Incredible Small Off-Grid Earthship Home 

That's funny, I was strolling through found this video, heard him say that line, and immediately subscribed to his channel, his stuff is so interesting

@Kata List Productions Exactly.

@Kata List Productions Lol no. You reduce you carbon footprint to lower green house gases in the atmosphere. The plants are ok without you're carbon pollution. The air is composed of 0.04% carbon, that's what they need not the excess people keep putting out there

totally agree

@@someonesle9578 Air has 0.04% of CO2, so i don't know where you took that 21%

I thought that too!!!

It is on Netflix here in Argentina!

Brittany Johnson yeah

I agree

Nooo! Keep the secret

It was just as dangerous for kids to talk to adult neighbors in the 70’s as it is now.

@@OfftoShambala frick off you clearly have no idea youngin’

@@OfftoShambala It was just hidden, because people were stupid! (A Teacher, priest, camp councelor, youth group coordinater...coaches, male + female....ya see where I'm heading here....

@@chronicpainfighter5587 Yes, I see where you are headed, to a doctor's couch.

I agree with you completely, it was safer in the 70's than now. Lots of things were better in the 70's than now.

"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency." ~Eugene McCarthy

Bureaucracy in cases like greywater is usually designed to protect stupid people from themselves and also protect us from them. Sometimes you get idiots playing with greywater when they don't know what they're doing and bleach ends up in waterways and does more harm to the environment than if the greywater system was never installed. You don't know what you don't know, and sadly a lot of environmentalism consists of good intentions leading to mistakes that are worse for the environment because people think they know more than whoever wrote the bureaucracy, when it was actually written by some nerd with a PHD and 30 years of research into it. Other times it's written to protect the profits of an industry, in which case I completely agree.

У нас власти критиковать нельзя, посадють

Bureaucracies killed hundreds of millions last century.

I agree

Karina Kuznetsova yeah me too

@@corazonpicar4986 search for more earthship videos on youtube, some explain the process in detail

Did you research and find out? I only know the basics. Go deep enough underground, and the temperature is stable, day and night, all year around (like 55°F, and the °C he said in the video... his temp is probably more accurate). So based on that, if you circulate air between underground and above ground, then like a cave you have a good temp. Now, with an adjustable air draft, like they showed in the video, you can adjust how close the room will be to that ground temp, and use either solar (greenhouse) techniques to make it comfortably warm or add a fire. Of course, this only works if the building is extremely well insulated from the outside air... sticks and bricks won’t cut it, but those 2+ feet thick walls with tires and clay will be very efficient! My grandfather wanted to build something similar, but the plans he showed me used lots of thin, thermally conductive Metal coiled pipes underground, which would have collected rain water run through them till they reached the ground temp, and then the water connects to radiators in the house that expose them to the in-house temp and exchange the heat energy (bring it closer to 55°F), and then again you would run a bit of another heat source to raise the temp to 70 or whatever. The water recycling is kind of like a mini forest or swamp. Rainwater is filtered of debris by all the little stones (and maybe a fine sandy-like silt under that?) on their roof and then the slope pushes the filtered water into underground barrels for storage. Underground for temperature stability, so you don’t have to worry about ice (though I don’t know if it collects fast enough from snow). Once it’s in the barrels, it’s gray water... not suitable for drinking, I think. A carbon filter would work for several years without needing fresh carbon, but maybe someone has discovered something that self replenishes with the help of bacteria or something (because carbon filters “hold” the contaminants while letting the water through, and the contaminants eventually build up). Now, with water from the toilet and shower, if the soaps are non toxic, they can run the water under the greenhouse plants in a kind of hydroponic system. Nitrogen from poo could actually act as a fertilizer 💩, but I would want to research that bit more because I’m not 100% sure, and maybe it’s only shower water and pee flushes they ran to the plants. I don’t THINK they reuse the water after the plants have had their fill; I think in the video they say it gets drained outside after that. As you can see, I’ve HEARD of this, but I’m not a master. The principles around it are really cool! If anyone reading this knows more, please share knowledge (gnaaawlage)! Best of health to everyone during the pandemic!

Yes and then paying property tax every year just so u can keep your property even after its paid for. Years of paying off the property so u can retire without a mortgage and if u do not pay the taxes for any reason your property can be jerked away from u regardless. I feel sorry for those who retired and increased property taxes makes it hard to own their land after years of working to pay off mortgage. Sorry. The earthship was fantastic and I loved all of his ideas.

I agree!

brandon g I agree... Also I think it’s almost needed to, being so much manual labor goes into them.. on the up side, by volunteering you are helping your neighbor, and in return learning a wonderful skill :) Win Win

Honestly volunteering on an individual project like this is sometimes the only way to learn about the build and design of these homes for future builders. It's invaluable hands on experience, it almost serves the volunteers more than the builder!!! 😌🙏

Don't get me wrong, I like the concept, but this house does not look cheap. Plus, you still need land to put it on. It sounds like he had to jump through hoops to get approval, and I imagine that means paying application fees etc. You can't beat the system.

They it works both ways. In the winter it will help warm this home too

Yep! It’s frickin hot here! 🥵

How?

We have just finished our Tiny Home on wheels, here in Australia, a Toyota Coaster Bus Conversion, it has a Solar Air-conditioner, free from the Sun in our extreme heat, we have 7 Solar panels on the roof, a whopping 2.6kw of these new higher efficiency solar panels, using new materials on these panels which (unlike the previous panels) don't degrade over time, higher (24%) efficiency gives us more solar draw, we have 1200ah at 12v (14.4kw hours in AGM lead acid batteries).. All on top of the roof of our bus, which are mounted onto an aluminium roof frame (which weighs only 22kg) 150mm ABOVE our bus roof, so they have a dual purpose of actually SHADING our whole 30 seater BUS ROOF.. Creating a thermal barrier, with an air gap between solar panels and our roof, which stays much cooler in shade, helps our insulation fireproof Earthwool batts in our ceilings & walls. The 24v DC Solar Air-Conditioner, a 3kw Split System 9000btu, uses only 900w on High, 600w on medium 300w on low..So we get 10 hours a day of running it on High at 900w all free from the sun, obviously much longer of use on a lower fan speed. You need to adapt to weather, shorter We also shade all of the window glass on one side, 20 foot awning on our entry side (giving us a shady outdoor space, out of rain too) shading window glass keeps it cooler inside, in addition to giving our solar panels the dual purpose of shading our roof, adding an air gap with air flow on 3 sides!! We are yet to find anywhere who can double glaze the factory fitted bus windows which are slightly curved..We have seen other Coaster Buses with an awning on both sides of their bus. It's the principal of keeping windows shaded to keep it cooler inside (Also used in building contruction in the old "Queenslander" Houses with wrap around verandahs around all exterior walls, which keeps interior cooler by shading the exterior windows while creating a shady outdoor space too, also provides shelter from the rain in "wet season" up in the Tropics in North of Australia. The Golden rule in good Tny House design is to make as much as you possibly can, at least dual purpose, (or multi-functional if you can). We also have a recirculating shower filtration system, which gives us the luxury of Showers for as long as we like, while only using 30L of water EACH WEEK!! and thats showers for both my husband and I. The series of filters and the UV steriliser filters the grey water from the shower to crystal clear, cleaned to 0.5 of 1 micron. The whole recirculating shower cost us only about $700 to build. The solar air conditioner was $1300AUD + $195 at auto electrician to gas it up.. The Solar Upgrade, including new technology solar panels, the solar batteries, the 24v solar controller, and the wiring/cabling, was done for under $3K In colder weather we run an extremely economical 12v diesel heater (1kw to 5kw), that was under $200 to buy, keeps it toasty 25 to 28 celcius inside when its down to 2 degrees outside. Blockout roller blinds we had custom made for around $500, huge help in Hot + Cold weather. Our whole bus conversion including our off grid appliances, and a waterless composting toilet $595 (by Aussie inventor) was done for approx $15,000 Total, including all our off-grid appliances (Solar & Lpg gas cooking + hws & our 12v diesel heating) We are fortunate to be able to still travel up the West Coast of Western Australia while we live full-time in our Tiny Home on wheels (we are vaccinated), from Esperance up thru South West up to Kalbarri, Shark Bay to Ningaloo Reef then up to Karajini Falls and back to Broome in the Kimberley (where we were married barefoot on Cable Beach at Sunset in Broome (10yrs ago) , then eventually, once the Borders re-open when its safe to do so, we plan to spend a season or so exploring The Territory and then we will head over to Far North Queensland, on to the Sunshine Coast & ™then back thru the Red Centre, back to West Australia. Thanks Bryce & Rena and all the inspiration & ideas we have discovered on your Channel.. Its never to late, we made our dream tiny home on wheels, a wonderful reality during Covid! Constructive use of our time during Lockdown, most of materials & resources delivered to our door!! It has inspired us enormously to see the Vast Array of Tiny Homes featured here, on this channel, and several others like it.... the inspiration to build something amazing which gives us everything we need in just 13sqm, with the biggest back yard imaginable, in a constantly changing kaleidescope of beauty. Our Stunning Countryside!!

@@rjvWA dtyyyyuuuuiìò

chubipower .....You should Google Earth Ships and Straw Bale construction.....it's amazing. Very popular in the Southwest , USA where I'm from!

RU-vid polish ambassador earthship

Ok when are they going to fix it where the not so fortunate can live like this?

@@allybean8885 As long as the masses keep buying into the idea that the government and the big businesses know best, likely never. We're born into the idea that we should want to live the "ideal" life, being reliant on the services provided for us -- for a cost of not only our money, but our lives spent laboring away to keep it up. I fear that the regulations won't be made more lenient, but eventually more strict to make it harder to be self-sufficient and able to live freely. I'm not some conspiracy theorist lol. I just don't trust our overhead -- in any parts of the world, honestly.

He MUST bow to the wisdom on The Council.

Me too. I love it I want it! 💕🌴

You need to visit the Earthship community near Taos NM. They"ve been building them since the 1970's. So freaking cool and creative.

Yes!!

Keep in mind that I know nothing about gardening but I was wondering... regarding the grey water, he said that, originally, grey water from the shower would would wick up and feed the garden bed. What about the soap from the shower... wouldn't that be bad for the garden and need to be filtered out, first?

@@tonyd5707 you would use green soap, something eco friendly that won’t hurt the plants.

@@JordanEmilyy11 thanks for the reply. I didn't know about green soap. What a good idea.

Such short sighted council. Shame …

sorry, i'm from germany, but can you tell me, what grey water is?

Check out "geothermal" systems, becoming popular here in NE US

Judy Hooper some 20+ years ago I’ve visited an earth/mud house with this similar system as well! The builder told me it’s geothermal design.

always follow your gut,it will never lie to you,this is a fine example,follow your gut and make sure its your gut not heart or just heart or just because you want it,gut,your gut never lies to you.

Try it now

1. Heat travels from hot to cold so cold air will not blow into the room. 2. In order for this to work you have to open up another window and it basically will only work if there's breeze outside. Which also means you cannot drop the temperature of your house because once it's cooled there's no way to contain the temperature. Especially if everything is open. 3. If there is not a breeze outside then you will have to force the air to flow with a mechanical fan which means you will have to use unnecessary energy. 4. But the bottom line is you are being comforted by a cooler Breeze... it's actually not conditioning the air. In order to condition the air you have to drop the temperature, pull the moisture out of the air or heat the air up. You can still do it but it's not air conditioning

Bhai Bhai

anubhabhat thank you for the gentle reminder that many modern electrical or computerized ‘inventions’’, ofttimes have ancient antecedents.

that it is in harmony with nature some doubt arises! I wondered about all those tires that, like everything, decompose, releasing plastic materials into the ground, which then the water transports underground and then you drink it?

I Himachal also

@Black Gold City homes are also tiny. Only the wealthy live in big homes.

That's why apocalyptic movies always have us in underground bunkers!

Desert cities in Iran have wind towers to cool their houses- it's remarkable how this ancient method is still used today. Air cold enough to chill food as well! Old houses in Dubai have them too.

Houses in Ancient India 🇮🇳 had used this technique thousands years back...

Almost every Canadian house has a basement which is a great retreat from the heat in the summer. How come this isn't more common in even hotter places like Texas?!

@@cupbowlspoonforkknif cause they don't have history to learn from.

the owner met and could communicate with someone who understands and appreciates his way of life. they are bound to bond. it's like men showing their toys

@@zoelife7272 . . . Might also be that Martin is a genuinely wonderful guy. The way Zoe is looking at him at 1:18 . . .

@@pricklypear7516 for sure

lol I get the feeling the wife hates it tho. or at least the work it took.

I have seen your comments 5-6 times on other videos

Thanks for ur mention of this video in Quora

Your shed looks great! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I built an 8x10 shed for my kids in my backyard earlier this year using plans I got from *WoodBlueprints. Com* Clear directions and an accurate materials list...It was great for a novice builder like myself!

It doesn't work!

Especially in a drought ridden country like Australia!

The council are unbelievably stupid !!!!!

@Cliff Moore - I agree that the reason we have majority of our laws is bc there were a few idiots who ruined it for the rest of us, yet keep in mind exceptions are made for businesses & corporations who have political clout --> Animal Ag. All the excess manure from these farms are permitted to either fertilize the nearby grasslands (often shooting into the air, causing the wind to pick it up and expose local communities to pulmonary & respiratory illnesses) and/or to be washed away as run-off into our rivers & waterways. In fact by the Gulf Coast, we have the highest amounts of hypoxic dead zones caused by algae blooms, which suffocate marine life and kill off the plankton that create the majority of the Oxygen the world depends on to breathe.

HantotheNah if we recycle water ourselves the government and those who run through hidden lobbyists paying to keep us out of our wealthy living councils and all governments need paychecks and actually are sales people for the commercialism laws are made to keep us in control the sale of water can eventually lead us back into slavery since we need water to live by corporations owning something that is a MUST to survive can hold us hostage to those that have the support of military in case we rebolt

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It's tiny compared to the very common 2000 sq ft house!

Bahahah great idea @SebastianSanhueza! We liked that one liner too! Nice to see Bryce's true opinion!

"Sir, I'm afraid that would violate mantelpiece regulations"

Bureaucratic people mainly wonder on how regulation will make money under the cover of safety. It also kills creativity and low cost creation. It's all about money. 😳🤔😉❤❤❤❤ LOVE, LIVE, LEARN n LAUGH MAC

Hey JM! What an amazing dream. Hopefully one day we will be filming a tour of your community. :)

I am also interested in intentional community including earthships here in Michigan. Idk if they will be approved here, but when I have the money I will search the state for a possible best place for land in a county that is earthship friendly.

JM I totally agree, I dreamed of having a earth friendly community since I was a kid. Keep everything renewable. Generate their own power, grow food. I'd like to have about a minimum of 10 acres with each living area on 1 acre. With sort of a homested thing going on. And have a community store. And a learning center where ppl can go and learn from each other. And hopefully the idea would grow. The children could grow up and take it to the next level, expanding the size and keep it going. Although It would probably be labled a cult, and stopped! The idea could be taken into the city. On the roof of a tall large building. And maybe inside taking up mitiple levels of a large building. The animals may not be allowed. The gardens and sustainable lifestyle could be retained. It's been a dream for 20+ years. I'm young enough to make it happen. Just lack the means! And knowing like minded ppl. Don't give up!

@@jamest.5001 Haha! That's why we have to attempt to stay connected with outside world.

@@AnteaterRae Susan let's not waste a moment creating. I hope you the best and nothing but superior moments on your journey ahead.

here in America we always over build..Homes the size of mansions...!!! They are suppose to be earthships..

Lol

Sorry for keeping you up! Thanks for watching. Hopefully this video gives you some great dreams. :)

@Patriot Jefferson Thank you Sir! You too have a great life. And yeah! I literally just got up.😋

Sarah Terrel

I bet that's why he's still keeping it.

Lol

Don Stoddard 👌🏻😹

@Stu Redman If no government is best, then no government is best. 😉

Stu Redman - Just think what life would be like with no taxes, rules or regulations. Nothing collected to work for the common good like roads, schools, hospitals, firefighters and police, courts, disaster relief, even traffic signals. There’s a lot I’m leaving out too. All I’m saying is that although government can many times be frustrating, over reaching and regressive, living without it would take us back to the feudal system, and I have no desire to go there, as I’m not independently wealthy enough to hire an army to protect me from those that would take what I have because they are stronger than me. I think most of the problem lies in the collective fear of change, and the inability of the many to adapt quickly to change. I’m all for streamlined government regulations that do not have a lot of bureaucracy attached. I also think that when rules are made, they all have unintended consequences. But I digress. Anyway, not having any sort of government is not a solution I want. I’d rather fix what we have in place than scrap everything and live without it.

Stuffonmymind an uprising is going to intense and many are not going to put up with corrupt governments any more .

@@janjbowman So I'm hearing, I sooooo hope it doesn't come to that.......

@JDMime JESUS is coming back soon and none of this will matter only having HIM as LORD is everything..........

Even the people who are on the governments side will realize what they are doing is just wrong. They can only take away our freedom and power for so long. Eventually they will be the only ones suffering from a loss of freedom. Karma is real and no species deserves to be forced under such things especially on such a wide scale.

@@lauraalpin7852 Eventually they will get theirs, but I don't think it will be in this life

Grace By far this is my favorite of his videos. Gonna be impossible to top

Grace I have no doubt you will achieve your dreams and build your perfect home :)

Grace wish your dream come true~~

If we had only been born in the 50s we'd be watching videos on RU-vid on how to build the biggest drive way for our multiple cars.

Lolololol

Cheers Lisa. I'm such a fan of bottle walls.

Sorry apart from aesthetic & a way to recycle bottles, what does it provide? Insulation? Saving on earth/concrete cost?

@@DV-jo7us All of those qualities. The bottles are filled with air, which provides the insulation.

@@DV-jo7us I think it also provides a bit of light. I think they're gorgeous, if epically labor intensive.

@@themoviedealers And light.

Hello 👋how're you doing today hope you're safe over there?

Yeah, I was really impressed with that. I hadn't seen it done before!

@@livingbig , this ventilation system is an old technique to cool houses. My grandgrandparent's house, which is very very old, uses a similar idea.

I absolutely love it as well and I like that in the house you can’t see the tires I’ve seen some were they aren’t fully covered and don’t like those as much. I want this house.

@@livingbig Its called Canadian well.

Gorgeous house, seems so cosy! I believe ancient Iran and Egypt used temperature gradient to cool their dwellings as well, i.e. windcatcher combined with underground canal. Simple, yet efficient.

So interesting! Thanks!

Always love the videos you guys do. Great camera crew you got there. 😄👍 some flowers for the crew.💐 Great work.

Living Big In A Tiny House You have just about the best job on the planet, haven’t you? I‘m so jealous 😉

I love this place 🥰

Australians are so forward thinking, creative, and innovative - *One of my picks for top 3* of these Platinum Productions: *"Living Big in a Tiny House"* Love our Earth 🌎🌍🌏 🌱🌴🌿🌲 Well done from - Tennessee, USA

It's such a clever idea and it was so cool to experience them working. There are some clever people out there, that's for sure!

google "canadian well" to get more info ;)

I love that too! Just wonder if they should put screens on the outside of the tubes to keep critters from getting in and setting up housekeeping.

@@jackeyb0y Yes! that was my thought! Seriously, I would put screens on both ends as a backup or failsafe (I want no surprises from things with no legs or more legs than the family doggo)

@@jackeyb0y Quite right, yes indeed there are flywire screens to keep out the mosquitoes, flys, spiders, snakes, possums and kangaroos (hahaha). It is a bit hard to see the flywire as it is almost invisible.

LOL @NooraNazzal! We thought so too! I was laughing so hard when he had all of the systems set up to monitor the temp because Brian... My Adventure Partner would totally do that too! Bahaha it's brilliant to monitor it, and prove that the systems they are using are legitimately working as they meant them to! Exciting! Especially for people who are interested in building a home such as an earthship. 😀

It really was one of the best...I loved the nerdy talk...♥️♥️Cuz I like being one 🧐😍 and love this house!

To be fair he didn’t come up with these ideas. You should research the earth ships in Taos New Mexico

I agree

Thanks Mon! We were lucky enough to stay there for a couple of days, and it really does feel like paradise!

Thank you Bryce, it's inspire me to do the same. I am one of your avid fans here in the Philippines. Actually I watched all your videos and your journey going to different places. Yeah, you are so lucky...I feel envy ☺️🙂 I wish I can visit that house too...soon.hahaha

Thanks so much. I really appreciate your lovely comment. It's always nice to know that the work is appreciated. That building sounds wonderful! So many of those ancient structures used such clever passive design technologies to achieve great results. I'm absolutely fascinated by it.

Cheers! Glad you like it. :)

@@livingbig I always like videos from you channel Bryce...Love from India

*earth-ship.... freaking normies .

That's true, there is an amazing amount of work which goes into making these happen. It's so cool how they are constructed though, almost always with large groups of volunteers who are keen to learn. It's like community building. Glad you liked the vid! :)

Agreed. Reynold's airships are rarely this aesthetically beautiful.

Guys I found a very good website about woodworking that is *WoodBlueprints. Com*  this website contains more then 12000 woodworking shed plans. Recommended 

Hello 👋how're you doing today hope you're safe over there?

Paul Deland Accurate. I’m actually vaccine damaged:(

@Paul Deland GMO's don't have any negative health effects look it up... Although I do prefer local organic

Bryce made an interesting point there didn't he?! So silly that these bylaws control how we build OUR houses...

Paul Deland yes, especially true in the US

OK NOTYET yes, upon having looked up by comparing countries where they are noGMO and countries where they are, such as the US, result is that isn’t healthy... at all.

Thanks and same to you...

You, too & thanks!

You to man.

Made me smile :) Good day to you too, friendly stranger!

HEY! I’m a random person. 😁 thanx

Then go for it. You can live this way...it's inevitable! . It's you hearts desire then meant to be whatever your current circumstances may be. Wishing you the courage n motivation to move in that direction....Earthship here you come. Take care

I've seen larger designs with 2 bedrooms. Do you think it would work to stack two Earthships on top of each other, staggered, like a staircase? Theoretically, you could cover an entire hillside with earthships.

@@cupbowlspoonforkknif American actor Dennis Weaver, did exactly that, somewhere there is a video, (I'm sure on RU-vid), of him having his Earthship built, somewhere in western North America, and it was an Earthship mansion.

I would say.

me too.

Jeff Tube 😝 Since the valve sits there still ready for use, I betcha you're right! 👍✌

@@MissTryALot lololol. You are on to it

For sure

That will be cool. Put it on RU-vid so we can see it. All the best with it. Be safe.

For sure. Tiny homes on wheels are much more limited in their design variations, simply as they are all constricted by the same (or similar) dimensions. Earth homes can see much more variation which I love. Thanks for watching!

Absolutely. There are definitely some similarities with the curves, and the almost organic feel to the architecture.

Hello 👋how're you doing today hope you're safe over there?

@@hurstjames6196 hello and yes, quite safe thanks and you?

@@Wildevis I'm trying my best to stay safe Where are you from if I may ask?

@@hurstjames6196 I live in South Africa

Eihwazone I was wondering how this beautiful home is now with the fires in Australia. I saw that the town of Adelaide was affected..

You're absolutely right. It seems absurd, especially in a country which has serious problems with water scarcity. Glad you enjoyed the video!

I know quite a few people who would take it out when there would be an inspection and would put it back in the minute they would be gone.

Spashing(flushing) grey water indoors can cause airborne pathogens that can (and do) land on uncovered tooth brushes. It's actually not that crazy, but keeping it for the indoor plants is genius!

@@karlbartelt3939 That's true, but this wouldn't be straight grey water. It would be grey water that has first been run through what amounts to a soil/plant filter which actually filters out most if not all of that sort of thing. In addition, those kind of pathogens can and do build up in toilet bowls that flush using potable water too just from there being poo and pee routinely dumped into them prior to flushing, and those (surprise) can (and do!) land on uncovered tooth brushes as well! So that is a moot argument. Sorry, but this is a rule/law based on dogma and ignorance, not safe water use.

@@christafranken9170 Yup!