Date: 5/11/2010 (Hari Deepavali), Friday, 5.00PM – 7/11/2010, Sunday, 3.00PM
Location: 55th mile Gombak (heading towards the Orang Asli Museum).
Description:
Dear Raleighians,
Spend your 2 days time with MUD!!!
What is Mud Hut Building?
- Natural building technologies in the world which are adaptable to climates and bioregions.
- Rely on a few basic materials: earth, wood, and straw (where straw can be loosely defined to include any dried non-woody plant material such as palm fronds, reeds, etc.).
- Mud buildings can last for hundreds of years and tends to maintain a cool internal microclimate because the walls can “breathe and transmit moisture”.
What are the Objectives?
- To inspire the public the importance of living in sustainable harmony with the environment by organizing this green project
- To provide a natural living place for future volunteers, ecotourist and organic farming apprentice.
- To introduce the youth on the lifestyle of expedition, so to ignite interest on young people so that they will embark on an expedition.
- To promote communication skills, teamwork and harness the environmental-friendly habit among all the participants.
Mud Hut Building Process:
Cut the various lengths of bamboo to erect a shelter (the shelter will protect the mud bricks during the building process before the atap roof is in place) --> separate the coconut husk (for mixing process) --> collect mud --> organize the mud brick mixing area--> build the brick mold --> fill the sand bags --> make the mud bricks --> build the cement foundation frames --> install the tarpaulin to shade the construction area --> pour foundation --> build walls --> install windows and doors --> plaster the walls
So far we had erected a bamboo shelter and 50 mud bricks are made.
What is Our Target:
The atap roof will be in the building process soon and we are on the way to 500 mud bricks to build a mud hut.
FOR CAMPERS
What should you bring?
Optional: Long pants and long sleeve shirt (your option to get away from mosquito at night), gloves, sweater, hat, mosquito repellent, sunglass, mat
Compulsory: Mess tin, cutlery, cup, adidas kampong (if you don’t want your ball shoes become mud shoes), slipper, towel, clothes changes, toiletries, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, sunblock, drinking water, personal medical kits, torchlight and batteries.
Departure point and time: Depart from Gombak LRT station on 5TH November 2010, Friday, 5.00PM.
Remarks: Cut your finger and toe nails for hygiene purpose, fully charge your handphone battery if you want to remain connected for 2 days.
Member Fees: RM20
Non-member Fees: RM25
(2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner and transportation from Gombak LRT station are provided. The fees can be paid on 5TH November 2010, Friday; Driver can claim back RM3/double way)
Don’t worry if you cannot join our camp, we will still having our monthly meeting on 6th November 2010, Saturday morning and welcome to join others participants in mud hut building on that day.
FOR MONTHLY MEETING ATTENDANTS
What should you bring?
Optional: Gloves, long pants or long sleeve shirt, clothes changes, hat, sunglass, adidas kampong
Compulsory: sunblock, drinking water
Departure point and time: Depart from Gombak LRT station on 6TH November 2010, Saturday, 7.00AM.
Remarks: Cut your finger nails for hygiene purpose.
Member Fees: RM3
Non-member Fees: RM6
(The fees can be paid on 6TH November 2010, Saturday; Driver can claim back RM3/double way if 3 or more than 3 passengers per car)
Target Group:
The weekend is open for public and priority registration for Raleigh members only (9th – 15th October 2010). Then after which the registration will be open to public.
Registration link:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHhpbDhQdDM4dk92YWRLOFRDMXZFcUE6MQ
Registration dateline: 31st October 2010
Feel free to email monthlymeet@raleighinternational.org.my if you need any clarifications.
See you there!
Regards,
Eunice Lum (016-3722058)
Dino Hui Yein (012-6863457)
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