equator180
Looks great, how much does it weigh?
Daishi
96 sq ft wow. That's treehouse material. What would the incentive be to pay $22k for something like this vs some of the travel trailers for about the same price range?
Northwood makes an Arctic Fox travel trailer that is insulated/all weather and the 23' version (184 sq ft) isn't that much more money than this and is much nicer inside: http://i.imgur.com/Wq73Tgk.jpg
That one has an enclosed/heated underneath so you don't have to add an aftermarket pipe heating system like Ultra Heat. A travel trailer would come with a lot of other things like clear, grey, and black water holding tanks, battery backup, TV, entertainment system, propane tanks, heating/cooling, a kitchen etc. that one is also solar panel and satellite ready.
Compared to some of the travel trailers out there this thing seems like an expensive shoe box. They did put vegetables on the metal roof though which is nice.
Michael Z. Williamson
No, I have no desire to live in a hamster cage. It does not appeal.
Griffin
I'm guessing this is not for travel. That much weight on a long single-axle trailer is not going to be safe or pleasant.
Not to mention the wind on the road.
It's a somewhat mobile cabin- not really a "travel trailer".
RH Bob
Nifty but not practical. Trailer homes on the market now cost less, have more amenities, are infinitely lighter/easier to tow* and probably much higher resale with better durability and these ARE very appealing. *towing this would be like towing the least air resistant brick one could design. Your fuel costs would be massive. Put it in one place permanently and your paying triple per square foot what a conventional home same size would be. Conventional homes cost approx. $70sf to build. (this is around $210sf) So for same $22k one could get a nice two or three room house of 310sf that would have appeal as a summer or vacation home. Do a conventional home from a build it yourself kit and do same 310sf house for under $10k. In other words.....nifty but not practical. (or appealing as the article suggests)
Derin Williams
It weighs 3800 lbs with living roof and tows great, 5000 ib rated axle with 10 ply tires. Yes, there is some wind resistance. The model will out last any Artic fox or for that matter any mass produced RV that is lived in permanently 10 times over. It's main use could be as get away cabin for that family property, a full time resident in a back yard, an AirBnB, or it could be towed to your favorite camp spot. feel free to contact us at www.shelterwise.com, we love your feed back!
Jim Sadler
The first thing about hand built vs. commercial products is that owners usually build tiny homes that are easy to repair.
Len Simpson
ditto----all of the above. Something my 9th grade shop class might have done , 60 odd - years ago.
Dr.Veritas
I'm glad there are people out there who are crazy enough to build things like this. It makes my life better just knowing they are out there.
I have to agree with several comments regarding the availability of commercial towable so that offer lots for the money. Probably not built as well as this but then again neither is my home probably. I would put in a curved shower rod and make the curtain do double duty, offer a little privacy fir the toilet and retain water in the shower.
Who says a queen sleeps two? It will sleep as many as the owner wants unless there's a weight maximum for structural reasons. Personally if it's my queen I will sleep alone...I like my space.
"...an electric hot water heater." ??? Hot water doesn't need heating unless it's not hot enough.
It may be electric but it's just a water heater.
Cheers
The Skud
I agree with most of the posters above. Virtually all these 'tiny' houses look not streamlined at all as though they would be a task to tow. I note this one can be built "off grid" but a lot are not. Did people start building these to get around 'caravan living' regulations in suburbia? Otherwise it seems pointless as compared to a good van or even a motorhome with a couple of bikes hanging at the rear.