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Camping LA RESSOURCE: how an autonomy-themed campsite project begins
Documentary dossier for video 001: project origins, French campsite planning, access, land, autonomy, biodiversity and evidence hierarchy.
Documentary video library
Field videos with context
A curated library of 69 Davious03 and Delta-Sierra field videos, each linked to a dedicated contextual dossier. The video remains the primary record; the page adds verified context, practical limits and sources without inventing detail.
Project LA RESSOURCE — 5
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Camping LA RESSOURCE: reading a site before design — access, slopes, accommodation and biodiversity
Documentary dossier for video 003: 30,000 m², access, parking, slopes, light leisure dwellings, sanitary facilities, hedges, biodiversity, rights of way and eight verified chapters.
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Camping LA RESSOURCE: reading site topography with a drone without confusing imagery and survey data
Documentary dossier for video 006: drone mapping, photogrammetry, orthophotos, DTM/DSM, accuracy, flight regulation and the use of relief in site planning.
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Autonomous A-frame house: the building site from the air
An aerial view makes the organisation of the building site legible: footprint, earthworks, storage, access, distance from boundaries and changes to the surrounding landscape.
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Three years of A-frame construction in a sixty-minute timelapse
A three-year timelapse reveals major phases but compresses waiting, rework and periods without footage. The final result gains meaning when everything beneath it is visible.
A-frame house self-build — 14
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Autonomous A-frame house: installing the first timber elements
The first timber elements establish the axes and give the project real scale. Timber arrives with dimensional variation and sometimes defects.
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Autonomous A-frame house: an urgent concrete pour, C30/37 and S3 classes, logistical errors and lessons
Documentary dossier for video 017: C30/37, XF1(F), S3, D11, pumping, night work, set accelerator, finishing, curing and lessons from a high-pressure pour.
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Autonomous A-frame house: raising the fourteenth and fifteenth frames
Raising successive frames shows the repetitive logic of an A-frame house: each triangle defines a section, but temporary stability remains fragile until longitudinal connections are secured.
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Autonomous A-frame house: raising the final triangular frame
The final triangular frame is a symbolic milestone, but it does not mean the structure is finished.
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Autonomous A-frame house: bracing the east roof plane
Bracing prevents the triangular structure deforming under wind and uneven loads. Installation on the east plane requires checks on alignment, joints, fixings and continuity.
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Autonomous A-frame house: the final quarter of the bracing
The final quarter of a bracing system is often slower than the first: edges, junctions, cuts and already congested areas require greater precision.
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Autonomous A-frame house: continuing the final bracing section
This sequence continues structural work that is not spectacular but is essential. Panels and fixings must form a continuous chain rather than a collection of surfaces.
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Autonomous A-frame house: the roof is complete
A completed roof marks the building becoming weather-tight, a major stage that finally protects the interior and sensitive materials.
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Autonomous A-frame house: building the staircase
A staircase combines geometry, comfort and safety. The staircase must be integrated without creating a dangerous passage or sacrificing living space.
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Autonomous A-frame house: installing the terrace
Installing a terrace is not simply a matter of aligning boards. The support must drain water, avoid moisture traps and maintain sufficient ventilation.
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Autonomous A-frame house: continuing the terrace
Continuing the terrace shows the reality of a long build: level adjustments, adaptation to installed components and management of small accumulated deviations.
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Autonomous A-frame house: cladding the rear façade
Cladding protects the wall while allowing water to drain and air to circulate behind the finish. Board choice, orientation, battens and detailing around openings determine durability.
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Autonomous A-frame house: another stage of the terrace
A terrace progresses through successive details: structure, slope, drainage, ventilation, guardrails and the junction with the house.
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Autonomous A-frame house: installing OSB 3 beneath part of the building
OSB 3 is designed for humid conditions, but not for permanent exposure without protection. Installation should preserve ventilation, drainage and inspection access.
Autonomy and self-building — 3
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Autonomous A-frame house: first works, rainwater tanks, site base and eight verified chapters
Documentary dossier for video 005: site base, 1,000-litre tanks, rainwater harvesting, gate, workshop, planting and eight verified key moments.
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Autonomous A-frame house: water-tank assembly, hydrostatic pressure, concrete pillars and maintenance
Documentary dossier for video 025: water tank, p=ρgh hydrostatic pressure, stored mass, reinforced-concrete pillars, waterproofing, overflow, access and maintenance.
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Autonomous A-frame house: water-tank roof, load paths, waterproofing and repairability
Documentary dossier for video 029: tank roof, loads, inspection hatch, penetrations, ventilation, condensation, rainwater network and future maintenance.
Reviews and lessons learned — 3
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My autonomous A-frame house: finding a weak point
Looking for a weak point after several seasons is more useful than claiming a self-build is perfect.
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A-frame house: twenty mistakes not to repeat
It shows how to allow margins, seek external checks and accept changes when the site reveals a real constraint.
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A report on the A-frame house construction — April 2025
This April 2025 report records a precise state of the project, with visible volumes, completed work and tasks still to be done. It forms a useful archive for measuring real progress.
Equipment and materials — 3
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Autonomous A-frame house: straw-bale delivery, storage, moisture, fire and insulation continuity
Documentary dossier for video 031: straw-bale delivery, bio-based materials, storage, moisture, logistics, fire, pests, envelope continuity and site traceability.
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Autonomous A-frame house: delivery of windows made in Poland
Buying windows manufactured far from the site can reduce cost but increases the importance of dimensions, transport, compliance and after-sales support.
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Budget roller shutters after three years: what are they really worth?
A three-year review evaluates a product beyond its sales sheet. It becomes expensive when a fault requires full replacement or no components are available.
Selection — standout adventures — 3
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Estérel: touring Pic du Cap Roux, red rock, Mediterranean views and volcanic landscape
Documentary dossier around video 132: Cap Roux, Balcons hiking loop, Permian volcanism, rhyolite, elevation gain, state forest and wildfire risk.
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Gorges de Daluis: red canyon, Permian pelites and exceptional geological heritage
Documentary dossier around video 133: Daluis nature reserve, 1,082 ha core, red Permian pelites, mineralogy, Var river and peripheral protection zone.
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Baou de Saint-Jeannet via Chemin Jeannot: climbing and an overhanging rappel
Baou de Saint-Jeannet rises abruptly above the coastal plain. Rock quality, route finding and the willingness to turn back matter more than distance alone.
Water and cycling adventures — 4
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Canoeing the Gorges du Tarn: 13 km to read a limestone canyon from the river
Documentary dossier based on Davious03 Aventures video 058: a 13 km descent, karst landscape, cultural heritage, real progression speed, safety and river observation.
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First kayak outing: learning the first rapids in the Ardèche Gorges
A twelve-kilometre route may be reasonable, but river level, water temperature, wind, stops and capsizes change the difficulty.
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Mountain biking in the Camargue among flamingos
The Camargue is a living delta built by the Rhône and reshaped by embankments, brackish lagoons and human activity. Flamingos are not merely decorative scenery.
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Verdon Gorges by kayak: navigating a protected canyon without confusing beauty with absence of rules
Documentary dossier based on video 113: kayaking in the Verdon gorges, wind threshold, lifejacket rule, navigation limit, Rhône apron protection, geology and 4K recording.
Hiking and mountains — 20
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Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval to Lac de la Vogealle: 1,152 m of ascent inside an Alpine nature reserve
Documentary dossier around video 019: Lac de la Vogealle, 5 h 30 route, 1,152 m ascent, Pas du Boret, Sixt-Passy reserve, karst and Alpine biodiversity.
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Vosges: the Sentier des Roches, a historic exposed trail closed during winter
Documentary dossier around video 025: Sentier des Roches, three variants, November-May closure, Frankenthal-Missheimle reserve, exposure and safety.
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Guadeloupe: hiking La Soufrière, an active volcano under yellow alert
Documentary dossier around video 036: Guadeloupe’s La Soufrière, 1,467 m summit, hydrothermal system, 1976-77 crisis, gases, access rules and OVSG-IPGP monitoring.
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Mont Malinvern: hiking with crampons and ice axes
Mont Malinvern leads into a high mountain border landscape where snow can persist for a long time. Carrying equipment is not enough.
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Pic du Carlit at 2,921 m: hiking through lakes, high mountains and protected Bouillouses
Documentary dossier on Pic du Carlit: 2,921 m summit, Bouillouses lakes, glacial relief, regulated access, mountain weather and elevation-gain interpretation.
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Ardèche Gorges: the full descent and its landscapes
Bivouac rules, waste, water level and safety instructions are not side issues; they determine whether the site can be travelled without being damaged.
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Baousse del Biel: hiking to a spectacular rock formation
Baousse del Biel draws attention because of its isolated, almost sculpted shape. The hike therefore becomes an exercise in reading landscape.
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Marseille Calanques: a hike to three caves
The Calanques massif combines limestone cliffs, dry valleys, caves and deeply cut coves. It records limestone dissolution, fractures and former water circulation.
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Frozen Marboré lake and the Pineta balcony
Marboré and the Pineta balcony belong to a high-mountain world where administrative borders matter less than relief. A frozen lake is not a surface to test.
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Lac de Gaube and Pont d’Espagne: elevation, waterfalls, Vignemale and a major Pyrenean landscape
Documentary dossier around video 082: Lac de Gaube at 1,725 m, GR10, Pont d’Espagne, Vignemale at 3,298 m, lifts, hydrology and national-park rules.
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Gavarnie waterfall: understanding the glacial cirque behind the spectacular image
Documentary dossier based on video 083: the walk to Gavarnie, Pyrénées–Mont Perdu World Heritage, glacial cirque, waterfall, area units and landscape interpretation.
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Walking along the banks of the Buèges
The Buèges is a clear small river fed by a karst system. Its banks, mills, bridges and vegetation create a more intimate landscape than the larger nearby canyons.
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The 1,000 Steps hike
The name “1,000 Steps” describes a physical experience as much as an exact count. The video’s value lies in showing rhythm, stops and repetition.
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The Larzac Canalettes: hiking through a maze of rock
The Larzac Canalettes form a maze of limestone, fissures, narrow corridors and blocks shaped by water. The landscape can feel like a small stone city hidden in vegetation.
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Tarn Gorges: hiking toward a vertiginous rock viewpoint
The heights above the Tarn Gorges offer the opposite perspective to a canoe: the eye takes in bends, ledges and villages, while exposure becomes more obvious.
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Baou de Saint-Jeannet: hiking the Voie Rouge
The Voie Rouge crosses a limestone slope typical of the Nice hinterland. From the Baou, the view connects the Mediterranean, the developed coastal plain and the first Alpine relief.
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Cap d’Antibes: hiking the coastal path
The Cap d’Antibes coastal path follows a rocky shore where private villas and gardens meet a highly exposed public maritime domain. Apparent calm can change with the swell.
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Héric Gorges via the Ravin des Charbonniers in the Hérault
Héric Gorges cut into the Caroux massif, whose rocks and relief give the landscape a more mountainous than Mediterranean character.
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Morgiou and Sugiton Calanques: equipped hiking, visitor pressure and protection of a fragile coast
Documentary dossier on Morgiou and Sugiton: chain-assisted terrain, Falaise des Toits, GoPro 4K60, 2026 Sugiton reservations, erosion, wildfire and safety.
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Valley of Wonders: three days between high mountains and 40,000 rock engravings
Documentary dossier based on video 039: a three-day Mercantour itinerary, Mont Bégo engravings, regulations, bivouac rules, altitude and a glacial-landscape reading.
Snorkeling and coastlines — 2
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Martinique: Anse Dufour and Anse Noire, two coastal readings through snorkeling
Documentary dossier based on video 035: snorkeling at Les Anses-d’Arlet, seagrass, coral, turtles, unstabilised 1080p60 recording and responsible observation.
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Medes Islands: snorkeling in a reserve where Posidonia matters as much as the fish
Documentary dossier based on episode 078: Medes Islands, snorkeling, Posidonia, responsible mooring, partial nature reserve, biodiversity and limits of video identification.
Rodrigues Island — 8
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Rodrigues Island: discovering Île aux Chats
Île aux Chats belongs to Rodrigues’ island landscape of lagoon, islets, reefs and channels. These environments are sensitive to trampling, litter and disturbance of wildlife.
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Rodrigues Island: Pointe Coton snorkeling, between underwater imagery and lagoon fragility
Documentary dossier based on video 101 at Pointe Coton, Rodrigues: snorkeling, image interpretation, action-camera stabilisation, reef ecology, lagoon biodiversity and marine protection.
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Rodrigues: forest landscapes and Saint Gabriel Cathedral
Saint Gabriel Cathedral lies in the interior of Rodrigues, far from a purely beach-based image of the island.
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Rodrigues: discovering Île aux Sables and Île aux Cocos
Île aux Sables and Île aux Cocos are known for seabird colonies and their place in Rodrigues’ natural heritage. The excursion reveals an immense yet vulnerable lagoon.
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Rodrigues Island, day two: discovering the island
A general day of exploration gives a more honest picture of an island than a sequence of postcards. Rodrigues has a distinct identity within the Republic of Mauritius.
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François Leguat Reserve on Rodrigues: giant tortoises, rewilding and Grande Caverne
Documentary dossier on François Leguat Reserve: Aldabra tortoises, historical extinctions, ecological restoration, 20 hectares, limestone caves and Grande Caverne.
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Snorkeling in Rodrigues’ natural “aquarium”
The nickname “aquarium” reflects the water clarity and visual abundance of parts of the Rodrigues lagoon. Responsible snorkeling means observing without touching, feeding or chasing.
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Trou d’Argent, Rodrigues: coastal walking, coral lagoon and the geography of a secluded cove
Documentary dossier on Trou d’Argent in Rodrigues: foot access, coral reef, roughly 240 km² lagoon, tides, biodiversity and marine conservation.
Heritage and discovery — 4
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Old Nice: walking through its streets and heritage
Old Nice is a dense fabric of narrow streets, squares, coloured façades, Baroque churches and markets. That continuity of use distinguishes a living district from a historical set piece.
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Saint-Léons: a remarkable medieval village in the Tarn
Saint-Léons is a village of the Lévézou whose streets, houses and church introduce the rural history of the Tarn and neighbouring Aveyron.
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Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: hiking the coastal path
The Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat path circles a peninsula associated with luxury, yet its main interest is the direct relationship between rock, sea, vegetation and weather.
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Entrevaux: fortified village, citadel, Vauban and the memory of an old frontier
Documentary dossier on Entrevaux: citadel, 800 m approach in nine ramps, 156 m vertical gain, Vauban, cathedral, frontier history and heritage.