ESCAPE TO THE WILDERNESS | OFF-GRID LIVING | DIY Compost Toilet Build #1
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Published 2023-11-26
Ever since moving to the top of this mountain, our toilet experience has been primitive and, at times, traumatic.
We spent the first year on our homestead going to the toilet in the bushes, with a shovel and a knife, fighting for our place amongst the grunting wild boar.
The second year on our homestead, Emilia made some improvements. A make shift compost toilet built from pallets, scrap wood and a thoroughly cleaned out bucket of paint.
However, winter is coming and Robbie has had enough bucket emptying to last him a life time. Emilia says that as we will be using a compost toilet for the rest of our lives, (she loves compost and the environment) we must build a compost toilet that will last FOREVER! Two years of thought has gone into this design, and probably 1,000 YouTube videos…. We are so excited to see the result, and never have to empty a bucket of poo again.
Join us as we continue to build our off-grid homestead, and become self-sufficient from the land.
0:00 Intro
00:29 Tour of Emilia’s current toilet
00:56 Problems with Emilia’s toilet
01:16 Designing the ultimate off-grid compost toilet
02:05 Bringing up materials
02:24 Emilia being dangerous with a chainsaw
02:47 Heated discussions
03:34 Poisonous caterpillar
03:53 Harvesting 1 of our 2,000 almond trees
04:55 Making a concrete floor slab
06:10 Emilia shows us how to pour concrete
07:33 No going back - we messed up the design
08:14 Centipede in Robbie’s boxers
08:24 Cultivating a new piece of land
10:16 Giant vultures circle around Sage
11:30 Concrete slab reveal
12:39 Emilia vs blowtorch
14:31 Robbie bought a door and Emilia hates it
15:04 Searching for bats, wild sheep surprise us
15:51 Sage picking up chickens
16:47 Robbie nearly cuts finger off making a door
18:42 Emilia touches a snake
19:57 Emilia loses her block laying virginity
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All Comments (21)
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Here we are building our dream compost toilet after spending the first year on our homestead going to the toilet in the bushes, with a shovel and a knife, fighting for our place amongst the grunting wild boar. Anyone have any other interesting wilderness toilet experiences? Would you consider switching to a compost toilet for the rest of your life like I’m forcing Robbie to do?
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There are channels with videos, then there are a few channels with videos and a few outtakes, and then there is this channel with … only outtakes? 🙃You're a seriously funny family and a breath of fresh air on YouTube. I enjoy your videos a lot!
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Yeeeeea🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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what a great job of living offgrid and love your dedication on the things that you are building. BUT be careful with the CEMENT DUST especially with your kid, it could cause serious and irreversable damage on your lungs. peace be with you all
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It's just great that such young guys know how to work with their heads and hands. I follow you with interest. Take some more, don't throw it away. good luck.
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Great progress on the toilet build - looks like it's a family affair, you all work together so well including Sage! Kudo's to Robbie for a great, well thought out design and Emilia for Master Builder 🙂 Continued success!
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Contemplating the Bernia whilst on the job will make for a sublime experience
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Hmmm.....getting cheekier 😊
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Amazing videos guys 😊 funny and realistic !!! And what an amazing place that is!
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The word that comes to mind when watching these videos as an architect from the United States is “pluck” - this small family has fortitude and heart in profusion. Enjoyable to watch! Thanks for sharing
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Real living, awesome content .
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Now that's love.
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I have been re-cooperating from a new left knee replacement and have enjoyed this journey.Sage is learning skills at his age that will make this journey faster should he ever embark on creating his own Utopia. Just like my only child, I bet he would like a sibling, if only to commiserate with as he grows under your tutelege. Watching your physical efforts is an inspiration.
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Fascinating content. Keep up all the hard work and resilience. Concrete footings pro tip......measure diagonals.❤
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oh my you have so much animals.....so cool
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Hilarious visionary smash cutting at 1:40. We are clearly the same. Thanks for this really!
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I have seen men, over 6'6" bodybuilder types, reduced to shivering, high pitched shrieking like a 3 year old girl and crying and wailing when they encounter a snake unexpectedly. So you have got absolutely nothing to be ashamed of - yes you were shaken BUT you handled yourself pretty damn good under the circumstances - congratulations.
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Your'e perfect :)
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❤樂觀及活力的生活😊，令人佩服
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Hey there guys! We had no idea you had a youtube channel! We (Malin and Alex from Casas Ibanez) love watching your videos, you guys are so natural on camera 🙂 We were in our own bubble so much during the time of your construction doing our van that we completely missed out on coming to see you guys up there! It's nice for us to see the valley from a different perspective and we are really enjoying seeing your progress! Whenever we are back we would love to come and have a look. Can't wait for the next video! Oh by the way, Sage is soooo cute!
