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Top 3 DIY Survival Projects that Could Save Your Life in the Coming Collapse

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 6, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Exclusive content for The Prepper Project.com by Owen Geiger Anyone who is awake can clearly see the social and economic turmoil all around us. The need to prepare has never been more clear.

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Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged blast resistant, bomb resistant, disaster shelter, earthbag, Emergency Shelter, hidey hole, hurricane proof, storm shelter, survival, tornado shelter | 5 Replies

Building Earthbag Tornado Shelters for Profit

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 29, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

In a previous blog post about Earthbag Tornado Shelters I suggested building them for profit. Four years later the same advice is still valid. The marketing process should be even easier now since earthbag buildings are much more common. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged disaster shelter, DIY, earthbag, earthbag construction, earthbag shelter, earthquake resistant, hurricane shelter, low cost, tornado shelter | Leave a reply

Byond Shelters for Nepal

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 12, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

As everyone knows, there’s a huge need for low cost shelters in Nepal. One of the most popular designs is the type shown above that’s being used by Byond.org. Shelters like these are fast and easy to erect. It’s interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged affordable, disaster shelter, DIY, low cost, natural building, Nepal, shelter | 1 Reply

How We Built A Low Cost Tornado Shelter

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 29, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Yea, another earthbag book. Kelly and I just published our new books (see links on right side of page if you missed them). There’s this new book on building earthbag tornado shelters. Plus there’s another earthbag book coming out any … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged disaster shelter, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag shelter, hurricane shelter, natural building, storm shelter, tornado shelter | Leave a reply

Storm Safety Shelter

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 16, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“This was designed for safety in mind. We have had many requests in natural disaster areas (Oklahoma, Colorado, California) that we decided to make a universal plan that meets the international standard for storm shelter safety with an environmentally sound … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building, Emergency Shelter | Tagged disaster shelter, DIY, earthbag, earthbag shelter, emergency, hurricane shelter, low cost, natural building, storm shelter, tornado shelter | 21 Replies

$229,000 FEMA Trailers

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 5, 2013 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Comments from yesterday’s blog post prompted me to look up the cost of FEMA trailers for Hurricane Katrina victims. We all know the government buys $600 toilet seats, but this report about FEMA trailers really shocked and disgusted me. “A … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged disaster relief, disaster shelter, DIY, earthbag shelter, hurricane shelter, low cost, natural building, sand bag shelter, straw bale shelter, temporary shelter | 12 Replies

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