shinester
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Post by shinester on Jul 4, 2015 18:50:51 GMT 10
I'm not particularly into primitive survival, though I really DO like this video about one man and a machete making a home for himself. His fire is even a rocket stove.
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Post by Peter on Jul 4, 2015 19:59:54 GMT 10
Could you please confirm the link? I'm receiving an error message.
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Post by krull68 on Jul 5, 2015 7:23:31 GMT 10
As did I, seems to be a problem with the page itself.
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shinester
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Post by shinester on Jul 5, 2015 9:58:05 GMT 10
Ahh, was working and so, I fixed and found the original on youtube which is of much better quality.
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Post by newcastleprepper on Jul 5, 2015 16:18:12 GMT 10
I'm impressed by this guy thanks for sharing shinister
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Post by Christos on Jul 5, 2015 23:18:53 GMT 10
This guy is awesome. thanks for the post mate
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Post by shinester on Jul 6, 2015 8:42:06 GMT 10
Looking at it, learning a little about how to make cob [dirt walls] having the right spot with clay in the soil and water nearby, with a hatchet or machete, with means and skills to make some kind of cordage, do people feel that they could do something like this? I for one do, we used to make wooden structures in scouts all of the time, though with rope. It's just something that until seeing it, I hadn't even considered as doable, yet the skills to put it together aren't too far removed from most of us.
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Post by Matilda on Jul 6, 2015 9:07:21 GMT 10
Excellent! I was thinking the sparks might catch the roof alight but then he put the chimney in. I can hear Hubby (builder) saying, the main support beams on the roof and corners need to be bigger.  Overall if push comes to shove, it's very doable. |
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Post by shinester on Jul 6, 2015 12:36:58 GMT 10
.. and I'm sure your husband's right.
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Post by Peter on Jul 6, 2015 15:19:19 GMT 10
That is hugely impressive. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by newcastleprepper on Jul 9, 2015 11:43:12 GMT 10
Most vines can be intertwined to make rope right? Obviously you wouldn't use things that snap to easy but most vines will work yeah?
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Post by Peter on Jul 9, 2015 14:29:01 GMT 10
In terms of making actual rope, I'd be looking at the flexibility of the fibres once they've dried out. In my completely unqualified opinion, many vines will become too brittle once dry.
I do know that hemp is excellent for rope, but growing the stuff is illegal without licences AFAIK.
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Post by Joey on Jul 9, 2015 20:40:57 GMT 10
Just pull out our large supplies of zip ties and duck tape instead of vines lol.
But I suppose if the vines dried out enough to snap and cause the structure to fall, just replace with fresh vi es as needed.
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Post by Peter on Jul 9, 2015 21:43:30 GMT 10
I doubt drying out would cause a w&d structure to fail. I was talking about rope in the previous post.
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Christos
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Post by Christos on Jul 9, 2015 23:16:29 GMT 10
This video got me thinking i need to buy some land and build my own cabin..weather out of clay or logs.
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Post by Joey on Jul 10, 2015 19:16:55 GMT 10
Just don't tell the council...
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Post by shinester on Jul 10, 2015 23:53:48 GMT 10
Or just stick a caravan on it and be done . |
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Post by Christos on Jul 11, 2015 0:35:57 GMT 10
To true Joey and Shine. Probably wouldnt get council approval cause it wouldnt be classed as structually sound enough being made out of clay and sticks and all.lol.(3 little pigs and big bad woof comes to mind). Nice idea about the caravan Shine
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Post by tyburn on Jul 11, 2015 15:32:41 GMT 10
Is it possible to build a cabin on a caravan chassis and get away with it as its not a fixed structure? (Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs did this as he couldn't get a permit to build on a patch of land he had)
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Post by Joey on Jul 11, 2015 15:52:20 GMT 10
You can build whatever you want on a remote property, just don't tell anyone and build it away from prying eyes and you won't get the visit from the building inspector
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