“Jocelyn at Wheaton Labs walks us through another important part of self reliant living. These cooking methods can save you fuel and allow you to conveniently cook food while you are away from home without danger of fire or power usage.”
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This Quaint California Cottage Started Out as a Garage
“Looking at the exterior of this place, it’s hard to imagine its previous life as a garage. Yet, this Berkeley, California home once served as the carriage house for a beautiful estate designed by the legendary architect Bernard Maybeck, who was a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement.
The Dragonfly Tiny House- 20′ with HIDDEN Stairs!
In this tour Derek “Deek” Diedricksen talks to the owner of Robinson Plans (John Robinson) about the company’s new tiny house on wheels “The Dragonfly”. This 20′ tiny home was one of the smaller travel trailers featured at the Colorado Springs 2016 Tiny House Jamboree.
The Earthlodge
“The structure of this beautiful cordwood & cob roundhouse was built in just 9 days with an amazing crew from Shift Bristol permaculture school. Inspired by traditional Celtic British dwellings, it is a rich and earthy place to sit by the fire and re-connect to our elemental nature.
Building your own Straw Bale House – an interview with the Author
“When I was planning to build this house, the one thing I wanted but couldn’t find was a step by step, comprehensive series of photos showing the whole process. While building this house I ended up taking over 5,000 photos…and incorporated pics from every stage in the book so anyone else can use this as a basis…to see what’s involved, and to see options of what’s possible…before you start. This brief video is just a sampling of the whole book.
Tiny House of Steel
“When I first saw a SteelMaster building I was in love. Why? They’re steel, pre-fabricated, highly engineered and just look so friggin cool! The arches are self-supporting so no need for your typical framing – ROOF + WALLS = 1. No plywood, no OSB, no Tyvek, no siding. INTERIOR + EXTERIOR = 1.