THE ALTERNATIVE HOME PACKAGE

    The following independent home package is designed for the billions of people who make up the third world where the average income is a dollar or two a day. 

This basic package can also provide a foundation to which many modifications can be added to meet the needs of any climate or economic level, such as retirement communities.    

    To start with, most of the world's poverty live in hot dry climates where there's an abundance of solar heat but a shortage of water. Therefore the goal is to show how to create simple manually operated solar collector dishes which can be used to purify water and cook meals.  Also large manually operated solar dishes can be created to produce enough heat for recycling water operating solar refrigeration or solar electrical generation and more.  

    By adding a verity of low cost plans, mold's, kit's and materials, much can be done to raise anyone's standard of living and help others to do the same.

   Through the power of the internet many great projects and ideas are already taking root and soon many of these kits, molds and materials will be available through this website. 

           SIMPLE TECHNOLOGIES

                   

  

    The green house is built halfway into the ground with an over head cement framework created from molds. Then the openings can be filled in with hand blown glass disk. Plastic might seem more logical but this system is designed for years of service using common, fordable materials and means which the people can do them self's. Such as solar for melting glass and rubber molds that can be used for generations.

    One of the main reasons for this greenhouse is that much of the world's population live in dry climates where they may need to carry water for miles. Also worldwide there is a growing need for water. So by creating a greenhouse with a closed water system where all the water can be recycled, this would solve many problems. Also keep in mind that these systems as perfected, can be adapted to many climates and economic levels, offering real independence.

This may be the future in a world of ever increasing automation and the need for more independence.

                
     Raising fish is a good source of food.  In this system, the waste water from the bottom of the fish tanks is dripped over beds of gravel where bacteria living on gravel convert the waste to plant food.
For every pound of fish raised, 35 pounds of greens can also be raised.
     For fish food, there's no shortage of algae and bugs, and the bugs can be attracted using a submerged light.
     For purifying the water, a combination of sand, plants, charcoal and UV LED lights can be used.

                                SOLAR ENERGY


    

     

 

                            SOLAR REFRIGERATION



     In the desert's dry air, evaporative cooling can even be used to make ice.
Another system from the 1800's used ammonia and water in sealed tanks. I tried this a few years ago and it works and is easy to adapt to solar. The day and night cycle then becomes the off and on switch. This system could last forever.

     Ammonia is the world's most efficient refrigeration gas, and it is completely natural and can be distilled from any cat litter box and other methods.   Check out "mae solar" on the web. They are creating 14 lbs of ice per day using a simple 4'x8' unit, which is exciting.
                         
                           WATER RECYCLING

                        

    This solar still for purifying water can be made from plastic pipe.  It uses some vacuum on the system, which enables the water to evaporate at a much lower temperature.
By making pipe from low cost recycled plastics, we could convert a lot of salt water into fresh water worldwide.

                                GAS GENERATOR

                      

    This gas production system has been a real success around the world.  A plunger is used to push waste down a tube into the water. The waste then produces gas for cooking or running a gas engine.  Plus the waste makes a rich fertilizer.
Note on Google video's "bio gas generator (s)".

     This project started years ago, playing with solar energy, collecting ideas and experimenting with many projects.

     Back in the 60's it was clear that we could solve the world's problems and that the best thing I could do was use my skills to create what was needed to help folks help themselves.  As laid out on this page, plus many other ideas.

     Along the way working with radio waves, I started wondering how are Creators communication system operated. That was some 40 years ago. But it was not until just the last few years that the internet has made it possible to share many ideas at low cost.  Also I wanted to get the "Mysteries of the Universe" (page 3) completed and packaged before changing projects because those new insights into the mysteries of the ages could go along ways toward bring peace worldwide.

    Now that I have reached that goal I have been able to shift my thinking back to the sort of projects as laid out on this page.

   My plan, as one means of getting many ideas into production is to set up a small retirement community built around a number of my favorite ideas, using very simple low cost home building systems, closed water systems, nature heating and cooling and so forth, thereby keeping ones cost low.

   To start the project, there are thousands of missionaries retiring every year and many need affordable retirement, plus they bring with them years of experiences that can be used to help build new ideas and share with others considering going into the mission field.

   Also this retirement community would be a model for many other communities to come.

   Many of these ideas will need production which could be done by Mom's who would like to stay at home with their children and each project will then help everyone to become more independent.  Today's cell phones with cameras open up all sorts of possibilities to share ideas and help get new ideas up and running in real time.  

                                           Other notes

    On today's best sellers list is a book entitled "The three cups of Tea" about a fellow rescued by a small village and in gratitude built a school for the girls of that village. Going back some years later he discovered that by educating the women, they in turn raised healthier families with visions of getting ahead instead fighting and creating wars. 

    The churches can help by working with these ideas and at the same time gain hands-on experience that can be taken into the mission field. Also these sort of projects will draw many young people to church.

     Their are many economic potentials in helping others to help themselves and generate income for further advancement.  For example, a simple solar dish made of cement and covered with mirrors could save the cost of buying firewood. If you multiply that saving by half the world's population, then every year a 1/2 trillion dollars is saved which could be spent toward education and other means of eliminating poverty.  The need for firewood not only creates deserts but also changes the world's weather patterns, creating even more problems.   

     The reason this project is called SANDBOX AND MUD PIE TECHNOLOGY is that many of the items can be made from simple, low cost kits, plans and reusable molds.