The first thing that popped in my head when building an "Off the Grid" home was "What Does a House Need?" and to that the first thing was "The Bathroom" so i Googled what can i do about pooping for free.
Three options came up:
1.Outhouses
2.Composting Toilets
3.Incinerating Toilet
Everyone should know the first one and since i know im not using it im going to not even explain it
COMPOST TOILETS
A composting toilet system converts waste into usable soil and fertilizer, just like a standard compost bin. When used properly, the bio-friendly toilet should be odorless, functional and easy to use. While there are many styles of composting toilets available on the market, you can build your own in an afternoon for less than $25.
Insinorating toilet
Available in both electric and gas powered, these are toilets that burn excrement rather than flushing it. These are seemingly ideal in remote areas, for people who live off the grid and/or have unreliable plumbing. They are available in various sizes and can run on electricity, diesel, propane or natural gas. The diesel versions boast the ability to burn between 1 and 7 gallons of waste an hour. The model you purchase will determine how many gallons can be incinerated. Another of their advantages is that unlike a septic, enzymes are not required to kill bacteria – another euphemism for "Poop".
THE VERDICT: IM GOING WITH COMPOST
its simple its practical and i got an ebook on building on for almost next to nothing from here
P.S. - im not giving up toilet paper so i dont need to look up alternatives for that
Journey to the Hobbit Hole
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Queer Lodgings
My Name Is Devlyin Jones. Im 22 Soon to have a birthday and this is my dream. Having a hobbit hole! I just convinced my Wife that instead of working towards getting a real nice large home in the suburbs that we should work on buying land and building our own home in a nice secluded area and to make her happy its not gonna be to far away from a city that we can not visit regularly and it wont be so classic as not to have power, plumbing and internet.
So at this current moment in time the only money we have in the bank is exactly $5.19 So this will be an account from literally NO Money to start with, NO home of our own (we currently live at her parents atm but soon we will have enough money to move out), We both Finally got a job and we have no kids (thats a task for another time), and We currently live in Oxford, AL.
The point of this blog is to first and for most be a log of the different task i will need to/will ensue and figure out as i come across information that will help me and my wife find our dream home while both living off the grid and finding our place in the world.
Most of the things i will post will include:
1.How to guides on everything: from building the Hobbit Hole (walls ,plumbing, design ,ect.)
2.Cool little tidbits of information and things to do (side projects)
3.Personal Updates (Just What Ever Important Is Going On)
Im not the Biggest fan of The Lord of The Rings
But i do like it, and the Hobbit Hole is just one of the things that from watching when i was younger that stuck with me I've read the books, I've watched the movies and other then liking a good story thats about as far as it goes into being a "geek" in the subject.
So as i get on with my search; if you have any serious information on living off the grid, building your own house or something cool you'd like to share with me send me a comment and subscribe or at least check in every one in a while and see how far i have gotten.
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