11-15-2012, 04:35 AM
Seeb -
One of the things I've been thinking about is having a catchment tank with a sloped roof cover (that would be more square footage than the surface of the tank to provide storage area for solar powered batteries). This would provide a surface area to catch water as well as provide space/support for solar panels.
I have some friends living "tent style". They have a couple of tarp car ports set up with side "walls". Pallets laid down on the ground, covered by plywood, with their tent on top of that. Less than $1000 and works for long term living (if you had to).
"Government is good at one thing: it knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch, and say, 'See, if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk." - Harry Browne
One of the things I've been thinking about is having a catchment tank with a sloped roof cover (that would be more square footage than the surface of the tank to provide storage area for solar powered batteries). This would provide a surface area to catch water as well as provide space/support for solar panels.
I have some friends living "tent style". They have a couple of tarp car ports set up with side "walls". Pallets laid down on the ground, covered by plywood, with their tent on top of that. Less than $1000 and works for long term living (if you had to).
"Government is good at one thing: it knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch, and say, 'See, if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk." - Harry Browne