Bamboo Geodesic Dome

This intructable shows how to make a simple and low cost geodesic dome shelter out of recycled materials and bamboo.

Step 1: Bamboo and structure

What you need is 26 4ft bamboo sticks and about 120ft of nylon rope.

The structure of this geodesic domes is shown in the photo below:

Comments

[mountainmandan]

Nice job! I plan on making something similar, except out of 1" metal EMT conduit at 6' lengths, bolted together at the joints. After seeing your string idea, I may try something similar to make for faster set-up. Thanks for posting. :)

[Ray from RI]

Certainly the 6 foot length of conduit or bambo would make it a little more roomy!

[Ray from RI]

PVC pipe might work just as well....

[oftheEarth]

wow you did an amazing job!! I've been thinking about making one of these for a while now & seeing your instructable really has inspired me!:) Thank you!

[ivan_s]

good tent ¡¡¡

[solitary man]

Wonderful job, this is a great and sturdy little structure.  An Icosahedron makes for an economical and aesthetic shelter.  Also using recycled materials was a good move and now you have a personal little sancutuary.  If you ever consider making a larger one with 8 foot struts you could install a woodstove as well.  Thanks for the great instructable!

[javivi116]

Great and simple. very good job
Increible lo que se puede hacer con 25 cañas de bambu y unos trapitos.

[Seth Black]

Very good job on this!  This is indeed a fun project that almost everyone could enjoy.

Just curious.  What did your inside dimensions end up being, once you got everything together?  Looks a wee bit crowded for any shot at getting a good night's sleep. :)

[l8nite]

it may not be a geodesic dome but its definately COOL !

[mycroftxxx]

Actually, this is a dome - when all of the vertexes are of the same length (a 1-vertex dome), the resultant structure is a quasi-icosahedron (the bottom five vertexes are removed. More complicated (and rounder) domes have a larger variety of vertex lengths. More info is here at desertdomes.com

[rimar2000]

I don't know the exact definition of "geodesic dome", but I think it is something spheric or semispheric...

[lemonie]

It looks good and intrinsically sturdy. _{But in terms of polygons you're stretching it a bit to call it a dome}

[PKM]

Pretty cool- a nice 100% DIY approach to having a portable spacious tent. Any idea of weight? I guess a nylon tent would be lighter and pack a bit smaller, but we can't have everything, can we?