It is strange that during the preparations for a friend's wedding, during the wedding itself, and after the wedding, the main topic of conversation was the crapper. I like the term crapper, in deference to Thomas Crapper who didn't, it turns out, actually invent the inside toilet. But it's a good story, regardless.
Back to the composting toilet pictured above.
It gathers its own rainwater for handwashing, it doesn't smell, it doesn't poison the groundwater below it, it fertilizes directly and then provides compost for use year after year.
I have like 3 minutes -- I'll make another post about it today, but in short The Luddite's parents built it, used his eco-friendly Land Ark Northwest wood treatment on it, and put in snazzy things like a naturally-curved (I believe Alder) limb as part of the door. It's just too cool for school, and was the talk of the town at the wedding.
I'll post more pictures and descriptions soon.
Enjoy your calls from nature,
Bp
8 comments:
That indeed is a fantastic crapper!
I've been told to tell you from Luth that you misspelled Fantastic.
/hug
done and done LOL
That looks a fine place to sit and reading the morning paper!
We need plans for this
I'll talk to the folks responsible and see if they have anything I can share for ya'll.
they may have winged it.
I'll let you know one way or the other in the next few days.
Bp
How are those plans coming?
Russ and Carolyn
Forgot to re-post here, they did just wing it. I know there was a small receptacle to the front of the toilet with a separate drain spout out the back, and the whole deal was elevated off the ground so you could walk around the back and get into the mouldering pit when you wanted to get the nightsoil out after a few years. The container below the toilet was built from cinder blocks.
Also, the rain gutter drained into an elevated catch basin through a screen which fed the hand washing sink, which in turn drained through the urine collection basin in the front of the toilet to rinse it out.
Sorry there wasn't anything more specific to offer.
Bp
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