permenant tipi living advice please
hey, im new here. been hangin out on bushcraftuk for a while but i feel the people there dont really get it. more money then sense. maybe ill feel more at home here. so, im living in a tipi until the...
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Don't know what size lodge you're in, but if you make a small frame of logs the size of a bed and fill it with straw, or any long grasses you won't miss the Thermarest. Fluff the bedding nightly and...
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shutupthepunx- Welcome to the site! I'm not sure where you live or how your tipi is set up so a lot of your questions leave more questions than answers but as for your dew situation. Dew comes from...
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thanks for the advice so far. yeah i read recently in a mors kohanski book about building a bed and rolling hot rocks under it fo heat. the site had been lived in before, 2 years previously and so the...
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Oh boy, you have a lot of moisture there, huge body of water behind you and moss all over! It's going to be a big trial/error thing till you find a system that will work for you. The best thing to do...
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Now with pics!! First off, collect up some small stones about the size of a marble and add more stakes!! tighten that cover, do whatever it takes to do so. You'll be happy you did come this winter....
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Hello Shut Here are some resources..... http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/55257/New-Ancient-Tipi-Technology#.VEhyct1HaK1 The Laubin's book The Indian Tipi has an entire section on living in a...
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Here is another resource..... http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/55257/New-Ancient-Tipi-Technology#.VEhyct1HaK1 Tomas
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Hello Shut If you like a sort of Tom Sawyer like story Thompson Ernest Seton's book contains a lot about tipi life....
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Hello Shut Here is a thread with some good advice..... http://blueskiestoday.blogspot.com/2008/05/that-good-ol-tipi-living.html Tomas
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Hello Shut Here is another resource http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/59623/Popular-Mechanics-Aug-1944-Making-A-Real-Blackfoot-Tipi Tomas
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Hello Shut Here are some suggestions for long term tipi living.....the Cheyene, Hidatsa people and other tribes would hard pack the earth under the floor of the tipi essentialy creating a rammed earth...
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Hello Shut Would recommend the Hidatsa bed system seen here it is called a dakupe and was used in earth lodges and tipis. https://www.flickr.com/photos/95748923@N05/8743546945/ Tomas
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Hello Shut Returning to the issue of a sleeping matter and floor coverings. You can go 'primitive' as discussed above or you could use the following suggestions for awhile..... Purchase a beach...
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Hello Shut Here is one persons journey.... http://connor.hostghost.io Tomas
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I lived full time in 4 tipis over a 12 and 1/2 year period - continuous, 24-7. You should up grade to a canvas or brain tanned hide cover for its breathability. Poly tarps will degrade in UV...
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Hello Shut and beardedhorse You will find that if you used some form of 'Indian couch' like those used by the Hidatsa or the Cheyenne you will be exactly at the level you need to be in order to...
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