It has an 8ft (interior) diameter and will end up having a beehive shape when completed. The bags are filled with a hand mix of road gravel, clay, and water. Approximately 6 gallons of the mix are added to each bag & are tamped level while gradually placing each bag inward in the circle. (We've added an additional 6 courses since these photos, but haven't updated my pics yet.)
Photo on right shows door frame with joists in place.
Been quite the physical process considering it's just the two of us--the husband figures that we move over 1 ton of mix a day. Maybe exhausting right now, but will be incredible to know that we hand built a shelter on our land!
The alfresco shower had been a life saver! Finally, a proper hair wash! Simple design that uses the fact that water will always try to find it's own level. Five gallon bucket attached to neighboring tree with hose and actual shower head (reused from our old house) attached to the "tipi"above the height of the bucket. When you take the hose off the hook and lower it below the height of the bucket we get a shower!!! Lovely! Will update photos soon--along with some day-to-day living adventures in the country.
