Fan of: software engineering, Buddhism & meditation, psychoanalytic therapy, intelligent risk-taking, living a life of joy.
Brian
1
Vote

Awesome Minimal Living Spaces

I figure there should be a good thread for minimal living spaces that are worth looking at. Someone mentioned www.stealthsprinter.com in a side thread and I'm glad I saw it - amazing work they did!

I was just looking at this:http://www1.ttcn.ne.jp/~gyo/English/campingcar.htm - and figured it needed a place to go on here too. This thing is insane. Some Japanese dude fabricated a two-story house that folds down (!!!) into a small truck trailer. It's all mechanized, with pneumatic cylinders that lift the entire second story up. The second story is this immaculate Japanese tatami room with shoji windows, and the downstairs is a kitchen, bathroom, storage - outrigger dock with a 2 meter wide deck that folds out.

It's super conspicuous so it wouldn't work for boondocking. Rather, I should say, it's inconspicuous when folded down, but when you need to live in it it's like a Transformer and would stand out like a sore thumb. But it's really gorgeous.

When you find cool minimal / mobile living stuff post comments! I love looking at this stuff for inspiration and ideas.

Subscribe to Tynan

Do Something

Get new posts sent to you. If you change your mind later, unsubscribe with one click.

You're a member of this community! Use the buttons on the right to vote on this post or share it with others. Or leave a reply below.

Share

Vote

No bio set
Guest
Vote
Advanced options  
tynan.com/
No bio set
Rich
1
Vote

This is probably my favorite tiny house: http://cabinfever.us.com/Shelter_Series.htm It's 2 bedrooms and only 640 sq feet.  Less than $60k for the prefab, which includes fixtures.  The house is designed so that you don't need to use electric lighting during the day.


No bio set
arbitrary aardva
1
Vote

http://www.reddit.com/r/TinyHouses

Professional deep end jumper. Check out my SETT blog at http://misol.com
Misol.com
0
Vote

Wow, I can't believe I missed this link during my research. That is almost exactly what I would do if I didn't have the attention span of 3 days.

Stealth sprinters for life.... 

and yeah, the Japanese are awesome when it comes to best utilizing small spaces. LOVE IT!!! 

Creator of SETT. Adventurer.
Tynan
0
Vote

Whoa. That Japanese truck is amazing. I've thought about turning my bed area into a Japanese room like that, with tatamis and futons that shove under the cabinet. Could use it for an awesome tea room during the day.

No bio set
Rich
0
Vote

I like it. It looks like a work truck when folded.  When expanded, it reminds me of a garbage truck.

hide

Read Next

Six Ways to Be Benefically Weird Today

 

I was talking with Ramit Sethi the other day, and he said something interesting. He told me that his obsession wasn't necessarily personal finance, but rather how to actually get people to take action and make changes. We talked about the similarities between pick up and personal finance. Telling someone that they can get better with girls is easy; getting them to do something about it is hard. Giving people tips to save money is easy; getting them to actually do it is a lot harder.

I like to explore different ways to do things and pick the best one, no matter where it falls on the normal - weird scale. The best way to do most things tends to be somewhere on the weird end. I have theories on why that is, but I'll get into that another time.

So, in the spirit of trying to get people to actually take action, I have a challenge for you. I'm going to share with you seven out of the box things to do that have had a positive influence on my life. Pick one (or more) and give it a shot. If you write about it publicly, I'll link to you.

#1 Learn Dvorak

Why Your Next Laptop Should be Japanese, And How to Buy It

I'm the kind of guy who's so dependent on his laptop that it makes sense to always have the best one for my needs. I'm willing to go to extraordinary lengths for a good laptop, because it's probably the one item I own that directly impacts my productivity.

I've had my trusty Sony Vaio Z12 for two years now, which is a personal record for laptop longevity. Until very recently, no other laptop existed that was so powerful and light that also had a full 1920x1080 high-gamut panel (for non-nerds, that's a really amazing screen). However, ever since Asus announced their UX31A and UX21A, I've been ready to switch. The UX31A is similar to what I have now, but slightly less powerful and way thinner. The UX21A is a lot more exciting to me because it's an 11.6" screen model, which means that it's 15% lighter than what I have now, half the thickness, and can be kept in my backpack when I go through airport security.