So many possibilities! 
So many possibilities!
Cool! I wonder how long it would hold up? Months? Years?
Seems really heavy. The Range Rover even struggles to pull it out straight.
Transportation costs could be pretty high. Size wise, it looks like one flatbed semi could hold two units (maybe 4) but I am not sure about weight wise.
how much and where do I buy one?
TRoglodyte wrote: how much and where do I buy one?
http://concretecanvas.co.uk/
^This
JohnRW1621 wrote: Seems really heavy. The Range Rover even struggles to pull it out straight.
I think they were trying to pull it out slowly as it inflates so they don't tear it. If that little electric compressor was able to blow it up it can't be super-heavy.
I wonder if they hold up in the long term, there's no reinforcement to the concrete.
Spec Sheet
The small version, crated, weighs 1900kg, that is over 2 tons and that is before the water is added.
The large; 3100kg or more than 3 tons.
Militarily speaking, does that mean that one Deuce and a Half truck would be needed to carry a small unit crate?
Brochure makes a statement of a "design life of over 10 years" but does not expand on this statement. I expect that means 10 years standing and not 10 years in the crate?
Any U.S distributors?
Dang, that's cool!
That is exceedingly cool.
But why not blow it up dry then just turn the hose on it?
jg
Imagine if they reduced prices to $5000?
Buy land - buy concrete canvas structure - buy solar panels and wind mill - live anywhere
JG Pasterjak wrote: That is exceedingly cool. But why not blow it up dry then just turn the hose on it? jg
You might blow away the concrete powder!
GameboyRMH wrote: no reinforcement to the concrete.
The cloth is the reinforcement.
TRoglodyte wrote: Any U.S distributors?
http://arzbuilders.com/concrete-canvas-shelter.html
Wow. Absolutely brilliant. I noticed on the arzbuilders site Toyman linked to that there's a smaller one. Throw a layer of earth on top and use as a tornado shelter?
JG Pasterjak wrote: That is exceedingly cool. But why not blow it up dry then just turn the hose on it? jg
Theres a related video that shows up after the one linked above that shows them doing just that.
http://youtu.be/vv3SII568v0
looks exactly like concrete backer board for installing tile when it's cured.
JohnRW1621 wrote: Spec Sheet The small version, crated, weighs 1900kg, that is over 2 tons and that is before the water is added. The large; 3100kg or more than 3 tons. Militarily speaking, does that mean that one Deuce and a Half truck would be needed to carry a small unit crate? Brochure makes a statement of a "design life of over 10 years" but does not expand on this statement. I expect that means 10 years standing and not 10 years in the crate?
Being concrete, once up and cured, I don't see why it couldn't last as long as any other concrete building if properly sealed.
JohnRW1621 wrote: Seems really heavy. The Range Rover even struggles to pull it out straight. Transportation costs could be pretty high. Size wise, it looks like one flatbed semi could hold two units (maybe 4) but I am not sure about weight wise.
This is a car forum. Call it a Land Rover Defender 90, apparently with a diesel engine 
50 square meter (540-ish square feet) building that weighs 2-3 tons? Seems pretty good. How much would the material for a stick-built building of the same size weigh?
The video that shows it going up dry then getting watered is from five years ago. Maybe they've found you get better water coverage with the water in a bag technique. If it really does take 800-1000 liters, you probably wouldn't do that with a garden hose as shown.
I wonder if they can make a 2 1/2 car model....
If I had one of these I would set it up in my neighbors front yard while he was on vacation and when he asked be like, tent what tent? Weird man.
friedgreencorrado wrote: Wow. Absolutely brilliant. I noticed on the arzbuilders site Toyman linked to that there's a smaller one. Throw a layer of earth on top and use as a tornado shelter?
That's what I'm thinking, safe storage underground, no rust issues
That's a game changer.
I can think of hundreds of applications for that material.
Man...I'm gonna dig further. I may be the next US distributor. 
JohnRW1621 wrote: The small version, crated, weighs 1900kg, that is over 2 tons and that is before the water is added. The large; 3100kg or more than 3 tons.
3 tons. 6,000 lbs. That's feather weight.
Most tractor trailers on the road can handle a payload in excess of 40,000 lbs.
A comparably sized conventionally built structure would need approximately 32,200 lbs of materials, excluding the foundation. Add about 39,000 lbs for a slab foundation.
That's a HUGE difference in transport costs, especially for a remote location.
JohnRW1621 wrote: Spec Sheet The small version, crated, weighs 1900kg, that is over 2 tons and that is before the water is added. The large; 3100kg or more than 3 tons. Militarily speaking, does that mean that one Deuce and a Half truck would be needed to carry a small unit crate? Brochure makes a statement of a "design life of over 10 years" but does not expand on this statement. I expect that means 10 years standing and not 10 years in the crate?
The old M35 Deuce, IIRC, is rated to 5000lbs off road and 10000 on road, and is known to do double that. I'm sure the current stuff is just as capable.
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