living underground in the ground.

boucaneer

boucaneer

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Anybody got any designs or plans or information about living in the ground or underground den?

I have been thinking of building a few around the country for resting up in and was wondering about ventilation, cold and watertables and keeping the bugs out when not being used.

I would'nt want to come back to a den late at night with thousands of spiders living in it. yuk.

Any idea's or links to somthing like this.

Thanks.
 
#2
i do not know if you live close to a college but ther are many books(30+)books at the college close to me.designs look easy.but since i am hawaii and plenty rain i an gonna go with treehouse.goodluck.

fuck rent!
 
#5
I found this article. DIY tunnelling Was thinking about doing this in SF in Golden Gate park after routinely getting kicked out of my camping spots about every month or so. It would be hard to remove though the dirt though without getting caught.

I would start by digging into the side of a hill, that way you don't have to worry about water proofing the top. Also you could use some kind of natural camoflage to disguise the entrance. Plant a bush or shrub or something.
 
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#9
I was thinking about doing this too. Maybe like one at each of the 4 corners of the country and if that goes well do some more.
You could get by with one of those little collapsible military shovels and yea just dig into a hillside and fortify the "roof" with almost anything as long as it would stand the test of time dryrot/wetrot and such. Though I would go for more of a door, maybe rough cut timber lashed together with something natural so it don't look out of place and camouflage the fuck out of it - I'm already pretty good at squatting invisibly its just a matter of applying that to something more or less permanent.
 
#10
Building a dwelling place in the ground is actually pretty economical. Research hobbit houses. Tolkien was on to something. Houses that are built underground save in heating and cooling. They also conform with the landscape.
 
#12
Hunkerdown holes are simple. I've built a few for extended hunting camps.
Dig a hole aprx 4x6, 3 ft deep. Scrounge up several 2x4s or fence post to form an A shaped frame over hole. Cover this with plywood then tarp then dirt. Use what U can find for a door. I generally make my entrance small as possible. Then build the roof out over it & hang up a tarp or old blanket.
This is usually warmish in winter. I have used an old kerosene lamp for heat. If U make both ends "openable" its cool enough in summer. Just build it in shade.
 
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