Shelters
Recycled Campaign sign shelter
This 4 ft high by 8 ft long shelter was built almost exclusively from recycled election campaign signs including the lumber and hardware. Attached to the exterior green house is a pole that holds the gravity fed solar shower bag positioned toward the sun. Rain water is harvested for taking showers. To keep…
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Burningman micro shelter
This 3 sheet 1″ thick Gorilla duct taped shelter hasn’t made it to Burningman, but was designed for playa use. Having a plywood top creates anchoring points for tie down lines, and makes it strong enough to sit on top, at least for me. If you’re heavier than 175 pounds I’d go with 1-1/2″ thick…
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Burningman foam board shelter
The 1″ thick Pyramid from the year before proved a little time consuming to erect, so I came up with this quick deployment 9 sided shelter using 1-1/2″ thick foam board. It’s a bit smaller than the pyramid but we were still able to have a table for cooking and cozy seating for five…
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Burningman pyramid shelter
This was my first try making foam board shelters. I have to credit Vina Gupta for developing the foam board Hexayurts. But I wanted something original, so I chose a 12′ square pyramid to hang out in and an octagonal teepee for the bedroom. old buddy GI Joe was instrumental in modeling my idea. The middle…
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Homeless sleeping pod #2
On the first pod base I used three recycled pallets. Here I’m experimenting with 2×2’s for the base frame, later adding 1/2″ OSB for the floor. This proved too weak. On the final version I used four treated 2×4’s and 1/2″ OSB sheeting. This proved very robust. Although costing a bit more, going this route saved…
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DIY dog house
For PDF plans, click here! This two sheet fluted plastic shelter is held together with zip ties and is great for non-chewing large dogs, or as a play house for the youngsters! For hot summer days ventilation flaps were added to the rear, and the front wall. To secure this light weight structure to the ground,…
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Nomad bicycle camper
For PDF plans, click here! The Nomad bicycle camper was fashioned after the Homeless emergency shelter using just the strength of the arced panels to hold the structure up. This kept construction simple and kept the weight down to 60 pounds, loaded with foam pad, stove, and bins. t The front of the camper was…
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Homeless sleeping pod
I wanted to make an inexpensive sleeping pod that a church or homeless advocate organization could install outside for wintertime use. Some homeless prefer living outside rather than sleeping around nefarious strangers or dealing with the rules some religious backed shelters impose. I started with two 40″ by 48″ pallets. I used the boards from…
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Homeless push cart
Several years ago the website Design Boom reached out to designers around the world to come up with the ultimate homeless pushcart. The common grocery cart is great for toting stuff around, but it lacks, amongst other things, a place to sleep. Some of the designers made great computer renderings while others made nice models. Only a…
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