
  
 +===== further information =====
  
 +[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfe8a_aAEbQ|HOW TO MAKE PORTABLE TOILET BUCKET]] (YT video) by Russian Daycare.  :-)
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