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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Natural Building.

A skiddable tiny home would be wonderful.  But before we start on that, let's get some practice building a tiny skiddable shed first!

Here are some people making a fancy bathroom.  This is much fancier than what we're after with this BB.


Minimum requirements:
  - 6 feet wide, 3 feet deep and 6' interior height
  - hold one garbage can
  - hold one sand barrel (for winter traction)
  - hold one recycling can
  - maybe a shovel or two
  - maybe offer power and/or water
  - has a bench built in to the back side so people can sit under the roof

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
- the wood you're starting with
- the skids and framework assembled
- the construction about 60% to 90% complete
- the finished structure from a few angles
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Could this structure be built as say a wood shed? I would see that as a good first structure to build to keep the weather off your drying firewood. A simple floor and shed roof with a little overhang on all sides, the sides could be open or 50/50 coverage to promote airflow and have cross bracing for the corner posts. Or do the walls need to be effectively solid/closed? Is a door also required? Those last two would affect the drying process.
 
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As I read the requirements, there doesn't need to be a door.  To be a shed, it probably needs three sides but I don't see why they couldn't be 50/50 for ventilation.  The only requirement that might be a struggle for a wood shed would be the bench on the back.  
 
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How high would it be?  I am guessing 6 feet so it can be accessed without hitting your head.
 
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Good catch, let's say 6' minimum height.
 
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Can this shed be built using dimensional lumber or must it be round wood?
 
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I don't see any reason it couldn't be build with dimensional lumber as long as it's not chemically treated wood (natural).  Not that this is your question but I suspect metal wouldn't be natural enough.
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