Tent Residing: Residing the Good Life in a Canvas Residence

Have you ever ever questioned what it might be prefer to stay in a tiny one-room residence? To stay off-the-grid, with out electrical energy and with out plumbing? To stay comfortably within the woods, surrounded by wildlife, the place you get up each morning to the sound of track birds? And to do all of it on a decent finances, with out having to spend weeks and months constructing an elaborate construction. Tent Residing is a chronicle of 1 man’s life in a 12′ x 14′ canvas wall tent. For 3 years, David Shilling lived in a tent within the woods of rural Virginia. This guide chronicles his complete three-year expertise. You’ll discover sensible recommendations on all features of long-term tent residing together with downsizing, discovering land, staying snug all through the seasons, and residing with out electrical energy and plumbing. You’ll learn to construct a tent platform and vogue a rain fly that retains you excessive and dry. Methods to set up a wooden range that retains you heat within the winter. And tips on how to arrange a snug “tent toilet” with a wash basin, water pot, dump sink, drywell and composting bathroom. In case you’ve ever considered residing in a tent, then this guide is for you. Or perhaps you want the thought of establishing a luxurious tent as a visitor cottage, or as a yard getaway, or perhaps as an artwork studio. If that’s the case, then this guide will present you tips on how to do it rapidly and cheaply. Tent Residing can be a memoir of the writer’s religious journey as he discovers the true that means of easy residing. How he adjusts to the hardships of tent residing and ultimately finds peace and contentment within the woods. However there are struggles alongside the way in which, too. Struggles with neighbors, struggles with county officers, and most significantly, struggles inside himself. Residing outdoors the norm will be troublesome. However it could additionally open your eyes to the world round you, and aid you discover your house in all of it.