Installed a Composting Toilet in my Casita

[Bob Miller]

Originally Posted by rebeccasf

Ha ha!! Yes, you're correct.
I guess I just meant to avoid things that I perceive to be too harmful or harsh. But as I think about it, I don't really know what's in the "blue stuff!"

Almost anything you can buy, short of foods, has an MSDS sheet on-line and that will tell you the real contents of a product.

[rbryan]

Rebecca, I thoroughly enjoyed your video, and I watched several of your other ones. On the battery issue, it's too bad that there are so many incompetent or unknowledgable shops that give out bad info. But, it's also good to know there are some great shops out there as well - you just had to find them.


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[MedicineMan4040]

Hoping this thread is still semi-active.
I too hate the idea of flushing what was once a second ago fresh water down the drain. For us, historically, fresh water was the limiting reagent on how long we could boondock....in that vain we are fans of composting toilets and have experienced them on treks in NZ and believe it or not here in the U.S. on the Appalachian Trail.
So in a Casita (which we are strongly considering ordering), if you did forego the use of the black tank as a black tank and wanted to have more freshwater how hard do you think/guess/estimate it would be to place an auxiliary fresh water tank in its stead? I would think it fairly easy to fashin a 12vdc pump to move water from one to the other and that might even be optimal for balancing the tongue weight I think submarines shift water for balast control.

[ShelbyM]

Semi-active after 10 years? I do think someone here or on the Casita forum asked about using that space for fresh water so continue to search. FWIW, 17' Casitas are well balanced and definitely don't need ballast at the front. Casitas are a fine choice for many, let us know if you get one.

[Jon in AZ]

Originally Posted by MedicineMan4040

Hoping this thread is still semi-active.
I too hate the idea of flushing what was once a second ago fresh water down the drain. For us, historically, fresh water was the limiting reagent on how long we could boondock....in that vain we are fans of composting toilets and have experienced them on treks in NZ and believe it or not here in the U.S. on the Appalachian Trail.
So in a Casita (which we are strongly considering ordering), if you did forego the use of the black tank as a black tank and wanted to have more freshwater how hard do you think/guess/estimate it would be to place an auxiliary fresh water tank in its stead? I would think it fairly easy to fashin a 12vdc pump to move water from one to the other and that might even be optimal for balancing the tongue weight I think submarines shift water for balast control.

I agree with Shelby that tongue weight on Casita 17'ers is already at the high end of the 10-15% recommended range, so adding additional ballast up front is is not needed or desirable. For additional fresh water capacity, Casita has an option for an extra large fresh water tank in the usual rear spot.

Swapping the flush toilet for a separating toilet- I hesitate to use the word composting, because few travelers carry all their solid waste home to complete the composting process- is possible, and leaving the smallish black tank in place is a favor to some future owner that might prefer a more conventional set-up.