House Trucks Again

Saturday, December 3, 2011Saturday, December 3, 2011 ~ George Crawford ~ 2 Comments

My appreciation for house trucks has grown immensely over the years. It’s not easy building a structure that is both light, strong, and wind-resistant. Caravans, house trucks, and RVs have to undergo the rigors of hurricane weather every time they hit the road and still be light enough to be pulled. If you are willing to get RV-type mileage from your vehicle you can convert an older RV, large truck, fire engine, or bus into a fine living platform. Starting from a link on Lloyd’ Blog I began looking at some very cool house truck conversions. These have been around all my life and I’m surprised I haven’t started one yet.

These Bedford Fire Engines make beautiful platforms.

The trucks below were featured on the Tiny House Talk web page.

I wouldn’t want to drive these in high winds but the interior spaces are great. Visit his Flikr page to see more interesting work. They look very practical and I appreciate the low-maintenance exteriors.

And finally, one of the most beautiful art car builds I have ever seen… The Decoliner. While on his website, its worth looking at his other projects as well, especiall the 1800 cubic inch, 1000 h.p. tank motor turned art/race car.

Take the chassis from an old RV, add a classic truck cab and a lot of beautiful design work and this is what can happen. This is my new dream car. Time to peruse Craig’s List to start looking for a chassis.

House Truck

Sunday, September 11, 2011 ~ George Crawford ~ 2 Comments

A great looking house truck from Australia posted on Lloyd Kahn’s blog. Always something interesting there so check it out.

Unimog vardo

Sunday, January 9, 2011Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ 1 Comment

H.A. sent me a couple of photos from his vardo build. These were taken back in August. It looks to be a beast of a wagon and is being towed by a unimog camper.

Check out this and other photos on his friend’s flickr page.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11894392@N04/4921649118/in/set-72157624668253269/

N55 Walkinghouse

Saturday, August 7, 2010Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

N55 is a group of artists and designers who have some interesting ideas. I have been interested in the Walkinghouse since I first saw it. Here is a link to its “manual” and here is a video of it walking in Copenhagen. I selfishly wish they were doing this somewhere closer to me. While on this website, its worth checking out some of their other ideas. They are broken up into “manuals” and they also have a book you can download.

I like much of their design and hope to continue to see more as they progress.

My only real problem with this design is the lack of an easy-entry door. I couldn’t imagine climbing in while holding anything (like a sack of groceries). I do find the combination of solar-electric, hydraulic drive, and wood heat to be intriguing.