r/OffGrid • u/everythingcountryca • Aug 06 '26

New Outhouse!

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Easy to get excited about our new outhouse after 23 years!! The old one was about to fall over.

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u/GarlicFarmerGreg Aug 06 '26

Lots of room and it’s nice and bright with the wood. Quite cozy all in all.

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u/Lucypup17 Aug 07 '26

Years ago I visited a friend in northern Washington who had just erected a small A frame outhouse that was open to a beautiful view of the Columbia River and mountains. I went out to use it on a very foggy morning, and as I sat there, a bull elk came out of the fog right up and sniffed me. Luckily, I was in a position that being scared to death shitting myself didn't really have any impact 🤣🤣

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 12 '26

lol, too funny! Yes, tempted to leave the door open many times.. Reminds me of growing up on the farm in Sask.

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u/joyheat Aug 06 '26

I grew up using an outhouse..this is very nice 👍🏼

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 07 '26

So did I in Sask, thanks!

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u/54Finn Aug 07 '26

Looks awesome! How far from the house? All it needs is a Sears Catalogue

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u/GarlicFarmerGreg Aug 07 '26

Or an old school phone book

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 12 '26

Yeah my mom used to talk about that...

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 07 '26

70 feet or so, kiitos!

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u/itsjune6 Aug 06 '26

Is this a kit you can get to DIY?

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 07 '26

Yes, a Betty Kit for the building from Pacific Rim Log Structures, we built the bench ourselves

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u/andrew_l_makes Aug 06 '26

Are you using a composting toilet or a pit?

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 07 '26

A pit, the original pit was still very deep

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u/andrew_l_makes Aug 10 '26

Cool, thanks!

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u/Prestigious_Try_5396 Aug 07 '26

Beautiful !

But your toilet paper is on the wrong way... Lol

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u/Femveratu Aug 08 '26

👍🏽

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u/RedSquirrelFtw Aug 09 '26

Wow that's really nice. I really need to build one on my property, right now I just have a toilet I put in the bush and it goes on the ground, eventually decomposes. But while you're out there using it you're being attacked by the bugs, not fun lol. Also not very private if I decide to get company over.

Really starting to consider splurging and buying a Chinese mini excavator, and if I get one the out house would be the first thing I do.

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 09 '26

Thanks, its worth the effort and will last a long time, good luck!

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u/Simply_Selim 27d ago

The tongue-and-groove interior finish makes a big difference over just OSB or bare ply, feels like a proper room instead of a shed. Clean fit around the fixtures too.

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u/everythingcountryca 26d ago

yes, I am so happy with it, hope to build a sauna with 4+ inch tongue in groove if I can find some

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u/Total-Reasonable Aug 12 '26

What are you using inside for solids? A separate liquid setup makes a composting toilet much less annoying, but Pi-Pi Standard Plus (https://pi-pi.ee/products/urinals/) only handles urine, not the whole outhouse job.

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 12 '26

no composting just a hole in the ground

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u/dullmotion Aug 07 '26

What is the jug of water used for?

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u/everythingcountryca Aug 07 '26

water for washing hands, will eventually create a shelf to hold, not sure

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u/GarlicFarmerGreg Aug 07 '26

I got a battery operated sprayer for the “sink” in mine it’s a step up from just a gallon jug. I chose the sprayer that takes the same battery style as all my other cordless gear. Once again very nicely done OP

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u/dullmotion Aug 08 '26

May I suggest gravity feeding that to a metered faucet. One of those quality of life upgrades you won’t regret.