So much love put into the aesthetics. Definitely the most beautiful earthship I have ever seen

Heaseba agreed, love the concept but struggle with the aesthetic. It’s the nicest earthship I’ve ever seen.

Heaseba I wish more places would approve this type of dwellings. So much can be recycled materials and much more efficient.

So with you

I agree! Love the concept but could not cope in a daggy splodgy walled space with no straight lines and even less class. This one is excellent.

Brilliant

😂😂

Dang it those taxi company they are giving you free material. Now all you need is rubbish bottle.

I want to help you!!

Does some know where can i sing up for these type of internships?

I personally wouldn't build my house from tyres. I don't think it's a healthy material at all :-( The taxi companies should pay you for this illegal garbage and you would have money for some better material. But I know, life isn't so easy. Well, good luck!

its kinda obvious that the host is salty over them having a lot of blessings..

I don't begrudge people that have dreams, are appreciative of everyone and everything around them, find uses for man's excessive trash, find people who can afford to pay to travel, learn, share unique experiences, trust in their own power, the power of others, mankind for a higher/ larger goal to honor the earth so it can sustain itself, life in all forms and honor our creator with the same love and consideration that was given every element of our universe. Now if we could only recycle trash talk for housing, affordability, dignity and room for all we might actually get to enjoy more of what family is intended to be. Heaven help us...

Ahh! Lol, excellent catch! Geez, why didn't I think of that?

Plus it’s a hemiplane

When the English migrated, they put they're bay windows on the wrong end too.

Yeah, when they talked about the weather getting cooler, the caption said August and I was super confused for a bit. Then it hit me.

Actually it's not. There is no north and south in space.

Most stunning of all is Sarah's beauty.

It comes with people who have a strong sense of adventure and the willingness to pay for hands on education. It's a bit of a sacrifice but you have learned skills and developed friendships with like minded people. It's a plus all the way around.

@@freedomforever1962 Yeah, but 2000$ is a rip-off. Which is the exact opposite of "friendship". I know of these get-togethers, where a group of people together build a cob-house. They contribute a bit to accommodation and food, so the house-owner does not have to pay for everything out of his own pocket. But it's never more than 200$. THAT is a real learning experience. 2000$ is exploiting these people, because their food or accommodation costs way less.

Thats NZ $, though. About USD 1400

​@@anadubar4819If this kind of thing were taught in architecture classes and hands-on labs in more standard universities, the tuition would be astronomical. Tbf, they're already astronomical.

That sounds awesome Thomas! Do you have any photos or videos of your process? Would love to see your finished home!

wow. oh how I wish I were young again. lol

Well done 👍 I'm so happy for you

Can we see ur journey?? Have u made videos of it by any chance? I am working on my wife now as far as getting her out of the mindset that we must buy a house from the bank that 50 other families have lived in. Im of the opinion that if i buy the land i can build/create a one of a kind custom home for us & our two kids can expand off of ours as they age out of our dwelling. But its been a long 10 years we've been renting houses & apartments so i feel she is almost on board with me.

It's not their dream, it's just an investment. And it's not a home, it's a holiday resort. They rent this out on airbnb.

@@johnandevefoster3816 that's just good business xD It's not scam because the service they paid for is exactly what they were provided. It's brilliant ngl

@@martin8313 Holy shit, they came out all black off this.

@@redmane6468 It is pretty scummy tho.

Exactly. They conned a bunch of hippies out of money and free labor. Lol!

Omg! Really?? They are making money off it?

This world? Smhhh

Well they may also live in the home when they rent it, I'm guessing its pretty hard to make a decent living in this small remote town they live in, not much industry and NZ is not known for high paying jobs. Maybe they have to stay with Sarah's Mum and Dad with their family for a week at a time while it's rented to afford to live there, you don't know.

@Stephanie Draper what pictures are you referring to? I saw some flying birds and some folk carvings that looked like they were from Bali or Indonesia, but nothing satanic.

i thought the same thing, a payed shill and a douche wrapped up in a single package

The best was when he stated at the end that they we need more people like the "couple" in this world. I guess that means we need less people like the host...

@@wilhelmdekock2637 The host is just building up the suspense and tension so you won't get bored. He's just overdoing it

Truth. Have a little faith man!

That always bothered me about grand designs! All the hosts do it, whether in the UK, OZ or where ever. It's part of the show methodology I guess. My wife would then tell me to shut up about it. But yes, it is non stop, failure is around the corner!

Yes, and to spread this knowledge is priceless!

Uh, sure, it wasn't just one of their many Tom Sawyer-esque schemes to convince rubes that they're doing them a favor to build their house. Lol, c'mon, the scene before was him lamenting that it's going to take him forever to do it himself. Incidentally, they're renting this out for over $700 a night on AirBnB, so I feel like it's pretty clear that, while not being con artists per se, they were able to finesse people into building them a cheap investment property that's insanely expensive. I would bet almost anything they just used traditional materials and building methods during the months the camera crew wasn't around. They made some pretty big compromises about what materials to use, like just putting in an aluminum roof with polystyrene, and throwing some potted plants underneath to make it look natural. If you think anyone there learned how to make a house for themselves, I've got a bridge to sell you. Actually, I've got an eco bridge that you can pay me to build, I've got a buyer lined up.

Earth ships aren't meant to be ship up front. They are cheap in the long term. If you eliminate a water, electricity, and gas bill for 10 years, you're saving money. Not spending it. It is a large up front investment for savings in the long term. That's the idea anyway.

Andrew Sanders It wasn’t actually that expensive. Only $240,000 usd or £150,000 bps. That’s really cheap for a four bed. And they got people to pay to learn about how to build a house. The baby-boomers seem to forget that we have been trying to make as many as possible ideas to save the environment they ruined. And they call us lazy. (Soz that was a bit unrelated). Most of this you could make or get from a skip. You could do it by yourself but it would take longer.

@@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963 If you look into the history properly, you'll find that all of these ideas come from baby-boomers or the generation before them.

Jack Mountain I agree it needs to be less labor intensive. I think of repurposing cargo containers and cover them with the mud. Might need to put a protective coat on it first to keep it from rusting.

Cadence James Andrew Sanders I'm a baby boomer and I totally agree with you. We should have always been doing what was best for the earth and the animals, including ourselves. I never liked the idea of making more & more buildings & all the concrete is terribly sad! Nature & natural is the way to go. Get back to basics. Save seeds for others to grow organic food, instead of throwing seeds away. Start composting. Build in an earth friendly manner using one of many techniques. Now we will get worse & worse tsunamis as we did recently, worse hurricanes & more of them, more storms. Cold climate states will become hot. Hot climate states will become cold. Shores will disappear with nearby houses. Many island will disappear. The planet will actually die without the rain forest-watch the special on the Amazon on Netflix. We must have the rain forest to provide certain things that make vital thing on the rest of the planet function. The ocean has been starting to die out. Seals won't have icebergs to escape polar bears, therefore polar bears will eventually lose their food source. Predictions from the Bible truly are coming true. Just remember that the first anti-christ whom many will believe is the true one, is not the real anti-christ. The second one will really be the guy to look out for and not trust. I am sorry to bring up such stuff on this blog but it is very important. Do not accept the mark of the beast. Do not accept a chip implant. Live each day at its fullest and each day as if it's your last, because some day it will be. Live-Love-Laugh BLESSINGS TO ALL LOVE ❤️ ONE ANOTHER

Cheap looking

@@kennethwallace21 just like your mother

:Krystal-Mare Of-The:Nymann.-Family like...literally tears?

I've watched a lot of Earthship videos, and this is the only one that made me cry. Great storytelling!

@@allananonimozeta9345 probably yes, I also got very emotional!! That is true love for the planet and determination, and so many people helping doing it makes me believe there is still hope for our planet... At my home country, Peru, we are prohibited to build non conventional houses, but it might change some day hopefully!!

Wsl

totally agreed!!!!

Eartships are awesome in concept but the business is a fucking racket

😁😆🐱 you're right ! 😀

If I understood correctly, the participants are more or less, paying for two months for their own food (for I guess caterers that are mentioned that supply food), with 2.000 NZ Dollars (that is 1.282 US Dollars) and experience is reward for their free hard work. That money devided by 60 days (8 weeks) is 21,3 US Dollars per day. I am not sure if that includes some kind of lodgings, but for that amount per day I do not see how that would be managed. Also as the owners have mentioned at the end, in return they also might go and help some of the participants when they build their own earth ship in the future... What I especially liked in the house concept, were a lot of light (including bottles that I did not expect to look that good) and the hallway with plants that can grow food all year round. The rest of self-sufficiency with water and elektricity also appeals to me. Not perhaps that crazy about natural materials I still find them OK, because they have some advantages like warmth from earth at winter, but the concept of the house is amazing.

thats what you assume and if they do or don't why do you hate watch the video or move on simple...

There´s a guy who built something similar in Canada, check this out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kMCdismnsa3Ohqs.html

It totally is the best way! It is using recycled materials that would otherwise be polluting the environment!

It's not their home, they rent this holiday resort out on airbnb.

he did seem like a good guy.

Haha tbh our country and cities are small enough that when something unusual like this is on itll be noticed by all.

😁😀

Yes ! I'm Very Patriotic & appreciate our Soldiers & military. But, we could be doing so much better w our young men & women POWER resources at home building sustainable homes for us older, disabled & low income folks. The Elders that ned help.

Everyone would each have 3 homes

Liberals would lose their minds if more people thought and built freely.

Agree 100 %

he's a public Ass

Exactly what I was thinking and even worse is that he's a gleeful pessimist. Seemed to take a little delight in anything that looked like it was going wrong. Even at the end when he should be wishing them the best, he was expressing his feelings of how something could still go wrong.

loool

Thank you, that's exactly what I was thinking. At times when he could be kind, and they needed it the most he threw them under the bus, this is the same theme till the end. What a terrible person to live with it, pity his family....must be a treat...

I am also a pessimist or realist. But this guy was just trying create tension and drama for the story telling. -Completely unnecessary.

RickLeeofAtlanta interns paid earthships inc... not the people building it

He did not get the money that went the Earthship company as other people have said. He was lucky though. Have you ever been in charge of building a house? Not in any way time off.

I feel like the husband is getting most of the credits for being "the dreamer and visioner" while he is actually profiting of his wife and her parents. She works three jobs, looks after the children and works on the buliding site in her free time. Still she feels guilty for not being on the building site the entire time! I am sorry but the husband seems a little self-involved, while being portrayed as optimistic, sensible and loving. In reality he is putting huge stress on his wife for his dream, neglecting her worries!

autumnleavesforwinterta truthhhh

good marketing

LOL. Everything seems possible until...I GOT THIS LAND FOR F R E E THAT SPELLS FREE

Somebody still paid for the land.

@@schwags1969 The obvious need not be stated

Yes, its the lifestyle for everyone. Oh, wait, its in NZ. Are farmlands free in NZ?

@@DellFreaks Yes, the land was gifted. The people who gifted it paid for the land and gave it to their daughter. Why is this hard to understand??

Is it really eartship, or is it a joke? Imagine the machinery used, not to talk about the chemical filled tires which now will poison the earth for ever.How much Co2 used to make this house? More than same size wooden house for sure.

I just had the oportunity to stay there for a few nights. It feels really good. The humidity is still being released from the tire wall and mudbricks but should reach a stable point by the end of summer.

I just had the oportunity to stay there for a few nights. It feels really good. The humidity is still being released from the tire wall and mudbricks but should reach a stable point by the end of summer.

hercules3782 - at 4:38 in the video, you can see the tires are permanently encased by the rubber moisture barrier, and subsequent cob mud and mortar. So they never touch the earth. Regarding off-gassing. Michael Reynolds had this problem 20 years ago when designing the Earthship concept, which he solved when found a 1995 University of Wisconsin-Madison study that dispelled the notion of dangerous tire off-gassing. you can read the summary here: earthship.com/offgassing

Mr Mukura nice vocabulary 😊

@FullBlown keyword: free

@@padraigmurphy3540 Actually building these earth homes cost about as much as a regular home. It's not about money saving as much as about being mindful about what you use and recycling. I'm sure these people could have found and bought their own land with how much money they would have had to put into this. I dont think getting free land was the reason they decided to do this or the reason it was possible. You forgot the whole hippy minimalist movement is not about free things but spreading love happiness and healing and helping the planet.

@@rhiannonhookings7122 you missed the point

@@padraigmurphy3540 What was the point then? Enlighten me.

@@rhiannonhookings7122 I said minimalist homes which include more than just earth ships. I get what the point of a minimalist home is. The problem is that it's not as easy to start that as all these videos try to lead you to believe. An earth ship may only cost as much as a regular home... with free labor or semi free labor like this video. And finding land where there are not restrictions opposing minimalist homes is not just a point somewhere on the map thing. Consider yourself enlightened.

Housing is expensive in New Zealand. The average house price in Auckland is around 1 million dollars. This build is in a resort town, so I would not expect their house prices are much cheaper.

That's sound cool too, do you have any video about it ?

Lucky you!

Good post atleast one video

post a video, it could go viral and make you rich

Thats real off grid n affordable one, please mk a video about it..so we cn learn from it!