Survivalism & Self Sufficiency Topics > Homesteading and Self Reliant Living
Best Kinds of Houses for Survival
Dude_from_the_Sud:
I like the Eartship idea. Using recycled or found materials would be a plus as far as keeping costs down. Thanks for the great ideas.
BigDanInTX:
--- Quote from: Dude_from_the_Sud on October 02, 2008, 04:31:31 PM ---I like the Eartship idea. Using recycled or found materials would be a plus as far as keeping costs down. Thanks for the great ideas.
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Not to mention it can also be useful to know how to use what's available to make a shelter if you have to GTH outta Dodge...
archer:
I've been dreaming/scheming/planning to build a concrete monolithic dome (http://www.monolithic.com/). It's quite secure, strong, insulated and weather/disaster resistant. My brother is building a small one as a vacation cabin in San Diego. You can build them above ground or bury them.
flagtag:
I saw this on another site. I found one (well, actually several) floor plan that I printed out. I would love to be able to have one of these built out in the country somewhere. I bet that looters would overlook something like that - at least at first. And it wouldn't stand out on a skyline like a regular house would.
archer:
And with steel shutters on the windows damn near impregnable. At least to anything short of military strength.
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