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My eagerly anticipated Nature's Head composting toilet arrived in the mail yesterday.  I unpacked it as fast as I could so as to fine tune my installation plan before the weekend.

 

I was very impressed with the sturdiness of the unit.  It seems well built and durable; and is a comfortable height for reading or other activities.  I quickly noticed a problem though.  To separate the top and bottom, necessary for dumping the solids, you lift the top section and slide it to the left.  In a 1685, there's a wall just to the left.  So that makes the process of changing out the solids bin more of a hassle in a small head.

 

Knowing their reputation for customer service, I shot them an e-mail mentioning that it would be really nice to have lefty and righty hinges.  I figured they were the kind of company that would like make the option available to future customers.  Within an hour Larry, the owner of Nature's Head replied asking for my phone number for a quick consultation.   He has righty hinges and will send them upon request.  So mine should be turning up in a few days.

 

Once it's installed and tested, I'll update the review.  But so far, they get an A+

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Now that I've had the unit in use for a full year perhaps I can finish my review.

The Nature's Head works by separating liquids and solids.  The liquids are very high in nitrogen.  You can pour them into any toilet.  (Or around trees.)  The solids are dried.  As they dry, the bacteria die off.  All that is left is fiber.  The solids can go into the landfill.  Mine looked so innocuous that I used them as a soil amendment for a tree I was planting.

The head is very easy to use and maintain.  Due to the way it's vented, I've never had any odor in the trailer.  It still looks great, and I find it far preferable to having an extra chore of dumping my black tank.

You do need to sit down to use the head, not a problem for me.  Though some men dislike that.

If there comes a day when I need to buy a new Lance, installation of a composting toilet such as a Nature's head will be my first mod without question.

My only ding is that the head is a bit large.  The competing air head is smaller.  I have a friend who installed an air head on his boat.  We both agree that the Nature's Head seems to be better designed.  Nature's Head has fewer moving parts to break and is generally sturdier.

As I posted elsewhere, it's April here in Alaska and I know we'll freeze up a few more times before summer.  But I'm able to camp in my winterized trailer since my toilet doesn't use water.  Since my trailer also serves as my power outage shelter; a dry toilet give far better functionality in those circumstances.

Should I ever find myself in need of a basement toilet in a conventional house, I'd opt for a Nature's Head before I installed standard toilet with an obnoxious macerating pump.

Last edited by kaypee

Grumpa, I can only second everything KeePee has said. It was the first mod I did on the 1995. Also if it goes a little dry on you just dump the coffee grounds in it every so often. No smell, no dump station needed. If really needed you can keep one of those "blue" sanitizing bars in the bathroom for that realistic black tank smell LOL. Sorry I actually thought about taking a picture last time I dumped it. I have used the moss and or coconut fiber, in ours I like the coconut fiber best and basically looks like coconut fiber with dry lumps in it .Hope that paints a picture for you. 

gsymes posted:

Grumpa, I can only second everything KeePee has said. It was the first mod I did on the 1995. Also if it goes a little dry on you just dump the coffee grounds in it every so often. No smell, no dump station needed. If really needed you can keep one of those "blue" sanitizing bars in the bathroom for that realistic black tank smell LOL. Sorry I actually thought about taking a picture last time I dumped it. I have used the moss and or coconut fiber, in ours I like the coconut fiber best and basically looks like coconut fiber with dry lumps in it .Hope that paints a picture for you. 

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