Can anybody suggest an affordable breathable material that is waterproof? At the moment I am using a fairly durable plastic sheeting that is...
I have mused about just such an idea Alladdin, not so much the commune being about orgies, but more as it being a "solution" to sexual desire...
Yep, the nets great and I have often spent many evenings locked away researching one obscure topic or another!
For a covering I would be using discarded pixie loin clothes. Using saplings is hugely appealing for the reasons you give, but produces a couple...
I had designed a few frame/panel based structures but now wonder about the feasibility of a wooden frame covered in wire mesh, and then a suitable...
I'm not sure the source you have posted is that independant - they are after all trying to sell their own "superior" foil type stuff for pipe...
A great find! I had not encountered the star dome before.
Ive seen R-values of 15+ quoted for the foil-backed stuff by companies, but government test figures give a much more conservative R-value of 6, so...
I dont understand, I thought the whole point of the foil bubble wrap stuff was that the foil REFLECTS, whilst the air bubbles handle the...
Have you tried some of the bubble wrap stuff? Do you mean recycled bubble wrap, or the foil-backed stuff which is actually sold as insulation?
uh-huh! :)
Seen those tire sandals before in the primitive living book, always meant to give that a shot! In the same book iirc, they also make felt boots...
A Yurt/Ger is what first captured my imagination, in fact I posted a significant number of links about these in threads gone by when fellow peeps...
I used to hate sports. Competition and ball games, well - basically I sucked. I once showed brilliance for about a month in badminton, but then...
Right, after losing my way back in 2006, I'm now back in the hunt to give the whole commune thing a go again. My aims are to fabricate a basic...
5ft 8", traditionally 54kg (120 lbs), now nearer 60kg (132lbs) as I have been working hard on the upper body strength and now no longer struggle...
I watched the Beach and didn't like it at all - it just seems to highlight the problems with communes and the social / leadership structure....
Good stuff - I agreed with most of that old_crone !
Some more here, of the commercial variety - though still seem to be tree-friendly: http://www.blueforest.com http://www.treehouse-company.com...
Indeed, I prefer the romantic visual imagery of bearfoot peasants in rags, furs and covered in dirt living in backward dwellings though. Well,...
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