Memory Shelter Manual
Please follow the timeline below.
Building the shelter with leftover material.
if you have mainly wood
please go back
The Column
First, we can use leftover material to build a column. This column will become the main structure of the shelter.
1. Set up foundation
Cut the wood into:
length 65~75 cm (8 sticks for the top and bottom)
length 40~50 cm (Section in between)
Put the same hight of 2 wooden sticks parallelly.
At the same time, insert the ㄩ shape metalware underneath the wooden sticks.
L:40-50cm
2. Stacking
Stacking wooden sticks and leftover material layer by layer.
Please following the dimension below and check important information.
3. Fix the top
place 4 longer sticks on the top of the column.
Then, Install hardware on it.
4. Tied it up
TOP
Pass the metal wire through the hole on the upper metalwares.
Connecting the wire from the top to bottom.
Botton
Pass the wire through the hole on the lower metal wares.
5. Connect the wire with a turnbuckle
The upper end of the wire goes through the aluminum sleeves first, then goes through-hole of turnbuckles.
Fix the loop by using wire crimp to crimp the aluminum sleeves. Repeat it again on the bottom part of turnbuckles
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Turning the middle part of turnbuckle until the metal wire is tightened
6. Apply to another side
The video of building progress
Day 1
With a column, we can create a basic living place for a few days.
1. Furniture
Use the column as a foundation.
Insert the wooden stick into the void of the column.
Partition
Coat Rack
Chair
2. Roof
3. Wall
01.
02.
02-1
03.
04.
01. Roof panel
02. wooden stick
02-1. Wire
03. wall panel
04. metalware
The roof panel(01) is fixing by the wooden sticks (02).
The wooden sticks connect to the wall panel(03) with the wire(02-1).
The weight of the wall panel creates a compression force on the top of the column. It makes the roof panel become stable.
The wall panels are hanging by the wire. Using the metalware(04) to connect the 4 panels.
Day 2~4
Continuing building up the other 4 columns, meanwhile you can still live in a place with one column.
First Shelter
4 columns
Day 5
After building up 4 columns, you can start to creat a bigger living place.
1. Roof
Use the column as a foundation.
Insert the wooden stick into the void of the column.
Higher roof (stick)
Fabric
Lower roof (stick)
Make a knot on the rope at both sides of the fabric.
Rope connect to a bag of stone (or heavy stuff)
2. Wall
Use the column as a foundation.
Insert the wooden stick into the void of the column.
According to different materials, the construction method would be different. Here we separated the material into two categories:
Soft Material
Hard Material
Day 6
Connect your space with others, creating a small community.
