Need answer from HANDS ON Experience in a homemade methane digester OR composting toilet OR earth toilet ?

Going green. . The ground water is REALLY close to the surface, so I really don't want to pollute the water table and do the septic thing/ out house thing. Neighbors down stream would not like drinking the results. Need some one who has been here and done this, on how they did it using scavaged stuff. on any of the above methods of dealing with black & grey water. if you have a better idea, I'm open to any reasonable LOW TECH suggestion.
On the methane digester, how do you pipe the gas into something to use and what kind of orifice/ fittings do I need to put it to actual use. I read the things about using old tubes and piping it to the valve stem but I'm concerned a bicycle pump hose would not substain the pressure. What kind of hose would I need to make this work with out risking it rupturing and explosions?.
Can it be transfered into a simple LP tank? What equipment do I need to do that?

Answer:
I have experience building digesters in Costa Rica. Try using PVC tubing of 1/2" thickness. It won't rupture. If you suspect a leak, fill the tubing with water and check for any droplets forming on the outside surface. You can see three different homemade digester designs at RuralCostaRica.com.

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