tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post9052587550528334458..comments2024-03-28T20:02:15.189+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: A Year Of Using A Composting LooKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-79192755426330854762019-04-18T19:48:18.727+01:002019-04-18T19:48:18.727+01:00I always thought the reason that water never caugh...I always thought the reason that water never caught on over here was it would just be too cold in the winter! Ice cold water on the bum doesn't sound good to me! Maybe for summer use! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-89524362928441223052019-04-16T08:30:36.458+01:002019-04-16T08:30:36.458+01:00When I travelled in India, I went the Indian way.....When I travelled in India, I went the Indian way...no loo paper, just water. Though that might be more difficult as you would have to schlep water down there.<br /><br />It is the cleanest way.Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249256078487025527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48653167973752028262019-04-14T21:35:16.973+01:002019-04-14T21:35:16.973+01:00I'm imagining REM singing in the background &q...I'm imagining REM singing in the background "Everybody poos, sometimes...."<br />It's not so much for the cost, more just to see if I could if I had to!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-74301662026789535282019-04-14T21:15:44.248+01:002019-04-14T21:15:44.248+01:00I'd like an outside wash area, even just for t...I'd like an outside wash area, even just for the summer. I have been planning one for a while, with a wash for veg as well and drainage under it. But not just yet as I have bigger jobs first! <br />Night soil was a big thing, only recently that it's become such a taboo subject really!<br />Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-45413557072447032402019-04-14T21:14:05.624+01:002019-04-14T21:14:05.624+01:00That's a composting loo, just one where you do...That's a composting loo, just one where you don't get to use the compost at the end. I always wonder how big the hole would need to be to stop it smelling or filling up too quick. There's a great little book called "the specialist" by Charles Sale about a man who builds outhouses. Only takes ten minutes to read but he asks all the right questions before you build it - even down to what colour to paint it! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-74582909870861968362019-04-14T21:11:52.983+01:002019-04-14T21:11:52.983+01:00Thanks, that's a great link. I think I'll ...Thanks, that's a great link. I think I'll grow some mullien and see what its like this year, then maybe try growing something bigger for the long term! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-72631492146462700602019-04-10T03:20:33.658+01:002019-04-10T03:20:33.658+01:00Lord. I clicked on a poo post... maybe I need a li...Lord. I clicked on a poo post... maybe I need a life. Toilet paper is kind of a bare necessity, even to be pocketed when going fishing or hunting. Maybe just buy the 1 ply and it will compost and be cheaper?Cottontailfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603586688895863727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-60750595672879424222019-04-09T15:22:57.435+01:002019-04-09T15:22:57.435+01:00Wish we had one and a sink to wash the hands after...Wish we had one and a sink to wash the hands after weeding. I knew somebody who had a commode seat on their allotment. Think they used the contents to grow veg. Can't say I fancied that. Years ago I have read dustbin men use to collect 'night soil' from London outside privvies and spread them on the fruit veg gardens in Kent. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-58623706080116397322019-04-09T14:21:39.102+01:002019-04-09T14:21:39.102+01:00My husband has been in the talking/thinking stages...My husband has been in the talking/thinking stages about using this method for some time. We haven't progressed to the point you have but I give you plenty of credit for doing as you are.<br /><br />Our first several years up here in northern Minnesota without electricity or running water, we used an outhouse or biffy, as we called it. Ours wasn't composting but rather a large hole in the ground. We regularly added sawdust, leaves, peat moss, dirt, etc. and it never had an objectionable odor so I totally believe you when you say you have no odor involved with yours. Keep up the good work!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-44076816725053863482019-04-09T11:32:18.042+01:002019-04-09T11:32:18.042+01:00This link may or may not be useful Kev:
https://ww...This link may or may not be useful Kev:<br />https://www.preparedsociety.com/threads/grow-your-own-toilet-paper-toilet-paper-trees.8169/<br />Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.com