Earthships: self-sustaining homes for a post-apocalyptic land?
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- On the desert mesa of New Mexico, miles from the nearest town of Taos (pop. 5,700), Star-Wars-like shelters rise from the earth, half-buried and covered in adobe. Called “Earthships” - brainchild of architect Mike Reynolds in the 1970s- they’re nearly completely self-sufficient homes: no electrical grid, no water lines, no sewer.
The Greater World Earthship Community, about 70 passive solar homes built from earth and trash on 633 acres, had a rough start; they were shut down as an illegal subdivision in 1997 and it took them 7 years to come to compliance. Though today, the county fully cooperates with Reynolds and his Earthship Biotecture operation to turn trash (tires, cans, glass bottles) into shelters and has even given them 2 acres to experiment with housing in anyway they like (they also provide their recycling).
Sixteen years ago, Tom Duke had just finished over a decade on the pro volleyball circuit when he bought a bit of land here with his wife and began to build a tiny Earthship the size of a storage shed. When their first son was born they built their dream house on the property, a two bedroom that, like other Earthships, collects rainwater, uses its water four times (the plants in the indoor greenhouse filter the greywater) and even processes its own sewage.
In this video, Tom takes us on a tour of his home, his original “Earthship survival pod”, the “nest” ($50,000 studio apartment), the “Simple Survival Earthship” (aimed mainly at the developing world), a custom home designed to feed a family of four (including a tilapia pond in the greenhouse) and the “BMW of Earthships”, the “Global" (aimed at the typical American family).
Earthship Biotecture: earthship.com
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24:00 - Back in the late 60s, my dad rebuilt the leach field for our septic tank. The ground was horrible red clay that was impermeable. So he dug the trenches deeper than normal, back filled with river stones, and then planted bamboo on top of that. So, that solved the problem of aspirating the septic water and we used bamboo for all kinds of construction material around the place. Passers by would stop and ask if they could have some on occasion. We never ran out. So, I am suggesting that Earth ship dwellers consider bamboo.
Genius ! 👍🥰❤️🙏🏻
If this was thought in the most harsh enviroment imagine what we could do with these principles and the rest of materials and technologies!
Best source of silica
If esrthship ppl made friends with regenerative agriculture ppl, the internet would be complete!
The irony of living in a house made of tire yet not having one when you have a flat is priceless. Great video thanks for sharing your experience, much love from Panama.
LOL but its pretty rad man. I imagine once you decide to live Earth friendly well water friendly really. You have to dig in your heals, especially if you need a spare. we should see how many jokes everyone can make.
caught me off guard. I got a good laugh
Watch them find a way to recycle their gas and then stop using/buying it 😂, they’ll run out and go “well shit”
Perfectly resourceful! In a society that wastes so much, this is an attractive home that leaves no footprint on the environment and blends into such beautiful surroundings. GREAT ingenuity!
Houses don’t have feet but can have tires like Motorhomes
This is the most awesome living project I've ever seen. It feels lke the way of the future. If only more people got into sustainable living. Our society would flourish is so many ways. When the pursuit of money for survival is no longer our main goal. Imagine what we can accomplish with our families, friends and loved ones.
It’s not. It’s okay for Third Worlders, but not for people who are FREE and value LIBERTY and quality of life. This is Communist nonsense
yeah and with what u think he bought that land and materials? with the dirty money
Basically let's all go live away from civilization (off-the-grid) and society will flourish? What kind of drugs are you taking, bud?
@@stevefagetaboutit8158 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@@alexxx4434 Or just where you are? Yes. The earth is clearly not sustaining our constant r*pe of her resources. Ffs, boomers...
The solar panels at 4:20 are Uni-Solar panels. They are flexible, only about 15lbs and roll up like a carpet. I used to work on the Product Development Team designing, building and testing them. They work great, even in low light and they are installed without penetrating a roof. You just stick them down because they have a special adhesive on the back. We were the largest & one of the only companies making flexible solar PVL's...
yea but only give you about half the wattage of bigger full size panels when compared to the square footage they would take up
did someone say 420?
I would like more info on your company
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where can we buy them Company name please. Thanks and many blessings.
These are not for the apocalypse. They are self-sustaining homes for the current state of the world.
@blake chattaway my Job is decontamination in nuclear power plants.
No it won't.
There is no air filtering no 100% water re-use so it's guaranteed that the inhabitants will incorporate radioactive dust.
@@maxmustermann5538 Plus this is set in a DESERT with less than 9 inches of rainfall a year. Add to that the soil at this location is of a very poor quality, high mineral content, not really fit for much of anything. So they are all going to starve. On top of that it's not all that far from a number of potential targets so all those glass windows will be the first things to go, people don't understand the power of the standard 400kt weapon widely used by the two major nuclear powers and most targets of any value will get two to four warheads> A city like Albuquerque would probably be targeted with as many as 5 warheads. Anyone who thinks that there's some sort of apocalypse that doesn't involve a nuclear exchange is fooling themselves.
@@emilkarpo youre right.
There are 14465 official nuclear war heads on this planet.
There have been 2000 test.
I assume 10 times the fallout then the test weapons.
15000/2000*10=75
So i would assume 75 times the background radiation of today.
Might not be that bad.
The main nuclides have caesium 30 years, strontium 28 years and iodine 8 days. The first day's will be very dosis intensive. After 80 days iodine will be mostly gone.
After 280 and 300 years the rest.
Probably after 30-60 years it will be okay to walk outside.
The rain and decay will cleared some spots to be liveable again.
Same difference.
Give over !! No matter where and how you live try to live for the day not anticipate nuclear horrors.
It would be great to have a database taking the best from every project, where you can select what works best for your wallet, local resources and climate. This was great to watch
It’s called the internet. Or the library if you’re old school.
I absolutely love this video! I wish that this could happen in Florida where I live currently in a van and I'm so interested in living like this! Thank you for sharing. God bless y'all and your family and your community!!
"absolutely no restrictions"
Woohooo... My dream, fully off-grid self sustained castle fortress just might be possible..... Sweeeeet....
mine too
I’m never going to be able to have one of these or a tiny house so am getting my normal house as off grid as much as I can. Solar almost done. Bottle wall will be next.
omg yes it is. You can recycle your greywater for plants, harvest raining water, have your own free power though solar panels, have an aquaponic unit, build anything you want inside a greenhouse for fish and everything you can grow, build grow towers or even vertical farming. If I had the money and time I'd do it right now anywhere
I love New Mexico.
@@nermainmerl6108 What if you could rent such an Earth-ship from a company that will pay you more in wages than all of your bills and costs?
Special place in heaven for people like this who are helping to try and make this world better! Just amazing what they've done. Back to basics is what we need, less consumerism and more recycling this!
Google "earthbag homes"... they can be made to look as artistic or as normal as you want. There's a site with all kinds of plans.
@RORIK Bluetooth These hippies aren't a problem, the problem is city folk, cities are what need to be outlawed, we need a law that forbids more than 5 people living on an acre of land anywhere in the nation.
Bold words for the Yuppies amongst us who can afford the space, the time to build this. Living space is scarce in the cities but this is where the work is. One of the biggest challanges of this planet. And especially the people doing blue labor just cant afford this kind of lifestyle.
RORIK Bluetooth
Our houses today are not what people first built. You call these houses normal. They are the norm for you. You should seriously delve into types of homes and really learn and consider what types are best...with an open mind.
Costa Keith
I'm not a city person, but what do you have against cities and people who live in them? It seems that we need some sort of cities. We need some businesses. I'm against having all the Jack in the box and Chick Filets, etc. Too many of everything!
I wish I could like this 100x over! I am so inspired right now! This really is how the entire human race should be living, Earth Ships FTW!
"Apocalypse" (ἀποκάλυψις) is a Greek word meaning "revelation", "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling".
This is an awesome way to live imo.
I personally think these houses are an excellent idea both in function; water reuse, energy neutral, but also in style. I think they have a certain futuristic... elegance to them. I would live in one.
Out of all the educational and informational videos I've seen on TH-cam, this is one of the best.
12:30 You could probably run a freezer for less energy if you put it in a room that is already chilled from the earth, and then pump it's exhaust heat through a canal through the house to bleed the heat of to keep the house warm.
Or that circular one that lady in Canada had. It opened from the top, she explained the cold air stayed to the bottom and didn't spill out when you opened it. Some way to incorporate that would be amazing.
@@KayKay114 Could you link to this somehow? sounds fascinating
your question reminds me if there's earth ships that have basements or cellars? i understand that this might require pouring cement but if a basement could be created as well as a cellar that would be a great addition to the earth ship.
@@KayKay114 We had a top opened freezer in the basement when I was a kid. A really big one, probably 1.5m3 on the outside of something.
You could also get a more efficient design by modifying the thermostat on a deep freeze to work as a refrigerator so the cold air stays trapped in the bottom, you could probably modify it to be better insulated as well depending on the where your condenser is.
I absolutely adore the concept. I would love to have an eco-friendly self sustainable earth-ship design home. It actually astounds me that everyone does not have one.
Get solar batteries and dig a well , and you are self sustainable .
Too bad pretty much all of the US has those pesky, "Building codes."
@@Cortesevasive Gonna need more than that to be self sustaining. Not even the pioneers in the west where self sufficient.
@@baneofbanes water food and electricity mate, thats all you need
@@Cortesevasive no
We have been experimenting with earthships (as you call them), in Sweden for over 40 years! There are many countries in the world doing similar designs, using different materials indigenous to their areas.
any links to some of them?
This is amazing. The work that these people do really does give hope for the future. Thank you for posting.
I was thinking the exact same
Oh maila you're too sweet, hooman need to back to nature, rather than Capitalist trick😭
Love seeing a family living and growing in these homes, imagine the new outlooks and perspectives these children who may bring change to the ones creating the zoning & permitting laws making sustainability a more mainstream concept....
Quite a radical idea they are doing out here.... honoring the planet we live on & with
These Earth Ship Houses are absolutely amazing! The fact that you can build a house with all of the creature comforts of a standard modern home that are of the grid, completely blows my mind. I need to invest in building one of these for myself. Thank you for sharing your home and all of these wonderful Earth Ship Houses! Great video and take care!
I think its only suitable in countries having lots of land such that land cost is comparatively low. This method cannot scale in countries where land is scarce
absolutely artistic design, this home is. he is wise the way he keeps reusing and recycling his water.
I've been following the _Earthship_ concept since I first picked up a _"Whole Earth Catalogue" was a twelve year old in the mid 1970s. I love how far they've come but also, how far the ideas learned have moved into other areas. Such as grey water usage, passive heating, etc.,. It's been a slow process but every time I lose hope in humanity, I see such places and my hope's are restored a little. I just hope we're not too late.
It's interesting to see the evolution and improvement of it each decade. The thing with the greenhouse being a passive heater is something we discovered with our conservatory. We'd open the door during days when it was cold but there was some sun and there'd be a blast of hot air inside. We also hung our clothes in there to dry to save on a dryer. They'd dry so freaking quick.
I lived and traveled in an RV for 4 years and I learned to see the world, our connection to it, and our "acceptance" of the grid as the only option in a WHOLE new light!! I FINALLY SAW THE LIGHT, LOL!!😂🤗
The Whole Earth Catalogue was a terrific inspiration. It started me on some building ideas, that actually preceded Earthships. The thing that puzzles me is why you never had the confidence to build without using tyres? Your system seems to make a lot of unnecessary extra work.
Thanks for the tour! I've watched Garbage Warrior a few times over the years, shared it to a few friends, it's very inspiring and instructive, so I'm glad to see those houses from up close and understand a bit more about how they work.
Would be good to see schematics for the plumbing, cess pit, slope off. Think this is all great, well done
this is a long arduous process that he has invested time and money into so why would he pass it off to you for free?
Actually they show you a lot of info at the visitors’ center there.
It is probably some where for free. He wants everyone to know about this type of building.
The earth ship built to feed 4 was amazing. My favorite!
I saw Michael Reynolds, the creator of Earthships, recently speak. I had no clue he is 70 years old. He has so much vitality from living a physical, engaging, meaningful, and healthy life.
This is all really amazing and it is awesome that there can be experiements like these. The only doubt I have is regarding the massive use of tyres as building material. Aren't there risks of the chemicals used in making the tyres leaking into the soil, the house and the surroundings eventually reaching groundwater?
In more wet areas, like when Mike took a team to help rebuild an island destroyed by a tsunami, filled plastic is added to reduce water interactions with the tires.
They overlooked one of Mike's biggest intentions when he started: heal the Earth. If the tires are filled with dirt and then sealed into walls (which for human health, must stay dry) then that is much healthier for the earth than having the tires in a big landfill, right?
The tires are already an issue.
The question is, where would you prefer the tires be retired to?
Mike thought it out and researched how to use "trash" to keep it out of landfills, and create a safer, more sustainable living environment.
Not to mention when you put the leach field in for the greens to grow on the exterior of your house you are now producing oxygen
Yes I like this idea much better than traditional composting toilet. This is much more effecient but it's good to know both methods in case of emergency
@@loryndabenson2118 Completely agree
Just drove by your community. It is beautiful, and the Rio Grande Gorge was amazing! The rain just started pouring as I left a few min ago, I'm sure you are gonna enjoy it!
Johnny Lambert
I'm looking for my Kalamazoo High School Friend, Shelley Lambert, any relation to you? Thank You 🙏🏼
Great Video! Thank you for sharing.
I'm not a tree hugger nor a conservationist but this video makes off the grid living look like a reasonable option vs. the other videos I've seen of folks roughing it old school style. 99.5% of Americans are too spoiled to tough it out "off the grid" - based on the other videos I've seen in the past. This video, however, is a silver lining for the masses and a reason to be optimistic.
It is ROTGL - REASONABLE Off The Grid Living. I don't want to play with my poop nor work 14 hours per day carrying buckets of water 2 miles to my humble abode... to live OTG (and neither do the vast majority of the masses) and I still want my MTV! - I mean, Internet (Lord knows the kids CAN'T live w/out it). This video illustrates that LOTG can be a reality with reasonable effort and you can lead a lifestyle similarly to the one you currently enjoy (without living in a 5x5 shoebox proclaiming to others how much you absolutely love it). Kudos!!!
I am optimistic this type of "Lifestyle" can and will be implemented by a much higher percentage of folks... some want financial freedom, lower bills, smaller carbon footprint, get closer to nature, get the Gov. off their backs, or energy independence, etc. People will want it for a variety of different reasons, IMO. It appeals to a much wider audience.
I do think a lot of folks won't necessarily want to build the houses themselves (they'll just want to maybe oversee the construction so they have a clue as to what's going on and why) but they would be willing to pay for them to be built, IMO. It's that lazy thing again. :)
On a side note: I just came from a meeting earlier today with a very experienced dehumidification consultant and she explained to us how the US government was going to eventually require most all future home construction to implement a whole house dehumidifier due to new building codes. Houses are going to be built tighter and tighter (for energy efficiency purposes) and the codes will eventually require incoming (fresh) air. But, as we all know - the air outside your house is not necessarily cleaner than the air inside your house (think, living off a freeway or in the city)... Folks/builders will be forced to comply w/ the new codes... which means people will also be investing in fairly expensive air purification solutions, as well. None of us at the meeting particularly liked this news. It seems like it will be forced down everyone's throat. I'll end the rant here.
Anyways - Great Video! and something for me to really think about.
YoungBizWhiz
"I do think a lot of folks won't necessarily want to build the houses themselves (they'll just want to maybe oversee the construction so they have a clue as to what's going on and why) but they would be willing to pay for them to be built, IMO. It's that lazy thing again. :)"
I think a construction company that offered a service like a customized PC build would make a killing. Let people configure various options to their liking and see roughly how much it costs.
One thing that struck me was that church looking one. They could offer various themed ones as that would attract the masses rather than something that is purely utilitarian.
It's just waiting to be exploited. A state government with land and low population should encourage this. Guarantee low property taxes so people build apocalypse homes there. In the event of a recession, people could relocate there to ride it out.
this is inspiring. time to get some land
This channel
I love it. I am no hippie either. Conservative Republican. So neat. Been interested in these for over 10 years. Great concept.
commie pinko bedwetter
Mrlimabean01 ??? What
@@RileyJSW If the Left can't have a civilized discussion, or lacks facts to defend their position, they resort to name calling. Plus they get mad if OTHER people don't work and support their every need, while they do nothing but whine for more free stuff.
Atomicwedgie81 Oh I am well aware of that haha. I just don't think I've ever experienced one that jumped to the commie stance so quickly. Usually they get proven wrong at first.
dpeagles To me this seems like it should appeal to traditional conservative / libertarians. Living a life free of alot of constraints and being self reliant.
Fascinating! I wonder how those earthship houses would work in a colder climate.
They are on a high mountain plateau, it freezing cold in winter
Yes, I meant to say how do they do in colder climates with less sun. Johan- right they would simply need a woodstove for extra heat, but would need less wood than less insulated houses.
ok...Ive heard them say before that the earthship can stay warm for up to 4 days without any solar heating.....so perhaps a rocket stove or something like that could be used
There are other methods than wood stove like geothermal heating and compost heating that can well be used in higher latitudes. Very interesting stuff.
They have been built and function well in nearly every climate and continent on the planet. (I'm pretty sure that excludes antarctica ha)
Check out the documentary "Garbage Warrior", it's on TH-cam and the architect who started these explains the whole journey and process of the Earthships, including the legal battles.
Early '80's in Oklahoma city We used a similar methodology to build dome homes. however, we sprayed foam on the interior of the nflated dome form to a thickness of 4" then a tapered shotcrete layered 6" at the base 4" at the peak, inside of that. the shotcrete was a bit troublesome since we were using 9 sack shotcrete with 1.5" steel fibers (no rebar When the shotcrete hit the surface, the steel fibers would form a durable lattice ). This kept the thermal mass on the interior and the insulation on the exterior. for garage attachments we used half cylinder inflatable forms. later in a commune I worked with community members using a more basic method of a rebar skeleton and masonry cement hand troweled in to the lattice.
These we buried in to hillsides .
I love it! Have been trying to live off grid for a couple years. Got some ideas here, thanx. Liked, subbed.
I loved your video Tom, I wish we could all live like this. I’m happy you and your family are enjoying your lives and doing your own thing your own way. I would love to do the same as you guys.
grate job ,wonderful idea and more in these days when everything is getting really expensive and hard to get .Excellent concept .Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing this video .
Cool to teach this! Great idea! Wonderful to have students! Great to know this! ♥️ I love the structure!
Oww.. Cynthia you're too sweet, well gotta thank fo yoo appreciation, Godspeed lady
This is the most hopeful video I've seen in a long time.
Ironic how one has to beg for permission to build their house their way on their own property here in the "free" US of A ...
FJ80Coop Yeah because you don’t own your land in the US. You lease it. You own your home. You lease the land. Hence why you pay taxes, think of it as rent or leasing payments, to have the home you own on their land. Hence why they can tell you to do whatever they want or bye bye.
This is relatively free. Imagine the shitstorm if you tried to build one of these in an HOA community!
@Patrick B you pay taxes on your property. House or bare land, doesn't matter. One is just taxed way more than the other.
In densely populated areas, stringent requirements make sense - cities burn down less and collapse on others as people are required to be more careful with angry pixies and what's holding up their walls. Out in the sticks, people should have more leeway. There still needs to be something - lots of persistent organic pollutants and pthalates and horrible crap polluting the air and water we all share when some people are allowed to do absolutely whatever they want.
I agree that out there the city should just check to see if the groundwater is being polluted, or actualy dangerous stuff isn't going on, have a structural engineer guess if it will or won't collapse on everyone on a bad day, make sure kids aren't being exposed to mold/lead/asbestos/etc. and sign off on it, go check up from time to time.
@Patrick B Property taxes are assessed value of land and structure together. You pay taxes because it's a national unified insurance pool for things almost everyone needs but are not profitable or would introduce perverse incentives if privatized; things you benefit from even if you're 100 miles from the nearest town.
Dude! I have no idea how I got to this channel, but what you guys are doing here is very, very cool. One of the first road trips I take in my new truck will be to check out these earth ships. Traffic here in CA is getting horrendous! While I own my own home getting to the beach is taking longer every day! I would never sell but would be awesome to have a getaway destination & learn some new skills in the process. Congrats :)
alright! sounds awesome! make your intentions happen!
I grew up in Orange County, and yeah, could not imagine that urban jungle now, lol!
jviffer - It's three years later since your comment; I was just wondering if you'd consider selling your house in CA? It's getting pretty bad out there, as so much has changed.
Dude!
One of the most interesting and informative videos on You Tube about alternative housing I've seen. I want to build out a camper van and travel the US in the next couple of years. This is making me think a home base, the RIGHT KIND of home base, could be exciting too. Thanks for sharing.
Love this concept, well done - I'm doing something similar, these films really help with ideas and inspire me so thank you for sharing your great life
From design perspective, glass and tires I'd be cool with. Cans, not so much. I'd compromise and use more cement then.
or even more bottles.
Just render over the cans.
Oppenheimer Ranch Project sent me.
Thank you for sharing!
Wonderfully informative video on the Earthship design and introduction. Thanks Kirsten! Thanks Tom! Gardens from black water: would love to see a real mini-farm or large garden growing out of the black-water cell. Or even a food forest.
I love this guy and his family! Love Mike Reynolds too, the braveheart who started all of this!
Oh WOW WOW! WHEN CAN I BUILD ONE! 👷Thanks for the awesome video, I'd never heard of earthships before! Thanks for introducing them to me!
My dream home! I actually had enough money at one point to build one but I didn't know about them then. It would have been lovely to have a self sustaining home.
wheres mike? probably in his penhouse in the city.
You are amazing Kirsten. Absolutely, amazing. ❤❤💯
I have been fascinated with these structures for years.
We simply need people who think this way. There will be many different ways which can be used but there is no substitute for having people who are capable of thinking differently.
This is amazing, I would love to go to school here! Everyone should learn how to do this if we are to survive! wonderful video.
Yeah, but you dont want to go to school anywhere else in New Mexico, lol, trust me: "49th in everything!" That's a record they earned-- down at the bottom.
Lindsay call
Freaking Amazing!!!! Love these talented people!
Amazing! Each house looks like a unique art museum. I'd love to see them one day.
They are building without any restrictions. Hey, that used to be America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. I'm glad they got a taste of what freedom actually is. Now, do you think we could get that freedom back for the rest of us?
Jonathan Rogers Not if the Conformity Police has anything to say about it.
+Jonathan Rogers That's also the freedom of someone to build/sell you a house with a foundation built from sub-par materials, asbestos insulation, lead pipes, pipes on exterior walls that will freeze in the winter, shoddy electrical etc...
Do you think Haiti and Nepal would have had such high death tolls if they built homes to California code? Yes, inertia's a problem, but let's not pretend that codes don't keep people safe.
Who says you can't build a safe house without codes or permits? Codes are not about safety, they are there to protect the established building industry. You can build a house in California to code and watch it go up like a box of matches in brushfire; happens every single year.
And permits are simply legalized extortion; a town nearby (kind of a dump actually) wants $5,000 for a plans check fee, for example. It's BS. Having the right to build your own shelter ought to be a basic human right, not something you have to grease a dozen palms for first.
PDZ1122 "Who says you can't build a safe house without codes or permits?" No one, but it's less likely. Yes, bureaucracy is a problem, but I doubt those homes going up in flames would have a better chance if they were built to shanty town standards.
Thank goodness it's NOT a basic human right to build a house that's a death trap to your family and guests(watch Holmes on Homes). You shouldn't be "free" to build decks guaranteed to collapse, houses prone to black mold, septic systems that drain into your neighbor's well water.
Richard Snow But you should be free to build anything you want, on your own land that does not hurt or interfere with anyone enjoying their land. That's where it should stop. You can hang a sign on the door that people enter your house at their own risk. I build airplanes under the Experimental category rules and we can build and fly anything we like and it does not have to conform to FAA standards. We cannot use them for commercial purposes and there has to be a placard stating that it is an Experimental. Guess what? They don't come crashing out of the sky in droves, people aren't getting killed by the dozen by these deathtraps and there are over 30,000 of them flying all over the country, almost all out performing anything that you can buy of a production line. Airplanes, for god's sake! As if a house would pose anywhere near the same engineering problems or potential dangers as flying in a homebuilt airplane. Like I said - it's all about industry protecting its livelyhood and nothing else. Let me guess - you work in this industry?
Great stuff I have always admired this concept.
Just finding this in late May 2023, and this one video is such an amazing wealth of information. I would totally drink beer with, and pound tires for hours with this man. We need more of this. Cheers.
Outside it doesn't look like much, but it's actually quite amazing. I live in SoCal and this is a financial dream.
Should say "economical dream"
Hahaha... ugh, yeah, I grew up in Tustin, dont I know!
Actually, once you leave California, everything will look like a bargain in terms of what you can get for your money!!
why this has to be "for a post-apocalyptic US" ?? it looks pretty nice and serious for me
Probably because they look like homes from the early 1970's "Planet of the Apes" TV series.
"Post-apocalyptic" home is a wistful hope; when hundreds of millions of people have no groceries, they may be apt to investigate all possibilities ...
Probably because that is what it would take for the average first worlder to live like this. I mean he says there was a surge of people during the recession and yet in total there are only 70 homes or so after 3 decades. That includes some of the prototype dwellings. I think that for the masses you'd need something less ambitious.
Yandry Pozo whoever posted it wanted ratings and apocalyptic gets everyone’s attention. I would totally live in one, of course right now I live in apartment where the landlord doesn’t do shit, so those would be a huge step up!
Yandry Pozo
Probably meaning when times get too tough for most people in the near future, you can live in one of these self sustaining homes.
You've done a great job! Good wishes from the UK!
This is awesome. Inspirational. I do little things like water harvesting, but what you have here is like a dream.
Instead of LIVING in beautiful homes like this, we merely exist in ugly boxes that we pay entirely too much for. I wish this was the norm.
Not me, I live in a can!
it's not really possible to live in a home like this in a metropolis like Berlin or NY though...
too bad. cause i would prefer having a home like this in Berlin, than the square that i have right now, where i spend about 30min/day watering my plants...
Chuck Cassel
What kind of can do you live in, a trailer home, container home, RV, van or car? I like the earthship idea, but somewhere other than the desert for me. I like cargo containers and log cabins. Quite a variety but I can make a cargo container look like a log home.
I personally would luv to learn how to live like this just in case one day mother nature decides to take a turn .. and I would know what to do... but instead technology is to important as of now too
It's amazing how sustainable they can be in a desert.
Thank you, I've been enlightened...
great stuff. keep the earthship videos coming!
That is the first time I’ve seen someone react with such good humour to a flat tyre.
God, I love your channel.. ^^' Architecture is fascinating....
Nothing less than amazing!!! Enjoyed watching the video.
This Kirsten Womon ! Always has awsome footage well filmed and has awsome story thanks so much
I'm Native American "Indian" & live on The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Indian Reservation in Ibapah, Utah & I believe that this will be the Absolute BEST WAY For all Native Americans Indian Reservation Communities to start to Get Back the Connection with Mother Earth🌏💚 does anyone know if the "Academy" has done any presentations OR have worked with any Native American Tribes? Tribal Governments would encourage & invest funds towards educating Tribal Members (& possibly others who would help to build them on Reservations & Educate the communities on how to). The American Country was built on the Genocide of our families & cultures, which is now is disharmony with the Earth. So Im wondering how to go about getting our relationship with Earth back in conjunction with this modern world.
Would be really awesome to see the same state government offer the same support to help the indigenous communities to thrive in their own land like these guys right here! : )
this is just amazing! I would love a house like that. Even if i found a way to do it up here in vermont and used the concept tied into the usual systems to save me a fortune and help me live a healthier life.
There is at least one Earthship in Vermont. I’ve seen photos of the build.
@@notionpollution oh i shall has do the googling
absolutely beautiful builds, i can't believe i've never seen this before. i truly hope this is in the future of mainstream housing
Wow, that's so amazing! 💕
Brilliant! My dream is to build & own an Earthship
I think the principles behind these building could (and probably should) be easily integrated into standard building techniques.
I think that's kind of the intention, and they are at the forefront by experimenting.. creating "learning models" for when the mainstream lagers catch up, lol.
No words, but BRILLIANT!!! 👍
Totally awesome! As a Permaculture consultant, this is a perfect example of how to live in a healthy relationship with the planet!!!
This is so amazing! I have to figure out, if it is legal to build one in Germany too!!! Awesomeness at it's best!
I wonder if he was happy he got a flat tire, so he could use it to build his next house!
gojewla the city gives them free tires so they don’t have to pay dumping sites.
Ahhhhh hahahahahahahaha! Christ Be With You ! Thank You For The Smile And Giggle!
NICE ONE lol
Kelleymarie Jones
Being glad he got a flat tire was a joke 🤗
MOST HIGH was sending a message , No even tires will save wick man!.
This is awesome!!! I Learned a lot!!!
This is absolutely crazy! I love it. Opening my eyes to so much!!!!
I love all houses but my favorite is the one with a lot of plants
concrete with weak spots aka cans is exactly that a weak spot not strong. it might work for the moment but you don't see any filler in the Colosseum
the matrix is the strength
@alyssa murray ..... it's cans not in a matrix. it is far from symmetrical to be a matrix. the concrete is not poured as a single unit it is globed on.
Dwight Patch you are the cool teacher in the whole entire world
Mr Duke i like your earthship video and it is very cool i am glad i have you as my teacher
what im the cool teacher?
simply amazing! I love it!
Amazing and informative video, W2go Tom👍
I'm going to begin research so that I may one day build my own house just like these ones
Awesome!! So glad to see this work continuing in Taos!! I'm a humble handyman and I've read all three of Mike's books and I'm ready to build! Just need land... and lots of money!! Too bad it's still too far ahead of it's time to be affordable to poor folk, who need it the most.
So much of the approach to building in this video, is and has been a key aspect of various cultures indigenous architecture.
Brilliant water system I love it
Love the concepts. ..when earthships was first coming out...I sponsored/linked their website off my solar site on geocities. (closed now) but I am now geared up...(kids are grown) to get off grid and 100% sustainable house.
So some lawyer who lives miles away in a mansion in the main part of town went through the trouble of kicking people out that never ever bothers him.
Yup, a attorney. Someone should take care of this guy in a mafia way.
I remember when it happened in an earlier documentary. It wasn't just the lawyer backstabbing them, it was the local government / county legislators. They basically had a real Reagan-Approach during the 1980s and early 1990s. Some new people got elected and made waves for Mike. They even stripped him of his archetect license as well! He had to jump through a lot of hoops to get the legislators in state congress to ok the EarthShip design.
dinnerandashow there's a reason attorney's don't return calls from their clients
***** the large home building concerns and subcontractors do not like concepts like this, and they have deep ties to the local administrators and regulators
*****
I agree, that's when I go to build my own house. I'll not build it using some big contractor outfit like this one guy I know did.
He was responsible for Re-zoning the entire area from mining and agricultural to a frikkin' Sub-division! :(
What an asshole.
dinnerandashow Politicians and lawyers wants to make a case out of nothing to make a name for themselves at the expense of the innocent people who wanted REAL FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE. A politician and lawyer depends on the money given to them (or even stolen by them by making a non-case a case) in order to make themselves famous and making a name for themselves and make headlines to acquire more clients, and campaign funds for the politicians who are in the pockets of greedy corporate entities in control of the U.S government. And all of these AT THE EXPENSE OF THE INNOCENT AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO ARE INNOCENT OF THEIR FAKE CHARGES ALL BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES TO MAKE THEMSELVES FAMOUS AND MAKE HEADLINES AND MAKE MONEY OUT OF IT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW ALL ALONG THAT WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THE POLITICIANS AND LAWYERS THEMSELVES, ARE ALL ILLEGAL AND OUTRIGHT CRIMINAL!
Tom,
This is a rad concept.
I would love to see someone take this knowledge to the slums of the world! Who knows, maybe I’ll graduate from Earth Ship school and spread the good word!
Most counties in the US have adopted International Building Codes... it sure would be useful if you were designing within Int'l code, so that your designs can be used where people have to live...
International building codes don't allow for most of what's happening here. It's not that an earthship is unsafe, but it's built in ways that aren't in the code book. If it's not in the code book, it isn't acceptable.
Me in 2014: Lol dude... Seriously
Me in 2020: F#%k!
This is truly amazing
Great program
America... Where freedom is now only a word.. Hopefully men like this will be the ones to change it!