5 Gallon Bucket Composting Toilet

This 5 gallon bucket toilet is extremely light at only 3 lbs but is still extremely durable.

5 gallon bucket composting toilet.

The toilet seat uses a simple click on mechanism so it s easy to remove but will keep the bag nice and secure while in use. Use in five gallon or smaller buckets or containers. Prep bucket with substrate. Camco portable toilet bucket with seat and lid attachment holds 5 gallons lightweight and easy to clean great for camping hiking and hunting and more 41549 usually ships within 1 to 2 months.

Hovering above the seat means. Saw a hole that is the same size as the five gallon buckets into your piece of plywood. After finishing add enough cover material so none of your poo is visible. After use retie the bag.

The simplest way to construct a compost toilet is to purchase a medical toilet seat and place a 5 gallon bucket beneath the seat to collect deposits. It s small simple inexpensive self contained and very manageable. Add about 1 of substrate to the bottom of the empty bucket. This will keep it from getting smelly and also prevent flies from getting into the poo bucket.

If you are using a urine diverter for pee then you ll need to sit on the seat. Usage requires placing a scoop of sawdust or peat moss in the bottom of the bucket and in between each use. I wanted to come up with something better i didn t want to deal with my poop. Do not use a standard toilet seat on top of your bucket toilet.

Line your toilet seat up centered over the hole you just cut. You could just use the lid which comes with a standard 5 gallon bucket but this won t be too comfortable to sit on. Reliance are so sure of its quality that the bucket comes with a five year warranty. You must have a lid for your bucket toilet.

Our verdict and advice after a year of using ours. I was sure it would stink the house out i mean come on we were going to be living in a 15m 2 tiny house surely the smell would reach every corner. If the bathroom stops working that goes in here too. I could toss out my plunger.

At first i was very skeptical about using a bucket toilet.