16-year-old Daniel loves to show off the variety of features available with one of his custom outhouses. The basic model made of plywood and spruce and sells for around $300.  They can include some extras like a toilet paper holder, a moon shape cut into the door or moose antlers hung on the front for a small fee.

Daniel aims to please, and is even willing to add features such as candle holders, bookshelves and can make a two-seater with a divider if interested. A cushion toilet seat is almost necessary because it reduces the shock of the cold temperatures.

While Daniel’s new enterprise may seem nutty to some, it’s not, said Harry Walker, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-raised photographer now living in Anchorage whose 1996 book Outhouses of Alaska  is in its 11th printing. The author explains that Alaska is one of the last places in the US where there is still a market for outhouses.

In an effort to sell these outhouse to a wider audience, Daniel says that people don’t really need an outhouse to buy one, it can be a novelty type feature to make your yard look more Alaskan.

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