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Indoor willow feeder ideas

 
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I’m considering making an indoor willow feeder that would meet the PEP BB:
Indoor willow feeder BB

I recognize I’ll probably end up living in my temporary shelter a long time while building a house to code. So I’d really like an indoor toilet for Michigan winters. All I could find on the forums was the toilet for Cooper Cabin:
Cooper cabin

The description for the PEP BB mentions a fan. I’m not sure what is needed here to meet the requirement. Does Cooper cabin have a fan?

Are there any other examples of indoor willow feeders that might meet the BB(or come close to it)?
Has anyone done this BB yet?

I’m wondering how the toilet at Cooper cabin has worked out. I’m guessing it’s been talked about in a podcast, or maybe somewhere on the forums I haven’t found yet. In particular, I’m wondering about smells.
 
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Cooper cabin has a USB/computer fan. It is ran off a portable battery box. I don't know if that would meet the electrical requirement of the BB.

With the fan running I have not noticed any odors.
 
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Thanks for the response Jeff. I’m guessing this BB is based on Cooper cabin’s willow feeder. I don’t recall seeing any photos of the fan. However, I read there are a bunch of photos of the bathroom construction on one of the former boot’s thread. It’s just like 60 something pages I gotta sort through to find those photos. Haven’t gotten around to it yet.

As far as I can tell, there aren’t any details given about this fan. I think this BB wiki page hasn’t quite been fleshed out yet. Probably because no one seems to have done it yet. The ‘sweep your floor’ BB has many links and several videos explaining how to sweep the floor, and then this indoor willow feeder BB has nothing.

I’ll look for photos as mentioned above. Maybe if I find photos of the fan construction, this BB wiki can get a little update? I’ve already supplied one link that might be useful.

Should I add this thread to the PEP greywater and willow feeder forum?

Edit: here’s some photos of the build, but I didn’t find the fan anywhere
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In the cooper cabin thread, I tried to link to the specific boot's posts that had posted pictures of the bathroom.

Erika posted some: https://permies.com/t/30/158889/permaculture-projects/Erica-Boot-Camp-Experience-BRK#1270068

Jen (Nine's) documentation seems to start here: https://permies.com/t/200/155843/permaculture-projects/Bootcamp-Experience-BRK#1262095

Kyle has some starting about here: https://permies.com/t/175/157417/permaculture-projects/Kyle-Permie-Bootcamp-BRK#1274210

I think Jen's is the thread with most of the pictures of the actual Willow Feeder build.

I hope that helps!
 
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Thanks Nicole. I linked this thread to the new thread specifically for BB clarifications. Hopefully, I’ll get some info over there.

https://permies.com/t/210060/skills-inherit-property/BB-clarification-thread
 
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