This new adventurer camper by Mercedes Benz is the ultimate in off road recreational vehicles. The portal axles give it plenty of ground clearance, making sure that all four wheels have contact to the road (whatever the road may be!). The axle is able to flex over 30 degrees. This vehicle can effortlessly take on just about anything in its path (within reason).
The air intake pipe makes it ready for traveling through reasonable depths of water. It also has a built in system to change any of your tires’ air pressure right from the driver’s seat. This is used to improve traction on different terrains. In addition, the Unimog packs a 7 ton front winch to get itself (most likely others) out of any trouble. Surprisingly for me it has a 4 cylinder 4249-cc diesel engine that produces 218 horse power. Maybe this engine results in decent gas mileage but even if it doesn’t, it comes with a 76 gallon fuel tank (plus a 5 gallon reserve) to ease worries.
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I ran into this really cool urban house boat the other day. Here’s a little bit about the company right from their website…
Urban Houseboats Inc. (UHI) was created in 2007 by its partnering founders – Sean Conner and Rodney Hanscomb. Their desire was to design and manufacture a live aboard vessel that provided high end styling and mobility, with the feeling of home. UHI is now filling a void in a market that is not being met by any other manufacturer in the boating or housing industry.
As opposed to floating homes, Urban Houseboats are motorized and mobile. They are an alternative in the liveaboard market (floating homes and yachts) which can be limiting in the number available, high upfront prices, and ongoing cost of maintenance. Urban Houseboats provide the same rich lifestyle and million dollar views, but at a greatly reduced cost.
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I found this small kitchen to be so unique so I wanted to share it with you guys. I ran into it in one of Ikea’s new websites Ikea Family Live which feature a new design idea every week.
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Once or twice per week I will be sharing what’s going on in the world of tiny houses, simplicity, and green energy. Below I’ve provided links to content from fellow bloggers around the web, I think you’ll enjoy. If you’d like to contribute anything for the site send pictures, links, and info to the address below:
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The pop up house is offered in a variety of configurations and is a form of prefabricated construction. They take pride in offering a variety of customization options for clients (windows, doors, layout, and more).
The core of these houses consist of SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). Here are some more posts that feature SIPs…
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CBS’s America’s Dream Homes features Lloyd Kahn so I wanted to give you guys a chance to watch that here although I don’t consider any of the houses featured on the show to be tiny.
You will learn that Lloyd’s home is constructed mostly of recycled materials.. You’ll also get a chance to see Earl’s grain silo home which is very interesting. Sarah Susanka is also featured in the video talking about smaller spaces.
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A friend sent me the link to this not so tiny but beautifully designed house by Cloud9. It’s featured over on There Was Rain. Click over to there blog to see more pictures of it. Notice the huge windows in the bedroom, living area, and office.
I really enjoyed looking at this design, check the rest of the pictures here. (Link opens in a new window).
Via There Was Rain, Image: Cloud9
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Today I read about a tiny house village that is under way…
And I’m really excited to tell you about it.
It’s planned to be on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in a place called Port Renfrew.
The title of the article is,
“A big future for tiny houses.”
A tiny village of tiny cottages with prices set to be right around $130,000. This would get you a 400 square foot cottage on a waterfront property that used to be a park for recreational vehicle.
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