Sunday, January 28, 2024

Yurts and Composting Toilets



Me: Don't throw away the cover on the beef rendang leftovers. It looks like this (holding up a waxed cloth). Just rinse it in cool water and put it back in this box. 

Dave: Where did you get those, I have never seen them before, what are they?

Me: Covers to use on leftovers instead of aluminum foil.

Dave: Are they better than aluminum foil?

Me: Yes.

Dave: How?

Me: They don't go into a landfill.

A short time later...

Me: What do you think of composting toilets?

Dave: I think we've already done our part with the waxed thingies.

Now, me, I am all into the idea of a composting toilet. Especially one like the HomeBioGas one that you don't have to empty. It makes cooking gas and garden fertilizer as it's output. Our toilets are working fine in the house, and I am not trying to reinvent the wheel. But we are going to be needing guest quarters asap for the flood of people who are going to flock to here in the summer. I am thinking a composting toilet in a yurt. We already have electricity and water to the site, and it is a quick, inexpensive (relatively) solution. Build a deck, get some basic furniture, do a little electrical, do a little plumbing (no septic), get a few appliances, and voilĂ ! Guest quarters! 

3 comments:

Bill said...

Bridget said: "By "a little", you mean an orange cord, right?".

Yurt, you say? The only way I can see a yurt in my future is if we ride up on horses, carrying recurved bows.

...and Bridget then reminds me to tell you that I don't have ride horses any more for the last seven years...

Brenda Griffith said...

I am not sure what an "orange cord" is... And you won't HAVE to ride to the yurt, but it will be an option!

Bill said...

An extension cord, typically orange and thick.