Niña Rasta

Thank you so much, you're right I'll definitely have to do it that way.
I appreciate that a lot, thanks again =]

Peace,
-Kayla.

Hey,
Yes I've lived in a tipi. 
Thanks for your thoughts, it's reasuring to hear that tipi's have been made of concrete 
The sleeping or storage loft is an interesting idea, I have to say I havent really thought of doing that in a tipi. I think I have a pretty good idea of how it would be done, but what were you thinking?
& I would have to cover the cob with more wood to protect it from rain. That's why I was designing it with a full inner tipi & an outer tipi with a fairly thick layering of cob in the middle. It should be very durable aswell.

Thanks so much, !
Peace,
- Kay.

Thanks man, 
That's a great idea. I'll definitly research into that & do some tests when I get there. Apparently the clay is good for building in Northen California so thats a bonus, I'm excited to check it out.

Perhaps the solution to this would be to first build a tipi to serve as support beams then to cob around it & then build the thick tipi.

Any thoughts/considerations would be realy helpful, thanks.

Hey, I'm designing my Cob Tipi right now & have a question regarding the cob 'dome' part of it.. I havent found much helpful info searching the internet so I'm hoping to get some thoughts & insight on the matter. 

Basicly I'm just building a dome / cone with a large entrance way(sort of like an igloo) out of cob & building a thick tipi structure closely around it. Kind of like a roof that covers the entire building.
-The large logs & sticks etc are held by & into cob. & I'll be using linseed oil of course.
-The reason for not just building a dome is not just for looks but to protect the cob from the rain, as it rains quite a bit for 3 or 4 months of the year where I'll be building it.
-There is no question that this is the type of home I would like to build & live in when I move into this eco village in Northern California.
-I would like to live in a tipi structure but would like the comfort of solid walls around me, rather than a cloth & some sticks. This is more of a long term home.
-I'm building a fireplace into the wall & will work around the chimney, covering it's sides aswell. In the entrance way I'd like to build a small cob bench & perhaps keep my earth oven against the opposite wall, so I wont have to build an edditional structure for it. So I suppose you could say the entrance way is more of a porch area.

So at last my question is, can I do it without sandbags?
- I would like it to be as natural as possible & I really dont need or have the money to go buy a bunch of sandbags.

All responses are greatly appreciated & considered, !
Thanks for taking the time 

Peace,
- Kay.