No, composting toilets do not smell when used properly. They will not stink out your van, boat, tiny home, camper, or cabin.

The composted material looks and smells earthy—like a forest floor. When emptying the toilet, there is no unpleasant odour, unless you’re one of those rare folks that don’t like forest floors.

There are obviously a whole range of variables and factors that we can’t account for in this general advice – please write to us at: info@compocloset.com, we are happy to discuss what option might work best for you.

Our general advice is as follows:

Full time use: Cuddy - You will have to empty less often, it will generally be more “pleasant”, and no need for plastic bags.

Regular use: Cuddy - After each trip you don’t have to worry about emptying the solids bin and the composting process will just continue. We have gone for 6 months between emptying our solids bin.

Irregular use: Could go either way, a Cuddy for the reasons outlined above, or a Cuddy Lite if you don’t want to or are unable to continue composting between trips.

Once in a blue moon: Cuddy Lite – Likely you will want to get all your kit cleaned and put away for next time.

Away with a group of
people all using your loo: Cuddy Lite – With heavy use over a short period very little composting will begin, and from our first-hand experience you will end up with a bin full of very fresh deposits that won’t be pleasant to empty.

If you can’t make a
decision, we suggest you go for the Cuddy.

If you have A Cuddy and an additional solids bin without an agitator, you will have a Cuddy and a Cuddy Lite in one unit. It is the most versatile, fully optioned, and most affordable travel toilet in the world. It can adapt to any install, or portable application you can throw at it.

You can turn a Cuddy into a Cuddy Lite, but you can’t turn a Cuddy Lite into a Cuddy.