Discussed before but want to verify so my wife won't kill me.. Compost toilet

[containercabin]

I want to use a compost toilet in my cabin. I have read extensively about it. I am also following some of the guidelines this nice guy has suggested: http://www.omick.net/composting_toilets/composting_toilets.htm

My plan is to use a 5 gallon bucket indoors with a mix of 50/50 peat and saw dust. I will also have an outhouse with compost bin like the one this guy made out of a 55 gallon - which I will use when I can (weather and daylight)

I will not have a liquid outlet in the 5 gallon indoor toilet. Once it reaches 3/4 full I will take it to the forest, cover it with a mesh (and maybe hang it high to avoid animals playing with it) and let it sit for a year. A new bucket will then be used at the cabin. So no compost pile..   

Because we are going to use the cabin once every other week from Friday night until Sunday afternoon - I believe the bucket will get filled in a few months. I am hoping to have 4-5 buckets in rotation.

The 55 gallon outdoor one will be used until 3/4 full as well which can be in a very long time.

Questions:

1. Can we pee in the indoor one whenever we need to or should we try to avoid peeing in it... I read conflicting things about this.
2. any thoughts about this arrangement?

[Ernest T. Bass]

I have a few thoughts, based on actual compost-pail toilet use.. Have you read the Humanure Handbook? If not I highly recommend it--very enjoyable, informative and downright eye-opening. The author discourages separating the pee, saying that with enough cover it won't smell and will help the compost pile get hot enough to kill pathogens. However, our pail (used in an outdoor shed) did have some odor.. It wasn't the most perfect system though, so if you design the toilet lid to cover tightly that would help a lot. I would say give it a shot; you can always add a "pee drain", especially for male use that would at least lower the amount in the bucket.

Also, I would strongly recommend dumping the pails in a compost bin that you can keep lined with straw. I have a feeling the stuff will decompose much faster in the pile than in a hanging bucket (doesn't drain), and it won't smell if you keep it covered with straw. You will also probably be dumping it after every visit, and the pail will clean up with a little rinsing MUCH easier than if it's been sitting full for a year. Good luck!