Until there’s a toilet and a space to wash oneself, it’s not a home. It’s a glamping tent. Also, set this up in any place that gets cold and you’d freeze. This is a sea level, tropical zone solution.
He kind of glossed over the frame portion and how different kinds of coverings could be used. But yeah I struggle to see how the value of the flat pack design could be retained with walls that could survive an actual winter. Also the fabric walls mean a less efficient use of space because users will have to supplement wall thickness with distance, so fewer units per square feet. Boxabl still seems like the best best in a turn key, off grid, portable home.
@Bleh obviously but you're missing the point, that canvas is hardly going to insulate anything, which means you need that heat source to be significantly stronger, with good insulation you could heat a space that small with a few candles, and im not kidding, but as is it would take a good amount of energy to heat up that space, and you stop it for 10 minutes and you will lose most of it
Agreed, its hardly even the best glamping tent, and they kinda gloss over any real details about buying one, the cost, and what that partnership thing is all about, like what is the benefit of me allowing these people to set up 6 or more of these things on my property? Is it just that i get a free one of these? Cause that sucks, or do i get a portion of what they are renting them for, cause if i can have $100 from each of these and their tenants aren't obnoxious or anything, well thats a pretty sizable income if you have 6 set up in a corner of the property you don't care about and it's free
I’ll order the floor and bed without the exterior framing.. build my own structure around it that is weather resistant and will have additional plumbing. What I learned here is the storage for power management in a small space by utilizing the floor space. I respect the engineering vision.
@@markfritts8833 in case of flood. Also beware of fire from potential hot spots that could flame up (kitchen, furnace/heater or electrical/battery bank) that could block your escape. Even devices charging especially scooters and hoverboards. Keep them away from flammable spaces that could flame up fast like beds and couches or curtains. Think like a Fire Inspector. Choose materials wisely.
@@ChaosSwissroIl power in the raised floor of the bed.. along with storage. Of course there would be a subfloor below that with property insulating factors 👍
You could just buy a trailer and build it yourself. I'm a huge fan of floor storage as well. I cannot stand the idea of lofts for sleeping, in a tiny house. Just remember, the higher you are, the warmer it will be so.. if you live in a warm climate like I do, might want to keep the bed low
I'd like to see more on the larger concept at 06:55 which has bathroom and kitchen facilities. That's starting to look like a home rather than a glamping tent.
I feel this further showcases the plight of those of us struggling to gain financial stability while paying rent etc. It shows to what lengths people will go to get out from under crushing financial stress. Im sure it's well-intentioned though. Save, Invest in researched/diverse portfolios, live frugally, seek education, seek mentors who live admirable lives, and help your community. I have found this is the slow steady path away from crushing debt and apartment living. Good luck and much love everyone.
I grew up in a struggling home. While I'm happy to say I'm not financially UNstable, I don't make enough to buy a house right now, especially with a wife and a baby on the way and the inflated prices. I relate to the desperation to find something.
You didn't pay attention, there's going to be additional modules for the kitchen and bathroom that will be in their own flat packed units for ease of transport. It's ultimately going to be scalable and customizable system that is easily shipped in shipping containers and everything can be quickly assembled on site. In the meantime they have communal kitchen and facilities for those needs, while they continue to develop the product...
Based off the video, this is a first step to a larger vision of adding additional modules. The product has to start somewhere, personally excited to see where it goes!
@@joyceobeys6818 Cost more and not scalable, traveling is also not what everyone wants to do but if that is your goal then of course, an RV then... No one solution is going to work for everyone... So the more options the better...
He invented a tent. IDK about some of these housing attempts. People want to thrive. Not just survive. People need land, and need access to labor to build their forever homes. I think low cost housing paid for by the rich, for the poor, is a bad model.
Yes they want to thrive.. only that nowadays the opportunity to purchase land and build their forever home is eluding more and more people (however industrious they may be) because currencies no longer fairly denominate the value of their labor.
I've always been fascinated with a WEARABLE abode as well. Found a full length old raccoon fur coat in a thrift shop and could literally sleep in a Canadian snowbank. Then worked in a museum that has a space/astronaut suit and I remembered the suits the Freemen had in Dune. Think I'll start a sketch book with this idea and See where it goes.
Honestly. I have a mink jacket from will good. $20! It is never cold enough here to justify owning it. But believe me. If I were to become housing challenged. That would be one of my survival items. Not only is it warm, it is waterproof
A few years ago there was a company in Detroit that was making coats for the homeless that convert into a sleeping bag. I'm not sure what became of that 🤔
Interesting idea. I would love to see the bed as a murphy bed that could be lifted up during the day with a desk on the bottom side. Some way of opening up the space during the day, then at night lower the bed and go to sleep.
Cool concept, love his engineering ideas; however, it is a glamping tent. Keep designing the "skateboard" platform concept for housing... basic water, power, and sanitary hookups with floor storage. House & RV combo, the best of both... design that!
Amazing how someone can be smart enough to make all that money, but not smart enough to know that forests/bush are always at risk of fire. If you want to build a house amongst the fire wood build a semi-underground earth covered house. I live in Australia and my earth ship style house was entirely burnt around and over during bush fires and the entire house is fine except for my solar panels and some of my windows cracked and coloured. Meanwhile many of my neighbours lost so much and many need to rebuild.
@Bleh all my my sentimental belongings were unharmed, my family had a home to come back to as soon as the smoke cleared. Everyone else in my area basically lost everything, some families had to camp in the local community hall for months. It turned to survivor guilt actually, my family had been given a negative experience in town after because "we don't understand the tragedy" that everyone went through.
How crazy, in this day of earth building, and so many fires in California... what is the purpose of building codes if they don't do their job but mandating fireproof shelters like your earth shelter or stone or earth based, non wood. This guy has a good attitude but funny that he doesn't embrace an earth based shelter.
@Bleh ...the guy made a poor choice (materials/methods) & suffered for it. callin out the poor choice isn't "victim blaming", it's logically noting a mistake as worth learning from to do better going forward. the OP even gives an alternative example that others can gain from (constructive feedback). like NEARLY ANYTHING ELSE, this product is interesting, has potential in the right setting, & also has flaws... i'm not sure why you're so invested in shittin-on people here in comment after comment for their concerns & criticism, but it's oddly unbalanced. borderline neurotic. chill TF out, man.
I am a fan of tiny houses. I am not a fan of the tiny-house movement because of what it can lead property developers to view as acceptable down the line. This is a tent.
I am sceptical of the movement as well, because I think it leads to even more urban sprawl. Just Imagine all New Yorkers would decide to live in tiny houses in nice „picturesque“ locations. We would have a tiny house sitting at every lake, in every forst and on every hill.
@@ChaosSwissroIl So you think a family of 4 needs a 12,000 square foot home as a minimum!? That's ridiculous! The average U.S. home is around 2200 square feet which is certainly adequate for a family of 4.
@@Tscharlieh we already have that out west. Every vista has at least one house stuck on it. Hell, I was just in south dakota and they are having the same problem. And believe me, thats not as spectacular as some of the other views destroyed by a man made structure, overhead power lines and a big dumb security light. Like, who is afraid of the dark should never move out of mommy's home
@@ChaosSwissroIl Japanese peasants lived mostly 8-10 people in a 800-900 sq ft home, because heat retention, is a thing that peasants are aware of. My father grew up in a small Japanese thatched roof home that was basically a box with a fire pit. My grandparents, my great grandparents and my father and his 3 siblings all lived in a home smaller than my garage (single vehicle). You obviously dont know what you're talking about, because my own father lived through that "peasant" time period, which didnt end til the 1960s. Only after hard work and good investments were my Grandfather and Great Grandfather able to build a larger home, adequate for a family of our size. My father even lived in a shared housing in Tokyo that had 5 grown men in a room the size of the average living room. You are the one who seems to be riding the smarter than thou high horse. Japanese living spaces nowadays are tiny. Basic apartments are no bigger than 600 sq ft for a family of 3, a half kitchen, toilet and living room they sleep in. That's all.
Would be interested to see the finished concept with bathroom and food storage. And also heating/cooling and insulation instead of a tent. Especially like the home on 20 acres, if the 'tent' part can keep insulation going in extreme climates outside of California, and still be quick to pack down, if a fire does come through again, they can just round up some friends to help them pack down & hire a truck to move the bases out until it's safe to come back. I love the Nomad aspect of it.
@@VVVLF okay, that sounds good...👍 where are you going to park it and where are the keys?? Thx, btw! You're the best. SaveSoil with Sadhguru, John D Liu and Elaine Ingham... See Green Gold on YT.
Thank you Kirsten Dirksen, for covering these avant-garde architectural and existential ideas in the context of climate and societal change. Those kids are happily oblivious to the transformation occurring around them but will hopefully imbibe the knowledge and values naturally to build a better future for all.
that story about his house burning down was a bizarre justification all around. 1) you can build houses that are fire resistant 2) you shouldn't build in fire-prone areas to begin with 3) how are these glorified tents a replacement for a home? even if you were to install a water tank and AC (like he suggests at the end of the video), it's not enough space to actually fit a single person's real needs. e.g. where's the shower? not to mention that thin fabric is definitely not going to survive high winds. TLDR it's low-tech e-waste
@@Mr2Reviews Can't transport as many at one time. You can fit about 15 of these into each 40' container, even with 3 for each dwelling (once they add the kitchen and bathroom modules) that's still 5 units versus one RV... Costs of these, once mass produced, would also be a lot less... Even now, the present deal of basically free if you are willing to place them on your land and just share income from renting them out puts them at a very different cost perspective than RV's... Modular design also makes them easier to maintain, repair, and even replace... Along with ways you can customize them... Though, the RV would be better if you plan on actually being nomadic and not just easy to move in case of danger/emergency...
Love the idea, love the passion. After having a city steal my container with the excuse of zoning violation, I highly doubt they'd like one of these any more. Unfortunately our biggest housing problem isn't having options for housing, it's managing the absolutely corrupted power that has been corrupted absolutely.
I find myself asking the same questions about these “solutions”: where do I poop? where do I wash? where do I cook? But most importantly, where do I poop?
It's just a tent with a full sized bed and a solar panel system in it! People could just get a regular tent that's not as heavy as this, and get a Jackery solar generator.
No, that isn't accurate... Tents don't include a platform so you can sleep off the ground or have built in storage, furniture, etc, for example and a Jackery is a very basic system that isn't scalable or have the capacity this one can with batteries, charge controller, etc. all separate and upgrade-able. You're also not limited in how you can cover it, they're just in Sunny CA and this is just the basic unit but it can be insulated and have a more substantial covering.
We live in Santa Cruz & experienced the fires first hand. Fortunately, we didn’t lose our home. I cont even imagine losing tho home you created with your own hands😔 It has really brought people together in the community. I had no idea this company is so close! Thanks for sharing this & all your other amazing content!
I think the most efficient concept for permanently housing a group of people is a centralized bathing and toilet facility and a separate dwelling and sleeping unit for each individual or family. These can be built to different degrees of permanence. The small units can be easily removed and transported and the centralized unit can be more permanent. In a climate with cold weather the central unit can include a large heated space for easier and cheaper heating. This would also serve as a refuge in severe weather. Think of a campground with a central lodge and shower building. The "tents" could be easily taken down and stored in a basic shed. The units in the video look too heavy and clumsy to move, requiring trucks, forklifts, etc. If the goal is minimum adequate housing for people who currently do not have this, this would be the way to go. People could either cook and eat separately or in a communal kitchen in that central space.
Oh my dear. God bless you I bet you went through a grieving point. My mother had a really rough life. Many of times she would pick up and leave everything behind. One time she had a breakdown over it. I said Mom, for me I pretend like everything burned in a fire. We owe nothing on this world truly. Because we can't take it with us. Things in this physical world besides people, truly can fall Waverly away from us. As long as we have each other. We can do anything we set our minds to. A house doesn't matter we matter. And throughout my whole adult life. The little things that I hold in treasure I know one day. Will either be somebody else's treasure, or gone like the wind. Lost or destroyed. We live on through the echoes of each other. I carry in my heart the good parts of my mom. And the good parts of our life. And that's what I build my foundation off of. My heart sank when I saw the house. I'm sure yours did too. I even shed a few tears for you. Such a lovely home. Given back To nature. I know this to be fact we will need each other more now than we ever have in our own lifetime. We're in for it, these next 10 years are going to be so difficult. Worldwide. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone.
I’m sooooo sorry you lost that beautiful home. Great workmanship! You were NOT being “arrogant”; you were being a good father, looking after the future of your children best as you could and knew. Thank you for caring for your Babies so much as they’ll be sharing the world with my own Babies someday.
Kirsten, certainly different, even though we may all agree with some of the houses, or ideas for some houses , that you show , I for 1 certainly enjoy your videos, sorry this family lost their home, but thankfully , not their lives .
This has been very draining for ME! I can't even imagine, they've gone through so much and I love the attitude and understanding that they have for our mother earth!
I love that you present rethinking on this channel. Like what they did there with Jupe after losing the traditional home in the SCruz fire. It was interesting that the home owner used the word "arrogant" in his description of building his original home. Nature will always over rule.
I lost my shed once to fire, our family home backed up to a forest with only a street between us and the woods on one side, a few neighbors lost their houses. I vowed that day at the age of 16 that I would never lose another structure to a wildfire, there is no reason not to build a sprinkler system buffer zone with sprinklers also on top of the house. Most of my neighbors fled when the police told everyone to evacuate, but a few smart guys refused and ended up saving their homes with just their garden hose, a sprinkler on the roof goes a long way. Imagine the system you could build with some planning.
Your tag line is a bit misleading. I am impressed with Mr Wilson design and ideas, and though many are calling this no more than a tent, people mare living in much worse. And I applaud his concept to help solve the problem. I myself advertised a piece of land for someone to put their “tiny house” or RV as long as they met the conditions of self containment. And thought of offering another piece of land when watching this video. But Mr. Wilson wants a minimum of 8 units to be placed. I have not the space for eight units. Of note, I ask of no financial gain for those who use the property, I know they are not in a good place to not have a home. I ask that they help me maintain the property.
I remember this family from the previous appearance; I felt such sorrow for the loss of their beautiful home and the future they envisioned for themselves. I hope that fires there are not going to become common, but a more impermanent settlement using these Jupes--the only rational application of them, as yet--may be the ideal way to reuse their beloved landspace. Thanks for posting!
It's unfortunate that the guys beautiful home was lost in a wildfire, but I think he had the right idea initially. I've always heard the best thing you can do for the environment architecturally is make something that lasts multiple generations. That mentality is likely good. Just don't do it in a place susceptible to wildfires.
It was not a natural fire but a act of war against Americans, to take over the land, prevented them from rebuilding. Not natural the number an the melting of iron and rock, the heat so intense, but from lasers from military's jets, bured like the bombs dropped in Japan. A forest fire would not have burned in such a manner. To compare it to a forest fire is just pure ignorance. I saw the initial videos' that were taken down that showed blue straight light flashes directed at the houses. No pieces of people left except small pieces of bone and small pieces of teeth. Not the same as in a house fire from the forest, The heat was too intense.
@@pechoja are you not familiar with the Santa Ana winds? Its like a ground level jet stream that mixes with the wildfires and creates an affect like in a metal forge. The valleys catch fire then the winds blow and the fires howl and intensify and it burns and melts anything in its way
Yep. He should have clear cut a firebreak around the home to protect it from fire. You would be surprised how much difference it can make just to take a few simple preventative measures to protect against wildfires.
You can make a Uhaul truck into a better shelter than this and you can just drive it away if there is a risk a any kind. This is a stupid, expensive, tent for rich people to feel like they're camping in their back yards. Give me a break. If you want your home to be able to survive a fire, then make it a dome home encased in concrete. Sorry for the loss of your beautiful home, but these "tents" are ridiculous!
Dome home encased in concrete underground with a southern facade a set of metal doors with fire retardant both in and outside of the south facade. A secondary escape out the top if need be. Which can be a skylight for extra interior lighting on those dim days.
Uh, a bit of reality check is a truck conversion would cost a lot more than this does and you couldn't transports the trucks as easily as these can be inside shipping containers, with three stacks in each 40' container for about 15 per load. These take up a lot less space when being transported and can be modular to scale to even bigger than you could get with a truck. Sure, it won't work everywhere but it can definitely serve a percentage of the population and a larger percentage than truck conversions could unless you expect people to essentially live in parking lots and have all the fuel and chemicals from vehicles constantly in the same living environment and multiply the cost of maintaining the vehicle to each and every person living in the area. It's easy to find flaws in other people's ideas, problem is they all have flaws... At some point just let people choose and stop second guessing what other people do... Otherwise we'll have no solutions for anyone because nothing will ever be good enough regardless of whether they actually work for anyone...
Cover that frame fabric with latexcrete or maglatexcrete and you would have a sturdy permanent shelter. But I will be using a starplate dome frame and adding my own solar.
I like his concept ideas but this just looks like something people would buy for glamping properties. There are several things about it that make it not very compatible with anything other than short term use. He's right though that the current "tiny house" movement is designed for the already well-off. You can buy a real full sized house for less than a tiny house in many parts of the country.
This guy just gets it. Great system he designed. And what a story, that family in that valley... that handsome man in that black on black overalls just as black as the burnt tree bark and the 'tents'. My goodness some people are just so cool. It's like he became one with the forest. Its the right time, more and more people are understanding how things work in forests... in nature. This is where I wished I was more poetically inclined to describe what I'm thinking of. Wow.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My heart goes out to the gentleman who lost the home he built. However, the beauty of this situation is today's moments become tomorrow's memory, therefore, enjoy every moment good or bad, because the gift of life is life itself. Stay Safe & Healthy... Abrazos
Snow load? Straight-line wind resistance? If you're not surrounded by forest, how do you avoid being blown away? How much does each jupe cost delivered to central Midwest?
This is one of the most positive concepts I heard of inawhile ~ I'm very curious to see how this plays out, especially with our ever increasing homelessness. I can imagine whole communities with these 🤌
This guy sounds like he thinks he is a super genius and has all the answers. It’s just a bed with a frame around it. Cool if he can sell them but noting new here IMO
Not feeling it. Even a shelter has washrooms and a kitchen. What is good is that people can occupy a "private" space but it's a bed with a curtain around it. I think there are pretty functional post disaster cabins that I saw used after Katrina.
Your a good and honest man, and i like you for being that way, may God bless you always in the ways that you need and the areas of your life. Tony Stevens
I want to see these after a few years of use,,,,My Dad was an outfitter and we lived in tent camps a large portion of the year,,,but I don’t see surviving well in one of these through a winter in the woods. This is more like glamming, some nice features,,,but give me a dug out on on a south facing with some solar and earth berms to keep me warm thermally,,,,take a lesson from the cliff dwelling ancestors when it comes to living in the forest.
Innovative creative vision. Interesting how it's pointing to the end/beginning of the full circle where the first Nation people's slept in tents but LIVED in the World. As a nomad of 40 years, sleeping in hermit crab shells that You would call vans,cars,boats,tents, sheds... I have always Enjoyed Living in the World with the idea of BEing carried away by the Breeze...
Kirsten, I have subscribed to your channel, and have been following a host of your video presentations. I am so impressed with how prolific you are at researching, locating and recording on video such an array of different & creative living prospects around the world! I truly don't know how you make or find the time to trek the globe and share such amazing knowledge with regard to architecture and living possibilities. Thank you!!
I like the concept of tents raised on a platform and this takes the idea to a new level! I anticipate the possibility of an additional blanket insulation cover beneath the outer cover for cooler climates as an option.
You’re talking about CALIFORNIA, no matter what you’re doing, if a significant enough population comes along for the ride, they WILL start permitting and taxing the hell out of it.
I feel bad for this guy his house was beautiful. Still though there area is amazing! He put his finger on it when he said he’s embracing impermanence: Prefabricated structures seem like caravans, like impermanent stop-overs, like anything but a home which requires a sense of permanence to impart a sense of security (It’s ultimately a non-truth but that sense probably does a lot psychologically). I applaud his attitude though 👌
I think he’s in shock. Yes, his family is at a different place than when he built his house, but having six tents spread out doesn’t seem like a permanent solution.
I believe he still owns the land. He got a big insurance payout. He's investing that money while stuffing those jukes all over his land. Wouldn't be surprised if he was the bankroll for this enterprise. And thats the thing. Most people won't admit their intentions, and loyalties
Wow that was truly a very beautiful house, really sad it's gone. As an arrogant European I say: "why you didn't built that house made out of bricks or rocks?" For sure it'd not be completely gone now
Actually, it's pretty crazy, but he said that most of the stone in the home, and the foundation of the home just "shattered" in the fire. Only that one stone wall was left.
Outfitted with additional Design/Engineering such as SIP (Structural Insulation Panels) this could surely be a more Four Season Solution, along with the Plumbing, Kitchen, etc. Also, sure glad Elvis Costello found something to occupy his time during the pandemic. ;)
I have horse property in Maricopa County, AZ (Scottsdale border). Evading permitting issues sounds nice BUT, 1. Monsoon storms would rip it to shreds 2. The sun would burn through the fabric (as it does with EVERYTHING) in under a year’s time 3. Rattle snakes would have a whole den going under it 4. Did I mention it gets up to 122 degrees in the summer, and near freezing at night in the winter. 5. The dirt and dust blown in would be exhausting to combat. Plus it has to have a bathroom. I just don’t see the practicality of it.
There is no mention of the price of a Jupe. Their site only indicates you have to buy or rent 8 units minimum. How is he gong to sell 50 million of them?
20 acres of old growth forest and a large custom home, very nice, of course until the fire. I suppose other potential threats would be falling trees or flash flooding coming down the valley.
