Beyond the Black Tank - Composting Toilet

mike802 · June 30, 2015, 07:55:27 AM

I think it sounds like an excellent idea! In the long run I think it would be less complicated than everything involved with a standard RV toilet and environmentally friendly to boot. Although by environmentally friendly, I mean after the waste has been completely composted. I don't think just tossing the dried waste in the trash is a good idea, it may be better to have a special container to keep it in and add it to a composting system when returning home. This guy has a good idea for composting human waste. https://youtu.be/W6jsMx9yGnw

Wild Bill · June 30, 2015, 03:54:18 PM

I bought a Separett because I don't like dumping and don't like the thought emptying a pee can either, (natures head) , Separett pee just plumbed into grey water.
Hope it works good, toilet going to the island this summer, I have come to the realization Without the MC5

HB of CJ · June 30, 2015, 07:31:26 PM

Now I am wondering if you all are just pulling our legs? You are joking here right? We had nothing but problems with our factory build odor free, (yeah ... right!) composting toilet in our solar cabin. But ... and this may be very important, this was in about 1995 or so. A very long time ago.

Have things so greatly improved in all aspects of a down-the-road composting toilet that it would actually work in a Bus Conversion? Perhaps such improvements have been made. But .... I for one don't see how. Big, messy, smelly, buggy, rank, expensive and etc.. comes to mind.

Just me. Respectfully. HB of CJ (oldest coot)

Darkspeed · June 30, 2015, 08:09:55 PM

Strange.. Everyone with a Separett that I talk to say they are very happy with it and it is a great improvement over the typical black tank system.

I have talked to bus , rv, and tiny house people about it.

I wonder how much the technology has changed.. I know the separation of #1 & #2 is a new thing as the old units mixed in the same tank.

LuckyChow · June 30, 2015, 08:36:06 PM

Quote from: Darkspeed on June 30, 2015, 08:09:55 PM
I know the separation of #1 & #2 is a new thing as the old units mixed in the same tank.

And I am told, that is the secret of why they work well now.

digesterman · July 01, 2015, 02:38:56 PM

I think if they worked all that well a lot more RV people would be using them, but as we know that is not the case

mike802 · July 01, 2015, 05:43:21 PM

I have absolutely no experience with composting toilets, but if the new ones work well, I would be very interested. In my conversion I have already started installing a normal RV toilet, I did'nt really know anything about composting toilets when I started, but I was familiar with the old RV type systems and its a little late for me to back track now, but I am very interested in hearing what others have to say on the new ones.

Cary and Don · July 02, 2015, 07:44:20 AM

If you see Gone With The Wynns blog, they have a complete demonstration of their Composting Toilet. No electric required. It seems like a lot of work, but they have been using it for years and even ordered one in their new RV.

Don and Cary