Re: Alternative Building Ideas
[quote author=Sparrowings link=topic=86.msg7902#msg7902 date=1288322763]
I'm a big fan of earth lodges and viking pit houses. Yet, dirt floors are hard to keep clean though...
The viking pit house stays naturally cool as it is basically a pit with the upper half of a house built over it. The vikings used some of these in the summer, though it might be pretty cold in the winter...
Also quite nice, the Mandan earth lodges were a little bigger than the pit houses, but needed to be re-built every six or so years.
I wonder how difficult it would be to build one now. If the Mandan could do it with no heavy machinery, maybe I can build one in my backyard...?
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That would make a badass wine cellar.
[quote author=Sparrowings link=topic=86.msg7902#msg7902 date=1288322763]
I'm a big fan of earth lodges and viking pit houses. Yet, dirt floors are hard to keep clean though...
The viking pit house stays naturally cool as it is basically a pit with the upper half of a house built over it. The vikings used some of these in the summer, though it might be pretty cold in the winter...
Also quite nice, the Mandan earth lodges were a little bigger than the pit houses, but needed to be re-built every six or so years.
I wonder how difficult it would be to build one now. If the Mandan could do it with no heavy machinery, maybe I can build one in my backyard...?
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That would make a badass wine cellar.
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