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Roger Smith

Roger Smith

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That auction site so many use has a bunch of HI stuff. Still trying to figure out the link thing so I guess, you'll have to go there yourself. White metal handles, WWIIs, grooved handles, oh my! ;)
Call Santa!

Not mine of course.
 
Did not really want to put them up on ebay. But need the money to pay for something to change how my wife and I live. As of now we live in my parents house while she goes to school, but soon we will be in this http://www.pacificdomes.com/domes/20ft.html :D. My wife is more excited than I am to live in this dome. We have been considering it for 2 years and finally decided to do it.

I almost put my Plain YCS up, but luckily came to my senses and realized I would really regret loosing that one.
 
Logan, that's awesome! ( the dome, not having to sell khukuris) Dome living is the way to go. My wife and I have lived in a dome for the last 2 1/2 years, and it's been great.
--Josh
 
Logan,
I know some people who have been living in a yurt, which is similar to the dome, they love it. Personally I think it's cool, kinda romantic.
 
Thanks Josh, I was always interested in reading your posts about your dome. Heather and I have been looking at domes, yurts, and even some of the new tipis. Finally decided to go with the dome over the yurt as it seems more rugged and stronger, and you can add a loft. We got a video from pacific domes showing some people living in a 20' and 30'. A couple was in the 20' and put a loft in it, looked very comfortable and quite a bit of space. They had a family of 3 in the 30', put a wall in the middle and put in rooms up and down stairs. After we saw that we wondered if we really needed a real house. Although, we might do a wood dome house later on when we buy property somewhere. Why live in square house:D

Logan(aka Earth Muffin, aka Fern Hopper, my Brother's new names for me:D)
 
Hi Mountain,
We looked at the yurts alot(alot more places making yurts than domes). That was our original idea, but then I found the domes. The domes seem like they might last a little longer, and it is alot easier to add a loft. How big is the yurt they live in? And do they live in it year round? I think it will be pretty good living this way:)
 
Hi Logan,
I believe their yurt is about 20 ft and they have lived in it year round for about 3 years. Wood stove for heat. They are building a house now due to a second addition to the family last spring.
 
How, erm, strange! The domes look fantastic, a fairly new take on accomodation. It would be very interesting to live in one, though maybe not over here. Have you bought some land to build it on or don't you have to?

Is there anywhere I could see one of these Yurts on the net?
 
A few years ago we had seriously considered a large dome
topping the center of a ranch-style house we wanted to build.
Developer lost the power of speech at the idea.
I'd always wanted a dome.
Ended up not building our own at all.
 
Originally posted by StmmZaum
How, erm, strange! The domes look fantastic, a fairly new take on accomodation. It would be very interesting to live in one, though maybe not over here. Have you bought some land to build it on or don't you have to?
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My Dad has 20 acres, I found a spot to set it up on. When we move and buy property, we will set it up there. I will use srews on the floor so it is semi-portable.

Here is a qoute from the site regarding cold weather, "We have a customer in a 30ft dome with a complete winter liner and reflectix that reports 22 degrese below zero and the dome maintains an even 65 to 70 degreese with the wood stove going. If the fire dies out at night it never drops below 50."

The coldest it gets is 15 degrees where we are now. I will just use the reflectix and see how that works. I might get the liner later.
 
Nice, very nice. The problem over here would be getting the land, and planning permission actually.
 
Domes constructed as permanent homes with traditional materials and techniques are in a totally different category from what you are considering, which is really just a tent.

Living in a tent comes with a whole set of problems such as how to get inside plumbing, running water, and electricity, especially if you are in a location where code compliance is a consideration.

Of course if you just want to get out of your parents house you could set up your dome tent in their backyard, use their toilet and shower, and run an extension cord from their house for electricity. If you want to listen to the stereo, use the computer, or watch TV you can sneak back inside when they are asleep or not at home.

This will only work for so long because, inevitably, some nosey neighbor will turn you in to the authorities because it’s illegal to live that way.
 
dont see a way to prevent break ins, and theres just too many curious folk with ill intent on their minds. Perhaps if I lived in Eugene Oregon, buor NM, but not the city. Besides, I like basements.

To each his own, enjoy!

Keith
 
Some friends of mine lived in a yurt for a while. In the same community another friend lived in a tipi. I liked the yurt better. They set it up on kind of a deck. Had a wood stove. No running water or plumbing but it's not illegal here. Lots of folks have no runnning water.

The main problems I saw with it was what FW mentioned. People breaking in and stealing things while they were gone. It's pretty easy to get in and out in a hurry in those things.
 
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