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19 Feb ’14
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There is a rash of awesome information, and good old common sense facts offered here. Glad we made a pit stop here.
15 Feb ’12
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a way to build your own cistern
To state the obvious: That's above ground. Anyone in an area which freezes will want to bury beneath the frost line,
I believe they are in Texas, they should be okay
*cue ice storm*
24 Mar ’13
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They can have my ice storm.... sick of it here!
15 Feb ’12
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I agree, 15 below tonight, in march!
19 Feb ’14
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We are going with above ground black ploy tanks as our winters here are not that severe. We also plan to shelter the tanks as well.
15 Feb ’12
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Eddie, have you ever heard of Mike Reynolds? He is the designer of earth ships, they have built in rainwater catchment systems that might be just what your looking for, I had sent my copies of the books to motley mutton because her daughter is looking to build one, let me see if I can find some online references
6 Feb ’14
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Eddie, have you ever heard of Mike Reynolds? He is the designer of earth ships, they have built in rainwater catchment systems that might be just what your looking for, I had sent my copies of the books to motley mutton because her daughter is looking to build one, let me see if I can find some online references
Just don't use tires for any building projects. An average tire has 1 gallon of oil. Earthships use hundreds of tires close together. Just think of those tire fires that burn for weeks. The argument is that tires filled and covered in dirt have no air to burn with. While true in theory, air will find a way and if insects or rodents burrow, cracks form, whatever, the structure will be doomed to burn itself out.
Okay, so I know Kvr isn't suggesting to build with tires. He's talking about architect Reynolds' "Biotecture design" concepts which are terrific. Still, as great as I think Biotecture concepts are, I think building with tires is a horrible idea and figured throwing in a warning couldn't hurt.
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