waterless shop urinal?

[James Tibbetts]

Have you considered one of the small portable camping toilet? Once a week take it in the house and dump it into the toilet. No plumbing needed.

[Rick Potter]

Alas, another dream shattered. Some replies reminded me of the PC police, and considering where I live, in the PDRC, I forgot that my attempt to be a little classier in handling my necessary body functions could actually get me in legal trouble. Good intentions be damned, there are rules to be enforced. No good deed goes unpunished, etc.

Sure, I thought of the old coffee can/hose trick, but that waterless urinal sure was enticing. I would be foolish to make a gravel pit setup knowing I could run afoul of the code enforcement commissars. I shall rejoin my two canines in the gravel area behind the shop.

My shop is close the house, but to use the facilities I need to walk through three doors, and a gate, around the tutoring classroom, to the other side to gain access. At 76, we are talking about a lot of trips.

Thanks folks.

[Jim Becker]

Rick, you can probably work something out that's "in the middle"...rather than buying an expensive fixture that potentially could cause the issues mentioned in the thread, you could easily do a simpler setup that's not unlike the provisions in a porta-potty for males. A "funnel" made from a milk jug with the bottom cut off tied to a hose that heads outside through the wall to a bucket with a secure cover. You just need to empty it occasionally into a toilet in the house and it's usable in any weather. I'm sure the dogs will be disappointed, but...

[John K Jordan]

... tied to a hose that heads outside through the wall ...

Look up pilot relief tube. Think about that when looking up to watch a plane go over.

JKJ

[Dennis Peacock]

My backyard works really well.

[daryl moses]

I just open the door and let-er-rip.
No neighbors for miles behind my house where my shop is. UPS driver almost caught me once though.

[John K Jordan]

I just open the door and let-er-rip.
No neighbors for miles behind my house where my shop is. UPS driver almost caught me once though.

When females are here at the barn (vet, farm help, etc) they just want to know where the security cameras are not aimed. One just goes in the barn stall, not much different than what the mini donkeys and llamas leave. Quite a difference from the teen girl who stepped on one goat pellet at a church event a few years ago - you'd think she'd had a bucket of slop poured over her head and down her clean white dress.

JKJ

[Roy Petersen]

Simplest indoor solution would be a 5 gallon pail and cat litter. Baking soda will help with any odor, change now and again.

[Bob Grier]

I want so bad to say "Just dig a hole, dump some gravel in it, use it, and flush with water every so often so it doesn't develop a smell". But I won't because I am not sure you aren't living on a typical residential lot in a subdivision with neighbors where a sensitive person might see you using. That might turn out bad. If you are a reasonable person, you should be able to judge what to do and not worry about it. If you do go for it, consider location so a visitor won't surprise you when coming to visiting, even if they are headed for the shop or back door.

[Rick Potter]

The decision is made. See post #17. Back to the solution used for the 10 years since I built the shop.

I was hoping for a more classy setup, but considering where I live....I don't wish to run afoul of the law.

[Mel Fulks]

The decision is made. See post #17. Back to the solution used for the 10 years since I built the shop.

I was hoping for a more classy setup, but considering where I live....I don't wish to run afoul of the law.

I agree. Its frightening to see that mob coming after you ,carrying their bright non poluting LED torches and heads of lettuce impaled on giant stainless steel forks!!

[Rick Potter]

We conserve everything here. Make that Romaine lettuce on those pitchforks.

[Richard McComas]

I just make yellow snow.