The Utilities
The access ways and paths
The Structures
Phase 1 and Phase 2: The Canvas Version
The Casita
The Dining Pavilion
The Workshop and Facilities
The Office
The Community Living Space
The Interiors
The Furniture
The Decor
Electricity
Options:
Solar
Wind
Hydro- $2k ish? maybe
Buyable Tent Options
Community Structures
Medium Pergola $1,584
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Large Pergola $6,600
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The Kitchen Concept
Off-Grid Eating | What does this mean?
Wood-fired Cooking
Root Cellar Cooling and Storing
Greenhouse and garden growing
Minimal ingredients to reduce waste (food and plastic/packaging). Homesteading. Milk makes butter, sour cream, yogurt, cheese, etc.
Outback Chef Wood Cook Stove | $2,999.99 Amazon
Resources
Furniture | Soft Goods
Materials
Natural
Low to No Cost. Focus on waste and foraged materials
Mattress
Cotton is a material that has been used for many, many years and proved its excellent properties. Cotton fibers allow air circulation and a pleasant feeling to the touch. However a cotton mattress tends to sag with the years and dust mites easily grow in cotton.
Wool is another material used in mattresses and we mean organic wool, of course. It offers the advantage of keeping away moisture but requires maintenance and some people are allergic to wool.
Natural latex one usually have coconut fibers to improve their rigidity. Latex mattresses offer a number of advantages and the comfort that they provide is highly appreciated by many people. Durability is another great advantage. Natural latex mattresses do not retain odors as well. On the downside is the fact that they are firm and heavier than others. The price is another factor, as natural latex mattresses are one of the most expensive types on the market.
Coconut fibers (coir) are a material, with exceptional strength and wear resistance. The fibers are woven, flattened into layers and coated with natural latex to create a water-repelling and germ-resistant base. Natural mattresses filled with coconut coir offer flexibility and strong orthopedic support for the body, replacing the need for metal springs. In addition, a coconut coir is very durable and will last for decades.
Resources
At the bottom is a tatami mat, followed by a Shikifuton (or mattress) and a kakebuton (the duvet), and topped off with a buckwheat hull pillow. This website takes a look at the role each component plays in a good night's sleep.
Furniture | Lounge Chairs
Materials
Natural
Low to No Cost. Focus on waste and foraged materials
Cedar shavings/sawdust. cotton, buckwheat, wool, beans
Resources
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Heating Water with a Wood Burning Sauna
There are some great ways to get “free” hot water from your wood burning sauna stove.
Sauna hot water tanks can provide plenty of hot water for hot showers using heat that is already being generated from wood stoves for the sauna session. They provide a more sustainable way to bathe and can provide an awesome indoor or outdoor shower experience year-round.
The Easy Way: Buy an Chimney Tank Attachment
The easiest and most fool-proof way to get hot water in your sauna is to simply purchase an attachment for your sauna heater.
Harvia has a hot water tank that fits between the wood stove and the chimney. You can check the price and buy it here on Amazon.
It will work for any wood burning stove and is a convenient way to have hot water available in the sauna or to fill a bucket for a cowboy shower.
If placed high enough, the water could potentially be piped to a shower head for a proper shower.
Lamppa Kuuma wood burning stoves offer a couple different attachments including a simple holding tank that attaches to the side of the stove or a copper coil system that would connect to a separate holding tank.
Polar sells a wood burning stove manufactured by Tylo with a built in hot water tank that you can find here.
Eat Wild YouTube Channel
Casita Mock-up
Materials
Exterior Structure
6x6x10 cedar posts ($100/post) (Doug fir $16/post) (6- vertical, 7-upper horizontal)
6x6x6 cedar posts (Doug Fir $10/post) (2-upper horizontal)
2x8x10 cedar boards (5-Lower Framing )
Stones- (Short walls 36 sqf x2), (Long Wall
Canvas
Interior Structure
Oak? Wood Floors, bedroom and deck (+/-310 sq. feet) $4/sq. foot = $1240 (Maybe just finish framing planks for cheaper)
Wall material 13ft wide, 8 ft high
Sliding barn doors 8ft high, 6ft wide (4- 2 per side)
Bathroom door
Fixtures
Vanity and sink
Compost toilet
Shower