After renovating over 400 Airstreams and living for a decade in boats and vehicles Matthew and Joanna Hofmann created their Living Vehicle: a modern mobile home meant for year-round living in extreme weather (-4°F to 120°F) and equipped to go off-grid for long periods. [Our 1st video with Matthew’s Airstream renovation work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUU2yglK97E]
They started with a well-insulated aluminum shell with everything tucked inside (to prevent pipes from freezing in the winter). It’s designed to be self-sufficient with a large bank of rooftop solar, a heat pump/mini-split AC, and still evolving water capture tech that extracts humidity from the air.
“When we came up with the name Living Vehicle it was two-fold,” explains Joanna, “one, it’s designed for full-time living compared to an RV which is recreational, but also, it’s something that was able to sustain life so being able to create water, for instance, creating your own energy”.
Living Vehicle https://www.livingvehicle.com/
On *faircompanies https://faircompanies.com/videos/restored-rvs-for-years-now-makes-sturdiest-off-grid-camper/
This is all really innovative & impressive. But when the SHtF, it's all for nought.
How are you going to repair or replace all these actuators & fancy doo dads
when people cant even find food? It needs to be the same concepts, but WAY
lower tech! More reliance on basic, robust manual mechanical systems & less
focus on creature comforts! In a societal collapse scenario, all you've done is
create an extremely temporary luxury experience, that quickly breaks down into
a shiny bobble for people to covet, making yourself a target.
Outstanding!
Efficiently living life!
Comfy, & secure!
That’s what we’re aiming for!
It may be pricey, but folks will buy them.
It will evolve, version after version.
Costs will drop, & rise, cause that’s what costs do!
It will be copied, & sold for cheaper, probably without the quality!
I like it!
Play carefully, smile often!
They're right that most RV's are way behind. Good to see some innovation finally happening.
This trailer is just perfect. Anything better would be to make it float in the air ????????
也敬请厂家制造~如•套装包满的白色朔瓷站冲凉房（整个清洗也可以），但较短矮约高4尺阔2尺长3尺的（可以底部做防水板柜子4尺高有抽屉供放产品）~里面只是置放有一个“铁棍”供吊着“铁吊衣架子”的（整个铁架子有吊衣架子棍的，可以随时取出来，随时换另一款的设计），上面顶部铁架上是置放一个小型号烘干机（如百货公司的厕所间的墙壁都有安置的手湿烘干机或地面烘干湿地面机。）~~>总高度8尺2尺阔3尺长~~供吊湿衣物在里面，之后开小型号烘干机。®如此湿帽鞋衣物等可以吊着烘干操（我曾经在新加坡居住时，雨季下雨连续约3个月，不见阳光（起初是看见200里远的海域有龙卷风，之后乌云密布，雨下不停），阳台上晒的湿衣鞋没法干操，附近也没有洗衣机供用店。全世界缺源料制造洗衣机。亚洲洗衣机供用店laundry shop没有几间。），可以随时套装one set(可以随时取出来放在家里固定屋用)在motorhome/container tiny house house/固定屋子里面使用。
Does he know? All the induction, ac, can run in DC of same voltage as the AC from the inverter?
Wow! Oh, to have the funds for such a beautiful tiny home on wheels! This is stellar. ????????✅
The Man Studied As A Architect Rebuilt One Airstream And Demand Took Off . Instead Of Whining And Crying About The Cost Of This Thing; Use That Time To Think About Your Life Choices And Why It Is You Can't Afford This .
This is like when the wealthy intentionally dress down & drive an old Ford 150 into Jackson Hole to buy their caviar from a store clerk who makes $7.00 an hr. ????
Incredible concept. If only a wheelchair compatible design were available.
I love the trailer and I can tell they put a lot of work into it. Which means I couldn’t afford it. : )
This doesn't actually solve any industry problems. This trailer was built for people who don't want to sacrifice any comforts in a field where people chose a mobile lifestyle to save money or retire. Only retires could afford this but the ones that can, can also afford a 300k land yatch.
????????…More toys for the rich. ????
I could live in that! I don't have the right to pull it, but I could live in it.
Really fancy, and ton of solar.
Awesome ! Would have been interesting to know the dimensions/weight. I assume you would require a HD truck.
How much do they weigh?
This is a side hustle for this guy. I'm thinking he's in the film industry in some form for his main line.
I have no words!!
What amazing tech in this trailer!
When I win the lotto!
I know what I’m buying!
I’ll bet it’s fun to move. Does it travel much?
Really nice high end build. Extracting water from the air using solar power is so dang cool!
I work repairing Airstreams and other trailers, and I am astounded at the level of thought and ingenuity that you've put into this build. My hat is off to you, sir!
It's amazing and if I could afford to purchase this living vehicle, I would have bought it.
Wow… What would a unit like the one they live in cost?
Großartig, ich bin beeindruckt. / Great, I am impressed. :o)
Yeah, so how is the average poor/old person who's forced to live in a trailer going to afford this?