what's the cheapest style of house to build? | Survivalist Forum
网页2010年9月30日 · It is cheaper because the vertical parasite heat or cooling loss is captured on the other floor. Heating the downstairs heats the upstairs as the heat escapes up. Cooling the top also cools downward. The system should be branched into 2 "zones" or areas, one for the top floor, and one for the bottom.
Manufactured homes? - Survivalist Forum
网页2012年4月23日 · 674 posts · Joined 2011. #1 · Apr 23, 2012. Looking at a place that is 18 acres with a manufactured home on it. I can either aford a stick built home on a postage stamp, or a mobile home on 10-20 acres. So MH with acerage is the obvious choice for my family and I. MH was built in 1999. I have never lived in …
Has anybody ever though of using precast concrete for a...
网页2012年7月13日 · the photos that 'drobs' posted are what seems to be the most viable to me in precast..easy to emplace with the right excavator machine,and you can also use block to fill the ends in or create stairwells or partitions..very flexible allowing a quick build,and only the delivery driver to see whos getting what..call a concrete pumper truck and two ...
Anyone living in a Mobile Home? - Survivalist Forum
网页2012年2月22日 · 2. Snow load capabilities. Most mobile home roofs have very low snow load ratings, which is why you will find that the majority of people living in heavy snow areas with mobile homes have had to build “snow roofs” over their homes, essentially structures that rival the construction of a home itself, to protect them.
Sub-Basement shelter in new construction, Positives and...
网页2013年1月2日 · Now of course this isn't going to be cheap, but compared to a separate shelter, it seems a winner. Positives: 1.Good OpSec once installed, you separate your regular basement from the stairway to the second, with a wall and door, tell people it's a workshop or storage in the small second room. 2. This …
Want to build a watch tower in back yard. | Survivalist Forum
网页2017年2月17日 · May or may not be high enough for what you need. 2. Another option is a watch tower, but not a big box on four legs. One form is a tall used power pole, add screw-in steps to climb straight up, or using DIY or commercial spiral staircase steps to get up to a fairly narrow shelf built around the pole.
I Have My 12v System But Does Anyone Have Experience...
网页2024年8月28日 · Been thinking of tackling making one. Tons of YouTube vids on the subject. It seems like one of those things that “survivalists” would want to know how to build and repair themselves rather than just throw money around for a prefab. One can’t reasonably build their own freeze dryer, but this seems manageable.
Would this work for fallout protection? | Survivalist Forum
网页2009年6月29日 · Shields that reduce gamma ray intensity by 50% (1/2) include 1 cm (0.4 inch) of lead, 6 cm (2.4 inches) of concrete, 9 cm (3.6 inches) of packed dirt or 150 m (500 ft) of air. When multiple thicknesses are built, the shielding multiplies. Thus, a practical fallout shield is ten halving-thicknesses of packed dirt, reducing gamma rays by 1024 ...
How would I reinforce this concrete | Survivalist Forum
网页2024年8月14日 · usmc124. 665 posts · Joined 2013. #22 · Aug 15, 2024. Get at least 5k psi concrete and concur with others, the dirt side needs to be wider, like 2 feet. I now paint my rebar with cold galvanizing spray (After cutting). I busted up a pad I poured a few years back and was surprised at how corroded it was.
Question about being away from home during a event
网页2024年7月24日 · 2729 posts · Joined 2022. #16 · Jul 26, 2024. We don't "vacation" much close to home. if we were on an actual vacay, we would be at least 1000 mi from home, or out of the country. Soooo, returning home probably not an option. More than likely we would be visiting friends in small town TX. About 4 hours away.