I don't have to worry. I have an outhouse in my back yard. I just need to dig a hole to place it over. It's a two-seater, with a smaller hole for children so they won't fall in. It still has a roll of TP in it from back in the 50s or 60s when it was last used.
I also know how to operate it so there's little to no smell or health hazard.
I'm also in the country, so I currently have my own septic system. If the water supply stops, I can flush the toilet with buckets of water.
They are simple to build. The dirt from the hole is beside the outhouse, and you shovel some dirt in the hole after using the outhouse. A bag of lime also helps. When the hole is full, it's time to dig a new hole and move the outhouse over it.
There is something about having your own plot of land - and all that includes alternative lighting, a water supply independent from the town water - an outback toilet etc especially in these times. Peace of mind.
And. A little bit of vintage Aussie music - around 1940s+ 😀 We have to be very careful of the old red back. Nasty bite.
The reason our outhouse hasn't been used in so long, and there's a bathroom in the house now, is that my wife's grandfather was bit by a black widow spider in it and had to go to the hospital.
I like vintage music, mostly American, from the 1970s back to 100 years ago. I have a huge collection. I need to get the spring repaired in the old Victrola and dust off the Edison cylinder player and see if it still works.
We can collect rainwater, but I'd like to drill a new well. There was one here before, and we still have a point and drive handle. Stored in the outhouse for now.
We are at the point we could stop leaving home for two years or more.
Is that "red backed spider" like the black widow spider?
In Australia, every new home - going back 15 years must have a water tank installed and it must not be under a certain size. Your grey water to toilets and laundry must come from there. We have a tank on a stand and it’s there just in case as our home is 50 years old. We had a storm last night and when it’s full it diverts the roof water down the gutter and it ends up out to sea. Our useless politicians should be building dams as from now on our north are in the ‘wet season’ and that rainwater is wasted. I’m all for water storage. We could do much in our outback and make it bloom but for some reason it’s desert and wasted.
The redback and black widow are related - except our little mongrels have the red stripe. They can kill a child it not taken to hospital but their bite is dreadfully painful and requires a stint in hospital. Our bad spider in the Funellweb spider. Every hospital has access to its antivenin. They will kill in a very short time. Horrible looking too. Those that live around Sydney with sandstone rock in their gardens, must protect themselves outside. Often people will wake up to dozens in their swimming pools and there is a special unit at one of the major hospitals that collect the spiders if people come across them and this is where the antivenin is made.
While we are on a large block of land but have been preppers for 15 years? It’s peace of mind really. Just gone 5:00 am here Tuesday, the birds (the parrot variety as well as the carnivores like our magpies, butcher birds, kookaburras etc) will be visiting soon. 😀. Gorgeous morning after the rain. God is good!! Take care!
I don't have to worry. I have an outhouse in my back yard. I just need to dig a hole to place it over. It's a two-seater, with a smaller hole for children so they won't fall in. It still has a roll of TP in it from back in the 50s or 60s when it was last used.
I also know how to operate it so there's little to no smell or health hazard.
I'm also in the country, so I currently have my own septic system. If the water supply stops, I can flush the toilet with buckets of water.
You know, it's probably not a bad idea to bring back the outhouse.
For emergencies.
They are simple to build. The dirt from the hole is beside the outhouse, and you shovel some dirt in the hole after using the outhouse. A bag of lime also helps. When the hole is full, it's time to dig a new hole and move the outhouse over it.
There is something about having your own plot of land - and all that includes alternative lighting, a water supply independent from the town water - an outback toilet etc especially in these times. Peace of mind.
And. A little bit of vintage Aussie music - around 1940s+ 😀 We have to be very careful of the old red back. Nasty bite.
https://youtu.be/TjDAiq2-xeU
The reason our outhouse hasn't been used in so long, and there's a bathroom in the house now, is that my wife's grandfather was bit by a black widow spider in it and had to go to the hospital.
I like vintage music, mostly American, from the 1970s back to 100 years ago. I have a huge collection. I need to get the spring repaired in the old Victrola and dust off the Edison cylinder player and see if it still works.
We can collect rainwater, but I'd like to drill a new well. There was one here before, and we still have a point and drive handle. Stored in the outhouse for now.
We are at the point we could stop leaving home for two years or more.
Is that "red backed spider" like the black widow spider?
In Australia, every new home - going back 15 years must have a water tank installed and it must not be under a certain size. Your grey water to toilets and laundry must come from there. We have a tank on a stand and it’s there just in case as our home is 50 years old. We had a storm last night and when it’s full it diverts the roof water down the gutter and it ends up out to sea. Our useless politicians should be building dams as from now on our north are in the ‘wet season’ and that rainwater is wasted. I’m all for water storage. We could do much in our outback and make it bloom but for some reason it’s desert and wasted.
The redback and black widow are related - except our little mongrels have the red stripe. They can kill a child it not taken to hospital but their bite is dreadfully painful and requires a stint in hospital. Our bad spider in the Funellweb spider. Every hospital has access to its antivenin. They will kill in a very short time. Horrible looking too. Those that live around Sydney with sandstone rock in their gardens, must protect themselves outside. Often people will wake up to dozens in their swimming pools and there is a special unit at one of the major hospitals that collect the spiders if people come across them and this is where the antivenin is made.
While we are on a large block of land but have been preppers for 15 years? It’s peace of mind really. Just gone 5:00 am here Tuesday, the birds (the parrot variety as well as the carnivores like our magpies, butcher birds, kookaburras etc) will be visiting soon. 😀. Gorgeous morning after the rain. God is good!! Take care!