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Any ideas for something pretty? Something you can leave out and not get embarrassed when guests ask to use the bathroom. We have used bottles, small buckets, and 5 gallon buckets with camping toilet lids. I have seen a few for guys but no great options for women. Can’t retrofit a diverted into the existing toilet.

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You don't give any context about your existing toilet.

Have you read the Humanure Handbook? In that system the urine and poop stay together, and the whole lot gets covered with sawdust. The urine is actually an advantage, because the added water and nitrogen make the compost get up to temperature much faster. In practice it is just a normal toilet seat, over a plastic bucket. No need for anything complex, and works for both genders.

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Current house is a standard flush toilet, off grid house I am building will have a humanure system based on Joe’s book and possibly an experimental vermicompost system.  I have done a humanure system in the past.

I find that putting all the urine into the system can be too much liquid, but mainly we like to use it as a direct fertilizer on occasion.  

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When I visited Japan, half the toilets were 'western' (aka, had a seat and a lid like I see in Canada) and half the toilets looked like urinals that had been installed on their back.  

There are variations of the squat toilet around the world so maybe something like that might be a good source of inspiration?  

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R Scott wrote:

I find that putting all the urine into the system can be too much liquid, but mainly we like to use it as a direct fertilizer on occasion.  



The only time I found we had “too much liquid” was when we were running low on sawdust and the family started skimping on how much they added. Provided you add a decent amount each time you go, and the sawdust is appropriately absorbent, it works fine.

So overly wet/sloppy buckets is probably a form of user error. Use more sawdust. Empty more frequently. Buckets will be lighter and easier to work with as well.

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There are women's urinals made commercially. Men can use them fine. With some practise, most women can use a men's urinal, too.  If it's just your family using it anyway, maybe they can practise in the shower and see if it works for them. Then you can plumb the urinal to whatever hidden container you want.  Or they could use those SheWee or alternate brand devices to pee into something discreet.

I'm with Michael on the Jenkins style bucket, though. I drink three to eight litres of water a day, so I pee a lot. Often I pee right in the garden, but when only using a bucket I just add more sawdust and empty more often.
 
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Wow, my mind went to a totally different place. I was like why do bisexuals need their own urinals.

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I am with you Stacey, I was lost for words and wondered how mad had the world gone?
But seriously, how much of it is really a problem?
If the uniqueness of your home is explained, are there any issues?

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Well I guess the title was a little clickbait ish.

And to be completely honest the overwhelming driver is “happy wife, happy life”  She wants to save urine for fertilizer but we will be in a small, borderline tiny, home and don’t want something that we’ll trip over. Not worth having to clean up that mess.  Been there done that

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Stacy Witscher wrote:Wow, my mind went to a totally different place. I was like why do bisexuals need their own urinals.



My first thought was, "I've never heard of a urinal having a sexual preference, but I fully support your urinal's lifestyle choice whatever it is." Hah!

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