Comments on: 1940 Cyclist Takes Bed Along

By: Kenise

Kenise — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:26:09 +0000

What a kid. He was only 18 and he did it on a single speed bike. Today he would have been robbed and beaten. That was a great generation back then. Good article

By: Dreaming of Simple Housing | Tomas Quinones

Dreaming of Simple Housing | Tomas Quinones — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:56:45 +0000

[...] Dreaming of Simple Housing Posted on 2009/12/10 by Tomas I’ve been taking more time to figure out what I want to live in. I could build myself a mini house with readily made plans or just go a simple route and buy a camper trailer then rent a vehicle to have it towed to my living location. The Tumbleweed House is one option with plans available for $99. It could be built with reclaimed resources from the Rebuilding Center much like others have done. Ideally, I would live like a Technomad. I would take my home from location to location while working as a freelancer in my trailer or where ever I happen to be. I even thought about living on the road simply powered by my own two legs like Steven Roberts and his Behemoth. There are people that live pedal-powered like Brian Campbell as featured in BikePortland.org. Although, I have packed my bicycle for extended trips, I’ve never taken it away for more than a few nights. Someday, I will ride across the USA. I’ve been working on my very own plans for a pedal-powered home via a trailer or trike configuration and hope to have a prototype within 2010. As much as I would like to work on getting my own miniature housing, I’ll be spending the next 36+ months focusing my efforts on going to school for a degree in Industrial Design. However, should the chance present itself to live in a trailer or other tiny space, I’ll take it. More Tiny Pedal-Powered Homes http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/pedal-powered-tiny-homes/ By no means is a pedal-powered home original http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/1940-cyclist-takes-bed-along/ [...]

By: hiero2

hiero2 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:51:17 +0000

And, it says he made the trip in 14 days! With 2 rest days, that’s 100 miles a day!!!!!

By: Kent Griswold

Kent Griswold — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:56:51 +0000

Yes Gregg, I reported on it in an earlier blog post, you can view it here: http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/brians-bike-motorhome/

Thanks for the heads up though as I did not realize treehugger had grabbed the story too.

By: Gregg B

Gregg B — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:46:18 +0000

Seen Brian Campbell’s RV bike? http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/bike-trailer-homes.php

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:05:19 +0000

Great website and some wonderful designs. The bed trailer for the bike would be perfect for Burning Man.

By: BuddMann

BuddMann — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:53:34 +0000

Neat little trailer for a bike…probably pretty claustrophobia inducing but a lot like a teardrop…check out that bike…a single speed…probably a pretty rough 1200 miles over some hills and rises….great article….thanks