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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Was doing some web surfing about building an outhouse. Who has done it? 
> Any ideas? How big should the pit be?

We get questions. Sometimes we get sufficient information.

Yeah, I've done it. Rob, how good is the drainage? How much meat do you 
eat? How many parties do you anticipate? Wanna build a two-holer or a 
one-holer? Gonna line it with concrete block and build a house on top so it 
doesn't rot, or just do a temporary bizness, what in the military we called 
a latrine? Are you taking along any fastidious ladies who might wrinkle 
noses (and, if so, do you care) or is this a down-and-dirty, 
do-it-and-get-out trip? You can do a squat hole of minimal dimensions or a 
lordly edifice of substantial size. How do you feel about peekers? Are you, 
um, regular, or do you need time in the morning to contemplate the sunrise?
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At  10/19/2004 08:49 PM, you wrote:

>  Was doing some web surfing about building an outhouse. Who has done it? 
> Any ideas? How big should the pit be?

a) Dig a hole (depth depends on soil and your ambition, keep in mind when 
the hole is full unless you can empty it you move the house)
b) Build a small house around it
c) Build a 'seat' over the pit and a place to store the TP
or
Get one of those porta-potties they sell most everywhere. Dig a hole in the 
woods away from things to dump the potty in when needed. Cover the hole 
with a piece of plywood.
or
Dig a hole and bury a septic tank. Build a house-seat-TP holder above it. 
Leave some way to let the septic pumper guy get to it to do his thing when 
it's full.

Hope this helps....

The Rob (now) in Washington