The structure is still nameless, and as Deek is still looking for funding to break even on his Vermont Cabin shoot (in HD, it looks GREAT!) and/or for their Jay Shafer/Tiny Tumbleweed House Company Episode, Deek might even go so far as to name the cabin after whoever largely helps/sponsors our videos- which WILL reach a ton of people (Episode #1 in just over 3 months has grabbed 37,000 views). Naturally, if the sponsor’s last name is “Crappy” or “Firetrap”, although comical, Deek might have to rethinking the naming-offer….and Deek probably won’t want to slap a Skoal logo on the side of it either!

So if you would like to spread your name or business than sponsor a Tiny Yellow House Episode contact Deek at kidcedar (at) gmail.com. Sponsorships are $300 per episode. Deek just told me there are other options higher and lower amounts to sponsor. Please read his comments in the comment section below.

My original intent was to design and construct a simple, light weight, water tight insulated box on wheels geared for the northwest climate that an urban street person could reside in (with all the comforts of home of course) and have an area to display and sell handmade wares.

Wayno is demonstrating the proper way to push the shelter. All 225 pounds of it, empty.

Many homeless people are actually more creative than you might think, and not all want to beg or go rummage around in trash cans all day for a living. Homeless people have pride too! Also, this I think would make a better connection with the public.

So, what started as something that was suppose to be simple and cheap, well, let’s say I got a bit carried away…

What we have here is the Cadillac of homeless shelters…

Paul has developed a complete water collection system and other necessities into this homeless shelter. You can see more pictures and explanation of his design at his blog HighMileageTrikes.

The Homeless Shelter is 78" long, 36" wide and 51" tall. The sitting room is 42"wide. The wheels are 8" in diameter and lockable. The unit rides 9.5" off the ground. (Wares example)- Displayed wire sculptures from recycled wire.

Construction progress.

As you can see I'm very comfortable in this arrangement. More time and money could have been put into these cusions but they, as with most of my projects, are merely for proof of concept.

The two vents in the rear will soon have some sort of louver adjustments in case strong winds blow too cool of air in.

Originally I was just going to use the spigot on the 5 gallon container, but after some thought I installed a spigot over the sink (bread pan). This view shows all the doors open.

I wanted to share with you my mini cabin-sleep pod I built for a recent 4 day music fest I went to. With decent tents costing up to $100, I built this for around $50.

The dimensions are 4 foot by 6.5, with a 3.5 width bunk inside with storage underneath and room for me to maneuver in. (IE, change clothes and sponge baths. Heh) Being 6 feet tall, I was quite cozy in it. Its a little heavy, but it was fairly easy for me to simply tip it and slide it into the back of my truck. I got a number of compliments.

I ended up using the really cheap chipboard as I wanted to keep the cost under $50 (the paint was $5 ‘oops’ paint) so its not something that would last years and years outdoors, but it was good practice until I want to build something a little longer-lasting. For the bed I just put down a yoga mat and a sleeping bag, it was plenty comfy.

The roof is just a thin sheet of plywood. A while back I had built a simple wooden boat called a ‘bolger brick’ and while doing that I learned one of the properties of thin plywood is it because stiffer and stronger when it is bent, thus made a surprisingly solid roof.

(you can see pics of my boat attempt here and my little adventure, it was ugly but functional)

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