/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>73232
kinda late, but earthbags can be filled with all sorts of building materials, like rice hulls for example which have an R-rating and in most cases you'd only need to pay for shipping. You're probably gonna be limited in what materials you can get in the wilderness, so maybe you can try earth berming the shelter.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-an-Earthbag-Dome/

Could also build something like this

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039719/Simon-Dale-How-I-built-hobbit-house-Wales-just-3-000
.html


check for radon for whichever area you decide to do this in

http://www.radon.com/maps/

I'd rather make an earthbag home and spend less money

you can fill the bags with many different types of materials to suit your needs

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-an-Insulated-Earthbag-House/

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-an-Insulated-Earthbag-House/

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-an-Earthbag-Dome/

I follow this guys blog and he seems to update regularly with all sort of different ideas.

http://earthbagplans.wordpress.com/

plenty of books on the subject in torrents and I favor the pic related design

also a site where a contest was held for building a $300 house and there's lots of different contests with cash prices on this place

http://www.jovoto.com/contests/300house/ideas