This is John Plant's youtube channel.
Bucky Fuller coined the term ephemeralization in 1938, a term which means doing more and more with less and less until eventually you can do everything with nothing.
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This is John Plant's youtube channel.
Bucky Fuller coined the term ephemeralization in 1938, a term which means doing more and more with less and less until eventually you can do everything with nothing.
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I love to watch people cook. Here are a few low tech ways of making bread from Morocco, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
Constance, have you seen this? It's an oldie but a goodie. It's kind of hypnotizing in a way. I hope you like it!
As a mountaineer, I have always been fascinated by nature.
Since I was a teenager I know about this book by Johan Van Lengen it is indicated in some design colleges. We have a Portuguese version here. If you don’t know, it’s worth checking
The Barefoot Architect
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Here a little text about the book
A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, including design (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and dealing with septic waste, and all information is applied to three distinct tropical regions: humid areas, temporate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get started.
Hi Marbelo, do you have a copy to share with us, I personally have interest in this subject, I am reading about Cob Houses and what grabbed my attention was "materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth)".
Thanks.
Hi my portuguese friend from Ilha Grande :clapping:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
I do have a copy in PDF, only in Portuguese. Here is the link to download the portuguese version, i didn't insert the pdf because it is 7 mb, i don't know if it has any limitations.
https://copyfight.noblogs.org/galler...calco_pt_1.pdf
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Posted by Marbelo
Here it is in English, now in the Avalon Library. :thumbsup:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
Thank you very much Bill, now everyone can have access to this fantastic book :clapping::clapping:Quote:
Posted by Bill RyanQuote:
Posted by Marbelo
Here it is in English, now in the Avalon Library. :thumbsup:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
Part 2 of the video Dick made
Dick Proenneke in Alone in the Wilderness part II
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Posted by MarbeloHi my portuguese friend from Ilha Grande :clapping:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
I do have a copy in PDF, only in Portuguese. Here is the link to download the portuguese version, i didn't insert the pdf because it is 7 mb, i don't know if it has any limitations.
https://copyfight.noblogs.org/galler...calco_pt_1.pdf
Thank you Bill and Marbelo good to have both versions.Quote:
Posted by Bill RyanQuote:
Posted by Marbelo
Here it is in English, now in the Avalon Library. :thumbsup:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
The chapters "Humid Tropics" and "Materials" provide good information, I was struggling to find things like this on internet, today mostly is concrete and modern materials that is very bad for environment and also it is not durable as it seems to be, the house I live right now has a serious problem with termites, it is a concrete house, if you ever question, do termites eat concrete? the answer is no, but they can explore tunnels and cracks in the poor mortars and help to expand it and things can just get worst with time. The termites can break through poor mortars easily, what I am seeing here is just a confirmation of a poor developed house with cheap materials and low grade concrete, the house is relatively new about 3 years old, and already going to be compromised with termites unless the owner do something about!
In the other hand there is cob houses hundreds years old, termites doesn't seem to like to eat earth or clay, but for what I researched they do like to eat straw which is part of the mixture in order to prepare the "dough".
I am relatively new to all this cob thing and I am planning to build my own house in the land, and I am considering Cob or something else natural, definitely I am not going the traditional/conventional way of building, specially after living on a rent contract all these years and seen all the poor developed structures, also building materials had a surge in price in the last few years, in my opinion is just too much useless things with a nice price tag..
I am also considering doing my own cob/clay bricks since clay is widely available in our land and we already got a cob oven that could be used to cook the cob bricks/blocks.
I very often say to family and friends, we are paying for the packages and marketing, the content itself cost a fraction of it.
This is what a cob home looks like, there is many different designs and sizes, this is a comfy small one, good for 3 person to live in..
https://i.imgur.com/PtDSAjZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eGO0IWT.jpg
Nothing like one day after another, living and learning.
Thanks.
have a good weekend everyone :)
This channel that constance mentioned at the beginning called primitive technology has a video about making clay bricks. I found a channel that has a video teaching how to make Roman concrete bricks (that I don't know if it has the same properties as our current concrete) and other impressive things. I think you could take a look at the 2 channels, it's full of interesting things for construction.Quote:
Posted by palehorseQuote:
Posted by MarbeloHi my portuguese friend from Ilha Grande :clapping:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
I do have a copy in PDF, only in Portuguese. Here is the link to download the portuguese version, i didn't insert the pdf because it is 7 mb, i don't know if it has any limitations.
https://copyfight.noblogs.org/galler...calco_pt_1.pdf
Thank you Bill and Marbelo good to have both versions.Quote:
Posted by Bill RyanQuote:
Posted by Marbelo
Here it is in English, now in the Avalon Library. :thumbsup:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
The chapters "Humid Tropics" and "Materials" provide good information, I was struggling to find things like this on internet, today mostly is concrete and modern materials that is very bad for environment and also it is not durable as it seems to be, the house I live right now has a serious problem with termites, it is a concrete house, if you ever question, do termites eat concrete? the answer is no, but they can explore tunnels and cracks in the poor mortars and help to expand it and things can just get worst with time. The termites can break through poor mortars easily, what I am seeing here is just a confirmation of a poor developed house with cheap materials and low grade concrete, the house is relatively new about 3 years old, and already going to be compromised with termites unless the owner do something about!
In the other hand there is cob houses hundreds years old, termites doesn't seem to like to eat earth or clay, but for what I researched they do like to eat straw which is part of the mixture in order to prepare the "dough".
I am relatively new to all this cob thing and I am planning to build my own house in the land, and I am considering Cob or something else natural, definitely I am not going the traditional/conventional way of building, specially after living on a rent contract all these years and seen all the poor developed structures, also building materials had a surge in price in the last few years, in my opinion is just too much useless things with a nice price tag..
I am also considering doing my own cob/clay bricks since clay is widely available in our land and we already got a cob oven that could be used to cook the cob bricks/blocks.
I very often say to family and friends, we are paying for the packages and marketing, the content itself cost a fraction of it.
This is what a cob home looks like, there is many different designs and sizes, this is a comfy small one, good for 3 person to live in..
Nothing like one day after another, living and learning.
Thanks.
have a good weekend everyone :)
Roman concrete video
The technique that John uses to build the mud walls is called Wattle and Daub. If you don't have access to good sticky clay on your land, builders hardware stores also sell what they call "builders clay".
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Posted by MarbeloThis channel that constance mentioned at the beginning called primitive technology has a video about making clay bricks. I found a channel that has a video teaching how to make Roman concrete bricks (that I don't know if it has the same properties as our current concrete) and other impressive things. I think you could take a look at the 2 channels, it's full of interesting things for construction.Quote:
Posted by palehorseQuote:
Posted by MarbeloHi my portuguese friend from Ilha Grande :clapping:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
I do have a copy in PDF, only in Portuguese. Here is the link to download the portuguese version, i didn't insert the pdf because it is 7 mb, i don't know if it has any limitations.
https://copyfight.noblogs.org/galler...calco_pt_1.pdf
Thank you Bill and Marbelo good to have both versions.Quote:
Posted by Bill RyanQuote:
Posted by Marbelo
Here it is in English, now in the Avalon Library. :thumbsup:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
The chapters "Humid Tropics" and "Materials" provide good information, I was struggling to find things like this on internet, today mostly is concrete and modern materials that is very bad for environment and also it is not durable as it seems to be, the house I live right now has a serious problem with termites, it is a concrete house, if you ever question, do termites eat concrete? the answer is no, but they can explore tunnels and cracks in the poor mortars and help to expand it and things can just get worst with time. The termites can break through poor mortars easily, what I am seeing here is just a confirmation of a poor developed house with cheap materials and low grade concrete, the house is relatively new about 3 years old, and already going to be compromised with termites unless the owner do something about!
In the other hand there is cob houses hundreds years old, termites doesn't seem to like to eat earth or clay, but for what I researched they do like to eat straw which is part of the mixture in order to prepare the "dough".
I am relatively new to all this cob thing and I am planning to build my own house in the land, and I am considering Cob or something else natural, definitely I am not going the traditional/conventional way of building, specially after living on a rent contract all these years and seen all the poor developed structures, also building materials had a surge in price in the last few years, in my opinion is just too much useless things with a nice price tag..
I am also considering doing my own cob/clay bricks since clay is widely available in our land and we already got a cob oven that could be used to cook the cob bricks/blocks.
I very often say to family and friends, we are paying for the packages and marketing, the content itself cost a fraction of it.
This is what a cob home looks like, there is many different designs and sizes, this is a comfy small one, good for 3 person to live in..
Nothing like one day after another, living and learning.
Thanks.
have a good weekend everyone :)
Roman concrete video
It is an amazing video thanks, it is called the "lime cycle" what he did, when he heats the rocks and turn it into limestone also known as calcium carbonate (they sell it in hardware store in big bags of 50 kilos, I think it is called dolomite or something like that), then he turned it into lime when hydrated with water, I am not sure if he added salt, a geologist could confirm it, but my guess only normal water will trig the reaction, because it occurs in nature, but of course it take ages to form. In our land we have ready available limestone from the hills around, I saw some folks smashing it once.
It is not only good for construction but also good for plants when properly mixed with magnesium and the industry make fertilizers with this stuff, but not all soils require it, some soils are very rich in calcium.
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He is a great builder, not a single drop of water inside, it seems very solid construction, I imagined a round seat right close to the wall in the inside of the hut, for meetings :)
Amazing, thanks for sharing it.
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How to build an "airplane" in the jungle:
This is only primitive technology from a post-modern point of view, it doesn't really count. But it tickled me, like using coffee filters to cook rice. I'm trying to think of a pun or play on words for the picture but I can't get one. Anyone think of a good one?
https://external-content.duckduckgo....6pid%3DApi&f=1
Today was reading some blogs on off grid living and look the gem I found
Think again before considering to buy a new lawn mower hahaha
that's brilliant! Now know what to do with mine, they are quite a big and heavy piece of junky!Quote:
Posted by Matthew
Excellent way to cut the grass, stay fit and not be dependent on petrol (controllers). Yes I have put off buying a grass cutter after I have tried my neigbors grass cutter and my bolo.Quote:
Posted by palehorseToday was reading some blogs on off grid living and look the gem I found
Think again before considering to buy a new lawn mower hahaha
that's brilliant! Now know what to do with mine, they are quite a big and heavy piece of junky!Quote:
Posted by Matthew
That steel cabinet reminds me of my plan to make an smoking cabinet to smoke (preserve) meat and fish and to dry anything that needs to. I am cooking with wood and made a cook stove with chimney. I am going to replace section of that chimney with a steel cabinet that I will fabricate according to purpose.
now you got me Bubu, what is "bolo" ???Quote:
Posted by BubuExcellent way to cut the grass, stay fit and not be dependent on petrol (controllers). Yes I have put off buying a grass cutter after I have tried my neigbors grass cutter and my bolo.Quote:
Posted by palehorseToday was reading some blogs on off grid living and look the gem I found
Think again before considering to buy a new lawn mower hahaha
that's brilliant! Now know what to do with mine, they are quite a big and heavy piece of junky!Quote:
Posted by Matthew
That steel cabinet reminds me of my plan to make an smoking cabinet to smoke (preserve) meat and fish and to dry anything that needs to. I am cooking with wood and made a cook stove with chimney. I am going to replace section of that chimney with a steel cabinet that I will fabricate according to purpose.
The old archive is just amazing haha
Marbelo,Quote:
Posted by MarbeloThank you very much Bill, now everyone can have access to this fantastic book :clapping::clapping:Quote:
Posted by Bill RyanQuote:
Posted by Marbelo
Here it is in English, now in the Avalon Library. :thumbsup:Quote:
Posted by palehorse
thanks so much for the barefoot book;
just started but every word is a gift.
(and thanks to Bill for adding it to the library :)
Discoverd a YouTube channel earlier today which is called Nomad Architecture
It seems to cover building shelter in all types of environments from cold to hot. Might prove useful or inspirational?
A couple of examples...
Warmest Tent on Earth - Pitching in the Siberian Arctic Winter
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8gI6q4R8ih4
Amazing Mat Tents of North Ethiopia
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kyuXKaO23Pg
Here’s a guy I watch, David in South Carolina, of the David West YT channel. “Glad you joined me on this one, weee’ll.. join you on the next one”.
Old school fire making methods. This one is about a tweak to hand drilling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2J6fY7-2Ws
Edit:spelling/fix typo
Edit 2, Sorry, am lazy, haven’t learned to embed. My epitaph will needs the word ‘bookmark’, hopefully with some redeeming words too.
Just above the box where you type your replies there are a load of icons. Bold, italic etc. Keep scanning right and you will see an icon that looks like a little strip of film. https://projectavalon.net/forum4/ima...itor/video.pngQuote:
Posted by Johnnycomelately
Essentially it wraps [vedeo]video link goes here[/vedeo] tags around your (highlighted/selected) link. (The word video is deliberately mis-spelt).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=q2J6fY7-2Ws
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Posted by Ewan
I stumbled on this video about collecting water using 'fog nets' in Peru and thought it was very interesting -
it's primitive in the sense of simple and basic - the net used looks exactly like the green nets used to bag up vegetables like carrots... so it's already widely available, nothing fancy -
(3:16)
Desert Fog Nets Catch 10,000 Liters Of Water Daily
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These fog catchers in the Atacama Desert, Peru, also known as the driest place on earth, capture 10,000 liters of freshwater a day for drinking and growing sustainable food.
collecting water in times of crisis and societal collapse would be the basic life saver before everything else -
and it doesn't get more basic than this - running/moving around a field collecting dew with cotton material (in the case of this video tea shirts) tied to your trouser legs..
(2:24)
How To: Collect Dew for Drinking Water
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Hosted by Command Sergeant Major T. S. Decker (ret.), this series provides some helpful “how to” information. In this episode, Decker demonstrates a simple method of collecting dew for drinking water in a survival situation.
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Posted by jaybee
Amazing fog catchment, we once collected dew using a black construction canvas (the cheap ones) and a bucket, it is very humid where I live, my roof is dripping right now, if I put a small bucket outside, tomorrow morning it will be probably half full.
It is indeed a great "underestimate" solution for water catchment.
4 different ways to harvest water in dry/arid land.
1 - Check dams or rock dams - it is a well known method used in permaculture to cultivate plants around the dam area, it also helps prevent erosion.
2 - Fog nets and fog irrigation systems as mentioned in the posts before. Sometimes wrongly called mist system (this one is just a sprinkle that irrigates plants (it does not collect water, it uses water from a water tank), also very used in a mushroom houses or greenhouse when humidity index is too low).
3 - Bioswale is a technique used in gardens, but it borrows the idea of the old swales systems (used in large fields to prevent erosion), the swale can store water in the ground making it possible to plants to grow in that swale's area. Usually you need a little slope for that, otherwise it wouldn't work, when you see erosion, one of the first things that comes to mind is to build a swale to correct the water runoff.
4 - Zai holes (aka demi lunes or half-moon, also called BUNES) - it allows to restore very arid areas as in the country Niger, they already turned desert land into crop land using this simple technique to store water from raining. Niger is basically a desert, the entire country is in the Sahaara desert region. The idea using this technique is to store water in these semi circles holes and then plant crops on it, reducing water runoff and trapping the little rain in there. Here is a short video showing how they do that:
It is claimed that this technique works with even less than 6 inches of rainfall per year, Mauritania is another country testing it.
* Gum arabic tree, seems like a perfect tree to plant in desert areas, it fix the nitrogen problem and also provide excellent resin and fire wood.
Note that these techniques mentioned above are not used for drinkable water, except for the fog net catchment, but still possible to do filtration using charcoal and sand.
Anyway It is quite a lot of hard work, and seems to fix the water problem allowing people to farming in their local areas instead of migrating somewhere else.
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Here is a much better video of the Zai planting holes, explaining in more details.
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Uploaded 3-4 hours ago. I wrote a comment on the post, not much but might be interesting to some.
Making Leather And Suede
Samuel Kells
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=ijp18VIHCRA