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Gold Boy

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Posted: 06/05/08 09:55pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

COMPOSTING TOILETS - can they be used in a RV as a replacement for your factory RV toilet?

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Posted: 06/05/08 10:44pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

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The only Composting Toilet that I have seen in an RV was in a Bus Conversion. The Owner seemed pretty Happy , but We noticed a distinctive and Unpleasant Odor in the Vehicle!

Perhaps My Nose is a bit more sensitive, or maybe the Fellow was just used to the aroma!

I was curious , as everything that I have read indicates that these things work Very well in Cabins and such! And if Odorless would be great for Boondockers!


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I used a composting toilet for quite a few years while living remotely in the mountains. This was in a log cabin not an RV.

It worked fine in the cabin as we also lived on solar power it saved a lot of water pumping and the need for a septic tank. It was way better then a outhouse at 20 or more below zero.

If the compost is not healthy it will have a unpleasant odor. If it dies the odor will be more then unpleasant and so will to work to correct the reason the compost died.

Thinking back on it's operation I have to say that I will stay with my black tank and dump stations. There is more work involved with a composting toilet then meets the eye.

I suggest you read the operating instructions and specifications closely to insure that you can meet them in your planned RV use.

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