Fortunately there are now new portable composting toilet models being manufactured that are ideal for campers, boaters and RVs.  And if you aren’t interested in purchasing a ready-made composting toilet for your next outing, there is also the option to build a cheap portable composting toilet at your final destination in a matter of a few hours.

Manufactured Portable Composting Toilets

There are now several models of portable composting toilets on the market:

1)  Large Portable Composting Toilets

If you are looking for a portable composting toilet similar to the portable toilets you see at fairs and other outdoor event, you should take a look at the BIOWC portable composting toilet.  This model is suitable for events where there will be large numbers of people in need of a portable toilet.  The downside may be that it is quite large and you will need a trailer of some sort to transport it to the location where you will be using the portable composting toilet.

2) Medium Sized Portable Composting Toilets

If you are looking for a portable composting toilet for your recreational vehicle or boat, there are several decent ones available on the market.  Nature’s Head has a small self-contained composting toilet that is quite popular with boaters.  You will need no chemicals to maintain this composting toilet.  The only thing you will need to add is peat moss to keep the composting mixture balanced in terms of green and brown organic matter.  The Sun-Mar Mobile is another excellent choice in terms of medium sized portable composting toilet (although also a bit pricey – it costs around $1600 U.S.).

3) Small Portable Composting Toilets

Jimmy’s Thunderbox Portable Composting Toilet is ideal for camping and has a unique design. This portable composting toilet folds down to 1 inch in height and weighs under 10 lbs, and only take minutes to set up.  It is manufactured in Australia, however, so if you live in the United States and Canada you will have to plan for adequate shipping time.  The cost is quite low, and the toilet relies on you using degradable composting toilet bags which you will also have to purchase.

Another option is the Boi Toi Nature Bio-Toilet, which also relies on decomposable composting bags and is available in the United States at Cabelas outdoor stores.  It is only four inches high when folded (13×21 inches in diameter) and weighs under five pounds, also quite affordable.

Build a Composting Toilet on Site

If you are interested in an even cheaper option for a composting toilet outdoors, you can build a composting toilet toilet on site cheaply using five gallon composting containers.  If you are interested in learning how to build your own composting toilet, you can read the instructions here.

For even more information about composting toilets, including articles on How Toilet Composting Works and the Environemental Benefits of Composting Toilets, please return to the Toilet Composting Home Page.

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