[Cob] Workout and cob inspiration

[Shannon Dealy]

I forgot I was going to mention in my previous message, I have been using this 
free full-body home workout I found online which is great for people in 
COVID-19 lockdown wanting to get/stay in shape for cobbing season:

     https://youtu.be/vc1E5CfRfos

NOTE: I am not affiliated with them in any way.

It was readily adaptable to work around weak spots and injuries, which I have 
quite a few of as I haven't exactly lived a "safe" life and have apparently 
I have gotten older :-)

NOTE: none of my injuries are cobbing related :-)

An additional item to inspire you, there are a number of channels on youtube 
with names like "primitive building", "survival builder", "jungle survival", 
etc. which show one or two people building in the jungle using nothing but 
the most basic of tools. These are typically around 20 minutes with everything
from swimming pools and underground houses to elaborate castle like dog houses 
with a fish pond. Many of them use a lot of cob type mixes including for
wattle & daub construction, where the daub is nothing more than a wet cob mix.

My reason for pointing this out is that they usually do quite beautiful work 
(which always inspires people), many of the projects could be done on a small 
scale in a backyard (dog/cat houses) and they make good practice projects for 
people just starting out. After seeing some of these I wanted to go outside 
immediately and start building something whimsical. Unfortunately, I am 
currently in an apartment in the city rather than my place in the USA
so it will have to wait until the travel restrictions are relaxed.

A few warnings about these videos:

    - The underground house stuff they do may be safe in their location
      and soil, but extremely dangerous in yours.

    - Their swimming pools have no water treatment, so they would become
      stagnant mosquito breeding grounds if not designed for more long
      term considerations, or drained on a regular basis.

FWIW.

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