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Grass Hut

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 17, 2016 by Kelly HartJuly 17, 2016

Maybe you’re looking for an inexpensive place to live while you build your sustainable home with natural materials. How about making a grass hut for temporary accommodation? The price is right.

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Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged hut, low cost, low tech, natural building, primitive, shelter, survival shelter, temporary shelter | Leave a reply

Simple Shelters Book Review

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 12, 2014 by Kelly HartSeptember 12, 2014

“Rarely do you get such a small book that feels much bigger than it really is. This diminutive book, (measuring a mere 6 by 5 inches) with the title ‘Simple Shelters’, is anything but small in content and the shelters … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged basic shelter, low cost, natural building, natural materials, shelter, simple shelter, survival, temporary shelter, wilderness | 4 Replies

Wigwam Construction

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 8, 2014 by Kelly HartApril 8, 2014

“Chogan and his family needed a structure that could support the heavy snow and also provide shelter from the harsh northern winters. The dome shape of the wigwam has natural strength, and any snow that accumulated on the wigwam roof … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged free, free shelter, low cost, Native American, natural building, natural materials, sustainable, temporary shelter, wigwam | 1 Reply

Half Earth Shelter

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 17, 2013 by Kelly HartMay 17, 2013

“This is part 1 of an instructional video of how to build a Half Earth Shelter. This video is brough to you by Ways Of The Wild Institute and White Wolf.”

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Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged DIY, earth shelter, log shelter, Native American, natural building, shelter, survival shelter, temporary shelter, wilderness shelter, woodcrafting | Leave a reply

Emergency Earthbag Shelter Now Under Construction

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 6, 2013 by Kelly HartMay 6, 2013

The earthbag emergency shelter Patti Stouter and I published in our UN Emergency Shelter Proposal is now under construction. This is something I’ve wanted to do for years. Drawings, articles and blog posts are all great, but there’s nothing like … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building, Emergency Shelter | Tagged affordable, disaster relief, DIY, emergency earthbag shelter, emergency housing, low cost, natural building, sand bag shelter, sustainable, temporary shelter | 21 Replies

$229,000 FEMA Trailers

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 5, 2013 by Kelly HartMay 5, 2013

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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