Moving In

With our yurt standing, we've been scrambling to get our belongings moved from storage unit and rental property before month's end.  While much time was spent moving our possessions, we got to really rough-it in the yurt for a few days with no running water or indoor potty, and a single extension cord for power.  Let's just say that I was so ready to be out of our rental property that I was willing to get in touch with my tougher side in order to never return to said rental property.
 We began our yurt adventure with just an air mattress.  By the third night we had our bed platform, our new refrigerator, and the puppies were happy to have their beds.

 Nathan was our ever-trusty moving helper.  He was very necessary and instrumental in our move from storage/rental to yurt.

just one of the many things we own and don't need....came in handy....

I had a huge mess on my hands=lots of organizing

We got a make-shift kitchen going right away.  Water container with spigot, sink emptying into a bucket.

First meal made in the yurt: Salad, fried potatoes, salmon burgers, and corn on the cob...yum!

Doing dishes by camp lantern, not so much fun.

 The first of our basic creature comforts to arrive at the yurt was our composting toilet.  Tanner spent a fair bit of time researching compost toilets and found them to be quite practical in the right environment.  They come in different sizes, makes, and models to fit your situation.  Many national parks and state forests have gone the route of composting toilets over standard outhouses.  Compost toilets reduce water usage and are environmentally friendly.  Beyond these attributes, I, personally, was sold on this brochure photo:

I can't quite understand what message the Sun Mar toilet company was trying to send with this photo.... If you are fancy enough to wear a suit, it's still hip to have a compost toilet.  Our composting toilet will not emit fumes that might kill your fern...  I guess they can't really advertise someone using the thing, but the ads (not to mention the DVD that came with all of the information) provided at least a few chuckles from yours truly.

The unit we decided worked best for us, is self contained and has a fan built in to take all smells out of the space in which it is housed.  Mulch is added with use, and there is a handle that you turn to rotate the drum inside to keep everything composting.  I couldn't be happier to have an indoor potty, and with a view to boot! 

For more information on composting toilets:
www.sun-mar.com
www.compostingtoilet.com/