#natureshead

I debated on whether to publish this, but I thought… What the crap, I’ll do it.  If you think this blog is all about our amazing travels, mountain top experiences, and bucket list achievements, you would be right. But mixed in with those amazing stories, there is everyday life.  Our life in HOW is a lot like yours, except, we are asked a little different questions, i.e., where does your poop go?  

The simple answer is, we have a toilet just like yours that requires water to flush. Those of you who follow our blog know a bit about our black tank adventures. Our HOW is equipped with a Sani-Con system that grinds up the Black Tank waste (yup the poop), sprays the tank with clean water and pumps the waste into a waste station at a campground, truck stop or into a residential clean-out. This is much better solution than dealing with a messy “stinky slinky” like most campers, but the fact remains it is still an unpleasant and a very time consuming job, not to mention the consumption of a lot of water.  

So, after reading blogs, forums, and consulting YouTube, we decided on a composting toilet. Now if this is sounding like an agenda to push veganism, bicycling to work, or some other tree hugging, tie-dye wearing, latitudinarian agenda, it’s not!  When it comes to living on wheels, it is a good choice.  It uses way less water and energy than our regular toilet and has far less smell.  Yes, you heard right, less smell than a conventional RV toilet, in fact no smell at all!   I’ve been accused of thinking mine doesn’t stink, but I can now say it doesn’t with a truthful conscience.  

The compost toilet is like a mini ecosystem that separates liquids from solids so there is no plumbing, no chemicals needed, no flushing and it’s completely natural and organic.  The separation of liquids from solids, eliminates the sewage smell (that smell that lingers in your bathroom for 30 minutes or until you empty a can of Glade.)  The solids are directed into a peat moss filled bin and the liquids into a separate tank.  The solids compost into dirt and are emptied every four to six weeks.   Since it is now dirt, it can be emptied in the woods, on the ground, or tossed in a local trash bin in the ol’ Hefty Bag. The yellow stuff is emptied every 2 to 3 days and can be poured into toilets, in the camp sewer, at the base of mature trees or on the ground more than 100 feet from a stream.