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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 92 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Running water would be nice

[–] npdean@lemmy.today 42 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] rayyy@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the winter you freeze your ass while in the summer the smell will floor you.

[–] npdean@lemmy.today 0 points 4 days ago

Solution is to settle in the tropics. No winters and you will smell all year round, all other smells will be masked.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org -4 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Septic tanks exist, yo.

Source: I live in a forest

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Technically a septic tank is not considered a sewer system. A sewer system is a network of pipes, pumps, and other infrastructure designed to transport wastewater for central processing...a septic tank processes the waste on-site.

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 days ago

You are the best kind of correct, buuut yeah, if I flush and the sweetcorn goes somewhere that I don't have to look at it then that's enough for me :-)

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

If I put my septic tank on an adjacent property and also hook up my shed/barn to it (in addition to the cabin), can I call it a sewer system then?

[–] three@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Primitive Technology hasn't done that yet?

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 33 points 5 days ago (3 children)

And solar panels and a big battery for electricity. And a good sceptic system so i don't have to crap in a hole in the ground outdoors 500 feet away from my house. And a good general store in easy driving distance. And a powerful 4x4 vehicle that can get down to the main road even when the giant driveway path is very muddy or covered in 5 feet of snow. And a decent medical facility not too far away so when a health problem arises i don't lose a limb that could've been saved. And a post office not too far away so i can get packages delivered. And and and ...

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

I'd rather have a store within biking / fat biking / skiing / hiking distance to be less reliant on a car. Maybe some electric mobility option like an e-skidoo / ebike.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 4 points 5 days ago (4 children)

A poo bucket is not nearly as bad as it sounds. (Saw dust and distance keep the smell down.)

Otherwise, great list.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago

Counterpoint; a poo bucket is actually exactly as bad as it sounds

you have not smelt my brand

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Saw dust or whatever, those things stinks. The best part is having people over and mixing all their crap in an enormous bucket 🤢🤮🪣

[–] fuck_u_spez_in_particular@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have a quite good experience with these, and was surprised how little they smell (but it was an outside toilet with an incredible view)

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Mine were always indoors, from those old ones with place for two, to modern ones with a sort of spanner to mix it all... They stink in various degrees up to like impossible. Outside it might be totally okay I guess (if it's not in the winter or the muskitoes are not on a war path).

Not sure if you have control over it, but the ones I've used didn't even smell when directly smelling over them. Not sure if there was something mixed in there too, to reduce the smell further. The owners used the resulting humus as fertilizer too.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I wonder if there's some sort of oil you can pour over it so the scent molecules can't escape into the air

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

you eat bismuth subgallate and it neutralizes the scent when you digest. it's for people with missing digestive tracts.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

at least in statesia the brand name (i swear i'm not going hailcorporate, just some people could use some and personal experience it works a hell of a lot better than poopourri) is devrom and it tends to run 20 to 40 usd for 200 pills. OTC, of course.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 3 days ago

Dry saw dust does a whole lot of work in these toilets.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] LAN_Mower@lemmybefree.net 1 points 4 days ago

And the Molotov Crap-tail is born. We did it.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait what? Like you poo in a bucket inside your house?

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 4 points 4 days ago

Yes. Though a dedicated room is very nice.

A "nearly safe for lunch" link (as far as images are concerned). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composting_toilet

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Sounds like Jackson Hole would be perfect! Hope you're a billionaire...

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think that comes from the roof.

(water incursion is a huge source of anxiety; this place is NOT for me)

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

That roof looks very modern though. I don't think there's any more of a risk of water incursion from the roof than any other house

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Find a stream, dig a well, set up a rain collection system, have a cistern / pump / filter.

Yep, its difficult, but not impossible.

People have been doing that for tens of thousands of years... though I will grant you this is increasingly, unrealistically difficult for an average person to pull off these days, even if you basically learn how to properly do all of it yourself, lots more legal restrictions, and construction/materials are costly.

[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 days ago

and air conditioning