As a gift for the whole family, my grandfather bought a cabin to use for vacations. They were simple folk, and so was the cabin. When she saw it for the first time, my grandmother was dismayed a little by the lack of plumbing. She hadn't used an outhouse as an adult. Grandpa built a small washroom and toilet onto the big front porch. He included a huge cistern for water. There was a nearby stream, and they filled the tank whenever they went up. It fed the toilet and sink by gravity. In modern times, I've seen tiny homes with toilets built to use wastewater from the sinks. I don't know what they cost, but it would make a cool second toilet, and I bet you guys are at least as handy as my grandpa.
It took me awhile to get used to keeping the lid down when I moved into this place, but I learned that it's the only way. My medicine cabinet is right above the bowl, and so many things have fallen into that water.
We tried moving it, but there's no stud on the only other wall big enough to put on. So we just started keeping the lid shut. I hate it, but it's better than fishing in toilet water for my deodorant or whatever the eff happens to fall out the cabinet.
I don't deny the fact that I've accidentally sat on the lid and pittled a bit before realizing what was happening.
