DIY & Home Improvement

A few years back I had to deal with no working plumbing in my house for about 6 months (long story). I found small, white trash bags at Target that were about 5 cents each. They fit into a bucket upon which I placed a plastic toilet seat. Every morning I would do my "dooty" in there, then seal the bag up tightly and put it in the outside garbage. The bucket was then placed outside in the sun to air out.

As for peeing, I had a chamber pot or just went outside. This was in a wilderness area so I had lots of trees, bushes and privacy.

I looked into self-composting toilets but they were quite expensive. I had friends who had outhouses. You need to put a lot of lime in those.

If you have an outside water tap you can attach 100' of black hose and stretch it out in the sun. The water will get quite hot and I have showered, done dishes and laundry that way many times.

I wish you the best of luck with this new adventure, and it will be. But it CAN be done.