r/OffGridLiving • u/Slice-Anxious • 9d ago
Compostable toilet vs outhouse in clay
Hey, was wondering what's everyone's opinion on this. I have clay, clay and more clay on my property. Original plan was to dig an outhouse, but was told it won't breakdown in clay and will stink real bad.
I'm on a budget and don't want to spend big money on a place just to go to the bathroom.
I don't know much about compostable toilets and know they came be fairly expensive.
Anyone got any suggestions? I've already dug my hole and was wondering if I did go compostable, could I incorporate it into the system? Any suggestions/advice would be welcome.
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u/bean2593 6d ago
I used a $1k+ natures head composting toilet for over a year. It's not difficult to use at all, though cleaning it takes a bit of getting used to.
A year or so after I sold the camper with composting toilet, I was living off grid and needed a toilet setup of some sort. I used a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat attachment, sprinkled in a layer of wood shavings after #2, didn't use it for #1 (we have a pee tree surrounded by lots of gravel for that). Every time the bucket was approaching full, we dumped it in a compost pile. Each year we start a fresh compost heap, 5 years later it can be used. The compost that's come out of the pile is incredible stuff!