The Dry Toilet

Using your toilet, once the water goes off…

1) Clean and sanitize the toilet.
2) Turn off the water supply to the toilet (it's a given that the water is already off, but turn it off at the knob anyway, so you can reverse this procedure without the water being on, if the water happens to unexpectedly come back on later).
3) Flush until tank and bowl are empty.
4) Dry entire toilet (you should now have a completely dry porcelain toilet).
5) Plug the drain in the bowl with a rubber ball or large wad of plastic shopping bags, pushed firmly into the hole (this keeps gases and vermin from coming up your sewer line, do not use a nerf ball, gases will still escape from the sewer line into your home).
6) Line the toilet with a garbage bag (lift lid and seat, insert bag, close lid). You'll have to experiment with different sized bags before you buy them in bulk. Find one that fits your toilet.

Now your toilet is ready for use. These are the steps for disposing of waste after using. Note that you'll want to be able to use the toilet multiple times before getting rid of the garbage bag, or else you'll go through a LOT of bags.

1) Separate solid & liquid: You are encouraged not to go #1 in the toilet, but rather in a separate container, saving the toilet bag for #2 only. It's not necessarily bad to do so, but it takes up space, adds weight to the bag, and increases the chance of the bag leaking, when removing it from your home (this would be very bad).

2) Cover: After making a "deposit", you should cover the fecal matter with either some wood chips, or preferably dirt. Keep a smaller bucket of dirt next to the toilet for this very purpose, and keep an empty soup can or scoop in the bucket too. After covering the deposit, use a stick to mash down the dirt covered deposit and flatten it as to conserve space. Ideally the stick never touches the deposit, but if it does, just insert the stick into the bucket of dirt to keep it sanitary.

3) Carry: After the bag is filled to capacity (but obviously not too heavy that you can't lift it easily) lift the lid, twist up the top, and take it outside. When carrying, either put the bag in a box or on a board, because you do not want it to break on the way out (once again, this would be very bad).

4) Bury: Dig a hole in the backyard a few feet deep. Preferably open the bag and empty the contents into the hole. The key here, is you want the fecal matter to be in contact with dirt, as that is what will cause it to decompose. If left in the sealed bag, it just sits there (and the eventual smell will be unbearable). You can throw the bag into the hole after you dump the contents. If the bag is messy and dumping is not an option, rip a few holes in the bag with a stick. Throw an inch or two of dirt into the hole to cover it up. Put a board on top of the hole, and then a rock or brick on top of that to keep it covered. This keeps animals out and prevents accidental falls. If lime is available, it can be added in the hole to help keep animals away.