@@guytech7310 that requires a lot more time and infrastructure to install. We simply ran out of time before winter. So far the incinerator is working great for us!
The smell is a little strange, but you'll get used to it. You won't want to run it while anyone is on the deck. You can use it twice, before you burn. And mine never smelled between times, even with a previous load waiting. You can make your own liner papers. (You'll go through your 1000, sooner than you might expect.) Get some baking parchment paper. Unfold one of the current liners and use it as a pattern. It's as simple as cutting the parchment paper to size, and folding it. Saved me tons of money!
You guys are the Gold standard of multiple categories. Who would've thought I'd spend close to a half hour watching something about doo doo. Way more fun than watching the doo doo on TV, haha Best to you both!
So I have spent the last 30 years of my life working in remote and weird locations in the mining industry. Hands down the best toilet solution I have come across was incinerating toilets at an underground mine in Colorado, they were on a timer and we would burn them off between shifts. Worst solution was a composting toilet that liked to boil over and flood the area with raw sewage.
Mine is about 30 years old. "Incinolet" brand. It's expensive to operate. The paper liners and electricity. About one kWh per 'flush' adds up fast. The wife uses it. I just use the oldfashion outhouse.
The ash from your toilet could also probably go into a compost heap or garden soil if you want to add nitrogen back into your soil. awesome for growing veggies!
I think you mean Liquid Nitrogen, formed by freezing Nitrogen gas. Normal nitrogen compound is the most used fertilizer and actually very important for all our food products. Basically they're the same, chemically speaking, but one is bound in a lot of surrounding carbon to keep it in place and the other is pure (but also gas). - Nitrogen itself isnt toxic (78% of our air is nitrogen ;) ) but it has the ability to push away oxigen if you inhale it in huge amounts for example. If the air surrounding you has about 84% Nitrogen you'll feel dizzy and can't think straight anymore, about 94% will kill you in a few breaths. So be careful when working with nitrogen. Normal gardening work is 100% safe, as beforementioned its bound into other carbon stuff like in ashes :)
There won't be much nitrogen left after temperatures high enough to incinerate things like that. Solid nitrogen compounds aren't stable at those temperatures and will off-gas. There will be oxides of calcium, potassium, and a little sodium, but not much else.
it adds pottasium and calcium not nitrogen. But NPK is what plants and veggies love to grow nitrogen, phosphates and potassium. blood meal or Alfalfa meal is what most people use to add nitrogen ive done alot of organic grows
As I watched you take the porta-potty away I thought, "these are the most ingenious people!!!" Everything you do is amazing. So glad the new toilet is working for you. Happy pooping! LOL 🤣😂🤣😂
I've seen many things on UA-cam before but a modified Jeep with tank tracks with a full frozen shitter ratchet strapped to the back is a new one 😂🤣, thanks for the good ol chuckle 😁
From someone who used an outhouse at their outer island cabin in the San Juan Islands for 41 year and who just got indoor plumbing, I totally get your excitement.
I have never asked about your toilets or habits. I am not one of those kinds of subscribers. But now that you show me how to hook up a great piece of equipment I am so thrilled. Thank you so so much!
Transporting the closet: That's the way. That tracked vehicle you built is such a great bit of gear in your location! You should give yourself a pat on the back there.
I've been trying to imagine how you would even construct a functional septic system on the side of a mountain. The incinerating toilet is a simple and brilliant solution for everyday life. You've installed plenty of electrical power. The $5k price tag is a bargain compared to the cost of installing an expensive sewer system. Plus, septic system design in a fractured rocky hillside environment that is frozen in the winter is difficult. Great move!
I am getting an EcoFlow RIVER 2 Max Kit for Christmas with the solar panels. I just wanted a small unit to play with after hearing about your experiences. I really enjoy living your life off grid with you. Thanks for including all of us.
I actually sent the videos of a guy who used the Ecoflow units to run his Furnace in a power outage to my a/c people. Still awaiting a reply but to be able to switch on the blower and the motherboard and save the pipes from freezing would be a huge relief.
my favorite part was watching the Jeep drive as I own a 2000 Cherokee and love it. $5000 for a toilet is pricey, but if you factor in the cost in time and labor for a septic system, it is probably cost effective. Water use with a "real toilet" is another factor for you guys. Appreciate the content of your videos as my wife and I are looking to do something similar in TN in the future.
There were at least 2 comments I can recall about putting the waste from your new toilet in the trash. I don't see any reason why you need to use up valuable space in your bin to get rid of the ash. Sprinkle it on the hillside, in the garden or any other "natural" space you can come up with. Speaking from personal experience, if you deposit ash at the base of evergreen trees, especially spruces, you will get the most beautiful green tips on the branches the next growing season. Not sure why. I discovered this by accident when I left a bag of bbq charcoal at the base of a spruce over Winter and got the results the next Spring. I now do that with the ash I clean from my woodstove with the same results.
This type of toilet is wery common here in Norway. Mostly in cabins, but also in homes. You can buy it with 220v or propan gaz burner. Easy and clean, and the waste will be great to use in the garden ;) And you can still use it when it's burning. :)
Keeping it real!!! You two have such a good sense of humor. I always enjoy catching your bouts of silliness. When Riley said “Goodbye, my friend, it's time for you to find a new family or gas station or construction site. Someone else to bring joy. We don't need you anymore.” I was almost rolling on the floor with laughter. Here is wishing you both a Happy Christmas and a Joyous and productive New Year.
I love the track truck! That toilet is pretty cool. I'm so glad it's solved a big problem for you guys. The totally awesome thing is the no smell. Millions of homes in America could use that feature lol
I knew that a track truck was going to make life more fun. It isn't something you see every day. New names for the jeep: "Toity Truck", "Turd Sleigh", "Duece Goose", "Cool Stool Tool", "Locomotion on Track #2",
And my personal favorite..."DEUCE CABOOSE" But you would have to add a Jr. or the 2nd or something of that nature because that is the name of my truck!
Great video on an awkward but necessary subject. Sledding the port-a-potty behind the Snoverlander was pure genius. You guys would have made great Seabees.
Holy s--t. What a fun episode. After the finish off of your shop I was wondering about plumbing for a toilet. Question answered. It will be interesting to see how this solution holds up. Keep up the great work, always look forward to Sundays with the Riley's.
Great episode guys--Forget the septic system. You mentioned a year for state approval and it probably has to be “Professionally engineered”. Up on top of a granite dome at 2400’ you might end up with a sand mound which costs around the $20,000.00 (here in Pennsylvania) maybe more. It also has to be installed by a “Certified Septic Contractor”. Then there’s the plumbing (in and out). It may be a good idea to put another one in a corner of the shop (behind a curtin😂😂).. Can’t wait till Sunday for the next video
This has been really interesting! I have heard a lot of people talking about these incinerating toilets but this is the first time I have seen a detailed description on how it installs and operates. Of course with you two the added humor makes it even more enjoyable! I wish you both well and a really enjoyable Christmas 😀
We put an Incinolet brand incinerating toilet in our cabin several years ago and have gone through almost 2,000 liners so have some experience. We also vented the exhaust through the roof (a non-standard vent location for the Incinolet) and rarely smell the smoke. We got the Incinolet from a friend who had in in a guest cabin. It may be that the catalyst which is supposed to take care of the smoke odor needs to be replaced but it is a very minor issue for us. One visitor who was standing on the hill behind the cabin once asked if someone had been smoking a good cigar.😂 Visitors are quite interested in it and ask lots of questions. The main issue for being able to use it is probably the power consumption. We are grid connected so it isnt an issue for us but I imagine that 2K +/- watt hours per use is very practical for most off grid applications. It has worked well for us.
I can't believe I actually got excited about the ash reveal 😂 and I spent 30 minutes watching a video about a toilet. Really glad for you guys to be able to do your business so comfortably now!
Extraordinary! As an Idaho native and former rancher, I can tell you that the ole moon building in the winter is not a great experience. Additionally, in the summer your eyes burn with the explosive methane mix. This could be a great solution for most anybody, regardless of on or off grid - I am sure as technology evolves and demand increases these little gems will be in more homes, RV's, and maybe even rest stops? Great work folks!
Love your electric toilet but I am concerned the snow slide from the roof may rip the stack off. Possibly you could make a little metal roof above the stack supported from the deck. Keep on kepping on Riely and Courtney.
You guys are awesome, this is so interesting. I have a completely different toilet invention that works in a different way, however I love learning about other technologies and you presented this in a very interesting as well as entertaining way. Your off grid lifestyle is one of my favorites on YT and I never miss an episode, instant thumbs up also.
Looks like a great improvement. I wish we had a hidden camera video of the hiker who stumbles across your rental toilet and tries to use it ... That ash would seem recyclable, too, like fire place ash. Long as you are not eating lots of "heavy metals" and such. (I remember when I came back from a year in Vietnam, I marveled at using a "real toilet" again, the sound of flushing, the magic of everything just disappearing rather than being burned. Small pleasures of life.)
Great update . It was nice that you included the toilet lineup problems Riley needs to hookup with Duluth Trading Co and buy some Men's Longtail T Relaxed Fit Long Sleeve Henley T-Shirt To fix the “Plumber Butt”😂
You guys are the "model" of practicality! We "city-folk" who do not experience camper life, are just so comfortable in our plumbed bathrooms that we never consider the various details of waste disposal. I was almost reluctant to watchthe video, but you dealt with it very straight-forwardly and practically. Congratulations on a wonderful solution to a complex problem !! Happy holidays to you both !
This was a fun episode and moving the porta potty was hilarious. It solved a need you had, and I think you should keep it and not making and dealing with a septic system. Great videos guys.
I was waiting for this video! My family camp is off grid on an island, no power, and we used to have a propane burner toilet, but have since gone to compost, for ease of use for off grid. Love the fact that there is an electric option now!
On my off grid property I built a compost toilet, it only smells of pine from the saw dust I use. My solar isn't large enough for me to blow 2kw every time I take a dump. Also in Sweden where I live my winter solar time is rather minimal, but I make enough to get by. I'd also just feed ya trees outside with the ash and not send it to land fill. But enjoying ya adventures and look avidly forward to every episode. All the best mates.
You should contact the toilet manufacturer and see if they would give you some type of rebate back on your purchase. I would bet that your video would be more informative and entertaining than anything they would have in their advertising. Great job! As usual, the best show on Sunday morning.
20 years ago, I was in a work camp north of the Arctic Circle where we had multiple units. I don't know what was worse when opening the door outside. The -45 degree temps or the smoke wrapping around into your face. I will never forget the smell.
I worked for over 20 years at facilities all over Alaska where we had these installed, and id have to say, if the smoke was wrapping around into your face when you opend the door, i would suspect they didnt have the exhaust chimney high enough.
your cinderella toilet is made in norway and lists now for 3900 in us . the made in usa incinolet is 2400 for equivalent. so there are choices out there. they all use a paper liner as well.
Thats correct, but the Incinolet has a design that goes back to the late 50´s, Cinderella is a more updated, modern incineration toilet. More for the 21st century ;)
Thank you for doing this video. This topic is common with RV, tiny houses, and off grid homes. I look forward to a follow up video about the pros and cons. It will be interesting what Life Contained does about this in their current container build. I really enjoy your sense of humor. Made my day!
I'll bet your inbox was full to the brim with all these people asking you, over and over, for a video about you excretory practices, so you guys took the time to squeeze one out ..... although you probably sat down for a long, hard thought about it.... We're all glad that you finally cleared the air over this.... (I'm here all week, folks!!)
5 thousand sounds like a lot, but if you add the costs of installing a septic tank and the drain field that goes with it, I still believe that ya'll came out cheaper with the toilet. Besides that thing is awesome..
I really enjoyed this episode! I can't believe how far your home has come! I remember when you guys were still putting the walls together. Very impressive and you two make an amazing couple!
🤔The secret of your creativity has finally been revealed: sticking your tongue out every time it is necessary to set in motion both muscles and brain😉. Then the results are not long in coming: the snowverlander, the incinerator toilet, the super solar power plant, the workshop with the apartment above it, etc. etc.👍✌️👌🤝🥰
Very interesting piece, Riley and Courtney, very informative for us peppers, and another piece of information that was unknown about until I watched this. I'm still rooting for y'all... Best Regards, ~Jody~
That is quite A interesting system. Never seen one till now nor heard of one. The trip down the mountain with the old port a potty. That looked like fun. Great video as always.
Hi Guys, indoor plumbing! That's a huge step forward! I don't think I would have wanted to use a port-a-potty outside in the winter, even if the company could still service it. You guys are like modern pioneers. Happy holidays and thanks for the video!
I thought about the Cinderella for my camper, but the representative at a convention told me it will absolutely not work with an inverter. Apparently they've had enough customers (with undersized inverters) complain that they just don't recommend it. Also it would drain my batteries in like... a poop. The gas powered one would be better, but I wanted to make the camper without gas, so I went with a "composting" toilet.
I'm 60 and when I was a kid my farmer relatives had a fire toilet and I always thought it was cool, you could lift the lid just enough to see the flames. And yes as a kid you know you were going to look.lol
I have 2 questions; can you use the toilet when it’s in a burn cycle? And what about urine? Very interesting video, thanks for the mature but fun handling of the uhhh topic
I would like to ask the same question. I thought water and fire don’t mix. What happened when number one contained number two ?🤔🤔🤔 will the paper holds when it contained a lot of urine ?
All I wanted to know. People who consume these off grid builds ALL WANT TO KNOW what happens when you need to go. Finding out about a fully off grid electric incinerator toilet & your experience with it also makes a huge difference. So this is why you had all the interest. Thank you for taking on the task of showing us all how it works.
Proud of how well you all did this episode - just enough humor, but also a real and practical take on how to make life work the way you are doing it. Tons of respect!
I live for a year in a house with one of these. Make sure you regularly empty the the ash-bowl, it can get quite bit messy if it's too full when you pull it out from under the unit. As the ash-fills up the incineration cycle gets less efficient and it will take longer and waste more energy. Another thing that can happen is if the ash-bowl is full is that the paper-liner with the waste doesn't want to fall down as easily, especially if it's only a nr-1 (too light too fall down) the most annoying part of this unit is that if the liner doesn't fall all the way down it get caught in the closing mechanism and just kind of hang there while it burns. Finally, the cycle takes a lot longer if there is a lot of fluid. Because of how it works it first has to boil off all fluids before any burning takes place. A lot of wattage can be saved by going NR-1 outside in nature, it's also totally fine because pee is sterile. Also as you've noticed it is not very quiet, which can be a bit annoying in the evenings or when someone uses it just before bedtime.
Interesting episode. Glad to also see the Snoverlander in action again, but also really enjoyed that part of the edit; hilarious. Courtney has always been good on camera, but Riley has grown so much more “natural” (& funny) over time. This episode showed that very well I think. Great job Team Casey!
I love the incinerator toilet! ACE Septic was a champ for us. They kept us in a clean porta-potty during our entire build. We have fond memories of good ole #1197 porta potty! Great solution to get it back to them.
Towing an out house has to be the strangest thing thing I've ever seen. Well done and very useful video about subjects not very often spoken about. I'm beginning to wonder how this would do in an RV, power would be the main issue.
They are available for RVs, but require a lot of power so you have to make sure you have a 50 amp connection. They're a little expensive. If you use RV parks they will have permanent solutions installed, all you do is hook up your pipes, and pull the handle.
@@markmitchell457 Campgraounds, Fed and State Parks are hard to get into and probably will be for a while. For the last several years I been boon docking on BLM land. They mentioned a propane version being available. I'm just thinking of the future for this product.
I was rolling on the floor laughing when you were pulling the porta potty with the snoverlander and when Riley was telling it goodbye. I love your channel and I swore I saw your camper go by my home on the Olympia Peninsula in Washington today while I was plowing my driveway. Didn’t see the truck so couldn’t tell but it was so close to your camper, I just stared at it as it went by. ??? Merry Christmas
Hands-down one of the most informative and kool videos from you guys for being something that some might stigmatize when is all natural and normal. Thanks and keep going I love your videos and am always waiting for the next episode
I have been homeless living in my van for 2 years. I found a incintolet toilet today and drove 3 hrs to pick it up! I was so excited!!!! I want to tell the world!!! When you’ve been going in a bucket for 2 years, you’d be excited too!!!!! Welll worth the investment!!! Nomore mess!!!!!!
I never thought I would see a crappy video from these two. When you're wrong, you're wrong. I woke up today with cramps, rolling sweat, nausea and disorientation very similar to food poisoning. Luckily I have a waste paper basket right next to the commode. I can't stress enough how fortuitous that was. Seems pretty serendipitous to come back to bed after that and see this video! This has been the best crappy video ever!
Very interesting. We have a cottage, with what we call a Garottage. It’s a separate building which is part cottage, and part garage. Has electricity but no water or septic.. we’ve been trying to figure out what to do.. kinda steep price for the toilet, but would solve some issues, and be cheaper then suppling water, septic tank, and plumbing!! Yet another good episode! 🎉
What happens to the liquid pee? Probably the next most asked question is how do you do your laundry? Love watching your innovations and problem-solving. You two are fearless!
We use a incinerator Toilet on our lake cabin in northern Minnesota. It has worked good for us. There was smell associated with it when we first installed it. So you might make sure your stack is high enough to be carried away and not back down to the humans.
I built a 2' wide indoor stairway over 40 years ago and now that I'm 70 I still absolutely LOVE it. The newer stairway outside I did make 36" for carrying bags et all, but still prefer the 2' wide for just walking up and down.Loving the video as always...Seemed really short as usual! I could watch yours for hours.
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Maybe I am odd, but why not a regular flush toilet & septic system? That's pretty much how ~95% of americans deal with it.
@@guytech7310 that requires a lot more time and infrastructure to install. We simply ran out of time before winter. So far the incinerator is working great for us!
@@AmbitionStrikes OK. Hopefully a regular flush toilet for 2023!
Happy Holidays!
I missed it, but what do you do for water source?
Did you drill a well?
The smell is a little strange, but you'll get used to it. You won't want to run it while anyone is on the deck. You can use it twice, before you burn. And mine never smelled between times, even with a previous load waiting. You can make your own liner papers. (You'll go through your 1000, sooner than you might expect.) Get some baking parchment paper. Unfold one of the current liners and use it as a pattern. It's as simple as cutting the parchment paper to size, and folding it. Saved me tons of money!
Wonder if you could stretch it a little further and burn every turd time?🤣
Do you pee in it too?
What is the actual purpose of the paper? Is it to help combustion to start, or just keep the bowl clean for less bacteria buildup?
@@novelettemorgan128 I don't.
@@insaynbcr It 'encapsulates' the waste. Otherwise, good luck keeping it clean...
snowverlandering the port-o-potty down the driveway is one of the most awesome things I've seen lately.
You guys are the Gold standard of multiple categories. Who would've thought I'd spend close to a half hour watching something about doo doo. Way more fun than watching the doo doo on TV, haha Best to you both!
Ain’t that the truth!
I couldn't agree more---absolutely the best all around!
@Ray Reeves AFUCKINGMEN DUDE! IKR!
So interesting because I’ve never heard of an incinerator toilet. Thanks for teaching us a new solution to an age-old problem.
Rachet strapping the port-o-potty to the back of the Jeep was ingenious and hilarious. Outstanding...Poo on a sled! 🤣😂🤣
Throw the ashes in the woods, not a garbage bin! Loved this episode - thank you!
So I have spent the last 30 years of my life working in remote and weird locations in the mining industry. Hands down the best toilet solution I have come across was incinerating toilets at an underground mine in Colorado, they were on a timer and we would burn them off between shifts. Worst solution was a composting toilet that liked to boil over and flood the area with raw sewage.
YUCK 🤮
If you have the electricity to run them, they are the future. Maybe when the price comes down more and more off grid homes will have them.
mmm.. . sounds t a s t y
the use of words "boil over" made me giggle
Mine is about 30 years old. "Incinolet" brand.
It's expensive to operate. The paper liners and electricity. About one kWh per 'flush' adds up fast.
The wife uses it. I just use the oldfashion outhouse.
The ash from your toilet could also probably go into a compost heap or garden soil if you want to add nitrogen back into your soil. awesome for growing veggies!
Doesn't it burn away?
I'm sorry, Nitrogen?? Isn't that toxic and used to freeze stuff? I feel really uninformed here 😅
I think you mean Liquid Nitrogen, formed by freezing Nitrogen gas. Normal nitrogen compound is the most used fertilizer and actually very important for all our food products. Basically they're the same, chemically speaking, but one is bound in a lot of surrounding carbon to keep it in place and the other is pure (but also gas). - Nitrogen itself isnt toxic (78% of our air is nitrogen ;) ) but it has the ability to push away oxigen if you inhale it in huge amounts for example. If the air surrounding you has about 84% Nitrogen you'll feel dizzy and can't think straight anymore, about 94% will kill you in a few breaths. So be careful when working with nitrogen. Normal gardening work is 100% safe, as beforementioned its bound into other carbon stuff like in ashes :)
There won't be much nitrogen left after temperatures high enough to incinerate things like that. Solid nitrogen compounds aren't stable at those temperatures and will off-gas. There will be oxides of calcium, potassium, and a little sodium, but not much else.
it adds pottasium and calcium not nitrogen. But NPK is what plants and veggies love to grow nitrogen, phosphates and potassium. blood meal or Alfalfa meal is what most people use to add nitrogen ive done alot of organic grows
As I watched you take the porta-potty away I thought, "these are the most ingenious people!!!" Everything you do is amazing. So glad the new toilet is working for you. Happy pooping! LOL 🤣😂🤣😂
I've seen many things on UA-cam before but a modified Jeep with tank tracks with a full frozen shitter ratchet strapped to the back is a new one 😂🤣, thanks for the good ol chuckle 😁
From someone who used an outhouse at their outer island cabin in the San Juan Islands for 41 year and who just got indoor plumbing, I totally get your excitement.
I have never asked about your toilets or habits. I am not one of those kinds of subscribers. But now that you show me how to hook up a great piece of equipment I am so thrilled. Thank you so so much!
You guys NEVER run dry on ideas! Great job, as usual.
The addition to the "Cherokee" is amazing. That puts a new perspective to off road vehicle!
Love how you dont shy away from any subject, and now have given others ideas on a good system, and make it fun at the same time, Thanks from UK x x.
Transporting the closet: That's the way. That tracked vehicle you built is such a great bit of gear in your location! You should give yourself a pat on the back there.
Love that toilet! So cool! What happens to liquid waste? The pipes outside aren't too bad. Just cover it with a potted tree. 🌳
Glad you asked cuz I thought I was crazy having the same question.
I think it just evaporate as it heats up
It boils off into the vent pipe
We try to put liquid waste in a separate waste stream. Of course we will need a more elegant solution before paying customers come.
I've been trying to imagine how you would even construct a functional septic system on the side of a mountain. The incinerating toilet is a simple and brilliant solution for everyday life. You've installed plenty of electrical power. The $5k price tag is a bargain compared to the cost of installing an expensive sewer system. Plus, septic system design in a fractured rocky hillside environment that is frozen in the winter is difficult. Great move!
More then likely would be a spray system on a timer. Drop in the tanks and it pumps to a spray head. Pretty simple install but expensive
I am getting an EcoFlow RIVER 2 Max Kit for Christmas with the solar panels. I just wanted a small unit to play with after hearing about your experiences. I really enjoy living your life off grid with you. Thanks for including all of us.
We hope you get lots of use out of it!
I actually sent the videos of a guy who used the Ecoflow units to run his Furnace in a power outage to my a/c people. Still awaiting a reply but to be able to switch on the blower and the motherboard and save the pipes from freezing would be a huge relief.
I love that you discuss real issues that you face and don’t try to make everything seem wonderful. Thanks for another great video!
Highly impressed. I've looked at these over the last year and have been very curious how well they work. Good job at making even #2 interesting...
But how does it work? How it burns it with electricity?
my favorite part was watching the Jeep drive as I own a 2000 Cherokee and love it. $5000 for a toilet is pricey, but if you factor in the cost in time and labor for a septic system, it is probably cost effective. Water use with a "real toilet" is another factor for you guys. Appreciate the content of your videos as my wife and I are looking to do something similar in TN in the future.
Riley has the most beautiful assistant of these channels. You guys are killing it.
I think that is selling Courtney short.....
Perhaps Riley is "the assistant!" Actually, I think they embody an excellent partnership. Each has their strengths.
Yep, your probably right. The make a great team
There were at least 2 comments I can recall about putting the waste from your new toilet in the trash. I don't see any reason why you need to use up valuable space in your bin to get rid of the ash. Sprinkle it on the hillside, in the garden or any other "natural" space you can come up with. Speaking from personal experience, if you deposit ash at the base of evergreen trees, especially spruces, you will get the most beautiful green tips on the branches the next growing season. Not sure why. I discovered this by accident when I left a bag of bbq charcoal at the base of a spruce over Winter and got the results the next Spring. I now do that with the ash I clean from my woodstove with the same results.
This type of toilet is wery common here in Norway. Mostly in cabins, but also in homes. You can buy it with 220v or propan gaz burner.
Easy and clean, and the waste will be great to use in the garden ;) And you can still use it when it's burning. :)
Worked out that you can stand on your new deck to do all the toilet venting apparatus... well done C & R!
Great video about a common problem but rarely discussed. You have done a real service for the off grid and off plumbing folks. Thank you.
Keeping it real!!!
You two have such a good sense of humor. I always enjoy catching your bouts of silliness. When Riley said “Goodbye, my friend, it's time for you to find a new family or gas station or construction site. Someone else to bring joy. We don't need you anymore.” I was almost rolling on the floor with laughter.
Here is wishing you both a Happy Christmas and a Joyous and productive New Year.
I love the track truck! That toilet is pretty cool. I'm so glad it's solved a big problem for you guys. The totally awesome thing is the no smell. Millions of homes in America could use that feature lol
I’m so happy that you’ve gone in depth into the waste subject. 🎊 A warm place to defecate is essential to an off grid home. Congratulations 🎈 😊
Had no idea such a thing existed. Thanks for the classy presentation. Well done.
I live in the city with all of the modern amenities but I think this toilet deserves a lot of credit. I would happily use it every day.
I knew that a track truck was going to make life more fun. It isn't something you see every day. New names for the jeep: "Toity Truck", "Turd Sleigh", "Duece Goose", "Cool Stool Tool", "Locomotion on Track #2",
😂
@@AmbitionStrikes i vote for turd sleigh!😊
Deuce goose for the win.
And my personal favorite..."DEUCE CABOOSE" But you would have to add a Jr. or the 2nd or something of that nature because that is the name of my truck!
Shitter-getter
Great video on an awkward but necessary subject. Sledding the port-a-potty behind the Snoverlander was pure genius. You guys would have made great Seabees.
Holy s--t. What a fun episode. After the finish off of your shop I was wondering about plumbing for a toilet. Question answered.
It will be interesting to see how this solution holds up.
Keep up the great work, always look forward to Sundays with the Riley's.
Great episode guys--Forget the septic system. You mentioned a year for state approval and it probably has to be “Professionally engineered”. Up on top of a granite dome at 2400’ you might end up with a sand mound which costs around the $20,000.00 (here in Pennsylvania) maybe more. It also has to be installed by a “Certified Septic Contractor”. Then there’s the plumbing (in and out).
It may be a good idea to put another one in a corner of the shop (behind a curtin😂😂)..
Can’t wait till Sunday for the next video
You should have delivered all the way to the septic company, that would have created quite a commotion going down the highway!!!
This has been really interesting! I have heard a lot of people talking about these incinerating toilets but this is the first time I have seen a detailed description on how it installs and operates. Of course with you two the added humor makes it even more enjoyable! I wish you both well and a really enjoyable Christmas 😀
It's realy nice to see the overall progress! keep doing!
We put an Incinolet brand incinerating toilet in our cabin several years ago and have gone through almost 2,000 liners so have some experience. We also vented the exhaust through the roof (a non-standard vent location for the Incinolet) and rarely smell the smoke. We got the Incinolet from a friend who had in in a guest cabin. It may be that the catalyst which is supposed to take care of the smoke odor needs to be replaced but it is a very minor issue for us. One visitor who was standing on the hill behind the cabin once asked if someone had been smoking a good cigar.😂 Visitors are quite interested in it and ask lots of questions. The main issue for being able to use it is probably the power consumption. We are grid connected so it isnt an issue for us but I imagine that 2K +/- watt hours per use is very practical for most off grid applications. It has worked well for us.
I can't believe I actually got excited about the ash reveal 😂 and I spent 30 minutes watching a video about a toilet. Really glad for you guys to be able to do your business so comfortably now!
Extraordinary! As an Idaho native and former rancher, I can tell you that the ole moon building in the winter is not a great experience. Additionally, in the summer your eyes burn with the explosive methane mix. This could be a great solution for most anybody, regardless of on or off grid - I am sure as technology evolves and demand increases these little gems will be in more homes, RV's, and maybe even rest stops?
Great work folks!
Love your electric toilet but I am concerned the snow slide from the roof may rip the stack off. Possibly you could make a little metal roof above the stack supported from the deck. Keep on kepping on Riely and Courtney.
You guys are awesome, this is so interesting. I have a completely different toilet invention that works in a different way, however I love learning about other technologies and you presented this in a very interesting as well as entertaining way. Your off grid lifestyle is one of my favorites on YT and I never miss an episode, instant thumbs up also.
Looks like a great improvement. I wish we had a hidden camera video of the hiker who stumbles across your rental toilet and tries to use it ... That ash would seem recyclable, too, like fire place ash. Long as you are not eating lots of "heavy metals" and such. (I remember when I came back from a year in Vietnam, I marveled at using a "real toilet" again, the sound of flushing, the magic of everything just disappearing rather than being burned. Small pleasures of life.)
Great update . It was nice that you included the toilet lineup problems
Riley needs to hookup with Duluth Trading Co and buy some Men's Longtail T Relaxed Fit Long Sleeve Henley T-Shirt
To fix the “Plumber Butt”😂
You guys are the "model" of practicality! We "city-folk" who do not experience camper life, are just so comfortable in our plumbed bathrooms that we never consider the various details of waste disposal. I was almost reluctant to watchthe video, but you dealt with it very straight-forwardly and practically. Congratulations on a wonderful solution to a complex problem !! Happy holidays to you both !
This was a fun episode and moving the porta potty was hilarious. It solved a need you had, and I think you should keep it and not making and dealing with a septic system. Great videos guys.
Thanks for sharing, I really appreciate your content as it applies to what I’m doing on my off grid land in Sandpoint. Cheers!
I was waiting for this video! My family camp is off grid on an island, no power, and we used to have a propane burner toilet, but have since gone to compost, for ease of use for off grid. Love the fact that there is an electric option now!
I also have an off grid family island. Planning to install the propane version of this toilet. Mine is in the 1000 islands where is yours?
On my off grid property I built a compost toilet, it only smells of pine from the saw dust I use. My solar isn't large enough for me to blow 2kw every time I take a dump. Also in Sweden where I live my winter solar time is rather minimal, but I make enough to get by.
I'd also just feed ya trees outside with the ash and not send it to land fill.
But enjoying ya adventures and look avidly forward to every episode. All the best mates.
2kw/h. So if it works for 30 mins it's 1kw total, plus you only run it once a day, you can take up to 2-3 average dumps without burning.
I am currently considering buying this toilet. Your review was really helpful. Thank you.
You should contact the toilet manufacturer and see if they would give you some type of rebate back on your purchase. I would bet that your video would be more informative and entertaining than anything they would have in their advertising. Great job! As usual, the best show on Sunday morning.
Fantastic system! I didn't know they had things like that.
20 years ago, I was in a work camp north of the Arctic Circle where we had multiple units. I don't know what was worse when opening the door outside. The -45 degree temps or the smoke wrapping around into your face. I will never forget the smell.
I worked for over 20 years at facilities all over Alaska where we had these installed, and id have to say, if the smoke was wrapping around into your face when you opend the door, i would suspect they didnt have the exhaust chimney high enough.
your cinderella toilet is made in norway and lists now for 3900 in us . the made in usa incinolet is 2400 for equivalent. so there are choices out there. they all use a paper liner as well.
Thank you!
Thats correct, but the Incinolet has a design that goes back to the late 50´s, Cinderella is a more updated, modern incineration toilet. More for the 21st century ;)
Thank you for doing this video. This topic is common with RV, tiny houses, and off grid homes. I look forward to a follow up video about the pros and cons. It will be interesting what Life Contained does about this in their current container build. I really enjoy your sense of humor. Made my day!
Superb video, really pleased you went into such detail and answered pretty much all the questions that would have come up.
I'll bet your inbox was full to the brim with all these people asking you, over and over, for a video about you excretory practices, so you guys took the time to squeeze one out ..... although you probably sat down for a long, hard thought about it.... We're all glad that you finally cleared the air over this.... (I'm here all week, folks!!)
5 thousand sounds like a lot, but if you add the costs of installing a septic tank and the drain field that goes with it, I still believe that ya'll came out cheaper with the toilet. Besides that thing is awesome..
I assume they'll still need a septic system for kitchen, laundry and bath water?
@@MikeCris not necessarily…that’s just gray water. As long as they’re using biodegradable soaps they should be fine
@@MikeCris not necessarily, that water can be used as water for flowers, gardens and grass.
5,000 is a bargain at my property $60,000 for the turkey mound all the plumbing that had to go with it
So fun, i live 40 minutes away from the factory of the toilet, built in Northern Norway !
You folks are just too much fun to watch.
I really enjoyed this episode! I can't believe how far your home has come! I remember when you guys were still putting the walls together. Very impressive and you two make an amazing couple!
🤔The secret of your creativity has finally been revealed: sticking your tongue out every time it is necessary to set in motion both muscles and brain😉. Then the results are not long in coming: the snowverlander, the incinerator toilet, the super solar power plant, the workshop with the apartment above it, etc. etc.👍✌️👌🤝🥰
Very interesting piece, Riley and Courtney, very informative for us peppers, and another piece of information that was unknown about until I watched this. I'm still rooting for y'all...
Best Regards,
~Jody~
That is quite A interesting system. Never seen one till now nor heard of one. The trip down the mountain with the old port a potty. That looked like fun. Great video as always.
After watching that outhouse move down a Mountain, I have to say you guys are number 1 in the number 2 business
I am SOOO glad y’all have this channel!! Both of you are so funny and your humor just makes my day. Thank you!! More videos, please!!
Hi Guys, indoor plumbing! That's a huge step forward! I don't think I would have wanted to use a port-a-potty outside in the winter, even if the company could still service it. You guys are like modern pioneers. Happy holidays and thanks for the video!
Great video, yall.... especially sledding the Porta potty.... lol.... keep having fun, it's contagious
I thought about the Cinderella for my camper, but the representative at a convention told me it will absolutely not work with an inverter. Apparently they've had enough customers (with undersized inverters) complain that they just don't recommend it. Also it would drain my batteries in like... a poop. The gas powered one would be better, but I wanted to make the camper without gas, so I went with a "composting" toilet.
I'm 60 and when I was a kid my farmer relatives had a fire toilet and I always thought it was cool, you could lift the lid just enough to see the flames. And yes as a kid you know you were going to look.lol
I have 2 questions; can you use the toilet when it’s in a burn cycle? And what about urine? Very interesting video, thanks for the mature but fun handling of the uhhh topic
Yes you can use it in the burn cycle and yes it handles urine.
I would like to ask the same question. I thought water and fire don’t mix. What happened when number one contained number two ?🤔🤔🤔 will the paper holds when it contained a lot of urine ?
All I wanted to know. People who consume these off grid builds ALL WANT TO KNOW what happens when you need to go. Finding out about a fully off grid electric incinerator toilet & your experience with it also makes a huge difference. So this is why you had all the interest. Thank you for taking on the task of showing us all how it works.
I always wondered how those things worked!
Cheers
Terry
I have often wondered about off grid toilets vs an outhouse. Thanks for sharing.
Dealing with a crappie situation. You did that well. Alan
I wait all week see your videos Merry Christmas and another wonderful year, love you guys.
Proud of how well you all did this episode - just enough humor, but also a real and practical take on how to make life work the way you are doing it. Tons of respect!
I live for a year in a house with one of these.
Make sure you regularly empty the the ash-bowl, it can get quite bit messy if it's too full when you pull it out from under the unit.
As the ash-fills up the incineration cycle gets less efficient and it will take longer and waste more energy.
Another thing that can happen is if the ash-bowl is full is that the paper-liner with the waste doesn't want to fall down as easily, especially if it's only a nr-1 (too light too fall down) the most annoying part of this unit is that if the liner doesn't fall all the way down it get caught in the closing mechanism and just kind of hang there while it burns.
Finally, the cycle takes a lot longer if there is a lot of fluid. Because of how it works it first has to boil off all fluids before any burning takes place. A lot of wattage can be saved by going NR-1 outside in nature, it's also totally fine because pee is sterile.
Also as you've noticed it is not very quiet, which can be a bit annoying in the evenings or when someone uses it just before bedtime.
Thanks for the tips!
Man talk about dream home. That's a fabulous solution to a unfabulous problem.... awesome
Interesting episode. Glad to also see the Snoverlander in action again, but also really enjoyed that part of the edit; hilarious. Courtney has always been good on camera, but Riley has grown so much more “natural” (& funny) over time. This episode showed that very well I think. Great job Team Casey!
I love the incinerator toilet! ACE Septic was a champ for us. They kept us in a clean porta-potty during our entire build. We have fond memories of good ole #1197 porta potty! Great solution to get it back to them.
Towing an out house has to be the strangest thing thing I've ever seen. Well done and very useful video about subjects not very often spoken about. I'm beginning to wonder how this would do in an RV, power would be the main issue.
They are available for RVs, but require a lot of power so you have to make sure you have a 50 amp connection. They're a little expensive. If you use RV parks they will have permanent solutions installed, all you do is hook up your pipes, and pull the handle.
@@markmitchell457 Campgraounds, Fed and State Parks are hard to get into and probably will be for a while. For the last several years I been boon docking on BLM land. They mentioned a propane version being available. I'm just thinking of the future for this product.
@@woodturner1954 There's a van tour on Jarrod Tocci's channel that has this toilet.
I was rolling on the floor laughing when you were pulling the porta potty with the snoverlander and when Riley was telling it goodbye. I love your channel and I swore I saw your camper go by my home on the Olympia Peninsula in Washington today while I was plowing my driveway. Didn’t see the truck so couldn’t tell but it was so close to your camper, I just stared at it as it went by. ??? Merry Christmas
Yay team..awesome
Thx...May You All Have
A PEACEFULL HOLIDAY
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Brilliant! That you are living off grid is quite amazing! Well Done!
Hands-down one of the most informative and kool videos from you guys for being something that some might stigmatize when is all natural and normal. Thanks and keep going I love your videos and am always waiting for the next episode
Dude I think you have been drinking too much Kool Aid. Time to cut back!
I have been homeless living in my van for 2 years. I found a incintolet toilet today and drove 3 hrs to pick it up! I was so excited!!!! I want to tell the world!!! When you’ve been going in a bucket for 2 years, you’d be excited too!!!!! Welll worth the investment!!! Nomore mess!!!!!!
I never thought I would see a crappy video from these two. When you're wrong, you're wrong.
I woke up today with cramps, rolling sweat, nausea and disorientation very similar to food poisoning. Luckily I have a waste paper basket right next to the commode. I can't stress enough how fortuitous that was.
Seems pretty serendipitous to come back to bed after that and see this video! This has been the best crappy video ever!
Very interesting. We have a cottage, with what we call a Garottage. It’s a separate building which is part cottage, and part garage. Has electricity but no water or septic.. we’ve been trying to figure out what to do.. kinda steep price for the toilet, but would solve some issues, and be cheaper then suppling water, septic tank, and plumbing!! Yet another good episode! 🎉
Great Video Y'all 👍🏻
Everyone has to go when ya have to go.
With the right equipment and a creative mind anything is possible, lol I'm so happy for y'all having an indoor toilet after so long.
I like it because the toilet probably will stay cleaner than a normal toilet and it uses no water. Pretty nifty.
Very interesting, I had never heard of this type of toilet until this video. Great idea thanks for the info.
What happens to the liquid pee? Probably the next most asked question is how do you do your laundry? Love watching your innovations and problem-solving. You two are fearless!
Probably just boils/evaporates during the incineration process.
We use a incinerator Toilet on our lake cabin in northern Minnesota. It has worked good for us. There was smell associated with it when we first installed it. So you might make sure your stack is high enough to be carried away and not back down to the humans.
Brilliant info about the toilet especially when water is limited. Thank you
I built a 2' wide indoor stairway over 40 years ago and now that I'm 70 I still absolutely LOVE it. The newer stairway outside I did make 36" for carrying bags et all, but still prefer the 2' wide for just walking up and down.Loving the video as always...Seemed really short as usual! I could watch yours for hours.