Comments on: Possible Final Design for Nine Tiny Feet

By: TruthHunter

TruthHunter — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:41:02 +0000

This house reminds me of the guy who crossed the
Atlantic in a 5’11″ sail”boat”. He was doubtless inspired by the the guy who crossed the Atlantic in 13’6″ Tinkerbelle and got famous for his trouble.

Unless you are cobbling together a bunch of scrap, it would use less material to make something simpler, but a little bigger. Really, a porch?
I am trying to think of reasons for going anywhere near this small. You want to hide it by making it
look like a tool shed? You plan to move a lot and want something you can tow around?

By: Michael Janzen

Michael Janzen — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:04:17 +0000

Hi Ben,

I’ve not tried building it yet… I plan to, just need to make time.

-Michael

By: Ben Brown

Ben Brown — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:45:12 +0000

Michael,

I wonder how this project has come along. Have you tried constructing it yet?

Ben

By: Michael Janzen

Michael Janzen — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:00:03 +0000

Hi Emilija.

I’ve not priced it out but I suspect a simple hand (or bike) pulled sleepable trailer might be the best solution for an interim winterized portable shelter. Nine Tiny Feet is really more about finding the smallest number of square feet for sustainable living. But lots of lessons will be learned from this experiment.

Thanks!
Michael

By: Emilija Kraai

Emilija Kraai — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:05:40 +0000

What would the cost be on a nine foot house? I’m looking at innovative housing solutions for the homeless. This would be much better than the current “warehouse” shelter system, especially if they are self-sufficient and cheap to build. I imagine the solar panels add to the cost considerably.

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By: bobechs

bobechs — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:20:37 +0000

Well, it appears that since this is towable that moving over to the car could be an option, and even a Tercel might seem like a mansion after a while.

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