I just sat through an outhouse tutorial. For no reason at all. And I enjoyed it.

I grew up with my grandfather having a no electric home and no plumbing. He raised nine kids and had a two seater outhouse. I will always remember that. It’s since long gone but I remember it well, along with his massive gardens and animals he raised. Good memories!

Nice job Dave, remember this, a happy life is a happy wife, and she looks happy.

Canadian here. The styrofoam seat is a real comfort in the winter. On a nice crisp night, you can leave the door open and watch the Northern Lights. Just cover your knees with your hands. The pee shield is a good idea, but should be on back and front. If you don't vent the outhouse, it will stink. You can use pvc or stovepipe, doesn't matter. Also, lime or wood ash the toilet periodically, it will keep it from stinking. There ought to be a cover too. Finally, if you aren't going to oil the logs that it sits on, the logs should be on gravel. That will slow their rotting from sitting in wet soil. I really enjoyed the video.

That was the first out house build video I've ever seen....And enjoyed every minute of it. Good fun info Dave. Thanks

The tips and tricks I've gotten from watching these videos are priceless. Especially since they really accentuate how to do things solo. You could grab your wife for the 1 minute to hang that door, but shes doing her thing and the axe as a wedge is simple and easy . That's the "professional" stuff I don't know that you've learned by making many many projects. Thanks for passing them along!

* Every time you use the outhouse, cover your business with a bit of wood ashes, or sand if you have no ashes. That way your outhouse will not smell... * When the outhouse hole is full.... plant a tree on top. Perfectly fertilized, will grow beautifully.

I could watch this guy all day.

Where we have our outhouse is just full of rocks so a mini backhoe was used. We went over 6 feet deep. Also we are in northern Wisconsin. If I can make a suggestion, buy yourself a piece of pvc pipe to vent the smell past the inside. Place it in the corner and vent it out the sidewall. Make sure it’s covered by a chimney cap so you keep out birdnests and bees. You will find this a much better improvement.

This was so enjoyable that even though I live in the city, I want to dig up my concrete patio and build an outhouse.

Those are game-changing tips for building an outhouse. I am very grateful to you for taking the time to create this video.

Never in my 70+ years would I ever have thought I'd watch how an outhouse is built! Not that I'd be able to do it myself, but I like to know HOW to do things. So I can supervise!!! :) Good to know.

I’m not an ‘outdoors’ person...I don’t even go camping but I must say that I really enjoyed watching your video!

Great video..very practical!

I have watched thousands of youtube videos on how to build a camp shitter and you are the only one to include a pee shield. My girlfriend has quite the force behind her so this has saved us a lot of stink and rot. Thanks brah.

The splash guard, what a smart idea ! Dave, you rock 😁!

This was another ringer. Very funny, very informative. You and Brooke are the absolute masters of our time in terms of bushcraft and homesteading. Thank you for putting this together.

Thanks Dave. Reminds me of my father and his father. Never helped them build an outhouse, but I did help put the first flusher into my grandparent’s house. Granddaddy said “No way I’m ever going to do that inside my house.” My dad quietly said to me, “Come January, he’ll change his mind.” Your lifestyle often brings back good memories for me.

Having experience with my great grands , as a child, they had no indoor plumbing. So, we moved the outhouse about once a year. It was on runners that faced sideways along the hill. No pushy up the hill, no slidey down the hill. Every piece of solid went in the hole, paper included. Corn shucks included. Men p'd in a privy off to the side, and ladies had a smooth board nailed between two trees behind a privy. We kept the dirt in a pile downwind of the house, when we slid the house, the dirt went into the hole. Then they would plant tomatoes on the new ground. Had the biggest tomatoes you've ever seen come August. Used newspaper to cushion the sitting. Kept your butt from getting a splinter.

Can honestly say I think that was the most enjoyable outhouse build I've ever watched !! And informative too !! Pee guard !!!

In our old outhouse, we always kept a citronella candle to light when we went in. It gave us light and a great smell...kept the bugs away too. Used a coffee can to put the toilet paper in and it never got wet even if moisture in the air!

Thanks for another entertaining video, Dave. I like those steel toed work slippers. 😉👍

The Pee guard is brilliant 🙏 that was awesomeness 👏 Thank You

I'm 75 years old now, and haven't had to use an outhouse since I was a kid. But, I have to say I never had so fun watching a video or reading the constructive comments from the readers as this. I only wish that the outhouses I had to use before, were as well constructed and had used these tips. Maybe, I would have had a lot more fond memories than what I have. Also, show me how much you enjoy using one when you spend your first winter there. Whew! That's a memory I can do without. Thank you though for a terrific video. (Oh yes, it's also nice people can use toilet paper now instead of the corn cobs from dinner. Ha!)

Hey Dave, I never thought I would be so intrigued on watching you build an outhouse! I've never seen one built before and I really did find it interesting. Thanks for the video. As always, be safe and take care.

The branch handle is hilarious. I love it.

"HEY MR. WHIPPLE!" 😂 Don't squeeze the Charmin! 😂 Sorry, I had a high school professor named Mr. Whipple, we gave him a good-natured hard time because of his name and those commercials. The topic at hand combined with your name.....well...I just couldn't resist! Great topic, very informative subject matter and overall a well done video!

Finally someone helps explain the most important part #3 (splash guard)! I'm so glad I watched this.

I've been a framing my whole life I can usually Pick-A-Part something in any video specially off grid. I watched a lot of your videos and I can't complain about very much you do a great job and very entertaining when you do it. 👍👍🤠

We did the clear roof on one we did for the family pow-wow grownds. I also added solar rope light for night usage.

Dave Whipple learning a lot. thanks.

I like your videos where you show simple things like when you sharpened your pencil, some reason seeing things like that it’s so relaxing! Good tip with the pee guard!!! I am so glad I watched your video instead of the morning news. I am a better person for it!

at our camp My dad always dumped a 10 pd bag of lime in ours at the beginning of spring. helped with freshness and the break down of the waste.

Great Video Dave! You made it look totally simple to do. I love when you and Brooke are on each others Channels, makes me happy. You're my favorite You Tube couple ❤

Learn something new every day. Thanks for the instructions & tips. Love the door handle & lock!

I like Dave! He needs to order some tee-shirts and sell em that says, I LIKE DAVE! Ya know, Dave's right y'all. It's not about making a fortune the easy way or calling somebody everytime you need something done. It's about the satisfaction of just being a little less reliant on others and being able to do it for yourself no matter how good or bad it comes out in the end. What's important is knowing you did it and gaining that confidence to know you can take care of yourself!

I have to admit, this was very informative. The plastic “pee shield” is a great idea!

When you gotta go, you gotta go - and you gotta have a place to go! Great video. Can't wait to build one!

Really smart with that pee guard. Wish all outhouses had that!

Vent pipe? RV paper? Foamboard, mice and squirrels love it! The pee shield is a great idea

Look at how great the top soil is, as a gardener I got excited.💖🇦🇺

This video explains the whole build really well. Even with composting toilets becoming more common in offgrid cabins, there's still a place for the outdoor toilet.

A happy wife is a very happy life!

GREAT job ! Learned a lots of tips. This may be overkill but I have 2 more. Get a bag of lime and sit it in the corner with a old cup to throw down the hole every now and then. And keep a cheap can of bug spray in the other corner and when ur done with ur biz spray the corners to keep the wasps and spiders on the downlow. p.s.bonus they say if u puff up a paper bag and hang it in the corner bees,hornets and other flying bugs will think its a wasps nest and steer clear. Rock On!

Now THAT'S a practical video!! Also shows the value of a good chainsaw and rechargeable drill. Finally, #3 is ingenious and will make #1 and#2 a lot better experience!!

Growing up we had a Outhouse, just remember to keep a Container of Lime inside --pour a little over Poop to keep smell down. My grandparents used this application for many years. They had a He Side and She Side because their Family was Large...

Building one of these right now for a remote property in northern Humboldt. We're going the fancy route lol. The floors are gonna be 3 inch wide tongue and groove pieces, the idea is to make the floor air tight so no fumes creep up through it. Gonna have a water tank attached to the back foot and a half of wall connected to an RV toilet that goes over the hole and a length of black pipe used to vent gasses that build up in the hole, same idea as the pipe that comes out of the black tank in RV's. We're using lumber from the mill we have on property so it's being built on 2x4 skids. Luckily we have a backhoe so the hole won't be a gigantic pain. We're building it in the mill house and plan on hauling it over to the hole with a skid steer, the entire thing is overbuilt so it can withstand the trip without bending or buckling. Things gonna outlive us! We just finished framing and it's already strong enough that we could whack it with a sledgehammer and it'd barely wiggle. It's also larger than most outhouses and we're putting in both a toilet and a urinal. We're using it for a couple of campgrounds so we want it to be able to withstand whatever the potentially drunk campers decide to throw at it. We keep joking about one of us just kinda living in it when it's done.

You and your Queen are for real. You are not Yuppies riding the UKposts Prepper train. Keep these awesome vids coming bro.

Love to see you both together happily working. Admire you both. So inspiring. Enjoying watching you. Take care. God bless you dears!

Needs a closure strip for the corrugated roofing, where flies get in and ventilation with bug screens. Flies can get in, hang out on your poops then land on your food. It's a main inspection point for a privy.

My Gran used to have a toilet seat like that, 1950's. Most comfortable seat ever! Super build, thanks!

Literally, just became a subscriber because "hang on tight, we're gonna build a crapper". MY DUDE

I am surprised about how much i enjoyed this and how informative this was.

My Mother had this idea to make a outhouse that looked like a barn silo, next to her storage aka "barn" shed. It has now been nicknamed the sh@t rocket. :)

Why I'm watching a outhouse build is beyond me, but I enjoyed it immensely, thank you.

This has to be the best outhouse video on UKposts. Don’t ask me how I know.

A lid over the hole is a good idea. Also an outside vent pipe.

That pee shield is genius lol. Such a simple solution to a problem I would've never thought about

How fantastic is that, you have all the lumber you need right in your back yard!! :)

I'd never have thought about a Pee shield, you are terrific Dave.

Awesome video thanks! we just followed your plan and finished our own outhouse, in a weekend. Had to modify the plans a little to fit the recycled wood we had to hand, but turned out better than we could have hoped. Ended up building the door out of pallet boards which has a nice aged look. Wish we could share pictures here. Thanks, Dave and Brooke, you guys are such an inspiration. We just took possession of our 5 acre of remote woods and cant wait to start the next project.

In Russia. You only need two sticks. One stick into the ground and hang a jacket on it. The second you chase away the wolves.

I have never seen a true thinking man, yet You seem to be one of them. Thank You.

Reminds me of going to grandma’s house in the 60’s. Nothing like having to use it in a rainstorm sliding down the hill in the dark.

I would have never thought about the pee guard. 👍

I wish my grandparents would have known that 70 years ago.

I thought I was the only one who enjoyed digging, at least when I was younger !

Kick ass outhouse 👍 From one who lived in the bush of Alaska.

You have inspired me dave! Im gonna build an outhouse. We only have 1 bathroom, and i find myself waiting on my wife for it often. I spend a good majority of my time outside so this will work great for me. Thanks a bunch.

I sooo remember the first video Brooke made when she was on this land. "Oh, I have made cabins together with my husband, but THIS TIME I WILL DO IT ALL BY MYSELF! THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME! ALL BY MY SELF". Good to see you 'guys' are doing it all together after all. :-)

2:58 - as soon as I saw her digging my mind flashed to Tucker & Dale vs. Evil "Making her dig her own grave!" xD

Dave you are so awsome!!!! I love your videos and guitar music!! You are such a special and heartwarming person.By watching your videos my dreams of living off grid come true. Looking forward to move videos. Elizabeth Bowen

Yup, i want one of these too! A hand dug well & an outhouse would get me more self reliant for power outages & emergencies! Thank you for sharing how you did this!

Love seeing your ideas always a treat when you post 🌞

You win! Best outhouse video I have ever seen. Thumbs up my man.

A tip that might be worth mentioning is, if you've access to saw dust use that on top of your shit each time the toilet is used, eventually it will all break down into excellent compost and it soaks up liquids too. So when the outhouse is moved you a great hole to put in an interesting tree.

The part where he tilted the logs up to support the walls, that was genius.

I love the outhouse looks simple enough, and i remember sitting on a foam seat in the winter i didnt want to get off it , warmed me right up lol. wonderful work

I kept flinching and waving away the mosquito's. If I was younger, I would be doing this. I love your videos!!

Just ran onto your videos really enjoy them. Thank you. God always bless

Im watching this while sitting on the toilet!

I admire your skills, Dave. It looks so simple when you do it. Great job.

Hi Dave Whipple. I'm Grace Whipple. From Rochester, NY. But now live in NC. Loved your video.

This guy is well rounded. It takes lots of life lessons to gain a knowledge that allows a person to survive off grid so to say.in other words he certainly isn’t a city dweller

For a decade or so of my youth I grew up having to use an outhouse. Keep a bucket of lime sitting in the corner with a small cup in it. Sprinkle a little bit of lime over what you’ve just deposited before you leave. It will not smell, and you’ll never have to clean it out. Bonus tip: keep the seat inside by the wood burning stove until you need it for a toasty experience when it’s cold outside.

It's an outhouse on skids, that's awesome! When the hole fills up, you can just drag it to your next outhouse location.

My new favorite channel

Excellent build!!🙌🏽🙌🏽

You missed #4 the vent! Run a piece of 3"pvc from the pit to the roof and out, makes a much less smelly john!

I really love your videos, you have a really great way of explaining everything you're doing in a really easy-to-understand way. Thats so hard to find nowadays when everyone wants to show their results but none of the "how" or a really rushed "how". Reminds me of This Old House in that your videos are for teaching first and it really shows. Thanks a lot for the really solid content, truly a pleasure to watch.

This video is saturated with your experience. Smart, functional, and minimalist. Awesome video Dave, thanks

What a fabulous video, such fine details. Now if I only would let go of the fear of a circular saw! Thanks for sharing!

This is awesome. Thank you. 😊Only different thing I'd do is put a toilet lid on it.

WELL DONE DAVE! WELL DONE! I'm an ol' widow watchin' and though it probably is something I will never have 2 do...perhaps someday I will B in a position 2 pass on your good advice. I really enjoy watchin' hard-workin' youngins' making good practical use of their energies. This is the 1st time I have caught a glimpse of your lovely 'Brooke'. She appears 2 B a hard-worker herself and well suited 2 your lifestyle = Wonderful relationship = don't stop counting your blessings young Dave/Brooke. I shall pray U get that cabin 4 yourself built...it would B lovely 2 have a place of your own in UM. You have made several wise choices with your life and here I will put some of the credit 2 being 'well-raised'. Thank-you 4 your time/patience/expertise/talents shared with your subs. Health and God's blessing on you n' yours! Gotta ask...What kind of feet do U have 2 shovel with moccasins on? = YIKES = Tough! (LOL)

Ha lol I found the out house build SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!👍💯🇺🇸

Looks like a cool project

Hey Dave by the way I just wanted to wish you an early happy Father's Day and hopefully many more to come

Some powder lime. A scope of lime down the hole daily will help. Also a PVC piss tube would be a good upgrade for the guys.

Great job Dave as always 👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

Simple yet informative and over all enjoyable. Thank You Dave for sharing this.