If you have ideas and suggestions on the toilet drop them here. Useful long term information for us and others! community.projectkamp.com/research/how-can-we-improve-our-temporary-toilet-system

If you can find a coffee roaster in your area, the skins from the roasted beans, called coffee chaff, is great for composting human waste. Maybe you are lucky and there is a roaster in your area. It composts down very hot, breaking things down more quickly. It also is a waste product from roasting. The smell from the chaff helps cover the smell of the waste really well too. Good luck!!

In my personal experience, the absolute key to making a composting toilet system work well is to separate the urine from the feces. Why? 1) It keeps the feces dryer in the bucket, reducing smell significantly. If you mix urine and feces, you need ridiculous amounts of absorbent material, in your case sawdust, if you want to keep it dry. If you separate the urine, you can still add some absorbent material, but don't need much at all. 2) The bucket can be emptied maybe a third as often, will be much lighter and a *lot* nicer to handle. 3) If you want to, you can collect the urine to use as fertiliser 4) Composting the feces will in my experience be almost impossible if you don't separate out the urine either because A) you don't mix in absorbent material and then what you have in the bucket will be a liquid slush, or B) you do mix in a lot of absorbent material and it will therefore be hard to compost because you'll have too much of the absorbent. Sawdust in itself will basically not compost and if you have too much of it in relation to the feces you'll just have a dry cake. So, is it difficult to separate out the urine? Not at all. By a kit for it, for example a Separett. Works like a charm.

Nice build! A suggestion to improve the smell inside the hut is to have a pipe from the poop void that goes above the roof. This will redirect the rising hot (and smelly) air outside of the hut

When you finish the roof, It'd be cool if you connect the water runoff to the water used for washing your hands

38:38 you should add a longer handle for the water container so that you can operate it with your forearms. That when you’ve washed your hands the bacteria from your hands before the wash don’t get on your hands and the system would be more hygienic and less risk e.coli or other diseases

Kevin’s inventivity/creativity is above average - I’m a fan.

Separation of liquids and solids prevent the compost toilet from smelling. Ask the sawmill if they can give you their sawdust for free.

Nice new toilet and compost area. I would suggest covering the hay bales to prevent them from getting to wet and start rotting before real use.

I LOVE the design of the poop system! Could I suggest that maybe you put a flyscreen over the toilet window so it can be left open without too many little pests entering?

Excellent work on this design. One suggestion: I would have put the base of the sawdust box on a slope towards the inside so gravity does the work on pushing the sawdust to the user once what is inside has been used up

Jaime, absolute beast of a dude who takes on some of the more complicated builds within the camp. Emli, "wake me when you need me"

A toilet cabin needs a heartshaped window in the door, everybody knows that!

Future Proof for safety 25:38 saw off the tops of the sides of the steps to prevent future injury from falls, I work in hospitals and let me tell you falling on stuff is more common then you think. best wishes

Tip for taking care of smell from the bucket and the compost; sprinkle quicklime or woodash on every 3rd to 5th visit instead of sawdust. The quicklime desolves the feses and woodash contains natural lye that helps break down the feces faster.

the makeshift lathe was so cool and the little mushroom handle is so cute !

Hi, A couple of things. 1) Surprised you did not decide to make a building with two cubicles. 2) It looks like you will need a larger pallet composting area 3) If clearing more space means fewer mimosa it is win win.

You need toilets with a focus on premaculture. Every communal I've seen pretty much has a system. On the Kristin Dirksen KZfaq channel, they visited a community in Oregon that had an entire system for a converted apartment building. Urine and poo are kept separate.

you guys are gonna want to seal the open plywood edges for the toilet hole. the amount of moisture that's gonna see will probably degrade it in some not so comfy areas.

I love the Dave mug! I mean, the new toilet is also impressive ;) But that Mug is fantastic!

The makeshift lathe at 23:10 was a fun surprise😄Great to see you guys come up with simple yet ingenious solutions to such problems

Very nice video, love the live edge wall design jaime did! You should add a magnet to hold the door closed when nobody has it locked from the inside.

Great job! The straw bails need a room or cover of some kind before the rains start.

It seems like in the future, you could make raised toilets above the composting system. There could be two outhouses on rails that move along above the compost containers. At the start of each week the toilet is moved one space over six collection pits. Then when the compost is finished you go back to the end.

Suggestion: for the new toilet.. remove the top wood panel above the door and replace it with woodframe and cut some a steel mesh for ventilation so no flies or other critters are getting in. Also add some small plants or hang them from the roof.... like Mint or lemon grass, spiders, bugs and mosquitos don't like those plants. As for the The Poop open storage system.. Poop Sign has some Bird poop on it. at 32:21.. now thats S**t.

Separate urine into a small tank. Then mix 50/50 with water, and use on plants and trees. Poop should go into a sealed area that has a vent to the roof for air. After pooping, drop sawdust, wood chips, peat moss, even leaves on top. When full, remove container filled with poop and dump into a compost pile and cover with straw, leaves, sawdust, etc. The Humanure Handbook is a great resource.

Great joy to watch..love the mushroom handles kevin❤

You should build a Squatty Potty for your original toilet! having your feet up higher makes pooing much easier! A little step is easy to build and can be put to the side aswell for taller people.

I love all of it but Kevin's lathe was great and the tin can roof is going to look epic. 😊

YOUR GOING TO START THE KITCHEN!!!! YESSSSSSSSSS

Jamie 🔥 he got great skills! Also July is always smiling and she's doing everything :) - Awesome people at the Kamp!

What a beautiful toilet. One suggestion I have unless someone all ready mentioned this is to seal all the cut edges on the different plywood panels. Over time these edges will allow moisture to enter the panels and they will start expanding and ruin your BEAUTIFUL toilet 😁 Max O.K. somebody already mentioned this, oh well 😁

You did a fantastic job. For your toilet you can use chopped bark from your trees to cover the poop and for you compost. We had a summerhouse in Sweden and used this system for the toilet. It worked very well. You can get much of the chopped bark at the sawmill, because they normaly don´t use it.

Great build. I wanna say I’m so grateful that everyone ‘presents’ their videos in English. I’d be so lost trying to keep up with all the many languages everyone speaks. With utmost respect, thanks.

When I lived in Tanzania. There were lots of development projects to help educate local people about clean hands and why not to do any open defecation. One common solution was to the build out houses that could just be pulled over new holes. This way you would just simply dig a new hole next to it. You would also use the dirt from the new hole to cover up the old one. Another great benefit of this as you could. Plant fruit trees over the old defecation.

Your toilet should divert the urine from the solids. When urine combines with the solids it creates most of the bad smells and makes the composting process more difficult.

Now from what I recall from my air force days Poop does not composote all that well, which is why I reckon them 12 pallets you have made will be filled before the first is ever ready to be used on soil cultivation and improvement. Maybe consider more pallets to be utilized ?

Suggestion on the lighting: I have in my shed two motion activated LED solar powered lights. The panels are outside and the lights inside. You step in the shed and both lights come on. No external power required and when you step in, the lights on. No fumbling to find a switch. They'd be hard to find used but maybe refurbished?

Did you forget the green layers in the compost? Weeds and mimosa leaves will do; anything fresh/green; turns to dirt very fast, but you need all three: dry (carbon): hay,sawdust, wood chips, green (nitrogen): weeds leaves, and poo (ammonia/ fertilizer). In the desert I have to add water, as we get little rain (7-9"/yr). I don't stir it; it just breaks down naturally.

Hell yeahhh, Jaime is the man!! He can do anything!

Even though this was a video about a toilet, it was super fun to watch lolll I just loved the enegy everyone brought and the editing was super well done! Seeing what things each person brings to the table is amazing!!! And i love the girl who narrated the whole video, she has a great vibe. And all the new faces, its just so fun You guys are doing fantastic, im always so shocked and amazed

Regarding the linseed oil: would there be better penetration of the wood if it were thinned and at least two applications made? I have to oil wooden handles annually, and maybe both Project Kamp and I could benefit from the collective wisdom. A different note about the assorted wood projects, both carpentry and woodworking: am impressed with the work that goes into these. Tend to think a real spar varnish would be better than repeated applications of the oil, but that is their decision. Good work to the Kampers!

love the stuff jaime is building.. he does such good work!

Love your sink table very much!!! The Wood is so beautiful!❤

That “necessary” is a thing of beauty! Any outdoors person would be thrilled!

What Jaime made at 4:48 is called a tamper, and it is used for tamping asphalt and dirt

I found the improvisation of a lot of the wood fixtures really interesting - the mushroom knobs, the wooden light switch, TP holder, etc. Lots of big juicy brains coming up with clever solutions. I love it! I also love the Poop Palace. I'll be interested to see how it breaks down into compost over time. You might want to screen over the window on the back of the toilet to prevent flies coming in when its open.

super interesting! just for inspiration for everyone reading this, we are using a different system. we don't like walking around with buckets full of poop so we decided to build a small, lightweight poop house which is easy to move. we dig a deep hole, the deeper the longer it can stay on its place, and place the house on top of it. when the hole is full, we dig another hole, move the toilet and close the old one. it takes around a year for us to fill a hole (on average 6 people use it) and after moving it 2 or 3 times you can open up the first hole. the digging will be super easy because it has turned into beautiful compost and you can use it directly on the garden. seperating the pee works great as well, mostly against smell.

Congrats to all of you! This is one of the best Kamp videos, yet. Love the people, the humour, the skill and every cut. Thanks you so much for creating and sharing this. 🌻💩

This Asian guy that makes lights is soo cool. Please present yourself and what are you doing, he seems so skillful and all his work seems very precise and good. :)

For any timber that touches the ground, to avoid the earth rotting the wood, why not use the Japanese method of scortching the timber, with a blow torch, better than using oil. Keep up the good work.

You should build a bio gas generator. Turn the poo into energy for cooking/heating.

i just gotta say, y’all are so brave for dealing with all this toilet stuff and this poop stuff. i don’t think i could ever be a part of this journey simply for the lack of flushing toilets haha

Entire Project kamp people’s skill is on one side and Kevin’s art is on the other❤

Beautiful platform, sink and sidings by Jamie Beautiful mushroom handles & toilet paper holder by Kevin Lovely wooden lids too

I love how y'all are past your bare necessities phase and your really putting time and effort into making it look nice too

I suggest you use the current (and past) poop pits in the same fashion that permaculture banana circles are built. Plant a variety of fruit and or nut trees (or berry bushes) about 15' away from the center of the poop pit in a circle. Use the very center (over the poop pit) as a place to deposit heavy organic waste that will take time to decompose. Using this technique, you can draw on the organic nutrients of the poop pit following decomposition and no one is in danger of stepping into the poop pit. Everybody (including Nature) wins. 😊

Impressive effort. I'd recommend trying to add the sink on the inside of the toilet and have a more convenient system that can be opened without hands so that germs don't go on the door and sink before people can properly wash.

Killer content this week dudes. It adresses societal issues, and shows a sound construction methodology. The siding is primo!. I would have solar vented the " "chamber but not being there it is difficult to asses. I think the composting is a bit dry but that is your environment. Keep on posting Dudes🎉🎉🤙🖖👍👍👍👍

Excellent update, great teamwork. Really highlights how much effort & maintenance goes into one simple thing, 💩

I'm so excited to see this project come together. I can't wait to see the can roof! Well done!

Your poo seems very liquid, either separate the pee from the actual poo, or, add more than 1 spoon after each passage. There is no need to make the buckets of poo connect with one another. Alternate between a layer of poo and a layer of hay should be less work and allows a aerobic deterioration of the organic matter. Otherwise it will have a hard time composting.

Palettes.. palettes come in handy for so many DIY creations 👌

In india we just digs a big Hole ground ..about 5-6 feet length and breadth and 7-8 feet Height and installs Concrete Rings or Stone walls without flooring and installs Pipe line into it .. Its simple and most efficient way to deal with poop .

The job is well done, congrats, and good to see that you are busy with compost, that means you are planning to grow lots of vegetables. In this case I suggest adding charcoal to compost, it will become a biochar.

You need a foot pump for the water. Cleaner than many dirty hands touching the tap after pooping . To have non smelling composting, separate the pee from the poop.

First let me say that my wife and I enjoy watching your progress. Now, that being said, just a word of awareness. During the occupation of the Japanese military of Korea, the Japanese army practically destroyed the soil witch limited the ability to grow crops/veggie's. With the lack of manure the Korean farmers had no choice but to use human wast as fertilizer for the food crops. Long story short, many Koreans have come down with stomach cancer. Feel free to research.

Well done with the new toilet Havi is the master of the wood 😀 bravo Havi you can also put some small solar lights outside the toilets for the night…greetings from Greece 😊

Add Rain Collector up on the roof and a water tank, and the water collected from the rain can be used to wash hands on the sink outside, also I think there's a way to make a pressurize water tank for the Faucet.

I love this channel! Love your videos keep up the good work!

Great build, Three things I see that's needed 1. The tiny water basin / bowl is far to small for washing hands properly ! 2. . A longer + bigger water tap, to extend over the bigger basin. 3. Side Pane for cover, at washing area, for when the rain + wind come lashing in.

I highly recommend testing out a biogas digester system. There is a lot of energy there - especially with so many people coming and going. they are easy to implement, make little to no smells, and provide both cooking gas and fertilizer. One could argue they are also easier to maintain than composting.

I am actually about to watch a 40 minute video about people making a toilet in the woods? Apparently so.

I would suggest a roof over your hay bale storage

The toilet solution seems very temporary still. I think your final solution should look something like the "omnivore composter". I imagine a sump tank with a pump that foods into the composter to keep it full. Manual labor for this job is a disease outbreak waiting to happen. Dig big holes, build big tanks, and budget electricity to waste processing. Actually visit waste processing plants too.

The world needs more Jamies in it to solve problems and lead by example

Love the video as always. One question though, why don't you just build a pit latrine? Its easier than carrying your poop every time.

The stuff moving is doing the work in that compost bin. Blessed be the worms!

I love when a new project kamp vid comes out!!!

Commenting for the algorithm… but also love the toilet. Did you ever think about plumbing in a funnel for pee separating?

I see in the drone shot that your hay fields have had a second cutting. Very good. In this photo the left field is already baled and the right field is cut but not bailed yet. I hope you are well paid by the farmer who cuts and bales this hay. Good quality hay in Portugal is quite valuable. 😊 Do you get three cuttings of hay from these fields per year?

Jaime, getting fancy at 34:30. Very nice presentation on that piece for a "customer-facing" area! Love to see your carpentry skills and the pride you take in your work!

My grandfather always used a small scoop of hydrated lime daily in his outhouse. 😂

You could collect rain water from the roof to refill the tank

What is really needed is a pit about 10 feet deep then pack stones around the entire wall then use concrete to close the opening only leaving enough space for dropping to go through...then retro fit the new structure that was build in this video... also wood ash can be use to mitigate the smell

the quality of your woodworking is great

can we see more of Jaime? And some closeup shots of his muscles? ;D

I love how everyone says the word "cool" the Dave Hakkens way. Kül. 😆

Will goats eat mimosa sprouts? Maybe that is a good way to keep them from repopulating so fast.

Your hybrid post & beam/stick framing building system is quite beautiful (and functional). 😊

Hey y'all at Project Kamp🎉 I was wondering why you built only one toilet when you could have made this new one a multi toilet building? ❤

Soy fan de Jaime, es que sabe hacer de todo el tío. Ojalá estés en el proyecto tanto tiempo como quieras y lo disfrutes al máximo. Da gusto verte en los vídeos construyendo de todo

Big improvement! It is beneficial to have a good working toilet and the sink for washing hands, this makes for hygenic living in a large group!💜👍

This was oddly my fave video thus far this season! Looking forward to the upcoming kitchen update! Great TP dispenser presentation by the way, lol! Lots of laughs!

I loved this video! And what a tease at the end about goats 😭, goats would be amazing for so many reasons for you guys that have all been named. I loved this video gave me season one vibes, showing improvements to the camp, but it's mainly because I don't like and have no interest in vehicles but I'm sure others loved those videos and you can't please everyone all the time lol. Great work keep it up XxX

You are going to have a pathogen transfer problem, as there are too many hot spots. The light switch should be on a Infra Red sensor. There should also be a similar type of light above the sink, for winter time when there is less daylight. Similarly the tap for the water container is going to be another pathogen hot spot. Again this needs to be touch free.

The reason it smells is because you have the urine and solid waste going into the same receptacle. If you adopt separating toilets the toilet cleanup jobs would be FAR less disgusting and I'm sure you'd have alot less hesitation from the crew and far fewer complaints when they get rotated onto that detail. If you used separating toilets, you'd have desiccated solid waste combined with wood chips that doesn't stink, and is far easier to deal with and compost. Alongside that you'd have urine that you can then store for several days or weeks in a tank, then combine with water in a 50/50 concentration to make very useful fertilizer for trees and other non-food plants.

Love this update. You’re a great team. So impressed with your constant evolution with new information. Can’t wait for the kitchen next week! Or goats 🐐 😂😂❤

Watching this really inspired me. Your planning and execution was so smooth and professional. I am building a composting toilet Near my house against the day that the sewer stops working (we live in an earthquake zone}. You give me hope for the future. i love your energy! Good lock to you all.

27:10 this is hay, not straw. Everybody likes a smartass.