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LILI: build your own geodesic dome LILI: build your own geodesic dome
This booklet accompanies a residential weekend course. Build you own low-impact dwelling / storage / tent / spare room / retreat / kids hideaway from cheap, sustainable, easily available materials with basic tools and no previous DIY skills.

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the indian tipi: its history construction and use (2nd revised edition) the indian tipi: its history construction and use (2nd revised edition)
Reginald & Gladys Laubin

Regarded as the definitive guide on tipis; how to build one and how to live in one. The authors' enthusiasm makes this not only a how-to-guide but an inspirational read. 384pp

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the complete yurt handbook the complete yurt handbook
Paul King

Professional yurt builder Paul King presents in the first part of this book the history of the yurt and the principles behind its construction, and explores modern life in a Mongolian ger and the culture and etiquette of ger living.
Part 2 gives fully illustrated and detailed instructions on how to make several of the most popular types of yurt, including the "weekend yurt." With a few common wood-working tools, even an absolute beginner could build the frame for this simple, elegant structure. Straightforward and to the point, this small book is packed with everything there is to know about yurts, an essential buy for anyone wanting to build their own. 122pp

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tipi living tipi living
Patrick Whitefield

Permaculture teacher, Patrick Whitefield lived in a self built tipi in Somerset for eight years. This is his guide to all aspects of tipi living: the story of how he came to live this way; how to choose and pitch a tipi; living with Sun and Storm; maintenance; moving; firemaking; furnishing; food and cooking in a tipi. Full of first hand experience and practical information, it is also Patrick’s personal account of a time of simplicity and spiritual connection with the Earth. A delightful book for everyone interested in tipis, low impact dwelling and those who want to celebrate the simple life. 48pp

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the tipi: traditional native american shelter the tipi: traditional native american shelter
Adolf Hungrywolf

This amazing collection of vintage photographs and historical texts presents an overall view of tipi life among the various Native peoples of the North American continent. From painted tipis of the Blackfoot and Shoshone in the Southwest, to Ojibwa hunting lodges in Canada, these pictures provide a cultural context for the people and their distinctive dwellings. Includes a section on how to make your own tipi, with patterns and illustrations. 112pp

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shelters, shacks, and shanties: the classic guide to building wilderness shelters shelters, shacks, and shanties: the classic guide to building wilderness shelters
D. C. Beard

This excellent hands-on guide by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America contains a wealth of practical instruction and advice on how to build everything from a bark teepee and a tree-top house to a log cabin and a sod house. No professional architects are needed here; and knowing how to use an axe is more important than possessing carpentry skills. Also included are additional chapters on how to split and notch logs, make a fireplace, and even build appropriate gateways to log houses, game preserves, ranches and other open areas. An invaluable book for campers, hikers and hunters of all ages. 243pp

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