I was a guest at a so-called permaculture community and their compost loo was a steps-up drop type. The problem was that the deposits piled up below and all they had was a chicken wire mesh around the four supporting posts. Another had massive gaps between planks and around the toilet seat etc. All I thought was VECTORS - flies would easily pass through and go about their day spreading whatever they wanted. My question is - do folk who build these things try and seal them off to flying insects or is it just me? I suppose it depends on proximity to cooking areas etc. but for me the best is simply a trench in the ground and some form of visual protection. If the trench is less than 18 inches, and soil is used to cover the poo every time, once filled in can take as little as 3 months to return to soil (obviously dependent on season). Ive only used deep hole toilet in winter (going to the loo in a field on fullmoon with hoar frost twinkling all around is a truly memorable experience) with sawdust covering, and the soil freezing seems to be the only downside of trench toilets. Plus, squatting is much better for your insides and rectal integrity - a huge problem for Westerners; not so for squatting cultures, if you catch my drift... naturesplatform/health_benefits.html
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:22:04 +0000
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