Mar 28, 2010

Simple rescue shelter of hope for people who have none

After my Economic Update post... I may need one of these to retire in :-(

DesignBoom - Shelter has simple storage, a makeshift washroom, a kitchen, and a sleeping area.  The roof acts as a rain catcher which collects free water. Design enthusiast, paul elkins, develops mobile units, and other small scale vehicles.

Mobile Home for the Homeless People (16 pics) 
burning man bicycle camper and his latest development is a mobile homeless shelter which he designed as part of a competition asking individuals to meet the demands of the rapidly growing homeless society - a kind of substitute for the grocery cart situation. elkins wanted his design construction to be a simple, light weight, water tight insulated box on wheels, built with an area for displaying and selling handmade wares.