What would you chose and why?

[NorthernRaider]

(3 September 2012, 09:48)Lightspeed Wrote:

(3 September 2012, 09:15)bigpaul Wrote:

(3 September 2012, 09:09)Prepaday Wrote: @PB...why?

because they were used by "first nations"(as Ray Mears calls them) for centuries and have stood the test of time, they are made of natural materials which are readily available.

Don't understand if this is to be a permanent structure or moveable.

For a permanent structure its worthwhile considering building a solid base like NR suggests, but using Straw bale construction for the walls. There's loads of info on the net. This is ultra thermally efficient and if properly rendered, its quite fire-proof as well.

Lime rendered cos it breaths and flexes with the walls, Some folks built wood cabins and use straw bail as a simple wind break built about 12 inches away from the shed walls, others pile the winters firewood up along the side wall they gets the worst of the winter winds.

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Must admit with the current economic situation ( us being bled dry by the tax man to keep the welfare scroungers in luxury) we will probably have to sell our family home and move into a winterised static caravan either in Durham or Northumberland, our mortgage is £800 a month and its killing us now. If we sold us we could be a new static for less than £30K