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The Phoenix - "They never told me I couldn't build a 30-foot teepee greenhouse temple of democracy," says Sage Radachowsky. Instead of toting signs, Sage is figuring out how the camp is going to make it through the winter. Since I wrote about Sage's tiny house on wheels, he's been contacted my numerous media outlets -- one of which, he says, gave him money to build weather-proof tents and tent alternatives on Dewey Square. "They’re giving me $1,000 to build teepees and stuff,” he says, while explaining his vision for a giant teepee/greenhouse, with a backbone created from three inflatable plastic tubes filled with expanding foam. He envisions the 30-foot teepee towering over the city. “They’ll see we’re good people. They’ll start liking us,” he says, imagining the teepee attracting attention of the public at large. “We’ll be a mascot for the city.”
Hey, great idea, finally someone with some sense, I mean Teepees are great for the winter, just ask an Indian...Oh wait, there are none. Partially because living outside in a teepee in the middle of the winter is a cool way to freeze to death (but largely because of smallpox brought on by Europeans).
You know where you wouldn't have to worry about suffering through the elements? In some run down office space or hall...and I'd wager that you wouldn't need more than $1000 a month or so for a big open hall, tell everyone to bring their tents and sleeping bags, knock yourselves out, tell ghost stories and say bloody mary 3x in the mirror in the bathroom, it'd be fantastic.
Or pay this guy $1,000 per tent and sleep outside in the cold and snow, your choice.
