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My Survivalist Game Plan
JLO:
--- Quote from: FGL on April 13, 2010, 07:26:27 AM ---In the desert.
I was off a little bit. Its 10 acres for $12,500 apparently. Like I said, desert.
http://www.land-for-sale-texas.com/
That $3,000 figure must have gotten stuck in my head, it was a lot on the lake, probably floods very often.
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Well that Antelope place w/10 acres for $12,500 is cheap! Like you said, it's desert, but I saw some hills in the background. If someone likes to live in TX, seems like a good deal.
Forested land in northern MN (not lake shore) runs about $10-12K an acre. Lake shore property is out of this world pricey, imo.
:cheersmate:
The Village Idiot:
It says you can dig a well, but I wonder how deep that would have to be.
JLO:
--- Quote from: longview on January 29, 2010, 12:37:44 AM ---I had never heard of a "cob" house. Looks and sounds similar to some of the rammed earth houses we have in our area. I've only been in one, but have met most of the other owners, too. They really like them. The oldest, that I know of, is only about 40+ years here.
Sure sounds like a good way to go to me.
Know one family that had a bunch of teen-aged sons. Way too much energy one summer, so the parents put them to work building a single-story barn and shop out of straw bales, covered in a stucco type material. They like the way it's performing and are thinking of building a house out of the same. I guess someone else in the area has been living in one for years.
Good luck. I'll be interested to hear how it goes.
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I never heard of cob either, but it might work. I think it would break down.
I have seen some hay homes that work.
http://www.ahouseofstraw.com
Mother Earth News magazine is on-line these days and always has good stuff...that's where I first saw bales of hay made into a house.
www.motherearthnews.com
:beer:
Alpha Mare:
--- Quote from: JLO on April 13, 2010, 09:37:05 PM ---I never heard of cob either, but it might work. I think it would break down.
I have seen some hay homes that work.
http://www.ahouseofstraw.com
Mother Earth News magazine is on-line these days and always has good stuff...that's where I first saw bales of hay made into a house.
www.motherearthnews.com
:beer:
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I'm building a straw bale house. In South Texas. In the Desierto de Los Muertos, as it so fondly was once known. :-)
DumbAss Tanker:
--- Quote from: Alpha Mare on April 13, 2010, 10:16:51 PM ---I'm building a straw bale house. In South Texas. In the Desierto de Los Muertos, as it so fondly was once known. :-)
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:rotf:
Sounds delightful!
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