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Thinking Outside the Box: All Terrain Cabin and Portable Homes

I am a bit weary always having to think about rent, bills, pets, space, cleaning, moving, etc...I am beginning to think that, if I crunch the numbers, living out of a pre-fabricated home or shipping container would actually SAVE us money in the end. I don't want clutter anymore. I am beginning to think about the prospects of living simply and [what if] Steve and I move around a lot. [What if] we work internationally but want a "home" to come back to. [What if] it could be shipped internationally. [What if] we could make it entirely modular and it would be possible to put it on a train from Colorado and move it back to Wisconsin, just in-case. 

I am also weary of thinking about plans for the future. When it comes down to it; I want to be a sustainable designer and visionary. I want to prove that I can think outside of the box, like this company did (purely conceptual, but it's GORGEOUS).

It's called the All-Terrain Cabin (by BARK):


It's a 20' ISO Container Frame.


Imagine the freedom and flexibility of it.



I am going to consider this as an economic and timeless investment piece. More info on how to build your own shipping container home can be found here. I've also compiled this list:



FabPreFab Comprehensive List of Projects

Contained Mobility a BA Arch Project


More Amazing Homes


And one of my faves: the Port-a-Bach

1 comment:

  1. Hey girl! Have you ever checked out the company/website: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

    If you haven't, you should! Your post made me think of these!

    Love you mucho!

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