Budget mobile rv

or mobile homeless shelter

full view of the mobile homeless shelter

design enthusiast, paul elkins, develops mobile units, and other small scale vehicles.
he previously designed the 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.

construction of the mobile homeless shelter

the shelter weighs 225 pounds when empty.
the roof acts as a rain catcher. when it starts raining, a valve is turned to stop the flow
of water to the collection tank to allow debris to be flushed from the roof. after a minute
of this cleaning process, the valve can be turned back on and collect free water.
when the tank is full, it has an overflow feature which allows excess water to drain to the ground.

Full article at http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/9562/mobile-homeless-shelter.html

-- Edited by tcp99 on Wednesday 19th of September 2012 08:40:11 PM