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Weatherman | 10-22-2007 07:26 AM
Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster The link below provides a quick look at a dozen inexpensive shelters that can be quickly put into use when needed. That might be a solution for someone who needs to work in a city. Just buy or lease some land in a safer area and store the materials there for a temporary house. Then they need only to find a way to get there after TSHTF! :coolbeer: http://www.wired.com/culture/lifesty...nstant_housing

Tn...Andy | 10-22-2007 08:00 AM
Re: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster ahahaaaaaaaaaa........some of these are interesting.....but most are just humorous.....you'd be better off with a sleeping bag, a ground cloth, and a tarp between a couple trees for a rainfly. I loved these: Snaps together with no fastners, to create a "14 sqft home"......I sure hope that's a misprint, as a queen size mattress has about 4 times that acreage.....ahahahaaaa http://www.wired.com/images/slidesho...using/DH12.jpg or this one: Wonder what the wind rating on that boy is ?.......and does it have a home theater for "in flight movies".......ahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa http://www.wired.com/images/slidesho...utureshack.jpg or this one: The Stockyard special.....NOT intended for area with rain or mosquitos, apparently.... http://www.wired.com/images/slidesho...lletHouse3.jpg or this one.....which wins "Best of Show, Wierd Category".....I honestly can't figure out WHAT it is.......Japanese, and Temple, are what comes to mind, but that's as far as I could get... http://www.wired.com/images/slidesho...ing/shrimp.jpg

RossL | 10-22-2007 08:19 AM
Re: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 790936) Snaps together with no fastners, to create a "14 sqft home"......I sure hope that's a misprint, as a queen size mattress has about 4 times that acreage.....ahahahaaaa
I hope the writer means it is 14 feet on a side. LOL Quote:
Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 790936) or this one.....which wins "Best of Show, Wierd Category".....I honestly can't figure out WHAT it is.......Japanese, and Temple, are what comes to mind, but that's as far as I could get... http://www.wired.com/images/slidesho...ing/shrimp.jpg
It looks like one of those entertainment center for cats that you see at a pet store. Where's the protection for 4 during a blizzard? :banghead:

Tn...Andy | 10-22-2007 08:43 AM
Re: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster Quote:
Originally Posted by RossL (Post 790946) I hope the writer means it is 14 feet on a side.
Based on the photo showing doors, I'm gonna guess that is closer to correct. But I still have that mental picture of that fairy tale about the Big Bad Wolf and how he blew down the house of straw, and then the one of sticks....Children today, apparently, don't get those read to them. Best of Show overall was this popup tent.....I liked the fact the poles were sewn into the fabric....Eureka could take notes here......save dumping out that bag of poles in the dark trying to figure which one goes into which one and how that connect to the tent....followed by the appropriate amount of curse words...and the wife slipping little comments in about "how we passed a Holiday Inn back about 30 miles".....ahahhaaaa http://www.wired.com/images/slidesho...g/design21.jpg

Weatherman | 10-22-2007 08:52 AM
Re: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster 1 Attachment(s) This one sounded like it could be useful. Just keep it in the box until your in-laws show up and announce that they have decided to accept your offer of hospitality, but only until things "get back to normal" :haha: :haha: Quote:
Next-Gen Dome Bridging the gap between short-term tents and expensive trailers, the light, fireproof InterShelter provides a safe, durable option, large enough to house an entire family. As homes and areas are rebuilt, domes can easily be broken down for storage and relocated for future use. Made out of a fiberglass-composite mixture, these domes are optimal for a multitude of climates. The InterShelter can also withstand a Category 4 hurricane or 8.5-magnitude earthquake, insulate its occupants in subzero weather or survive heavy rainfall. It houses a family of five, and two people can assemble it in less than four hours with a screwdriver and ladder. Weighing just 70 pounds apiece, they can easily be carried by hand from a distribution point to the desired build site.
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Unclad Lad | 10-22-2007 12:17 PM
Re: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster http://www.wired.com/culture/lifesty...=5&slideView=5 Many of these are quite good, and would serve quite well as a "foothold" at my bugout location until a more suitable shelter is built. That many of these kits can be carried by one or two people makes a way off-grid setup a bit more comfortable.

Weatherman | 01-08-2008 09:03 AM
Re: Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster 1 Attachment(s) The housing solutions at the link below may not be instant, but they do provide some interesting options for alternative housing. :wink: Small and Fabulous: Modular Living as It Should Be Attachment 38842

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