Commode - Just what I always wanted!

[bubblewrap]

I am now a proud owner of a lovely wicker armchair/commode for my shed, so no more squating over a bucket for me. What a great way to start off the new year, the comfort of knowing I won't be caught short at the lottie.

I had previously put in a lovely wicker armchair in the shed, as I need to sit down to rest more than doing anything on the lottie, these days. So the fact that I now have a multi-purpose seat and toilet, makes me feel I've won the lottery.

Must a big shed?.......................................

[Dottie]

Someone has just put a nearly new commode on Guildford Freecycle, so if anyone local wants one for their allotment, get on freecycle now.

[Two_Sheds]

I just don't find squatting over a container very comfortable ... it's ... the next best thing to having a loo in my shed

I'm reading Humanure at the mo, from the library, and am seriously considering trying to build a waterless loo in my shed, rather than just using a bucket. I just want to see if I can do it, and if it works.
If anyone's interested, "build your own loo" diagrams & instructions are on p.161-170 of the book, or here. It's a fantastically informative read on the whole issue of composting, highly recommended

[veggiechicken]

My answer to the problem (for ladies and only Number ones!) is an old dining chair with a removable seat, over a bale of straw, and a bit of chicken wire around the legs (of the chair!) to keep the straw in place. I put it in the middle of my raspberry canes, in the garden. It was OK in summer but its a no-go area now with no leaves on the canes!

[stella]

Never thought of this but what do you do with it when you have used it!!!!!! If there are no loos around do you have to take it home??????? Its bad enough scooping up after the dogs not sure I could face going on the bus with it

[singleseeder]

My answer to the problem (for ladies and only Number ones!) is an old dining chair with a removable seat, over a bale of straw, and a bit of chicken wire around the legs (of the chair!) to keep the straw in place. I put it in the middle of my raspberry canes, in the garden. It was OK in summer but its a no-go area now with no leaves on the canes!

This is bladdy brilliant!

I was fine with a 'bucket and chuck it' in the shed on the plot I'm leaving, but the new plot only has a greenhouse.

[veggiechicken]

Better make sure you have some tall plants in your greenhouse!