Mad Housers Inc. Shelter

In this post I want to look at the very basic shelter that a person needs. This may be considered extreme by many, but in reality it shows what shelter really is and what we can get by with if necessary. First let’s look at the description of shelter in the dictionary:

shelter - n.
1 something that covers or protects; protection, or place affording protection, as from the elements or danger.
2 the state of being covered or protected; protection; refuge
–vt. to provide shelter or refuge for; protect
–vi. to find protection or refuge

MAD HOUSERS Inc. is an Atlanta-based non-profit corporation engaged in charitable work, research and education. Our charter outlines our goals and purposes:
• To provide shelter for homeless individuals and families regardless of race, creed, national origin, gender, religion, or age.
• To develop low income housing for people in need of housing.
• To help people develop the skills and knowledge for constructing and rehabilitating housing and shelter.
• To increase the quantity and to improve the quality of housing in the world.
• To act, if necessary as an advocate for the homeless, to ensure that their moral and civil rights are protected.
The Mad Housers believe that if a person has a secure space from which to operate, they are much more capable of finding the resources to help themselves.

To Learn More visit the Mad Housers Site.

Building the Walls

Shelter Near Completion

Completed Shelter with Side Door

Interior of Shelter

Hermit’s Cabin

Those of you familiar with the Avesund’s “Hermit’s Cabin” which is just big enough for one person, equipped for all seasons and can be located practically anywhere. You can place it in the mountains, in the woods, in your own backyard or maybe even inside your own house. Use it anywhere you want to create a room for retreat and stillness.

Avesund is moving into the tiny/small house market and now offers several designs to choose from. They also are designing small barn houses as well.

My favorite in the small house design is the Fryas:

• Roof: Wood construction, 70 mm insulation with weather protection and a tin roof .
• Walls: Wood construction with 70 mm insulation. Lying planned wood panels inside, rough sawn wood panels outside in different withs to create a nice pattern and painted with Falu Rödfärgs in the colors red, black, brown or green.
• Floor: Wood construction with 100 mm insulation. 30 mm solid pine wood floor.
• Windows/door: Insulated glass
  Door 800 x 1900 mm with fine sawn non treated wood panels. Handmade steel lock.

Fryas

My favorite of Avesund’s Barn Houses is the Heljesund:

The original Swedish barn in a modern interpretation. All the mesurments comes from the typical barn that still can be seen in the fields as a reminder of farming in nothern Sweden.

Heljesund comes in two sizes where the larger is 3,6 m longer to create totally 94 sqm of living area with its upper floor.

Size: 63 or 94 sqm.

To learn more and to see their other designs go to the Avesund Website.

Heljesund

TreeBones Resort Big Sur, CA $155 and Up

Want to experience living in a tiny house, now that Summer is approaching it is a great time to consider renting a Yurt at a retreat or campground for a couple of nights or a week to get the feel of what it would be like downsizing to a tiny house. Prices have a wide range, anywhere from $27 to over $250 per night, so choose what fits your life style best and go try it out.

There are many choices across the country where you can rent a yurt for a night or for a week. Below are a few options that I found searching on google under yurt camping. These are in the states, but there are many options in Canada and Europe as well. Click on the links below the pictures to learn more.

Oregon Parks $27-$30 (Rustic)

Oregon Parks $66 (Deluxe)

Orca Island Cabins Seward Alaska $250

Mary Rose Herb Farm & Retreat Indiana $84 to $100