Tipi Living (Simple Living) - Softcover

Patrick Whitefield

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856230163 ISBN 13: 9781856230162

Publisher: Permanent Publications, 1987

Synopsis

Permaculture teacher, Patrick Whitefield lived in a self-built tipi in Somerset for eight years. This is his guide to all aspects of tipi living: the story of how he came to live this way; how to choose and pitch a tipi; living with Sun and Storm; maintenance; moving; firemaking; furnishing; food and cooking in a tipi. Full of first hand experience and practical information, Tipi Living is also Patricks personal account of a time of simplicity and spiritual connection with the Earth. A delightful book for everyone interested in tipis, low impact dwelling and those who want to celebrate the simple life. The appeal of a tipi is as much spiritual as practical. The circle is an organic, healing shape, especially for anyone who has spent a lifetime living in rectangles. Tipis are strong, roomy, weatherproof, tough, portable, and, perhaps most significantly, have a self-contained, open hearth. As a result, the tipi dwellers daily rhythms are much more in tune with those of the natural world. They become an integral part of the web of life. This concise book combines practical information with lifestyle issues. There is no set of rules about how a tipi should be used, but if there were, Patrick Whitefield would be as qualified to write them as anyone.

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Review:

If you are interested in buying a tipi and need some advice, or if you already have one but are having some troubles then Tipi Living may well be what you need. This easy to read book is a user's guide to living in a tipi. It will not tell you how to build one, but it is filled with practical know-how on everything from what size to buy and how to keep out the drips, to what local woods burn best and what local materials can be used as flooring. Also included is a small reference section of suppliers and further reading on different aspects of living in a tipi. Tipi Living is not just a practical guide however, it is an insight to the joys of living as part of nature, in balance with and not in dominance over Gaia. --Laine Phillips, Centre For Alternative Technology

This booklet is a practical guide to living in a tipi. There is no set of rules about how a tipi should be used, but if there were, Patrick Whitefield would be as qualified to write them as anyone. He has lived in a self-built tipi for more than eight years, and built them professionally for four. The appeal of a tipi is as much spiritual as practical. The circle is an organic, healing shape, especially for anyone who has spent a lifetime living in rectangles. Tipis are strong, roomy, weatherproof, tough, portable, and, perhaps most significantly, have a self-contained, open hearth. As a result, the tipi dweller's daily rhythms are much more in tune with those of the natural world. They become an integral part of the web of life. This concise booklet information (48 pages) combines practical information with lifestyle issues. Information includes: Choosing a tipi Pitching and siting Tipi maintenance Heating and cooking Furnishing This little book makes an elegant statement about how over complicated our lives have become. What passes for simple living in other books looks like life in the fast lane compared to the lifestyle espoused in this book! --http://www.emporiumbooks.com.au

From the Author:

This booklet is a practical guide to living in a tipi. One thing I’ve learned from living in this way is that the practical and the spiritual are not two aspects of life, but one and the same thing. So it’s quite spiritual too.
There is no set of rules about how a tipi should be used. This is an account of what works for me, written from my own experience and including a lot of what I’ve learned from other tipi people. I don’t offer it as the last word on anything, but as a door opening on the possibility of a new way of life.

Patrick Whitefield

About this edition

• Publisher: Permanent Publications
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 1856230163
• ISBN 13: 9781856230162
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Anne Monger