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[Dick Fischbeck <dick_fischbeck AT yahoo.com>]

> From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] metal homes

> >"Is anyone building metal structures, either domes or cylinders or 
> >anything?
> >Quonset huts are an old solution to deployable cheap long-lasting shelters
> >and that is the subject I am investigating.
> >What is the next step in shelter after tarps and tents??"
> 
> For an interesting perspective on how many different people in many 
> different climates have solved the problem read "Shelter","Shelter II", and 
> "Home Work: The Owner Built Home" by Loyd Kahn.  For a more narrow but 
> equally fascinating view read "Native American Architecture" by Nabokov and 
> Easton;

Yes. I know some of these books and will check out the others.

I was hoping to find people here exploring alternatives to the tried and 
true. The idea is,  can
we use our current industrial capabilities to mass produce ultra-low-cost, 
air-deliverable
shelters suited for many climatic regions. That's what I'm asking. I'm 
talking about McShelter.
What do we have now?

I have nothing against traditional solutions to home construction. I loved my 
tipi.


        
                
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