I pee in backyard to save water. Wife hates me for it.

[Gremlin]

We've had some very unusual first posts from new members of late, but I reckon this takes the cake from our OP...

[Taran Wanderer]

We've had some very unusual first posts from new members of late, but I reckon this takes the cake from our OP...

I wouldn't want to live somewhere where I couldn't pee in my own yard.  Our old house had a very mature yard, and I had many good, private spots to fertilize the plants.  Our current yard is still maturing, so it takes a little more of a walk, but still very possible in many places.  I'd be fine if I never s*!t in the woods again in my life, but I really enjoy peeing outside.

[Dicey]

We've had some very unusual first posts from new members of late, but I reckon this takes the cake from our OP...

Lemee see, the OP has changed their user name three times in quick succession since they started this thread and hasn't returned, unless, of course, it's under cover of yet another name. This isn't a new member, it's a troll.

[jpdx]

If the bathroom is occupied, I pee in the laundry sink. No big deal.

[dragoncar]

If the bathroom is occupied, I pee in the laundry sink. No big deal.

It’s all pipes!

[Taran Wanderer]

Ew.

[middo]

Ew.

As long as you wash it down, who would know? 

[nereo]

We've had some very unusual first posts from new members of late, but I reckon this takes the cake from our OP...

Lemee see, the OP has changed their user name three times in quick succession since they started this thread and hasn't returned, unless, of course, it's under cover of yet another name. This isn't a new member, it's a troll.

Don’t Trolls pee wherever they want? I’m not sure why the wife of a troll is so upset over this... didn’t she know who she was marrying?

[Dicey]

We've had some very unusual first posts from new members of late, but I reckon this takes the cake from our OP...

Lemee see, the OP has changed their user name three times in quick succession since they started this thread and hasn't returned, unless, of course, it's under cover of yet another name. This isn't a new member, it's a troll.

Don’t Trolls pee wherever they want? I’m not sure why the wife of a troll is so upset over this... didn’t she know who she was marrying?

Maybe the problem is that troll pee is particularly nasty...

[Fi(re) on the Farm]

My husband is a big fan of this and for a long time I didn't care - we're semi secluded and our neighbor passed away and her house was empty. Then there was the weekend her family came to clean out the house and went a peed in the backyard and looked over and saw the neighbors son and daughter in law. Now he only does it when it's pitch dark!

[AnxietyFly]

Your backyard is going to start stinking. Why don’t you just pee in bottles that has a top. Flush it once a day.

[Shane]

We've started doing this, after I read a blog post about how pee is an excellent nitrogen source. The money savings is not the point, I'm more about saving the resources that go into making potable water. 

I just pee in a bucket and dump it on the compost pile periodically. DH indulges my weird ideas and pees in the bucket too. Might have to quit in the summer if the odor starts being a problem but so far it's been fine.

You can make your own composting toilet by just putting sawdust, sphagnum peat moss, or potting soil in the bucket and peeing into that. It won't smell at all. Periodically dump contents of bucket onto your compost pile. No sense wasting all that good nitrogen.

[norajean]

It is disgusting partly because so much will splash back on to your shoes/feet and pants, assuming you pee standing.

[ducky19]

It is disgusting partly because so much will splash back on to your shoes/feet and pants, assuming you pee standing.

Meh, splashback can be a problem on the toilet too - it happens. I just clean it up, wash my hands, and move on.

[GuitarStv]

It is disgusting partly because so much will splash back on to your shoes/feet and pants, assuming you pee standing.

I have urinated in the woods many times while wearing shorts and hiking sandals, without splashing myself.
 The issue described sounds like a problem of technique.

A full pressure stream will send urine at least 3-4 ft away from the dispenser by the time it hits the ground.  The only time this is not true is immediately at the end of urination when pressure diminishes - at this point urine slows to a trickle and at lowest levels will falls almost directly down.  Standing with feet apart approximately a shoulder width and a half to two shoulder widths prevents any splash issues at all.

[Shane]

It is disgusting partly because so much will splash back on to your shoes/feet and pants, assuming you pee standing.

I have urinated in the woods many times while wearing shorts and hiking sandals, without splashing myself.
 The issue described sounds like a problem of technique.

A full pressure stream will send urine at least 3-4 ft away from the dispenser by the time it hits the ground.  The only time this is not true is immediately at the end of urination when pressure diminishes - at this point urine slows to a trickle and at lowest levels will falls almost directly down.  Standing with feet apart approximately a shoulder width and a half to two shoulder widths prevents any splash issues at all.

Thanks for those graphic instructions, Steve. I totally agree. Peeing outside is generally less messy than using a toilet indoors.

[GuitarStv]

Thanks for those graphic instructions, Steve.

I'm a helper!  :P

[jim555]

Pee in a gallon water bottle and flush it once a day. 

I thought I was cheap, this posting has me beat.

[Shane]

Pee in a gallon water bottle and flush it once a day. 

I thought I was cheap, this posting has me beat.

It would be better to pour it onto a compost pile once a day. Flushing it down the toilet is a waste.

[nereo]

Pee in a gallon water bottle and flush it once a day. 

I thought I was cheap, this posting has me beat.

It would be better to pour it onto a compost pile once a day. Flushing it down the toilet is a waste.

My municipality treats its effluent and then reuses the treated sewage as fertilizer.  I like to think of it as “making a donation”

[Dee_the_third]

Ha. I like how this started out as a troll post and has turned into a very earnest discussion about how to harness the nitrogen in your pee. Never underestimate a group of mustachians.

[Shane]

Pee in a gallon water bottle and flush it once a day. 

I thought I was cheap, this posting has me beat.

It would be better to pour it onto a compost pile once a day. Flushing it down the toilet is a waste.

My municipality treats its effluent and then reuses the treated sewage as fertilizer.  I like to think of it as “making a donation”

That's great that they're making use of it.

[Model96]

Indeed. Freedom fighters that liberate Nitrogen at every opportunity!

[nereo]

Pee in a gallon water bottle and flush it once a day. 

I thought I was cheap, this posting has me beat.

It would be better to pour it onto a compost pile once a day. Flushing it down the toilet is a waste.

My municipality treats its effluent and then reuses the treated sewage as fertilizer.  I like to think of it as “making a donation”

That's great that they're making use of it.

I can’t tell if you are taking this seriously or not...

[Optimiser]

I just got done reading this thread, and not five minutes later looked out my office window and saw someone peeing in their backyard. I'm on the 2nd floor and my office building is next to a residential area. Definitely had a laugh about it.

[Alternatepriorities]

It is disgusting partly because so much will splash back on to your shoes/feet and pants, assuming you pee standing.

I have urinated in the woods many times while wearing shorts and hiking sandals, without splashing myself.
 The issue described sounds like a problem of technique.

A full pressure stream will send urine at least 3-4 ft away from the dispenser by the time it hits the ground.  The only time this is not true is immediately at the end of urination when pressure diminishes - at this point urine slows to a trickle and at lowest levels will falls almost directly down.  Standing with feet apart approximately a shoulder width and a half to two shoulder widths prevents any splash issues at all.

Good instructions for a Nature Pee.* I'd only add to aim for something soft like moss or grass for the absolute minimum splash. Also it should go without saying but go with the wind...

*I met an Argentinian couple driving and camping the length of the hemisphere in Zion nation part a couple years ago. I invited them to stay at our house when they arrived in AK. Credit for the term belongs with them

[Alternatepriorities]

Pee in a gallon water bottle and flush it once a day. 

I thought I was cheap, this posting has me beat.

It would be better to pour it onto a compost pile once a day. Flushing it down the toilet is a waste.

My municipality treats its effluent and then reuses the treated sewage as fertilizer.  I like to think of it as “making a donation”

Do you know if they have had any problems with pharmaceuticals and hormones in the fertilizer? I heard somewhere the city of Fairbanks was doing this but had to stop selling it as fertilizer because it was causing issues. My father also had some issues this year transplanting plants with a potting soil product fertilized that way. Half his strawberries weren't doing well and then he realized they were all the ones he transplanted in to the new potting soil...

[Alternatepriorities]

Don't let it go to waste, make sure you are pissing on a tree or plant.  It is great for fertilizer!  Try this in your newly planted garden.  Pick one tomato plant and piss on it.  The other just do as you normally would do.  You will be surprised of the results.  I have a persimmon tree I am doing but it is in view of the neighbor so I can only do at night.

Also pro trip.  Don't tell the wife which tomatoes that you are pissing on when brought into the house later this summer.

Second pro tip - Their is such a thing as too much nitrogen. Two teenage boys peeing on the same aspen tree everyday all summer can kill it...

[dragoncar]

It is disgusting partly because so much will splash back on to your shoes/feet and pants, assuming you pee standing.

I have urinated in the woods many times while wearing shorts and hiking sandals, without splashing myself.
 The issue described sounds like a problem of technique.

A full pressure stream will send urine at least 3-4 ft away from the dispenser by the time it hits the ground.  The only time this is not true is immediately at the end of urination when pressure diminishes - at this point urine slows to a trickle and at lowest levels will falls almost directly down.  Standing with feet apart approximately a shoulder width and a half to two shoulder widths prevents any splash issues at all.

The ideal scenario is to pee down an embankment or off some kind of parapet.  Even a slight slope really negates the possibility of splash back

[dragoncar]

Ha. I like how this started out as a troll post and has turned into a very earnest discussion about how to harness the nitrogen in your pee. Never underestimate a group of mustachians.

Well we're certainly not going to let a perfectly good thread go to waste.  You know how much it costs to start a new one of those?

[Dicey]

Ha. I like how this started out as a troll post and has turned into a very earnest discussion about how to harness the nitrogen in your pee. Never underestimate a group of mustachians.

Well we're certainly not going to let a perfectly good thread go to waste.  You know how much it costs to start a new one of those?

It's actually quite mustachian.

[nereo]

Ha. I like how this started out as a troll post and has turned into a very earnest discussion about how to harness the nitrogen in your pee. Never underestimate a group of mustachians.

Well we're certainly not going to let a perfectly good thread go to waste.  You know how much it costs to start a new one of those?

Yeah, we wouldn’t want to just piss that away...

[Dancin'Dog]

I'm up at our mountain cabin checking on things and thought I'd chime in to bragg about peeing in our front yard this morning.  :)


I was sober & didn't really have to pee bad, so it wasn't that exciting.  I got in a nice motorcycle ride in yesterday which was great, but forgot to pee in the woods while I was out, so that isn't newsworthy for this thread.  I'll try to remember to pee in the driveway or maybe off one of the decks before I leave this afternoon, to honor you rebellious city dwellers.  ;)


C-19 sure has us appreciating the simple things. 

[nereo]

I'm up at our mountain cabin checking on things and thought I'd chime in to bragg about peeing in our front yard this morning.  :)


I was sober & didn't really have to pee bad, so it wasn't that exciting. I got in a nice motorcycle ride in yesterday which was great, but forgot to pee in the woods while I was out, so that isn't newsworthy for this thread.  I'll try to remember to pee in the driveway or maybe off one of the decks before I leave this afternoon, to honor you rebellious city dwellers.  ;)

I do know enough not to attempt peeing from a moving motorcycle...
Counterintuitively, the faster the speed, the more that gets on you. 

[Dancin'Dog]

I'm up at our mountain cabin checking on things and thought I'd chime in to bragg about peeing in our front yard this morning.  :)


I was sober & didn't really have to pee bad, so it wasn't that exciting. I got in a nice motorcycle ride in yesterday which was great, but forgot to pee in the woods while I was out, so that isn't newsworthy for this thread.  I'll try to remember to pee in the driveway or maybe off one of the decks before I leave this afternoon, to honor you rebellious city dwellers.  ;)

I do know enough not to attempt peeing from a moving motorcycle...
Counterintuitively, the faster the speed, the more that gets on you.

The Iron Butt riders must have good bladder to fuel tank ratios, or utilize catheters. 

[Dicey]

I'm up at our mountain cabin checking on things and thought I'd chime in to bragg about peeing in our front yard this morning.  :)


I was sober & didn't really have to pee bad, so it wasn't that exciting. I got in a nice motorcycle ride in yesterday which was great, but forgot to pee in the woods while I was out, so that isn't newsworthy for this thread.  I'll try to remember to pee in the driveway or maybe off one of the decks before I leave this afternoon, to honor you rebellious city dwellers.  ;)

I do know enough not to attempt peeing from a moving motorcycle...
Counterintuitively, the faster the speed, the more that gets on you.

The Iron Butt riders must have good bladder to fuel tank ratios, or utilize catheters.

Gross.

[Linea_Norway]

This thread reminded me of this product that I recently saw:
https://plukkselv.no/produkt/hage/vanning/guldkannan-vannkanne-for-gullvann-kortreist-naering-10-ltr
The instruction is to mix it with 10 times as much water as urin. So maybe pure urin is a bit too strong for the plants.

[TomTX]

Why don't you just "If it's yellow, let it mellow?" Or owe in the sink and then wash your hands? Your way, how many things do you touch before you get to running water to wash your hands?

Free fertilizer for the yard, and some of us have figured out how to pee without getting any on our hands. 

My main nutrient shortage in the yard is nitrogen, according to soil tests.

[TomTX]

Ha. I like how this started out as a troll post and has turned into a very earnest discussion about how to harness the nitrogen in your pee. Never underestimate a group of mustachians.

How else are we going to fertilize our Pandemic Garden while maintaining strict distancing?

[TomTX]

The ideal scenario is to pee down an embankment or off some kind of parapet.  Even a slight slope really negates the possibility of splash back

Compelling rationale for building a parapet overlooking the garden. Kudos!

[TomTX]

Your backyard is going to start stinking. Why don’t you just pee in bottles that has a top. Flush it once a day.

Why would it start stinking? Dispersed around the yard, soaked up by the soil and the plants - really, there's no smell.

[BookLoverL]

I haven't tried it myself and you'd probably have to check on local regulations, but if you're interested in seeing the possibilities for a low-water, eco-friendly way of reusing your waste - including number 2 as well - google humanure.

[Pigeon]

This is the type of thing my father would have done to save half a cent per year. I have many unhappy childhood memories.

[Shane]

I haven't tried it myself and you'd probably have to check on local regulations, but if you're interested in seeing the possibilities for a low-water, eco-friendly way of reusing your waste - including number 2 as well - google humanure.

The Humanure Handbook

[Fishindude]

I'm sure I pee outside far more frequently than I do inside.
Grow up in the country and it's nothing out of the ordinary at all, even the girls aren't scared to do it in a pinch.

[Shane]

Growing up in the country, our young daughter got so used to peeing wherever she felt like it, that we got yelled at a couple of times by Karens in town when she suddenly just squatted down on a patch of grass in a parking lot at Walmart, or wherever, to pee. We had to explain to our daughter that what is fine at home on the farm is not always okay in town.

[aetheldrea]

NIMBY

[Taran Wanderer]

lol...

[Linea_Norway]

We are at our mountain cabin where we have replanted some strawberries and raspberries from the house that we sold. I ask DH to pee around those plants just once, to add some nitrogen, but not too much. He didn't consider that a weird question.

[okisok]

Growing up in the country, our young daughter got so used to peeing wherever she felt like it, that we got yelled at a couple of times by Karens in town when she suddenly just squatted down on a patch of grass in a parking lot at Walmart, or wherever, to pee. We had to explain to our daughter that what is fine at home on the farm is not always okay in town.

Same--grew up in the country, and had to have discussions about what was 'in town' behavior and 'in the country' behavior! Not at all squeamish about going outside. Now, I've seen two younger nieces burst into screaming tears when being told to pee outside on a family camping trip. Mind blown! Doesn't every kid want to pee outside??