What is the Hexayurt?

[CrackSmokeRepublican]

The Hexayurt is a prize-winning shelter you can build yourself for about $200 (backup link). Suitable raw materials include common building materials ( fire safe insulation boards,) hexacomb cardboard and plastic. You cut six 4' x 8' panels in half diagonally to make the roof, and use six more whole panels to form the walls. It takes about two hours. The design (backup link) is in the public domain.

Different materials are appropriate for different uses - insulation, extended life, low cost, durability in extreme environments and so on. The design is in the public domain, and is in active development as a Free/Open Source style project.

The Hexayurt Project also includes groundbreaking work (pdf) (backup link) on providing simple services like interior lighting at incredibly low cost.



http://hexayurt.com/

Presentation:
http://www.archive.org/download/Hexayur ... tation.pdf


http://files.howtolivewiki.com/Hexayurt%20Movie.mov

[anarchore]

That is very cool - I could see decentralized communities springing up, for those tired of the usury/property game.  "tent cities" are an OK thing, but not when run by the state.  How can you have any dignity wearing your wristbands like a slave?  Self-organized communities are the way to go.  

No dignity living like this:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26776283/

Perhaps more remote locations could be utilized, and gardening employed?