Biking through Costa Rica

A less-seen side of Costa Rica, this photo is from the rural region of the North. Mostly flat with occasional villages on the one road. The bike is my touring bike for that trip with a 12kg including tent, and the pineapple on the rock I got from a farm down the road.

Hi! My name is Morten and I'm happy you're here.


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8×4 Plywood = 2xStools + 1xTable, using Trapezoids

If you find yourself in a setting where you have a standard 8′ x 4′ (feet) sheet of ~thick plywood (like 3/4”), and need simple stools and table, it is very possible to make these in a fairly short amount of time (~1 days work) with minimal tools and materials. Here is how. (( comment [...]

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23/04/2013

How To: Install A Skylight On Your Hexayurt

Today I installed a skylight in my agile yurt. Tomorrow I will celebrate the coming of February 2013 basking in morning sun in my bed. Right now I’ll write this little post, explaining the process, challenges and learnings – I imagine I’m not the only fan of skylights – and even tiny houses deserve them [...]

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01/02/2013

Agile Building Works [Yurt 3.0]

Is it possible to completely transform the structural skeleton and roof of a small building (and home!) in the span of a weekend, during heavy rain, having majority of furniture stay in the building without getting wet?

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15/12/2012

Agile Indeed! [Yurt v2.0]

What I wrote in my first post about the yurt – that it was going to be a continuous project of mine – has proven itself true. Actually it did already half a year ago as I kept improving the yurt while living in it during my second stay in the Bay Area – but those were [...]

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16/10/2012