I'm Planning A DIY Composting Toilet -- But There Are Still Cleaning Issues!

My name is Lenny and I currently live in a 30’ Xplorer 320 motorhome while I’m setting up two mini-mobile homes on my suburban property.  I have been in my current RV as a tiny home while I started back to school in 2014.

I started setting up some solar energy using a Harbor Freight 100-watt system and as prices came down and I came across great deals, I expanded my off-grid solar system to over 1,000 watts, three 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries, and two 100Ah AGM batteries.

In the coming months and years, I plan to travel around with my newly adopted/rescued dog, Buddy (his video coming soon!), in my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 HD pickup truck (lifted, 4WD, V8 Cummins Turbo Diesel), while living on the road in a 32’ Hideout Toy Hauler RV.  I will keep my mini-mobile home and rent the other one so I’ll have a home base to come back to regularly. Maybe, I'll have a roomie living in mine so it’s not vacant while I’m on the road and have someone to take care of my property and any minor handyman fixes that might be needed.

Buddy started showing up on my property in recent weeks, sometimes, in the middle of the night, eating the food I would put out every night for the local vermin (raccoons, opossums, feral cats). Eventually, he started showing up in the morning and I would put out more food for him and he quit being afraid and became my “Buddy.”

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Today’s video features something from my To-Build list, but also something I've been dealing with the past several years, "cleaning my pee jugs."

I use Arizona Ice Tea gallon jugs as my pee jugs, and many other full-time RV'ers and especially those in the smaller rigs like vans and truck campers do as well. They are much sturdier than milk jugs and have a bigger opening too! While new jugs of AZ Ice Tea are cheap enough, if you have an actual manufactured composting toilet, then you need to clean your jug since they can't be replaced for $2.50.

DIY Composting Toilet -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vdGGxn83pI (better video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JMp49KtNSg (not great but some ideas)

Composting Toilets cost over $600 to over $1,000.  Here's my Amazon store link for a few models.  https://amzn.to/310coUm  Sun-Mar and Nature's Head are two that I see in other videos and blogs.

This one looks similar to the DIY composting toilet in the first Youtube link above.  I can't find a similar model for sale on Amazon but here's one on eBay for $278.00 if you don't want to build one yourself.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sawdust-Composting-Toilet-with-Urine-Diverter-Cedar-Tongue-and-Groove-/352710192395

I don't see the Urine Diverter on Amazon either but they are also listed on eBay for $35.00. https://www.ebay.com/itm/DIY-Composting-Toilet-Urine-Diverter-In-Bucket-Model-w-out-Vent-Attachment-/163140738408

Here is another Urine Diverter that costs $61.50 but comes with additional hardware.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/SmartFlow-URINE-DIVERTER-Separator-for-Dry-Composting-Toilet-DIY-Humanure-Jon/173983863226

Several blogs and videos that I've read and watched mentioned a book called The Humanure Handbook, which goes along with the concept of composting human waste. Of course, most of the time, the composting toilet will simply go into a garbage bag and into a trash dumpster.  https://amzn.to/2MwFW6R

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New WindyNation 300-watt Solar System Kit Package Reveal -- Bought NIB On Craigslist For $400

The YouTube video for this blog:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkpDO7ak1s

Glossary: NIB = New In Box, MSW = Modified Sine Wave, AGM = Absorbent Glass Mat, Ah = Amp-hours

My name is Lenny and I currently live in a 30’ Xplorer 320 motorhome while I’m setting up two mini-mobile homes on my suburban property.  I started setting up some solar energy using a Harbor Freight 100-watt system and as prices came down and I came across great deals, I expanded my off-grid solar system to over 1,000 watts, three 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries, and two 100Ah AGM batteries.

I plan to travel around with my dog Buddy in my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 HD pickup truck (lifted, 4WD, V8 Cummins Turbo Diesel), living on the road in a 32’ Hideout Toy Hauler RV.  I will keep my mini-mobile home and rent the other one so I’ll have a home base to come back to regularly (maybe have a roomie living in mine so it’s not vacant while I’m on the road).

Buddy showed up on my property sometimes, in the middle of the night as a stray, eating the food I would put out every night for the local vermin (raccoons, opossums, feral cats). Eventually, he started showing up in the morning and I would put out more food for him and he quit being afraid and became my “Buddy.”

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Today’s video features:

WindyNation 300-watt solar system kit with 3x 100Ah AGM batteries and 1,500-watt modified sine wave (MSW) inverter, only $1,369.99, where the kit I purchased only had 2x 100Ah AGM batteries - https://amzn.to/31TgxKP

WindyNation 300-watt kit without MSW Inverter or batteries, only $402.96 - https://amzn.to/31UXzDF

Universal 12v 100Ah AGM battery - https://amzn.to/35hSjMG

My Amazon Store Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Here is my Amazon link to the Kill-A-Watt P3 electric meter and other types:  https://amzn.to/3559vF1

Here is my Amazon Store link to a variety of mini-washing machines and the next link is to one exactly like the Costway but from a different brand (Giantex) but appears to be the exact same machine. I did see where Sears and Home Depot sell the Costway model but they charged more than through my Amazon Store links. Costway Mini Washing Machine and Others – https://amzn.to/2AQYuZY

Giantex Mini Washing Machine – seems to be exactly like the Costway model that I just got – https://amzn.to/2ItYMu4

The background music is called Road Trip which I thought appropriate because I am planning at least a part-time life on the road.

It's been a while since I did any editing so these initial few videos are a little rough. I'm working on more videos, so make sure you Like, Subscribe, and click the bell notification so you get an alert when new videos are uploaded.

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing/

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You can support my off-grid and RVing adventures by clicking on my Amazon Store links so that anything you buy will pay me a small commission. This won't cost you anything extra and might pay me a couple of dollars.

Some of the products that I am currently using in my off-grid solar energy systems:

Harbor Freight Predator Generators and other brands - https://amzn.to/2npz56B

Reliable Electric Pure Sine Wave Inverter and others - https://amzn.to/2OngCmh

Ruixu 12v 100Ah LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries - https://amzn.to/2pQCjkh

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Most music comes from free sources within the editing program but I also use Royalty-Free Music from www.Bensound.com

Thanks again for watching and supporting my channel through your Amazon purchases, Subscribing to my YouTube Channel, Liking my videos, and Commenting.

*Lenny’s Off-Grid Living And RVing is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By using these links I will make a small commission off of your purchase, even if you buy something else--and it doesn’t cost you anything extra.  https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Kill-A-Watt P3 on the Costway Mini Washing Machine Used EP21684 Review & Start Of Repair - Part 1

The YouTube video for this blog -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq4MBFh_4Jc

My name is Lenny and I currently live in a 30’ Xplorer 320 motorhome while I’m setting up two mini-mobile homes on my suburban property.  I started setting up some solar energy using a Harbor Freight 100-watt system and as prices came down and I came across great deals, I expanded my off-grid solar system to over 1,000 watts, three 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries, and two 100Ah AGM batteries.

I plan to travel around with my dog Buddy in my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 HD pickup truck (lifted, 4WD, V8 Cummins Turbo Diesel), living on the road in a 32’ Hideout Toy Hauler RV.  I will keep my mini-mobile home and rent the other one so I’ll have a home base to come back to on a regular basis (maybe have a roomie living in mine so it’s not vacant while I’m on the road).

Buddy showed up on my property sometimes, in the middle of the night as a stray, eating the food I would put out every night for the local vermin (raccoons, opossums, feral cats). Eventually, he started showing up in the morning and I would put out more food for him and he quit being afraid and became my “Buddy.”

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I had seen these types of mini-washing machines online before but was going to hold off on getting one until I was actually ready to hit the road and do some traveling, but I was blessed to be given a used one by a neighbor. It needs to be cleaned up as it was sitting in his carport for quite a while. I went ahead and did a test run with too much detergent (these only need a small amount) and bleach and that cleaned the washtub and mostly cleaned the spin tub.

According to the tag on the back and the owner’s manual, it uses 300 watts on the wash cycle and 120 watts on the spin cycle, both at 120 volts, so it should run fine off of most solar systems.

My Amazon Store Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Here is my Amazon Store link to a variety of mini-washing machines and the next link is to one exactly like the Costway but from a different brand (Giantex) but appears to be the exact same machine. I did see where Sears and Home Depot sell the Costway model but they charged more than through my Amazon Store links. Costway Mini Washing Machine and Others – https://amzn.to/2AQYuZY

Giantex Mini Washing Machine – seems to be exactly like the Costway model that I just got – https://amzn.to/2ItYMu4

The background music is called Rolling Tide which I thought appropriate because of “Tide” detergent, although that isn’t what I use.

It's been a while since I did any editing so these initial few videos are a little rough. I'm working on more videos, so make sure you Like, Subscribe, and click the Bell notification so you get an alert when new videos are uploaded.

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing/

My Blog page to go with this YouTube channel.  https://lennysoffgridlivingandrving.blogspot.com/

You can support my off-grid and RVing adventures by clicking on my Amazon Store links so that anything you buy will pay me a small commission. This won't cost you anything extra and might pay me a couple of dollars.

Some of the products that I am currently using in my off-grid solar energy systems:

Harbor Freight Predator Generators and other brands - https://amzn.to/2npz56B

Reliable Electric Pure Sine Wave Inverter and others - https://amzn.to/2OngCmh

Ruixu 12v 100aH LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries - https://amzn.to/2OoQmrs

Subscribe to Lenny’s Blog here:  LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing.blogspot.com/subscribe

Most music comes from free sources within the editing program but I also use Royalty-Free Music from www.Bensound.com.

Thanks again for watching and supporting my channel through your Amazon purchases.  https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

*Lenny’s Off-Grid Living And RVing is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By using these links I will make a small commission off of your purchase, even if you buy something else--and it doesn’t cost you anything extra.  https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Introducing Lenny's Off-Grid Living And RVing - Part 3

The YouTube video for this blog -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyInh-ciEMo

My name is Lenny and I currently live in a 30’ Xplorer 320 motorhome while I’m setting up two mini-mobile homes on my suburban property.  I started setting up some solar energy using a Harbor Freight 100-watt system and as prices came down and I came across great deals, I expanded my off-grid solar system to over 1,000 watts, three 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries, and two 100Ah AGM batteries.

I plan to travel around with my dog Buddy in my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 HD pickup truck (lifted, 4WD, V8 Cummins Turbo Diesel), living on the road in a 32’ Hideout Toy Hauler RV.  I will keep my mini-mobile home and rent the other one so I’ll have a home base to come back to on a regular basis (maybe have a roomie living in mine so it’s not vacant while I’m on the road).

Buddy showed up on my property sometimes, in the middle of the night as a stray, eating the food I would put out every night for the local vermin (raccoons, opossums, feral cats). Eventually, he started showing up in the morning and I would put out more food for him and he quit being afraid and became my “Buddy.”

Thanks for watching!  Like, Comment, Subscribe, and click the Bell notification to get a YouTube alert when I post a new video.

My Amazon Store affiliate link is https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

My email address is LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing@gmail.com

It's been a while since I did any editing so these first three parts are a little rough. I'm working on more videos, so make sure you subscribe and click the bell notification so you get an alert when new videos are uploaded.

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing/

My Blog page to go with this YouTube channel.  https://lennysoffgridlivingandrving.blogspot.com

You can support my off-grid and RVing adventures by clicking on my Amazon links so that anything you buy will pay me a small commission. This won't cost you anything extra and might pay me a couple of dollars.

My Amazon Store Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Some of the products that I am currently using in my off-grid solar energy systems:

Harbor Freight Predator Generators and other brands - https://amzn.to/2npz56B

Reliable Electric Pure Sine Wave Inverter and others - https://amzn.to/2OngCmh

Ruixu 12v 100aH LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries - https://amzn.to/2OoQmrs

Thanks for watching!

*Lenny’s Off-Grid Living And RVing is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By using these links I will make a small commission off of your purchase, even if you buy something else--and it doesn’t cost you anything extra.  https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Introducing Lenny's Off-Grid Living And RVing - Part 2

The YouTube video for this blog -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHiPkDtov4I

My name is Lenny and I currently live in a 30’ Xplorer 320 motorhome while I’m setting up two mini-mobile homes on my suburban property.  I started setting up some solar energy using a Harbor Freight 100-watt system and as prices came down and I came across great deals, I expanded my off-grid solar system to over 1,000 watts, three 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries, and two 100Ah AGM batteries.

I plan to travel around with my dog Buddy in my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 HD pickup truck (lifted, 4WD, V8 Cummins Turbo Diesel), living on the road in a 32’ Hideout Toy Hauler RV.  I will keep my mini-mobile home and rent the other one so I’ll have a home base to come back to on a regular basis (maybe have a roomie living in mine so it’s not vacant while I’m on the road).

Buddy showed up on my property sometimes, in the middle of the night as a stray, eating the food I would put out every night for the local vermin (raccoons, opossums, feral cats). Eventually, he started showing up in the morning and I would put out more food for him and he quit being afraid and became my “Buddy.”

Thanks for watching!  Like, Comment, Subscribe, and click the Bell notification to get a YouTube alert when I post a new video.

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Introducing Big Blue, my tow vehicle, and my Toy Hauler RV Travel Trailer. Oh yeah, Buddy, my potential new pet puppy makes a guest appearance also.

Big Blue is a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab, 8' bed with a camper shell. She has a Cummins Turbo Diesel, 4 x 4 Heavy Duty lifted truck. She will be a beast once I have finished working on her.

The Toy Hauler RV Travel Trailer is also a work in progress. I got both of these last year and I have been slowly working on them in between all of the other things going on.

It's been a while since I did any editing so these first two parts are a little rough. I'm working on Part 3 and other videos, so make sure you subscribe and click the bell notification so you get an alert when new videos are uploaded.

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing/

You can support my off-grid and RVing adventures by clicking on my Amazon links so that anything you buy will pay me a small commission. This won't cost you anything extra and might pay me a couple of dollars.

My Amazon Affiliate link:  https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Harbor Freight Predator Generators and other brands - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=harbor+freight+predator+generator+2000+and+3500&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=43ec43568e2e16298955d06710c0064f&tag=lennyvasbinde-20&ref=nb_sb_noss

Reliable Electric Pure Sine Wave Inverter and others - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=reliable+electric+pure+sine+wave+inverter+3000W&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=fa7d8d1ff6d0a5d8e42a76f96b321d38&tag=lennyvasbinde-20&ref=nb_sb_noss

Ruixu 12v 100aH LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries - https://amzn.to/2OoQmrs 

Thanks for watching! Part 3 coming soon.

Introducing Lenny's Off-Grid Living And RVing - Part 1

The YouTube video for this blog -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uuBdD7OIwA

My name is Lenny and I currently live in a 30’ Xplorer 320 motorhome while I’m setting up two mini-mobile homes on my suburban property.  I started setting up some solar energy using a Harbor Freight 100-watt system and as prices came down and I came across great deals, I expanded my off-grid solar system to over 1,000 watts, three 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries, and two 100Ah AGM batteries.

I plan to travel around with my dog Buddy in my 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 HD pickup truck (lifted, 4WD, V8 Cummins Turbo Diesel), living on the road in a 32’ Hideout Toy Hauler RV.  I will keep my mini-mobile home and rent the other one so I’ll have a home base to come back to on a regular basis (maybe have a roomie living in mine so it’s not vacant while I’m on the road).

Buddy showed up on my property sometimes, in the middle of the night as a stray, eating the food I would put out every night for the local vermin (raccoons, opossums, feral cats). Eventually, he started showing up in the morning and I would put out more food for him and he quit being afraid and became my “Buddy.”

Thanks for watching!  Like, Comment, Subscribe, and click the Bell notification to get a YouTube alert when I post a new video.

My Amazon Store affiliate link is https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

My email address is LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing@gmail.com

It's been a while since I did any editing so these first three parts are a little rough. I'm working on more videos, so make sure you subscribe to my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8t1UmRSvAnQtlfHc24OFlQ and click the bell notification so you get an alert when new videos are uploaded.

My Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/LennysOffGridLivingAndRVing/

My Blog page to go with this YouTube channel.  https://lennysoffgridlivingandrving.blogspot.com/

You can support my off-grid and RVing adventures by clicking on my Amazon links so that anything you buy will pay me a small commission. This won't cost you anything extra and might pay me a couple of dollars.

My Amazon Store Affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Some of the products that I am currently using in my off-grid solar energy systems:

Harbor Freight Predator Generators and other brands - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=harbor+freight+predator+generator+2000+and+3500&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=43ec43568e2e16298955d06710c0064f&tag=lennyvasbinde-20&ref=nb_sb_noss

Reliable Electric Pure Sine Wave Inverter and others - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=reliable+electric+pure+sine+wave+inverter+3000W&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=fa7d8d1ff6d0a5d8e42a76f96b321d38&tag=lennyvasbinde-20&ref=nb_sb_noss

Ruixu 12v 100aH LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries - https://www.amazon.com/RUIXU-12V100Ah-Phosphate-Replacement-Applications/dp/B07PBCDVHZ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ruixu%20100ah&qid=1568762643&s=gateway&sr=8-1&_encoding=UTF8&tag=lennyvasbinde-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=e611deb899cdf10c050afbc5119b5552&camp=1789&creative=9325

Thanks for watching my videos and using my Amazon Store links for your shopping on Amazon!

*Lenny’s Off-Grid Living And RVing is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. By using these links I will make a small commission off of your purchase, even if you buy something else--and it doesn’t cost you anything extra.  https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM

Most music comes from free sources within the editor but I also use Royalty-Free Music from Bensound.com.

Thanks again for watching and supporting my channel through your Amazon purchases.  https://amzn.to/2IFYvnM