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The wearable home consists of three layers: The sub-tropic/desert layer, the water layer, and the sub arctic layer. They can be worn together or seperately, and it is recommended that the sub-tropic layer be worn alone or with the water layer, while the sub-arctic layer be worn with the three layers. The water layer can be worn alone or with the sub-tropic/desert layer.

The material used should be a nonwoven fabric, regenerated from renewable sources. Nonwoven fabrics are less expensive and eliminate most sewing that will need to be done. Tyvek, Outlast, and other such fabrics are nonwovens that contain microencapsulation. Some microencapsulations can include phase-change materials to regulate body temperature, medicating, UV-Protective, anti-bacterial/anti-microbial agents, mosquito and insect repellents, and moisturizers encapsulated inside of the fabric.

The voyager or the nomadic person is categorically broad. That person can be an environmental or political refugee, a wanderer, a displaced worker, an explorer, a gamer forging new virtual lands, a helper, a mapper, and in not much time I expect essentially anyone and everyone will be re-focused on survival, acclimation, and movement. The United Nations University predicts that by 2010, the estimate number of environmental refugees will reach 50 million worldwide. I predict that by 2010 microencapsulated fabrics will be the norm and as a result, very inexpensive to use.

See Illustrations Below:

Sub Arctic

Sub Tropic/Desert

Wearable Water Home