Woman Shows off Tiny Hut Made of Earthen Materials She Lives in for 20 Years with No Electricity & Internet
- In the woods of Wales, a woman who has adopted a natural lifestyle has been living on her own terms for the past 20 years
- Emma spent a total of £1000 (R20 900) in constructing a tiny earthen hut by herself with no curtains
- The lady who relies on flowing water in the area for drinking has been without electricity, internet and borehole water for many years
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Heeding what she described as a strong call to nature, a woman resorted to leaving civilization to be living alone in the woods.
The woman identified as Emma has been residing in Wales woods for the past 20 years of her life without running water, internet and electricity, Chapachap reports.
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It cost her R20 900 to build
A vlogger, Bryce Langston of Living Big in a Tiny House called at the pro-nature woman's cosy abode to see things for himself and made a video of its interior.
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Speaking with Bryce, Emma who spent a whopping £1000 (R20.9k) in building the house said living in the woods absolves her of the pressures of daily living.
According to her, she wouldn't have to worry anymore about expenses like electricity bills, paying for water and other financial demands obtainable in modern societies.
She built the place herself
Emma while revealing that she built the place herself said she failed at the first attempt. The lady added that the earthen structure which she resides in is a product of repeated mistakes.
It was observed that the tiny earthen house has no curtains and items found in brick or well-constructed homes.
She also doesn't use the internet, electricity and running water and has got used to using what nature provided.
For water, she uses a flowing river around her, while Emma relies on wood to make her meals.
A short description of the house
Emma's trial and error house use natural lightings like the sun during the day and the moon at night.
The 4-meters wide hut has plants growing on its roof. Its roofing sits on the walls made from straw bales. The lady did the plastering of the hut herself using horse manure as well as clay from earth.
The windows are built in an artful way that it connects with the outdoors.
Watch the video below:
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