Frequently asked
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Hyperadobe is an earthbag building method that uses long mesh tubes filled with moist earth. The tubes are stacked and tamped into continuous wall courses, instead of forming individual adobe bricks.

Adobe Ninja is a portable hopper mounted on a wheeled hand truck. One person holds the hand truck steady on the wall line while another shovels moist earth into the funnel. Mesh tubing bunched around the funnel neck feeds off and lays onto the last course as a continuous, earth-filled run, without adobe brick forms.

Yes. Hyperadobe is a form of earthbag construction that uses mesh tubing. Adobe Ninja is designed to fill those tubes on site so a small crew can keep a continuous run of wall moving.

Position the hopper on the last course, sleeve mesh tubing around the funnel neck, shovel in moist earth while guiding the tool forward, then tamp the filled tube and wet its top surface. Here's the full process.

You'll need: moist earth, hyperadobe mesh tubing sized to fit the funnel neck, and at least two people — one to guide the tool and one to supply earth.

1. Position the hopper. Set the tool on the last course and hold the hand-truck handles steady over the wall line.
2. Sleeve the mesh. Bunch the hyperadobe mesh tubing around the funnel neck, ready to feed as it fills.
3. Fill and move forward. Shovel moist earth into the hopper. Guide the filled tube along the wall as the tool moves forward.
4. Tamp and wet the course. Tamp the filled tube, then wet the top surface before laying the next course.

Expected result: a continuous, tamped hyperadobe/earthbag course laid on top of the previous one, wetted and ready for the next course.

These details are still being finalized. Compatible mesh sizes, weight and dimensions, included parts, and pricing have not yet been published. Join the launch list for updates as they're announced.

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