Forum: Shelter

I am not sure it really is a good winter shelter but it does seem like a do-able light weight shelter. https://youtube.com/watch?v=yPDIJ0hqWQw

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Air Crete Dome Homes – Video By Robert May 13, 2017 Nothing to do with the coming ice age, but I find this concept...

Hey folks, Just found this very cool secret door hack. I´m sure some of you preppers may find a good use for it. The same techniques can be...

todays issue of USA has an article on Passive Solar Houses from Germany that use up to 90 percent less energy. Construction cost is about 8%...

G'day All, Here is an excellent example of how people with lots of imagination and a bit of ingenuity can create a low-cost environmentally...

I built it two days ago at the camp to protect cold air while sleeping. Blocking air movement is simple technique of emergency shelter construction.

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I saved 5 to 6 degree of heat loss from glass windows. I spent about $20 for 5 insulation sheets of 180 cm x 90 cm ( thickness is 3 cm). To build...

It is a commercial product... Patented :( Nevertheless the method might be of some use... Potentially could be "homemade"... It uses "mycelium, a...

Was searching forum but didnt find this post, so i decided to post this interesting concept here. human imagination can be really awesome :) ...

I just love these! Near Black Mountain, NC...my old college-days' tromping grounds... http://www.rrylander.com/index.htm Remember to click all...

I thought I'd share this with everyone. He builds a home using stone tools. Pretty fascinating IMO. ...

I looked but didn't see this vid posted yet. I think it is genius. hG0aRjKDnKo

This thread is dedicated to telling my and your story of how we're are returning to the land.... Cause over the years as I traveled in rural...

Luis de Garrido is a Spanish architect, designer and researcher who specializes in sustainable architecture; designing eco-friendly, self-sustaining...

I have been looking into getting off the grid for some time now, and am down to the last 6 months before my "time runs out" (job situation hurries up...

Many years ago, I played around on CAD, drawing a cool home design. The front of the home was a big arc (section of a circle) with passive solar, and...

I'm taking a class on January 15th on how to build a log home with primitive methods for $10-$20K in materials. Anyone interested in attending? Has...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/7854825/New-Zealand-mountain-village-for-sale-for-470000.html

I decided we are far enough along that we could share my husband's modified A-frame that we are building. He was just going to make an A-frame, but,...

Observer Ranch, in the "New Valley of the Sun"

Came across this video the other day, and I was quite amazed. Watch this young man build a house from whats around him, with hand made tools. ...

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This is my hammock, used in Sri Lanka.. roof, mossie net, parachute material and wide hammock.. not heavy...great for all climates, can use with a...