What to do with No.1 and No.2

Living in a 30 something year old pop up camper has its merits. 

Merit 1: It was cheap

Merit 2: It was in 'decent' shape

Merit 3: It was portable

One flaw is the lack of facilities, ie bathroom stuff. 

For some time now, people have been asking what we plan to do with number one and number two. The option to go into the wild and dig out a cat-hole is always a possibility but sometimes you want a little privacy or the elements are not in your favor. Well, we weighed the options and it seemed that the most responsible thing to do, would be utilize a composting toilet. There are many on the market if you do a simple search but they can range in price from $35 to upwards of 100. But what makes it so expensive?

Well the issue with waste is that when combined, the urine and feces together make a biological hazard; namely due to the urine (ammonia). When you keep the two separate however, the potential for catastrophic disasters is greatly reduced. These composting toilets are specially designed to do just that, separate the one and two. Why couldn't we just do that?

With a couple trips to the hardware store, we had all the things we needed.
Materials:

1. 5 Gallon Bucket
2. 5 gallon bucket toilet seat (bought on Amazon)
3. Biodegradable kitchen bags (bought on Amazon)
4. Coconut Fibers/Saw dust (bought on Amazon)
5. A funnel (Size and design is up to the user)
6. Small length of aquarium tubing
7. 2 Rubber stopper
8. Bottle for liquids (We used Gatorade)
9. Feminine urination aid [Go Girl] (if desired)

Instructions:

• A hole was drilled in the rubber stopper to accommodate for the insertion of the aquarium hose.
• The stopper was plugged into the bottom of the funnel
• The funnel was cut to size and screwed onto the bucket and the position and height for its main user.
• A hole was drilled at the appropriate height and size to run the tubing from interior to exterior of bucket.
• Another rubber stopper was drilled to accommodate for the hose at the bottle end of the tube.
• A 1" hole was drilled into the cap of the Gatorade bottle.
• Biodegradable bags will line the interior of the bucket 

• Expand coconut fibers with water to be spread on top of each deposit to reduce smell and aid in decomposition.

• When the bio-bag is full, it can be trashed or buried.
• When the bottle is full or after each use, it can be disposed of outside.

And that't it, at least in theory. We will see how things really work out when we test the setup on the road. The bucket setup fits nicely in an old milk carton and will be strapped to the trailer tongue securely for transport and storage.