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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

SergeStorms

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2. Sounds like you have your 'ship' together!

Reply to womanofthehills (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 23, 2022, 08:09 PM

Jul 2022

I remember seeing a variation of these out in and around Death Valley years and years ago. One had walls made of old whiskey bottles. The insulating properties are ingenious.

They seem so efficient and utilitarian. I can't wait to see one up close.

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The Earthships of New Mexico Are Next Level Sustainable Living. [View all] SergeStorms Jul 2022 OP

My closest neighbor built an earthship womanofthehills Jul 2022 #1

Sounds like you have your 'ship' together! SergeStorms Jul 2022 #2

I would think that the first thing to try is not living in a desert. Chainfire Jul 2022 #3

After it being so dry all winter and spring out here in the middle of NM - womanofthehills Sep 2022 #4