#salvaging

After discovering an abandoned World War II bunker while on a hike in northern Norway, Henrik Lande Andersen spent two years transforming this former German WW2 lookout into an overnight refuge open to all.

Over the course of two years, Henrik made the hike from town - the only way to access the site - carrying pieces of salvaged construction material to build a roof, door, windows, beds, table, and kitchen cabinets.

During World War II, northern Norway was a strategic outpost (as a transport route for Swedish iron ore), and the German Army built hundreds of bunkers here. Henrik’s bunker—that he’s dubbed Utsikten, or “The View”—was likely built by Ukrainian prisoners of war. The rocky mountain face was first blasted with dynamite and then filled in with concrete and rock.

Using materials found in the trash, Henrik estimates he spent the equivalent of about $500 to create the shelter (used entirely on roofing materials; he even found expensive tools in the trash). He even enlisted six friends to carry a heavy iron stove up the mountain on planks.

Today anyone who finds the path from town hike up to the site and spend the night. The sign on the door reads “ no key, feel free,” and hundreds of people have slept in the space since Henrik finished it.

The place isn’t sanctioned by a local government, but in Norway, there’s a right to roam - Allemannsrett - that allows anyone to camp anywhere, as long as it's not encroaching on someone's home or privacy and doesn’t cause any damage.

Henrik was 18 when he moved up here from Oslo attracted by the rugged nature. He made a film about his two-year experience building, and at times living in, this historic refuge. “What I wanted with the project was to turn the place on its head, what it was historically. It was about war and abuse of power and I wanted to turn it to the opposite, like a sanctuary, a place where everyone is welcome and to transform the history to something new.”

— Henrik's film: • Utsikten | The View

— Henrik Lande Andersen's YouTube channel: / @henriklande19966

— Henrik's Portfolio: https://henriklandeand...

Recycling, Upcycling, Or Salvaging 

Whatever you call it, the re-using parts of garments has been with us from time out of mind. Museum curators examine 19th-century dresses and learn that they were altered or re-cut often more than once.

20th-century dress advisors recommended that their readers examine out of style or no longer fitting dresses and figure out if they were worth the time or money it would take for remodeling. During WWI and WWII, home economists were especially keen on make and mend efforts. When fabric was worn away at the edges, children’s clothing might still be cut out of the parts that remained sturdy enough to re-use. Anything that could be cut off and saved from a worn-out garment would be. Which is why we can find vintage buttons and lace collars whose dresses have long disappeared.

More salvaging.  I’ve been sticking with the salvaging because it actually works in this save/world.  Usually, the Sims “salvage” the item, but it never goes into the family inventory.

Why is salvaging so broken?  Once they salvage the item from the junk yard, they have to pay full price to replace it, then sell it for a loss.  I had a mod that supposedly fixed this, but it never worked in my game.

So, once I “replace” the item, I recoup the money to the household account using MC.  Then I can sell the item for less than full price and still make a profit that way.

Dingo has since gotten another dishwasher from dumpster diving.