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toilet:bucket [2018/12/24 13:12] frater_secessus [similarity to composting toilet] |
toilet:bucket [2023/08/28 02:24] (current) princess_fluffypants [Bucket toilet] |
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====== Bucket toilet ====== | ====== Bucket toilet ====== | ||
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+ | A bucket toilet is a simple toilet for //solid// waste when boondocking; | ||
- | A bucket toilet is a simple toilet for solid waste when boondocking; | + | - Simplest: |
- | + | - Little more comfort: | |
- | - simplest: bucket | + | - More compact: [[https:// |
- | - comfortable: | + | - Even more compact: [[https:// |
- [[toilet: | - [[toilet: | ||
+ | Remember that [[toilet: | ||
===== use ===== | ===== use ===== | ||
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- 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**. | - 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. | - Remove and dispose of the liner. | ||
- | - 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 | + | - 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 |
Remember that if you have guests you will have to instruct them how to use the bucket. | Remember that if you have guests you will have to instruct them how to use the bucket. | ||
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+ | ===== size ===== | ||
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+ | The usual size is 5-gallon bucket like the ones found at Home Depot, Lowes, etc. There are [[https:// | ||
===== media ===== | ===== media ===== | ||
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* cat litter (can be very heavy) | * cat litter (can be very heavy) | ||
* small animal pine/cedar shavings | * small animal pine/cedar shavings | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
===== common improvements | ===== common improvements | ||
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A **trash can liner** can make emptying and transporting waste easier and more discreet. | A **trash can liner** can make emptying and transporting waste easier and more discreet. | ||
- | A **makeshift seat** can be made with a pool noodle (slit and bent in a circle). | + | A **makeshift seat** can be made with a pool noodle (slit and bent in a circle). |