A Real Bike Trailer House
Check this out; a real bike trailer house! It’s not built to be a four-season house but it looks fairly complete and lightweight. It weights only 100 pounds dry. It was built by a guy named Paul who likes to build a cool transportation toys like 3-wheeler bikes.
This camper served as his nomadic home for a week at Burningman. It wasn’t made to work for long road trips but it does sound like a successful proof of concept. Every time I stumble across one of these tiny bike houses it makes me think that a bike pulled tiny house is a perfectly logical low-cost solution for some people. Read more about this Bicycle Camper on Paul’s website. Photo credit Paul and friends.
Ok, that is mega cool. To use white corigated plastic for the siding is a very interesting idea.
I still perfer the idea of a colapable trailer, but this could be quite a bit more sturdy that fabrics. I’ll have to think about the best way to do the joints and hinges to prevent water leakage.
I really like this design, other than the fact that you can’t lie down for sleeping. It seems like a pull out shelf like he has in the drawing on his site would work to give you that extra room. I just did another post on a bike motorhome that you really can sleep in. Check it out here: http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/brians-bike-motorhome/
This is probably the best bike trailer designs that I’ve ever seen. With features like solar and wind power, solar hot water, sink, stove, cooling fan and mister, shower. What really blew me away was the built in solar food dryer. Now how many people have one of those in their trailers? Did you notice that it looks like he has what might be a herb garden on the front also.
I suppose for a more permanent design it would be better to curve the front to more of a teardrop shape for less drag.
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You’re right about the roof. It was a bitch to ride it in a head wind, and yes I did sleep in it. The camper is a little over 5 ft long, my head sticks out the bubble in the rear so I could see whose coming and look up at the stars at night.
This camper is intended for the harsh desert climate of the infamous ‘Burningman festival’ which I’ve attended 6 times now. The year prior I made a 4x4x4 box out of coroplast that I hung out in with my recliner. It had a radio, lights shelfs etc. but not enough room to sleep in.
The next years theme was ‘hopes and fears of the future’ (they have a theme every year) I went with fear. “how would one live in a post apocoliptic setting?” Using this idea, my experience living in a box and the idea of what could be the bare minimum space to live, yet have the comforts of home was what sparked this camper.
In the end, other than pooping and laundry cleaning (which I had plans for) this little space has everything a traditional basic home can offer.
Some major tweeking would be needed for a touring version no doubt, but for what it was it worked out pretty well.
Thanks for filling in the blanks Eric. Inspiring tiny bike house!
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this quote right here makes you my hero of today:
“other than pooping and laundry cleaning (which I had plans for) this little space has everything a traditional basic home can offer.”
being forgetful as hell, i don’t even worry so much about laundry, but most anything i can dream to afford – you can rule out an honest poop or a safe shower.
as always – thanks to all.
Its really a great thinking, You have a very cute and nice house in a trailer. Great!
[...] Paul’s Bike Trailer House – Paul Elkins of NW Washington has designed and built many (mostly recumbent) bike-related structures. This one became popular when he made it his home at Burning Man 2009. [...]
[...] Paul’s Bike Trailer House – Paul Elkins of NW Washington has designed and built many (mostly recumbent) bike-related structures. This one became popular when he made it his home at Burning Man 2009. [...]
Very cool I noticed your small trik with the muffler on back very cool , your going to invent something some day and become a millionare very cool camper light and fuctional very cool . heck you could add a tarp to it for more covered space. I lost your email if you email me I will send you pictures of my TRYOTA , Im driving it all around Bonney Lake WA. Keep up the great work Tim DuBos.
Hey Tim, You did it!! Fantastic! You’ll have to send me some pics of the trike.
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