Beautiful Modern Earthship is fully booked on airbnb for a reason!

A tour of an early "earthship" home built by a pioneer of the movement in Taos, New Mexico
This home on airbnb: www.airbnb.com/rooms/27131684...
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Kirstens off-grid educational company:
www.ecolivingmatrix.com/
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Buildable paper model Earthship:
Check it out here: www.earthshipmodelkit.com
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Home tour behind the scenes Vlog :
• Trapped in an Earthshi...

[@Erica-yr3gf]

I got to build one. Seriously!

[@TheWinezen]

I am so going to build one on my family's 24 acre lot.

[@Gaia5D]

I'm so digging Earth ships right now! Great tour, thank you 😊🙏

[@rogeliosoto4074]

Nice concept!👍

[@marymitchell4617]

Wow, first one looks like a hogan, that they built on to. Hogans are structures that Navajo Indians have lived in for a long, long time..mud packed, stove in the middle. I've seen big ones, small ones. My dad used a small one as his office when we lived in Bluff, Utah on a Navajo reservation. He was a missionary, but realized they already had plenty of spiritual understanding & beliefs; he didn't want to interfere that way, unless they were interested, so we helped out in other ways. We left after several years; one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life. These earth ships are a fantastic way to live off-grid, inexpensive, self sustainable, a lot of sweat equity, but well worth it, and there are groups that help out, lots & lots of resources & info available.

[@shizuwolf]

Sounds like your dad was pretty cool 👍

[@derekcraig3617]

Earthships are cool. But most offgrid people fail to talk about the new passive house standards and how crazy efficient they are. A modern passive house requires less energy to maintain an even temperature and they can be built to actually produce energy (net positive). Passive homes can be built with natural materials as well. It would be cool to see an earthship built with passive house technology.

[@TheOffGridGuru]

I agree

[@cferryone]

What is a passive house if it isn't a house that does not need electric, water or sewer and has rammed earth for insulating and temperature control?? The "passive house" uses new, expensive technology and not reducing, recycling and/or reusing materials. Having a tight house is about controlling Mother Nature and not working with her.

[@derekcraig3617]

@@cferryone you have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about

[@cferryone]

@@derekcraig3617 you sir have added nothing in the way of intelligent discussion of this topic. Please sign off the internet, take your constipation medication and go to bed.

[@derekcraig3617]

@@cferryone butthurt much?

[@PaolaLozanoYoga]

Nice video, thanks for sharing. I just did a field study at earthship biotecture and lived in a simple survival for a month and it was quite the experience 🌟

[@freedomforever1962]

Nice cameo 🌺👍🏼 It's good to know the generation lives on. 💕 Love the video.

[@Thatguyslim]

Video Got You A Sub Brother... Keep It Up For Me Man... Woah... Pause Dat..!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GoddezsIesha]

Love LoVe LOVE this!!

[@sheilapendley1716]

Thank You!

[@romainring]

Thanks for the video I want to build my own earthship too

[@kundikishore]

Very inspirational bro 🙏 I want to build same 👍

[@amyharris7337]

Beautiful craftsmanship. Thanks for the tour! I'd love to know more about the ceiling option for this one. Love the design of the exposed vigas but they are insanely expensive.

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Im going to release a video next week showing the roof installation using manufactured trusses rather than vigas. We just installed the first half of the roof today and it was much easier than vigas in every way. Im excited to show everyone.

[@UltimateAnarchy]

This one is currently for sale at a price of $400,000.

[@realtruth1448]

Sheesh... 400k for a 1300sqft living space? Hahaha that’s as bad as California... definitely cheaper to have someone build it for you or build one yourself, I believe it was stated a custom built Earthship is roughly 200$ per sqft to build, they stated it has gone down in price though, so earthships are expensive, that’s why you typically see people with small sqft earthships on the social medis

[@christophermoon3717]

Damn, Tom Greene went from a van to a Earthship! Dope!

[@user-hg7bw4gm2g]

I need to find one in arizona Phoenix

[@mountainloversoff-grid155]

How do you hang things on the walls?

[@theroyalcapra]

Sweet!!

[@marialeach8960]

Maybe I missed it, but I never did see a toilet.

[@user-hg7bw4gm2g]

Can someone please let me know how can I book a earthship in arizona phoenix

[@kimfowler8525]

I love your way... can you please supply link to purchase your earthship construction Manual pictured in this vid... best regards Kim

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Thanks! Check it out here: www.earthshipmodelkit.com

[@mathiasmaranhao]

Audio is low. Great video

[@irismolokwane7027]

Intrigued by the glass wall. How is it made? Are the bottles open or closed? Very nice

[@canna-spot]

2 bottles are cut in half, then taped together and put in the mortar of the wall

[@michaelmeow5870]

Coolest thing was the old man at the end see you later alligator in a while crocodile

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Yeah haha maybe he should make his own channel

[@aryapatil2817]

Can you please tell me what materials are used to make kitchen? Which wood you have used?

[@TheOffGridGuru]

IKEA

[@gdoumanian]

What are your thoughts on the possibility of the tires off gassing toxins into the home when they get hot? Saw an article on this and so was curious if this should be a real concern

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Thanks for the question George. First I would like to point out that in most modern housing there are already many materials that off-gas toxins such as linoleum floors, which are known to leech carcinogenic chemicals for up to 15 years after installation. In general, most soft plastics.

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Second, when it comes to Earthship construction. The used/old car tires used for building material in Earthship construction have already expelled most of their toxins. I do not recommend that anyone uses a tire for interior construction if it is new, appearing very dark in color, with a strong smell. Use them for exterior retaining walls, if you must.

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Third. There has been an extensive study done by the University of Wisconsin-Madison about potential off gassing in Earthships, which determined that once buried, tires no longer leach toxins. They however point out that it is a huge environmental hazards to have massive open air piles of tires in the dumps around the world. Here is some information: earthshipbiotecture.com/tire-offgassing-report-non-issue/

[@gdoumanian]

@@TheOffGridGuru Wow thank you this is great! You answered my question and concern perfectly :) I appreciate the thorough response and link to the article!

[@justinfiorini3142]

These are built with old tires, they have already done most of their off gassing. Also they are surrounded by adobe so the tires themselves don't get that hot.

[@Chrisicola]

Dream home.

[@Mudpuppynme]

I am in SW Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. I have a South facing hill and want to build a tire built earthship. With 35 in of rain per year I am concerned about structural integrity and mold issues, as well as staying warm in -20F temps in winter. Is there anyone in my area to help with a build? Or with design?

[@cindylong624]

contact an architect in your area and see if they can advise you of the design, materials,etc

[@500gts___7]

❤️❤️❤️ ...🇹🇿

[@linkster5564]

feel like this would be an awesome place to trip on mushrooms

[@user9675]

Do those banana trees in the Earthship produce fruit?

[@TheOffGridGuru]

Yes! A modest bundle of mini bananas 🍌

[@MyUsernameIsAlsoBort]

It's cool, I think more earthships should have modern amenities to make more people interested in staying in one. However, I'm not a fan of the older design without a separate greenhouse, 2 layers of glass, and also having the south-facing windows slope to meet the angle of the sun. This older design is not as efficient, but it's still nice.

[@derekcraig3617]

Correct. And there's issues with the angled south facing window leaking after a while. A better design is to have vertical windows and better insulation in the house so less solar energy is needed to heat the home.

[@sum07071]

lol you so badly want to validate your thinking

[@jay-rus4437]

Oh man…. 8 years. These crazy long timelines seem to be commonplace within these groups. As a GC with engineering background I find it disappointing that they havent grown in their craftsmanship and finishes. If so many parts of these builds are going to look incomplete and unfinished, then it definitley shouldnt take years to finish. One would think that details wouldbe at least part of the focus if they are desiring these very useful designs to be accepted by the greater community. We are headed out to Taos to stay in an earthship for three days. Looking forward to seeing one first hand

[@jonothandoeser]

Well it's usually people building their own homes a a pace that they can afford to pay for.

[@marymitchell4617]

I'm not a slob, but my focus is that this is brilliant way to have independence, live off-grid, be self sufficient, etc. They're also really beautiful, considering the materials used. I'm not gonna be too picky about finishing touches when I build one, unless the function is affected. Truly innovative, hopeful & inspiring way to approach life in these uncertain times.

[@jay-rus4437]

@@marymitchell4617 ….a lot of great points. Couldnt agree more. Looking at some design options ourselves for similar reasons. These are certainly uncertain times, and a place that allows a person to have a level of independence from the materialistic and financially irresponsible world around us…well, it becomes a very valuable asset from a quality of life perspective

[@TheConservativeHippie]

Americans not taking off shoes immediately upon entering bothers me. I am watching from UAE and we automatically take off our shoes for hygiene purpose