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Choose Your Throne
What’s Most Important to You in a Compost Toilet? Here’s what we think (after a cumulative 50+ years experience): 1. The diverter does its job – easily – for all people – of all genders…
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DIY Throne composting toilet with kids
Meet the @wearethathippiefamily! They used an off-the-shelf composting toilet for their off-grid home, but realized quickly that when it comes to urine diverters “They are not all the same”. They upgraded to a DIY Throne…
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Off-grid life in a cozy cabin with a Throne Composting Toilet
They’ve been using composting toilets for years, but only since they’ve switched over to the Throne composting toilet do they actually enjoy the process. Read their interview about their experience living off the grid, and…
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Sustainable Tiny Living with a Composting Toilet
Ever wonder what it’s really like to live in a tiny house with a composting toilet? Not just the dreamy Pinterest version—but the real, day-to-day stuff like hauling water, figuring out city parking laws, and…
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From Skoolie Life to Cabin Life with a Throne Composting Toilet
After years of traveling the U.S. in their DIY Skoolie with two kids, Elizabeth and her family eventually settled down on a piece of land in Vermont—and brought their love for composting toilets with them.…
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Off-grid Tiny House with a Throne Composting Toilet
For Lucas and his partner, Natalie, home is wherever their 24-foot tiny house on wheels (THOW) takes them. Their off-grid Tiny House with a Throne composting toilet has been their home for eight years. They’ve…
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Off-grid Composting Toilet for Glamping Camp
Nick has upgraded his family campsite in the renowned climbing haven, Red River Gorge, by installing a DIY THRONE composting toilet.
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Colorful DIY Throne in a Skoolie
Living in a converted school bus full-time, Paul Barger has integrated the DIY THRONE composting toilet into their daily lives for nearly two years. This shift came after selling their old converted breadtruck, sparking a…
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Hidden DIY Throne Composting Toilet in a Box Truck Camper
Mitch chose the THRONE DIY composting toilet for his van for its cost-effectiveness and easy installation. He customized the setup to fit snugly over the wheel well, optimizing the use of space in his van.…
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Toilet Solutions for Tiny, Mobile, & Off-Grid Structures – What are your options?
In the world of tiny living, rolling homes, and off-grid adventures, the search for the perfect toilet solution is complicated. Toilets can be a maze of complex plumbing, holding tanks, pumps, septic systems, dump stations…
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Ingenious DIY Throne Composting toilet in a camper
Daniel build his beautiful and DIY Throne composting toilet for his camper, and it has all kinds of brilliant hidden features. Check out his video, and read more about his experience building his composting toilet.
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Perfect-Fit-Throne in an upgraded Class A RV
We installed our Throne in an upgraded Class A RV that we live in full-time.
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A real royal DIY Throne
Dan built his DIY Throne for his rural bunkhouse, and it has to be one of the fanciest Thrones we’ve ever seen. If there was ever a Throne that deserved that name, it’s this one.
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Hidden DIY Throne in a Skoolie
Blair built her DIY Throne composting toilet for her Skoolie home, and she created the perfect hidden couch solution for it. Here’s her experience with her Throne:
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DIY Composting Toilet and Humanure Experience- Ethan Waldman
Ethan Waldman is a Tiny House author, speaker, and teacher. He has been using a Composting Toilet for almost ten years while living in his Tiny House, and he is using a Humanure composting method.
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The Best Coverings for Composting Toilets
Choosing the right cover material is one of the simplest ways to keep your composting toilet clean and odor-free. In this guide, we’ll explore what makes a good cover, where to find it (often for…
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Which Composting Method should I choose?
There are two camps when it comes to composting toilets: the all-in-one and the urine diverting. Both have their places. Let’s look at each to help you better choose which one is right for you!
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A Beginner’s Guide to Compost
Compost is essentially organic material that has been converted by microbes to a state that makes the nutrients readily available for plants to take up again. In addition to food scraps and yard trimmings, there…
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DIY Composting Toilet in a Van with kids – roaming.nomads
The roaming.nomads family has been living on the road fulltime for 7 years. They travel with their two kids and dog all over the country, finding remote boondocking places that still miraculously have internet coverage.…
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Building a Better Composting Toilet
A message from Nick, founder and chief visionary of Throne Composting Toilets® Composting toilets are a popular choice for folks living tiny for many reasons, but they don’t come without their challenges. It seems almost…
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Why you Should Separate Liquids and Solids in a Composting Toilet
There’s a reason we’re all for separating solids and liquids in a composting toilet. Learn why it’s important to keep the poop dry.
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DIY Composting Toilet- The Petersen Family in an Airstream, 5th wheel and Tiny House
The Petersen family has been using composting toilets for several years now. They started out in a renovated airstream with a composting toilet/all-in-one method, and upgraded to a diverter composting toilet in their 5th wheel.…
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Common Compost Toilet Smells and How To Fix Them
Is your compost toilet starting to stink? Here’s a quick guide to identifying the cause, and fixing it fast using simple materials and smart tips.
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Composting Toilet Maintenance and Cleaning
Caring for your composting toilet doesn’t have to be a hassle—or a horror story. This friendly guide is packed with practical tips to help you keep your off-grid bathroom clean, odor-free, and easy to maintain.
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Composting Toilets in the Summer
Not all homes are perfectly climate controlled, and using a composting toilet in the summer can seem daunting… and smelly. But don’t you worry. We have all the tips and tricks you’ll need for a smell-free…
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The 5 Features to Look for in a Composting Toilet
The 5 Features to Look for in a Composting Toilet
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How to Maintain your Humanure Pile
If you’re not sure what a Humanure setup is or where to start, take a look at this blog post covering the basics of Humanure. We also highly recommend the “Humanure Handbook” by Joseph Jenkins,…
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4 Tips for your Humanure in the Winter
Maintaining a Humanure pile in the winter can seem daunting: How do you ensure the temperatures stay high enough? Does the composting time frame change? Can I even use a Humanure in the depths…
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Hidden DIY composting toilet in a camper van – Barbaras custom DIY Throne Toilet
Barbara installed her DIY Throne composting toilet in her camper van, and it’s a perfectly stealth modification to the DIY plans! Where are you using your DIY THRONE composting toilet? We are using our composting…
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5 Mistakes to avoid when building your DIY composting toilet
Building your own DIY composting toilet may seem daunting, but by doing a little bit of research and avoiding these 5 mistakes you are set up for success! One of the most important factors in the success of a composting…
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Materials Guide to Building your Own Composting Toilet
Nobody likes starting a project only to realize there’s an important tool or component missing while you’re at it. So we’ve compiled this handy list of EVERYTHING you need for building your own DIY…
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DIY composting toilet in a Skoolie – @thehivedrive DIY THRONE
The Hive Drive Bus Crew converted their beautiful Skoolie by themselves, and every part of it is an example of that perfect balance between a cozy home and efficiency in a tiny space. Their bathroom is no exception (that shower…
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Should I integrate an agitator into my composting toilet?
Why is it that we don’t recommend an agitator or mixer for the Throne DIY composting toilet? Isn’t that the most important part for facilitating the composting process?
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Do composting toilets and periods mix?
So we created this handy guide on how to deal with menstruation products and period blood if you’re using a composting toilet.
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Real-life Humanure experience – Lucas’ off-grid Tiny House
Lucas and his partner Natalie have been living off-grid in their Tiny House fittingly named “Tiny” for over five years. They have been using a composting toilet the entire time, and use a Humanure setup…
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Real-life Humanure experience – Elizabeth’s Skoolie Home
Elizabeth and her family have been living in their Skoolie for over three years, first traveling and now stationary on their land in northern Vermont. During that time they’ve tried several different composting toilets, and…
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DIY Throne Composting Toilet in a Tiny House – Lee’s composting toilet upgrade
Lee integrated his Throne Composting Toilet diverter into his existing Tiny House Composting Toilet after his previous diverter failed to do it’s job:
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Where does the toilet paper go?!
A common question about composting toilet daily use and maintenance is “Where does the toilet paper go?!” Is it compostable, and if it is: won’t my humane pile look more like a dump with specks…
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DIY Throne Composting Toilet in a Skoolie – Mimi’s skoolie build
Mimi built her DIY Throne composting toilet for her Skoolie home.
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5 most common Composting Toilet Use Mistakes
Composting toilets do come with a learning curve, and we’re not here to sugarcoat this. We’ll help you navigate the world of composting toilets and humanure, with both in-depth tutorials and some simple tips and…
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DIY Throne Composting Toilet in a Skoolie – The Burlibus!
The Burli-bus crew tried a different urine diverter in their Skoolie built and decided to upgrade to a Throne Urine diverter