This video shows 15 or so low tech, mostly DIY hidden rooms and compartments that could come in handy.
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Building a Long-term Camp in the Canadian Wilderness
This documentary shows how a young couple built a primitive shelter with hand tools in the Canadian forest.
Earthbag Hobbit House Building
Here is a short documentary about building an earth sheltered earthbag Hobbit house and being able to eat it too! Very Interesting. “It’s not what you own, it’s what you do with it.” This 300 sq. foot round hobbit house with living walls and roof garden only cost about $56 ($500 including plaster) even though it’s built to last centuries.
Couple Starts Van Life After Quitting Their Jobs & Downsizing
François & Emily are a young Canadian couple who’ve decided they want to live a simple, minimalist lifestyle…and they’re going to do it by living in a van. They say #vanlife will help them live life at their own pace, allow them to do the things they love, and hopefully save money so they can eventually buy land and live in a tiny house.
AUTARK-HAUS Self Sufficient Home, Germany
This German video by Leben mit der Energiewende TV popped up in my playlist yesterday so I took a look. Normally, videos in other languages don’t appear, but I was curious and looked anyway. I was pleasantly surprised at how beautiful and well built it was. This home helped me realize how the natural building movement is much larger than most people realize. If you finish watching and reading about the 3,350+ featured projects on our blog you can learn even more by discovering what’s being done in other countries.
A Stunning Small Home Made From Hemp
Hemp is a building material like no other. It has incredible thermal properties, is environmentally friendly, rat and insect proof, fire and earthquake resistant and is an affordable way to build. Plus, the end result looks amazing!