tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post339438938355199556..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: bob the builder 4James M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-49999945133087203452017-05-17T07:29:27.500-07:002017-05-17T07:29:27.500-07:00Make it and spend it quick.Make it and spend it quick.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-51422170834759635142017-05-17T04:02:25.423-07:002017-05-17T04:02:25.423-07:00For roof care you have to be attentive more than n...For roof care you have to be attentive more than normal rotten. If you can’t give too much time to this <a href="http://www.epdmcoatings.com/blogs/2017/01/rv-roof-repair-coatings-offer-cost-effective-fixes/" rel="nofollow">RV Roof Repair Coatings</a> is a proper care for your roof. Roof Repairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167085425687959478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-64855651660355385192015-11-17T15:46:17.395-08:002015-11-17T15:46:17.395-08:00I've thought of the two wall, staggered stud i...I've thought of the two wall, staggered stud idea before. With rigid board between, possibly.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4718810592221465062015-11-17T10:29:10.323-08:002015-11-17T10:29:10.323-08:00One way to eliminate that 'bridging' is to...One way to eliminate that 'bridging' is to stagger your studs. Using a wider plate sole and sill plate, staggering stops that. Example - using a 2x6 stud (5 1/2" wide), you install 2x4 studs on inside and outside face so that stud only secures one side of wall material. What you end up is with a curved CONTINUOUS air space between the studs that allow your insulation batt or blown fiberglass beads to be a continuous sheet, rather than stop at each stud. More expensive - more studs. But it is one method.<br /><br />Your window glazing works more efficiently up there closer to your ceiling. When looking out a standard window, you see the view surrounded by the room which is darkened. When glazing is up near the ceiling, the light spills out on the ceiling which spreads the light, and also allows you to place your furnishings against the wall more easier. Can cause code issues if your windows are supposed to be emergency exits though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23893006679433480572015-11-15T19:26:03.360-08:002015-11-15T19:26:03.360-08:00The US and China have the same oil problem domesti...The US and China have the same oil problem domestically: Huge annual production, and tiny reserves. It's like a McD- customer with a soda straw of large diameter sucking on a small diet coke. Venesuala has the opposite situation with a tiny straw sucking on a 2 gallon Circle-K monster diabetic shock-maker. <br /><br />No worries about fuel availability for the MBZ 240D in the next 50 years. Syrians make Diesel fuel with barrel refineries and open fires. Dot-gov regulation is a much bigger threat. That car puts out at least 20x as much soot/NOx as a 2009-2015 "cheating" VW TDI car, and I'm never letting it go. Mid-sized 4150 pounds.Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap. Zero to fifty-four mph in Nineteen seconds! Whoo-hoo. <br /><br />Looking for 300D turbo part car with good OM617A and 5-sp manual. Diesel infrastructure is mostly to keep the little battery chargers that use Kubota 300cc engines going. Solar summer, Diesel winter. Mercedes scoots fuel and parts, but an IDI Diesel 1980's Isuzu or Toyota would be fine. <br /><br />The World Oil Glut of 2015 is a fine opportunity to make lots of paper money, like 1938 before WWII. The money is fake, just like the oil. <br /><br />pdxr13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-76378955981194901012015-11-15T08:24:23.038-08:002015-11-15T08:24:23.038-08:00It works out good, expand it. A 4 or 5 foot high ...It works out good, expand it. A 4 or 5 foot high basement sounds stupid, but think how inexpensive and unobtrusive it could be. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-76427325038649546012015-11-15T08:22:43.315-08:002015-11-15T08:22:43.315-08:00Puff piece confusing economic collapse demand dest...Puff piece confusing economic collapse demand destruction with the Great 300 Year Fracking Miracle.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-82288602930326670742015-11-15T01:08:19.518-08:002015-11-15T01:08:19.518-08:00peak oil.
http://www.the-american-interest.com/20...peak oil.<br /><br />http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/11/13/oil-supply-reaches-high-water-mark/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-60362128898872116842015-11-14T17:35:03.602-08:002015-11-14T17:35:03.602-08:00It has promise. I want to do a root cellar/storm s...It has promise. I want to do a root cellar/storm shelter anyway. Could have multiple uses.Nightshifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463940857394060911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-80842642522179063202015-11-14T08:29:42.773-08:002015-11-14T08:29:42.773-08:00Enough rain, what a problem to have :(Enough rain, what a problem to have :(James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34359117875212174972015-11-14T08:28:36.217-08:002015-11-14T08:28:36.217-08:00Excuse my ignorance of construction, but as I see ...Excuse my ignorance of construction, but as I see these commercial buildings going up I see the outside rigid board insulation with stucco over them and I think, "doesn't all those nails act as a conductor of heat". I could be wrong, but it doesn't seem like it would be all that different than old school stick and fiberglass, other than cost and ease of construction. Or, do the nails just act to form condensation and lead to those mold problems, even as the heat is held in?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79571555865392794902015-11-14T08:23:46.063-08:002015-11-14T08:23:46.063-08:00How about, as we were just talking about, the two ...How about, as we were just talking about, the two foot down covered with insulation mound? Most of the basement bennies without the water table issue.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-29368804794849084452015-11-14T07:59:30.367-08:002015-11-14T07:59:30.367-08:00Hey Jim. Nightshift here. I could get by with sola...Hey Jim. Nightshift here. I could get by with solar and a woodstove. The big plus is cooling. During this summer weeks over 100 and nighttime lows in the 90s makes for misery without AC. With the humidity here though I<br />Imagine condensation would be a major issue. I want to do a basement but with our water table the county thugs frown on them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-71635139143322184302015-11-13T18:16:36.338-08:002015-11-13T18:16:36.338-08:00Yes, the styrofoam goes under the slab, at least 4...Yes, the styrofoam goes under the slab, at least 4" worth.<br />Same with the walls and roof. Then you install whatever finish materials you want over the insulated walls. For the roof I'd suggest 5V metal, because it's lighter and less expensive than shigles or the rolled stuff, and has like a 50 year warranty. The flavor of your pirated rain water will be more pleasant too.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-24118225030371008952015-11-13T16:57:50.026-08:002015-11-13T16:57:50.026-08:00Can't do holes to live in here, they will be p...Can't do holes to live in here, they will be ponds in short order. I have seen some homes that used berms with lots of drain pipes around the perimeter. Mold would be a killer here as well. We had 60+ inches of rain this year so far. I have found the foam panels and the sprayed on foam (if you can afford it) works great, no mold if installed correctly. I did a metal building with it and its worked great so far, 2 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-56575125496730485002015-11-13T15:23:37.070-08:002015-11-13T15:23:37.070-08:00I wouldn't think your location really needs un...I wouldn't think your location really needs underground.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-19912968350511221972015-11-13T15:22:29.623-08:002015-11-13T15:22:29.623-08:00So, the outside shell is insulation? Is the floor...So, the outside shell is insulation? Is the floor like when you insulate a concrete slab to get solar gain?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-67418593333723628722015-11-13T15:06:20.038-08:002015-11-13T15:06:20.038-08:00I'll have to research that a bit.I'll have to research that a bit.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-32968223652694243592015-11-13T15:04:56.894-08:002015-11-13T15:04:56.894-08:00Interesting-thanks. Interesting-thanks. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72247023507100497752015-11-13T14:33:39.667-08:002015-11-13T14:33:39.667-08:00Other than less than perfect waterproofing, you ca...Other than less than perfect waterproofing, you can't beat Indian construction. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91445220288514214862015-11-13T14:27:13.975-08:002015-11-13T14:27:13.975-08:00Sounds similar to a Navajo hogan. Four feet or so ...Sounds similar to a Navajo hogan. Four feet or so underground and the excavated dirt thrown on top.<br /><br />I have to laugh when I compare the B-POD (Bison Pit of Doom) to other survivalist sites who feel that you need a 100,000 square foot McMansion underground cement bomb shelter with hard wood floors, jacuzzi tubs, and granite countertops in order to survive.<br /><br />Sometimes good enough IS good enough.<br /><br />Idaho HomesteaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-61726682211163301832015-11-13T10:55:13.898-08:002015-11-13T10:55:13.898-08:00Price/value wise insulation on the roof is better ...Price/value wise insulation on the roof is better than soil on the roof for stabilizing temperatures according to some research I have read - at least after the first couple of inches of soil (just enough for some plants to hold snow and provide evaporative cooling. The cost to build a sturdy enough roof to hold much more is way more than the cost of just putting up more insulation. The opposite holds however for the walls... Also instead of insulating the walls directly you can always do the PAHS system of insulating (and water proofing) out @ 20 feet from the walls with tapering thickness of insulation about equivalent to what you would have put on the walls originally, once the mass of dirt is warmed up over the summer it give the heat back to your structure when winter comes.<br />Plastic and insulation (when buried) are your friends from the petroleum age. Bury them in a way that can keep you warm and dry and you will be happy.<br />The mass of the earth is another friend entirely use its mass to hold the warmth and keep it dry and stable with the petroleum friends.JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-59748912092020930032015-11-13T10:08:27.378-08:002015-11-13T10:08:27.378-08:00I have no experience with it directly, but have he...I have no experience with it directly, but have heard good things about a solar chimney. The jist of it being a black pipe enclosed by glass. A nice side effect is you get a dehydrator in the deal.Wrenchr2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03970779022776650104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-53207470143052847942015-11-13T10:01:04.415-08:002015-11-13T10:01:04.415-08:00Jim this is a must read you will love it http:/...Jim this is a must read you will love it http://straightlinelogic.com/2015/11/12/assholes-by-robert-gore/ Gary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-59038817018044254252015-11-13T09:05:06.604-08:002015-11-13T09:05:06.604-08:00Use rigid foam insulation on the OUTSIDE of the bu...Use rigid foam insulation on the OUTSIDE of the building (floor too) and you'll avoid the thermal bridging from other methods and your heating/cooling system will be more efficient. Last winter got much colder for much longer than previous winters and for the first time I saw the effects of thermal bridging in our cheapass stick & batt house (I didn't design or build it). The white painted drywall on all exterior walls had ominous vertical gray stripes every 16" on center and they were much colder to the touch. They disappeared when it warmed up.<br /><br />Next crib will be much more efficient as I will design and build it myself - like I did our Florida house.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.com