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smirkymonkey

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9. Yes. As a young girl I had some friends whose father decided to go live off the grid in the woods.

Fri Nov 20, 2020, 04:38 PM

Nov 2020

He built up a little compound in upstate NY which was actually pretty cool with bridges and paths and a few cottages and yes, outhouses. Everything was completely natural. They had a pump for water and bathed in the stream. There were wood stoves and it was so cozy and charming. Of course, I only stayed there in the summer. I am sure the winters must have been a bit tougher.

As for the outhouses, I never looked. I was kind of scared, so I just went and ran away as fast as I could. That was the least pleasant aspect of the whole experience but the rest was great. It was really kind of amazing now that I look back on it. They are still there and have built it into something quite sophisticated, yet still off the grid. Solar panels and all that. It's really an amazing place and I feel very fortunate to have had that experience growing up.

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"Have any of you ever used a real outhouse?" [View all] Nevilledog Nov 2020 OP

OK, that caused enough of a LOL to startle my cat. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #1

No, but have used several fake outhouses. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #2

Are you sure they weren't just other peoples' sheds? Laha Nov 2020 #57

I'm a Dem. I check it out before I go :) woodsprite Nov 2020 #3

From what I can remember OLDMDDEM Nov 2020 #4

Sears catalog? That's harsh. Literally. nt Shermann Nov 2020 #22

I remember OLDMDDEM Nov 2020 #25

It used be called "The Wish Book"... as in Harker Nov 2020 #42

I like that. OLDMDDEM Nov 2020 #87

It wasn't the smell or the visual; it was the rats banging around down there. sarge43 Nov 2020 #67

While I was too little to sit safely on the cut out in an outhouse, as a 4 year old, I remember Hoyt Nov 2020 #5

OMG!!! LeftInTX Nov 2020 #13

Oh, Hoyt! MyOwnPeace Nov 2020 #14

You Knew The Trump Family When You Were Two?!? ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #39

never , but used portapoties . ugh. AllaN01Bear Nov 2020 #6

I can't do number 2 in a ports-pottie, too disgusting. I can do Blue_true Nov 2020 #54

I have, my grandmother and great grandmother had outhouses where they lived at. Let me tell SWBTATTReg Nov 2020 #7

Yep my grandmother in WV had an outhouse doc03 Nov 2020 #8

Spellchecker probably thinks you meant White Anglo-Saxon Protestant csziggy Nov 2020 #35

I tried to type "Al Gore" earlier today it kept changing Al to Ol I think after about five tries doc03 Nov 2020 #73

I think I turned spell checker off on my cellphone browser csziggy Nov 2020 #81

Yes. As a young girl I had some friends whose father decided to go live off the grid in the woods. smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #9

Lordy yes, hundreds of times. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2020 #10

My grandparents had an outhouse. murielm99 Nov 2020 #11

did a lot of camping. mopinko Nov 2020 #12

My husband and I did a lot of hiking in the mountains around the country. marie999 Nov 2020 #61

Actually, yes, and they were in way better shape than Rudy's press conferences Biophilic Nov 2020 #15

They don't smell so bad in the winter when it's well below freezing Klaralven Nov 2020 #16

Fun With Physics! ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #43

Shoveling the path from the back door to the outhouse was a task for a small boy Klaralven Nov 2020 #74

My Grandpa Had An Outhouse ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #76

My father in law CRK7376 Nov 2020 #83

Until that frozen poopcycle pokes you when you sit. Tommymac Nov 2020 #72

While 20 degrees below zero Midnightwalk Nov 2020 #17

Yes... handmade34 Nov 2020 #18

Yes, for 7+ years I lived off the grid central scrutinizer Nov 2020 #19

Or a portapotty at a Metallica concert.. ismnotwasm Nov 2020 #20

I have used an outhouse and I agree with the sentiment Gothmog Nov 2020 #21

Good comparison, and yes I have. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #23

Yes. Both at my grandparents' and when my parents were sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #24

Yep, grew up in the country and we had an outhouse until I was about 8. Then my parents put in OregonBlue Nov 2020 #26

Yeah I have used actual out houses on my families farm . I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2020 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2020 #28

Yeah I have used actual out houses on my families farm . I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2020 #29

We did not have indoor plumbing when I was a kid. Outhouse and well water at our farmhouse. Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #30

Yup - Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #31

Bought an old house years ago that had never had plumbing. TNNurse Nov 2020 #32

At every Ivy League football game at the Yale Bowl that I attended had outhouses in the parking CTyankee Nov 2020 #33

Yes, and it wasn't as bad. Need to use lime. 58Sunliner Nov 2020 #34

And got stung by a wasp. gibraltar72 Nov 2020 #36

I Own And Use A Real Outhouse Up The Twisp River DanieRains Nov 2020 #37

My mother's family lived in Southwest Virginia. Family that lived out of town often had outhouses Old Terp Nov 2020 #38

Yes, a three-joker. democrank Nov 2020 #40

Yes, and I looked down...Also I had to clean the outhouse..It was at boy scout camp Stuart G Nov 2020 #41

Yes, and I've also had less than an outhouse. Ilsa Nov 2020 #44

Lol, yes I have. Jirel Nov 2020 #45

Yes, I have and that is a perfect analogy. paleotn Nov 2020 #46

Well, now that you mention it... nt 2naSalit Nov 2020 #47

A shit-show for sure. The hair dye was cringe-worthy priceless. Evolve Dammit Nov 2020 #48

My great grandma didn't believe in indoor plumbing. hunter Nov 2020 #49

Vault/pit toilets and porta potties--ugh. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #50

Except at the Press Conference, it isn't below your butt, it's running down his face. tinrobot Nov 2020 #51

YOMANK!* lastlib Nov 2020 #52

in the 50s at the great grand parents place. They did not demigoddess Nov 2020 #53

Ironic post: today is International Toilet Day. marble falls Nov 2020 #55

It is part of working in a wilderness fire lookout .. DemoTex Nov 2020 #56

I HAVE, THEY WERE, IT IS. trof Nov 2020 #58

Ok, that got a chuckle... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #59

I'm glad I wasn't sipping my coffee when I read this BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #60

Great grandparents farms. Chipper Chat Nov 2020 #62

Is There A Fake Outhouse Somewhere? Cheviteau Nov 2020 #63

I'd call port-a-potties fake outhouses. n/t Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #68

LoL! i was going to ask something like that myself. Kaleva Nov 2020 #80

Once. It was the first day of a Girl Scout day camp. For that and many other reasons pnwmom Nov 2020 #64

Yes, visiting maternal grandmother in eastern KY. BMW2020RT Nov 2020 #65

Oh, yes... ChazInAz Nov 2020 #66

And then the tank cleaner said, "Hey Lady! You're in my light!" Marcuse Nov 2020 #69

Yep as a pre teen at friend's camp. 3825-87867 Nov 2020 #70

Yep, many times. warmfeet Nov 2020 #71

lol Hassler Nov 2020 #75

That goo running down the side of his head ThoughtCriminal Nov 2020 #77

We went camping in Texas in 105 degree weather. We only had an outhouse LeftInTX Nov 2020 #78

yes, yes, and yes Captain Zero Nov 2020 #79

When we bought our small CRK7376 Nov 2020 #82

Outhouse or portable potty, all the same to me. IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #84

I was fortunate in that both sets Lars39 Nov 2020 #85

I Did colsohlibgal Nov 2020 #86