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07-08-2015, 10:55 PM | #1 | ||
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July 9th, 2015: Mobile Castle
This family took their home being their castle to heart. But they also like to be mobile so they built it on a truck.
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This isn't like a mobile home in that it takes some work and time to set up, but if the neighbors get obnoxious you can move. The interior is amazing with all kinds of clever built-ins and storage nooks. The video tour showing most of the set up and all the features is 11 minutes well spent. Would I lie to you, my oldest and dearest friends... except about money or sex? link
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07-08-2015, 11:12 PM | #2 |
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Thank you. Eleven minutes very well spent.
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07-09-2015, 06:13 AM | #3 |
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I really liked that video.
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07-09-2015, 08:26 AM | #4 |
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It would appear from the video at about 2:40 she's an aerialist or a dancer of some sort. I'd love to know what it cost to build that castle.
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07-09-2015, 10:04 AM | #5 |
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It's really cool, but I couldn't imagine living in it for more than a week long vacation getaway.
I wonder. Even the video's host never really looks at home there. He'll lie down in the tub and pose, for example, and then look around like he's looking for the next thing he's supposed to be doing. The owners never seem to be present and in the moment at home. Real people living in their homes don't behave the way those guys were behaving. For them it was more like playing on a playground. Or posing. I guess that's the word I'm looking for. They keep posing in the castle, but don't seem to live there. I bet they live in the yurt and just play in the castle. |
07-09-2015, 11:36 AM | #6 |
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The guy was doing the video for his tiny homes website, promoting the idea of living with a smaller footprint. The folks who own it were giving a tour like they were showing it off to prospective buyers. They also looked smitten with the camera... I'm ready for my closeup, Mr DeMille.
So no, they didn't show how they actually live, and function, on a daily basis... but that might be a little difficult with a camera crew..
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07-09-2015, 10:01 PM | #7 |
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Just realised where last nights dream came from (the 'rents decided not to move and converted their loft for me to live in instead).
I'd say that the truck is definitely a project. But the personal touches (baby seat, BATH, reclaimed wood) mean it really is their home. Don't mistake the natural reticence of Kiwis for ambivalence, You have artists here, this is their main living space and they are proud of it.
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07-10-2015, 06:23 AM | #8 |
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so cool
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07-11-2015, 12:38 PM | #10 |
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Yes, but worthy of putting on the front porch for the tourists to gawk at.
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