Off Grid Survival - Wilderness & Urban Survival Skills » Building http://offgridsurvival.com Online Survivalist information on survival topics and Off Grid Living. From Wilderness Survival and Hiking information to Backpacking and Off Grid Living we are your source for surviving any situation. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:15:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Earthship http://offgridsurvival.com/earthship/ http://offgridsurvival.com/earthship/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:28:56 +0000 Robert http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=571 What are Earthship homes?

Earthships use 6 basic design principles. They are built to generate their own power, harvest water, treat and contain sewage and are heated and cooled without using any kind of fuel. Earthships are built to be small self contained eco-communities, from growing your own food to harvesting rain water, these weird looking homes are changing the way people live.

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]]> http://offgridsurvival.com/earthship/feed/ 1 Building StrawBale Houses http://offgridsurvival.com/building-strawbale-houses/ http://offgridsurvival.com/building-strawbale-houses/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:05:08 +0000 Robert http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=369 Strawbale houses are cheap, easy to build and can be put up in a relatively short period of time. Strawbale houses are usually made by stacking  rows of straw bales with a moisture barrier between the bales and the supporting platform.

Building with bales of straw has become very popular and can be seen in many areas of the Southwestern United States.  Straw is a renewable building material and is a great insulator from the elements.

Strawbale Homes

strawbale home under construction

straw house with outer walls

another straw bale house

Straw Bale Home in the snow

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