Totally agree on checking valves regularly—learned that lesson the hard way myself a few years back when I woke up to a surprise indoor swimming pool ...

Fair enough, silicone mats are handy, but honestly, I've never had much trouble with metal trays myself. A couple things I've noticed: - If you're ca...

Haha, totally feel you on that one. I briefly considered composting toilets when we renovated our cabin... until I read about "maintenance routines" i...