Lowtech Graph lists low-tech options for every need of a home. Here you can compare them, find tutorials to build them, and link them together into a circular system. Why low-tech?

Security / intrusion protection

Making the house hard to enter unnoticed. An isolated house is watched by nobody, so what replaces neighbours is sight lines, light and the time a lock buys. The options differ in whether they discourage, delay or reveal, and in whether they need power.

Solutions

• Passive-surveillance site layout: Placing the entrances, paths and windows so that the house and its approaches can be seen from the road and from inside. Someone coming to the door is in plain
• Mechanical locking hardware + shutters: Solid mechanical locks on doors and windows, with shutters that close over the openings. The locks keep out intruders without needing power, and the closed shut
• Motion-activated exterior lighting: Outdoor lights that switch on by themselves when someone moves nearby. They light the way at night and surprise anyone approaching unseen. They use very little