Composting Toilet In A RV - What They Don't Tell You (Full Time RV Living] 

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You're the first person I've heard talk about the menstrual cycle and a composting toilet. Thank you!

You are the only one that has ever discussed the female issues part of the composting toilet.

Love that you guys weren't too embarrassed to make this video (and did it with humor). It's useful to many people I'm sure.

I thought composting toilets would be really gross but after watching this my feelings have changed a lot. Thanks for sharing it.

As a man who actually cleans his bathroom, I've taken to sitting for everything most of the time. Good to know I'll be prepared for my future life!

I have no intention of getting a composting toilet, but I was curious. Very informative! Thanks for taking the time.

It’s like kitty litter for hoomans ;).

6 years of living with a “composting” toilet on my boat. I can tell you that I am very thankful for the choice I made for the unit I bought over what I see in your video. I say “composting” because in truth, trying to target actual compost makes life much harder than it needs to be. The 2 best MARKETED units are the one you chose, Natures Head, and the Airhead. These manufactures recognized that people will been to be converted from wet sewage systems to theirs. As such, they build in a lot of effort to isolate the user from the process. This is the complication I am speaking of. After my research, I picked the C Head for it’s simplicity, and the difference is HUGE. First of all, it is unfortunate that they are called composting toilets. Recognizing that they are actually dessiccating toilets. If you want the product to put on your compost heap, then that works. It used to be that we called personal flotation devices (PFDs) life preservers. But they were only an aid to keep you alive, and lots of dead bodies had them on. And too often, "life rafts" are found empty. They didn’t save the owners life. But calling it a life raft gives that sense of security needed to market them. The point is, the C Head bypasses all of the fuss of isolating the user from the process as depicted in your video. The “required” vent fan and hose are aids to removing condensation. That is the moisture in the solids that you want out. I have not installed any vent fan or hose in the 6 years I have been using my C Head, simply because the solids have dried sufficiently without it. But I have no problem speeding up the dessiccating with the aid of the fan and hose. But the Natures Head and Airhead do such a good job of unneccessarily sealing the process away from the users, that the moisture is pretty well trapped. The two choices of drying media that you mention are not the only ones. Sawdust of any kind also works very well. Again, it is a drying media, used to wick away moisture from the solids. Finely shredded newspaper could do the job. Removing the urine and solids containers means nothing more than lifting the toilet seat with the hinged piece that it’s attached to, and lifting out either the one gallon plastice jug (the exact jugs that we can buy milk or water in at the grocery store), or the plastic solids/media pail. As one of the comments below mentions, it’s a cat box for humans. I will add that is can be that, but without the cat box smell. Cats don’t seperate out their urine. I do treat my C head exactly like a cat box. The key to making these units work is the effectiveness of your drying efforts. If you get mold gnats, it means that the solid deposits got ahead of the drying. It has nothing to do with eggs in the media as some like to blame. And the C Head is a big step ahead of the sealed solids container units. There are things to know to make these units work, but there is no need to complicate matters like some manufactures do. If you walk your dog and pick up the droppings, just know that this is far less gross.

Sense of humor is so necessary with this! I will never complain about my cat's litter box ever again.

As others have posted, thank you for tackling the two topics NO ONE ELSE apparently had: diarrhea and/or menstruation (I hadn't thought about vomit, but good to know about that too)! While talking about this may seem disgusting, these are really perfectly natural processes (as you correctly point out) and it's great to know that a composting toilet can handle them! Thanks for a clear and informative video.

I love that you're bypassing the chemicals needed to compensate mixing solids and liquids. Composting seems much more nature friendly and a better option all around. Way less gross. I will totally invest in this for my RV.

You have answered many of the questions that most of these composting toilet reviews leave as a mystery. Great job! And you've done it in a classy way!

This has been the best vid I’ve seen on the composting toilets. Good job guys 👍🏼

Ohhh yeah, y'all went there. Thank you. Adorable couple that makes this stuff not be so gross.

My wife and I have the same brand, we've been using it everyday going on 5 years ,we absolutely love it, never had a problem with it

Extremely useful information. Explained total process from a user’s point of view instead of selling point with tips and extras from trial and error. Thank you so much.

a very common sense approach to an every-day event. thank you

Adding a small amount of vinegar to the urine tank can help with the urine smell.

You both are a hoot! Loved how honest and straight forward you both are:)

I didn’t realize it was that easy. Thanks for sharing.

Great info, thank you! Love the classy way you covered everything one needs to know!

This is good to learn. Plus you guys hosted it great. I loved it. God bless you.

Great info! Thanks for the details😆😉

Great video, great information!! So glad we just found your channel.... Subscribed so we don't miss any more! Thx

Best video I've seen about the composting toilet. Thank you!

You both did a great job showing and talking about an embracing topic.

You two are heroes for covering all of this! Thank you so much!

best, most thorough talk I have seen on this subject. thank you!!

Thanks for giving us the complete details that nobody else would cover. Have a blessed day!

Great informative video! Thanks a lot for putting all the answers to all the questions about composting toilet together!

You covered aspects of use I’ve never heard addressed. Well done and thank you!

Great video!!! I think you are the only ones to really cover all of the questions we’ve all really had about composting toilets. Thank you ☺️

Best explanation and video on composting toilets I’ve seen 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you for the thorough honest education.

I liked and subscribed just because you made the most helpful and realistic video I’ve seen on this! Thank you!

Thank you for being so straight forward and taking the mystery out of composting toilets!

thank you sooo much for being so candid about these toilets. I've been wanting to get one when I get my tiny house or RV but the videos I've found were not this detailed and made it sound like such a tough thing to deal with. Thank you for debunking this. And talking about all those normal yet embarrassing aspects of bathroom happenings.

Laughed so much at the disclaimers! Cute couple!

One of the most helpful videos I’ve watched about this topic. Thank you!

Exactly what I wanted to learn when I searched this topic. Thank you so much!

No one talks about just how BAD black tanks stink up your whole rig. After a move before our diy compost toilet, the whole camper would smell like a Porta potty. Also, we diverted our urine into our grey water tank and we don't even smell it. Works great.

This was so informative and you shared it with good grace and humour. Thankyou for your honesty. Appreciation from New Zealand

Thank you for being thorough. I had so many questions!

Explained and illistrated beautifully- very open and honest. cheers

thank you for the thoroughness on this topic, I think you covered all my questions. :)

Factual and straight forward; good job!

Thanks so much for the 'real details'. You're the first I've seen in my research that actually shares the important stuff.

Thanks for this video! We are considering changing the toilet in our RV to a composting toilet. The info you shared here is super helpful!

Thank you. Informative and clear - and very helpful for those of us deciding what kind of toilet to buy!

Came here because I was curious about how that would work, stayed because of you guys. You breached some topics with honesty and humor. Subscribed and off to check out your other videos!

Thank you for doing an honest and informative video about this!

Well put together,thankyou. Covered every aspect with humour and the facts. We've been wondering which way to go in our build, now leaning toward the composting type.

We have thought about a composting toilet.....thanks so much for being honest about how well it works.

You have explained this toliet better then anyone ty

This is so helpful, for helping me decides and confirming I'm making the right choice to accomplish my near future off grid lifestyle. Thank you so so much.

Thanks for the information. I don't think I've seen anyone talk about the cleaning process in such detail and everything else. Great information.

Thank you for being so candid. I have never used a composting toilet. I’m trying to reduce my footprint and want/need information like this. 👍

We think you covered all of the questions that we had in a very thorough manner. We will be installing a Nature's Head in our travel trailer.

Hands down the best and most informative video I've seen! Outstanding job. You've sold me. Thank you.

You answered all the questions I had. Thanks for the great and thorough info!

Loved your vid (and the updated one too) on the Nature's Head composting toilet - I was already sold, but this just helps solidify my decision!

Thank you for giving this...informative post: of a topic that's probably uncomfortable to deal with! You guys were great! 🙂🙃👣

Beautiful couple!! Thank you so much for the info. I'm really considering Van-Life.

Great informative video. Appreciate your info regarding everything other than #1 & #2.👍

Thanks for making this! I'm considering living the skoolie (bus converted to a home) lifestyle over the next couple years and I was jotting down some notes of some must haves for my bus. A toilet was one of them and I was trying to decide what kind of toilet would be the best fit. You really helped me narrow down my options. :)

5years using a Nature’s Head (sail boat). Perfect! No stink, no mess. No chemicals. No pump out.

Great job on this sometimes difficult topic that needs to get spoken to. Great job guys!

Thank you guys. Very informative.

Lets be real for a moment. THE BIGGEST issue i can cess with Van Life, would be the toilet situation. You two have discussed almost everything I was looking for in the most realistic, basic, comprehensive way. Much respect to you and all the best on your travels. One of THE BEST clips regarding van life I have seen. Thank You from the East Coast of Australia.

The best YT video on this subject. As for men sitting down to pee, this has become standard in Japan. Sitting down keeps things clean-and that's THE most important thing, whether in an RV or in our case, on a boat. We will be getting a composting (it'd be more honest to say a "desiccating") toilet for our boat, for sure. Thanks you two for making this video; it's the most honest of all the ones I have seen.

You guys answered all my questions!!! Thank you, and I love your senses of humor ;) love the intro!

The greatest video on toilets ever. I can not thank you enough.

Everything you wanted to know about a composting toilet, but we're afraid to ask. Thank you, very informative.

Very good complete video. Explained something’s I’ve wondered about.

Great that you covered all the potential senerios.excellent info.thanks!

Great video!!! You two are adorable and I so love your honesty and how you cover every situation. I learned so much from this video... thank you!! Be safe in your travels and God bless!!

Before seeing this video I was wondering how does these toilets work ... understood well now. Thank you both 👍

FINALLY!! Someone answers all the REAL questions about these things! Thank you both deeply for your frank discussion of, not the pros and cons, but the actual maintenance & upkeep that comes with actually using a composting toilet. Thank you!

This is the most thorough and open review I've seen on a compost toilet. Thank you for tackling EVERY single topic, including things I never thought of!

TALK about informative ! you two are amazing .. ya covered all my questions in one video .. thanks for being awesome Joe from California ..

You know, I've been looking into Van / RV life as a possibility after college and I've been trying to find information on the "worse case scenarios" with toilets and it has been a struggle. So I greatly appreciate the information!

Getting ready to replace a chemical toilet in our van, and this is by far the most detailed video covering all the questions running through my head. Thank you both very much.

Thank you very much for an honest discussion of the pros & cons.

Thank you for getting into the nitty gritty of using the compost toilet. Very eye-opening.

Good, straightforward information. Thank you.

well, didn't expect to be saying this, but - enjoyed that! very informative - and fun - thanks

Thank you! Finally someone to tell me the true details of the compost in an RV! You guys are great!

I really appreciate this video. You talked about several topics nobody else did. Thanks

There are lots of videos out there where people talk about having composting toilets & how great they are, but very few actually show how easy/hard it would be to use it empty it etc. Thanks for sharing! Great video & very informative!

Thank you so much for making this video and thank you for all your advice and tips We are retired from dog sitting and retired from work so we are selling our 5 acres and our 2 story log cabin home in Alaska joining you in the RVing life Your videos are priceless to me thanks for taking the time 😄

Frank and highly informative talk about all elements of this process. Thanks for discussing every single thing. I really wondered about a few of these concepts. Congrats to both of you on Brian's unusual perfect behavior and practices

Helpful info here! Great job!

I have wondered about those...nobody shows this stuff! Great video!

Good job on the explanation. We have been using a Nature’s Head in our motor coach for four years without an major problems. While it is not a solution everyone embraces, it has worked well for us. We were able to easily combine our black and grey tanks to create an 84 gallon reservoir for grey water. These changes allow us to stay on limited hookups for several days.

I'm honestly glad you guys covered all of these topics. I want to eventually get a tiny house and have always wondered about the mechanics of a composting toilet. Thanks for all of the information! It really helped.

This was very detailed and helpful in allowing us to see the functons in action. NOT embarrassing at all. Thank you! ❤

Thank you for not candy coating any of this. I like your frankness. It doesn't confuse me .

Best realistic treatment of a perfectly normal topic that most of us would rather avoid! Thanks - very informative.

Thank you! This was so helpful. Not an easy topic and very well done. Appreciated.