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 relatively easy when you have lots of money to dump into a project like this. It's easy for a $100k net zero luxury camper to seem economical, when you're living in a $600k home. Lots of the tech in this camper aren't novel. They're common features of other DIY campers, and are even in many retail RVs and trailers. The water condenser is the only real part of this that I haven't seen before, but it's also not new technology. There are other companies that have developed tech to pull water from the air and store it. If they really want to challenge themselves, they should be trying to reduce costs. Make plans or barebones trailers available to people at a low cost, so that more people can achieve this sort of sustainable freedom and comfort.
Ha ha, you don't have to work on them to see how poorly they're built. It astounds me that to this day they're so flimsy, poorly made, with cheaped out fixtures and components.
@@badsamaritan8223 Thanks for your feedback. Our goal is to change the world for the better. As our company continues to grow, we hope to offer more accessible living solutions. It is a personal goal of mine to help as many people as possible, and I do so in my own way. I hope to one day have the platform to make a positive difference in people's lives on a global scale. Cheers!
I’m getting ready to restore a 31’ airstream and I am gonna go with a more modern look, sorta take a 1974 and bring it into the future, this has given me some great ideas
I LOVE how well built this is. So many builders claim luxury because of high quality finishes but none of it is built to last. This is clearly built to last. Also love the thick walls for insulation because they probably also make it quieter in addition to helping with temperature control. Sound is a big part of a space so it's great that a mobile space is quiet.
Just don’t give the living vehicle control of the door locks and climate control, we all know how that ends “Can you let me out, car, it’s getting pretty hot in here” “I’m sorry, I can’t do that Junior…”
Ive been following these people and their Living Vehicles for years, now. So glad you could tell their story. They've really hit the nail on the head for full time living off grid and also mobile living.
@@canyonero2050 Solar panels are relatively cheap anymore. A decent solar power system will run you ~$2,000-$5,000. (includes cost of batteries, controllers, converters, etc.)
Oh hell ya! A real kitchen, a real bedroom, a real bathroom, real power, a terrace, easy to haul, season resistant, water collecting, AND a dishwasher…OMG!!! Works for me. Honestly the ONLY thing I’d add (as with every dwelling) is the ability to control the shower head so I could get fully wet & turn the head off, soap up & then turn the head on to rinse off. I had one of those at one place I lived. It was really low flow to begin with and adding this really put it over the top. It just had was a button right at the head that turned the flow off and on. Easy peasy. Saves lots of water. That plus the full water reclamation/recycling and the air/water grabber (to balance evaporation) and this would run as long as there’s power to run it. Great design and build. It’s wonder-full.
Living in a condo and wanting a way to get more out of my hot water tank, I bought a KES shut-off valve on Amazon to put between my shower head and the pipe. It's made of metal and has a little lever that sticks out that is easy enough to adjust with one hand and lets me control the water flow, reducing or stopping it, which my normal shower valve doesn't (it's just on/off with the knob affecting temperature). Even just reducing the flow while soaping up significantly extends the hot water supply. Cost me like $18 CAD.
@@LivingVehicle Beautiful work! So many well thought out design details. Have y'all heard of Ocean Builders? They have a similar aesthetic, except they're trying to do for houseboats what you've done for RV's.
Former LV owner, our family of four lived and worked full time in ours for two years while doing a wildfire rebuild. Living Vehicle is a top notch company. Brilliant design, high-quality product, and customer service is exceptional.They worked with us every step of the way. We looked at dozens of other designs before settling on this company, they are definitely a step above- rock solid and built to last. Only the highest praise for these guys, wishing them continued success as their product just keeps getting better.
If someone said, here's a brand new off grid house how much would you expect to pay? And then if they said, I'll put wheels on it and it won't cost you any more ... course I'm in Canada, and 4 seasons isn't -4 :)
Super cool! Price is a lot but understandable for the amount of tech, build quality, craftsmanship etc. if I was a multimillionaire I’d buy one. That’d be sweet to be able to live that comfortably off grid
Engineering masterpiece. Every component in this build is really not that much money except for the solar panels and numerous marine batteries. You would be paying for this guys skill and prowess. Well done Sir.
LV is truly a culmination of many years of education, first-hand experience, and feedback from our hundreds of customers, from Airstream renovations to the many iterations of Living Vehicle models. It has been an ever-evolving concept, and we are passionate about reaching our ultimate goal of creating a fully self-sufficient, net-zero vehicle that generates its own resources.
Solar isn't particularly expensive actually. Figure a dollar per watt for solar panels and a dollar per 3 watt-hour for LFP batteries. Plus the spring converters, inverter, etc.
I wouldn't call it an engineering masterpiece, nothing they're doing is unique, they just took things other people have done across the RV youtube space and did the same thing.
Well to say the leas,t this video and the 2 owners of this business are beyond amazing and this tech needs to be everywhere.....his vision is way above anything I have ever seen before.....
What is cool about these type videos is seeing all the different innovations. People can then find or build some of these into their own tiny homes, sheds, mobile homes, rv's, or whatever. So many ideas for storage which is an issue in tiny living. 👍🏾
Thanks, Lauren. Luca grew up on the road with us spending her first two years traveling in an LV. She influenced a lot of the pet-friendly design features :)
I really liked this one!!! This couple has done a great job!!! Something that I've considered since my parents are getting older is living in a small house on wheels to be near them, and then later in life after they have moved on, moving this "small house on wheels" to a different state where I want to retire. My problem is that the "small house on wheels" is too small for me, I need two of them to have the space I need to be happy. So, my thought is instead of "one" small house on wheels, have "two". One for the bedroom/shower/bathroom space, and then a separate one for the kitchen/pantry/office/living room space. Since my mom lives in Michigan, I was thinking of putting this pair inside a greenhouse/barn so moving from bedroom to kitchen space doesn't involve putting on a full coat and boots during the winter. When I'm ready to move, all I need is an external structure optimized for the climate I'm moving to, but the two "house on wheel" structures can move with me.
there's a conoany/manufacturer, wheelpad, taht makes units for use-cases similar yo whatvyiu stated, living with famiaging family members, having enough space, and other considerations. I yhink they do delivery around the us too, amd havee a buyback program for when they're not needed anymore. I'm not sure if they have wheels as default, but could ask them, and they have a range of units, modular ones that can fit several rooms together too. They have quite conparatively affordable prices I seem tk remember too. and narrow margina, and some good reviews. . Anyway, might be one to look into. Wheelpad, I believe the company is called. I think they havee some UA-cam videos up too, with maybe some tours and things.
@@wiresa.reintresting7051 I'll look into that. Really though the reason for the "small house on wheels" is I want to customize my own design, with features you could not get in a typical American-style house. So when I'm ready to move, I don't need to build again from scratch.
These are so amazing! You can really tell there is so much thought and engineering put into every inch of the designs. It looks absolutely luxury with the perfect mix of outdoors
Thanks, Elizabeth. We also have a 24' model. Some of our customers choose to put their LV on land for a semi-permanent living solution and don't have a need to own a truck at all.
Absolutely love it! Have thought about building something somewhat like it for years - after over 20 years of RVing, but you took it 10 steps further! WOW super impressed!
I love watching these kinda of videos. I live in a 12‘ x 50‘ mobile home on a piece of property. These videos give me ideas on how to maximize the small space I live in. Thank you!!
Super impressive. At the moment improving our caravan, taken out gas going for induction, battery & solar. Must take ages doing all of this with that finish & ideas are brilliant. Nice one ✊
I think of it more as a tiny home on wheels than just a trailer, especially with the fold out deck. It's well thought out, that's for sure and he's still improving on it with water recycling in the works. He probably does alright for himself and has a high-end clientele. It's good to see the latest living innovations and the latest technology with fully off grid capabilities. Thanks again for another interesting video.
I love these, been following them for a bit now, but boy oh boy does the price tag leave you in shock, definitely not attainable by the everyday man. Amazing concept and product, I would love to see one in person some day.
The water reclamation unit alone could be life-changing for so many communities, especially in the southwest. I'm very excited to see how that progresses! Overall a truly beautiful build.
That tech already exists, he didn't invent it, and he didn't make it any more affordable or accessible. He's helping make luxury RVs more high tech and net zero. He's not making them any more affordable or accessible to people who actually need them.
@@badsamaritan8223 Its literally an air conditioner with cold side air ran back into the hot side. For $100 you can convert cheap window AC unit to do the same. Takes a lot of electricity to produce water this way expecially in low humidity dry climates. Much cheaper to store rainwater.
Love this project. Im so excited for the net zero that theyre working on. This is really the home of the future. And i agree, small homes are so much better for bonding as a family. Weve downsized and i love it.
This is hands down one of the most amazing mobile home I've seen so far! All the details are amazing, from the double-stacked solar panels, the exterior deck, the water system and... the storage drawers. Let me explain: one thing they did not mention but I feel is worth mentioning is the drawer/shelving handles. They're inset, flush to the cabinets. This is a pet peeve of mine when I see protruding handles in other builds. Space is usually limited in such setups (even more so in smaller builds) and having protruding handles just makes no sense and you *will* bump into them at some point!
Absolutely the nicest setup I have seen, much thought in these builds. Would be nice to integrate that know how into a basic mass market design to meet the housing needs that cannot be fulfilled at this time!
Love what you have integrated into your home! I’m at the point where I’m ready to sell my stick home And if possible, buy some thing like yours❤ The great part about it is that I can live anywhere, even in cold weather. And still be comfortable with my service, dog and I. Keep doing what you’re doing. Hopefully the more will catch on.
I’ve imagined creating a deck similar to this on my future skoolie (bus conversion) and I am blown away to see someone has already pulled it off!! Wow!
Fantastic video, and I just gotta say after reading some of the comments....Haters gonna hate, but these LVs are really raising the bar as far as technology and sustainability. Will they always be this expensive? Probably not. But for now, I'm sure they're going to be busy making them and selling them to that specific clientele, and hopefully in the meantime, inspiring other builders (RV companies or DIY-ers) to what is possible. I'm grateful for the tour, and I learned a lot! Thank you!
@@joannahofmann2784 You got it! And the drawers underneath the foot of the bed were a great idea! It makes so much sense to have easy access to the stuff you use on the day to day, instead of needing to crawl into the hatch every time. Loved it!
Most RV's are not way behind. That's like saying a toyota corrolla is behind a porche 911. Different goals, different prices. If you can sell this for half a million I'm sure RV's can up their design just a little too. I'd like to see what this guy can come up with when you constrain him to $30,000. He's still incredibly skilled/talented, but lets keep that price tag in mind eh?
That floor idea is definitely going in my design. I’m super OCD and putting together a design for my own trailer I’m building soon. Having the floor like that literally solves many of my design issues. Back too the drawing board. Thank you very much 🙏 🚛🇨🇦 edit ✍️ yall are super laid back and legit genius’s. Would love too work on something so high class. Mine will be a lot more wood, let’s just say 😂 but still be a work of art like this masterpiece you made.
Very cool designs ! Love that there are no leaky slide outs, but a versatile flip down deck. The expanding solar array is beautiful, but will not handle big snowfalls I bet; how to clean all the sliding mechanisms effectively. Great show ! 👏🤙
Joanna and I had so many problems with slide-outs while living in traditional travel-trailers. One time we were stranded for 6 weeks while waiting for a single motor to get the thing road-worthy again! Experience is the best teacher!
The next thing to add is one of those shower water recycling systems -- the kind that reuses the water for the same shower you are taking. That would save both water and energy. I think you covered something like that in a Tiny House in Berlin a long time ago.
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!
Think out of the box ingenuity absolutely awesome design and the water making system I mean c'mon just that unit in itself sells the this unit. thanks sharing keep up the great work.
Those numbers are bogus, you can even see in the video they were only generating 2000w with the array out on a sunny day. Those flexible panels NEVER produce their claimed maximum. They overheat quickly and only last 3-5 years. They should be using different panels. Those panels are for temporary setups.
As an architect, I have been wondering when a truly self-sustained living unit would be available - I guess we have it now. Until now, boats, with a water making system have been the only viable option for indefinite off the grid living, only limited by food, and required repairs. This really combines all of the latest technologies, most intriguing of which is the atmospheric water generator. Water generation is the key to living off the grid. I will be looking at options to adapt this structure/vehicle into the new California state ADU laws. This structure should open the door to new site location options. The cost of providing utilities to a new living unit is typically a large part of the budget. this vehicle could be a game changer.
In most areas where you can't find a natural water source to pump through an osmosis filter, it's going to be WAY too dry to pull anywhere near 5 gallons a day. Also, if he can run that thing at 5 gallons a day off ONLY 200w of solar, the scientific community would be banging down his door trying to get a look at that machine. Get a pump and a filter and you're set (spoiler he has a filter on his machine because the dehumidifier he's using doesn't produce potable water). For the space/weight that machine takes up, you could probably carry 15-20lbs more water AND a filtration system to pump water from a river, creek, lake, etc.
Very impressed. Looking at other comments, yeah top quality costs money but this is no toy. This is a livable home that can be towed. How much does the trailer weigh? The towing vehicle looks pretty heavy duty.
Better for most is starting with a standard RV, and adding a few thousand to make it better for cold weather and/or no electric, water and sewer hookups. His designs are great for people wanting to spend $300 thousand plus for all new.
This is precisely the approach I took myself for the first 15 years of my RV-focused career with the specialty up-fitting business "Hofmann Architecture". After renovating over 400 RVs for all sorts of use cases, we found the inherent glass ceilings with renovating existing vessels. We had customers wanting to put in crazy amounts of tech and push the limits of what was possible in a traditional RV. After all that work, there were limitations. Ultimately, the ground-up foundation was the most crucial part, and that's where LV was born.
We have purpose-designed hand cranks as a backup for automated moving parts. Solar Awning, auto-Leveling, Hitch Jack, deck lowering... Redundancy is a core concept at Living Vehicle.
Love that this shows many of the people who doubt the technology that it is ready currently. Of course this is an expensive project, but it's also luxurious. I'd love to see if commercial-sized bifacial panels would fit on the roof! There was recently a self-propelled electric trailer shown off, that would be a complication, but would really help with towing electric. Vacuum insulation also could be a future level up for this beast! Super tangent: as a little boy, I spent Summers traveling Alaska and Canada with my grandparents in a couple of RVs. We got stopped and into a little trouble at the border, because you're not allowed to bring certain life necessities, and guns lol, across borders willy nilly. A mega mega bonus would be a top secret smugglers stash, hermetically sealed and hidden from potential x-ray checks.
Besides the water concentrator, there's tons of custom campers cruising around the world, with all the same tech, and a heck of a lot more personality, for hundreds of thousands of dollars less than this.
I have been planning my own permanent moveable home, and it scares me to see how many elements they have included that I want. That balcony? I've been dreaming of it.
@@Living-Vehicle-Matthew Run greywater through similar heat pump dehumidifier to your water generator setup. Then filter and sterilize reclaimed greywater condensate to recycle into shower water or even potable water after RO filtration. How do they do it on the space station?
Cost is the question. I guess if you have to ask - you can’t really afford it. Seems like a luxury for sure. Good for those that can actually afford it!
This water producing system is fantastic. It's so great. I would like to know how often would you have the home maintenanced. It's stunning. I would love one.
the quality and materials chosen are top rated. i can say it can survive more than hundrad years easily, if taken care of. better than any concrete structure now a days.
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 relatively easy when you have lots of money to dump into a project like this. It's easy for a $100k net zero luxury camper to seem economical, when you're living in a $600k home.
Lots of the tech in this camper aren't novel. They're common features of other DIY campers, and are even in many retail RVs and trailers. The water condenser is the only real part of this that I haven't seen before, but it's also not new technology. There are other companies that have developed tech to pull water from the air and store it.
If they really want to challenge themselves, they should be trying to reduce costs. Make plans or barebones trailers available to people at a low cost, so that more people can achieve this sort of sustainable freedom and comfort.
Ha ha, you don't have to work on them to see how poorly they're built. It astounds me that to this day they're so flimsy, poorly made, with cheaped out fixtures and components.
@@badsamaritan8223 Thanks for your feedback. Our goal is to change the world for the better. As our company continues to grow, we hope to offer more accessible living solutions. It is a personal goal of mine to help as many people as possible, and I do so in my own way. I hope to one day have the platform to make a positive difference in people's lives on a global scale. Cheers!
I’m getting ready to restore a 31’ airstream and I am gonna go with a more modern look, sorta take a 1974 and bring it into the future, this has given me some great ideas
You mean RICH people..
that air to water creation machine is some next level stuff. Holy cow.
Thanks for the feedback. Let us know what else you'd like to see!
It's also BS voodoo. If you want to do the same thing go buy any dehumidifier.
WHY IS THIS THING NOT SO MUCH MORE POPULAR WITH MORE INVESTING BEHIND IT
@gigahertz_1911 because it only works in very humid climates and is super inefficient. Plenty of other companies have tried to sell these and failed.
@@LivingVehicle Make sure it's patented!!
The design discipline and attention to detail: mind-boggling!
Thank you for the feedback! Living in small spaces for 10+ years helps you perfect every single inch :)
*Yes.* And, so is the price.
I LOVE how well built this is. So many builders claim luxury because of high quality finishes but none of it is built to last. This is clearly built to last. Also love the thick walls for insulation because they probably also make it quieter in addition to helping with temperature control. Sound is a big part of a space so it's great that a mobile space is quiet.
Living Vehicle is the ultimate goal. Quality build - I want need one.
Hi Junior. Thank you for taking the time to watch our story. Cheers!
Just don’t give the living vehicle control of the door locks and climate control, we all know how that ends
“Can you let me out, car, it’s getting pretty hot in here”
“I’m sorry, I can’t do that Junior…”
Thank you for taking us on a trip down memory lane! So fun to look back on all of the adventures we've had over the years :)
Great video .. lots of wonderful ideas incorporated into one unit! Thanks for showing it off! 🙂
@@MerwinARTist 🙏
@@joannahofmann2784 By far the best trailer build of them all! If you could giga press smaller 2 person trailers people would by millions of these.
@@chrisredwoods We have a 24' option!
Ive been following these people and their Living Vehicles for years, now. So glad you could tell their story. They've really hit the nail on the head for full time living off grid and also mobile living.
Thank you for your ongoing support!
As long as you can afford a million dollars on a mobile solar panel
@@canyonero2050 Solar panels are relatively cheap anymore. A decent solar power system will run you ~$2,000-$5,000. (includes cost of batteries, controllers, converters, etc.)
Oh hell ya! A real kitchen, a real bedroom, a real bathroom, real power, a terrace, easy to haul, season resistant, water collecting, AND a dishwasher…OMG!!!
Works for me.
Honestly the ONLY thing I’d add (as with every dwelling) is the ability to control the shower head so I could get fully wet & turn the head off, soap up & then turn the head on to rinse off. I had one of those at one place I lived. It was really low flow to begin with and adding this really put it over the top. It just had was a button right at the head that turned the flow off and on. Easy peasy. Saves lots of water. That plus the full water reclamation/recycling and the air/water grabber (to balance evaporation) and this would run as long as there’s power to run it.
Great design and build. It’s wonder-full.
Thanks for the feedback!
Living in a condo and wanting a way to get more out of my hot water tank, I bought a KES shut-off valve on Amazon to put between my shower head and the pipe. It's made of metal and has a little lever that sticks out that is easy enough to adjust with one hand and lets me control the water flow, reducing or stopping it, which my normal shower valve doesn't (it's just on/off with the knob affecting temperature). Even just reducing the flow while soaping up significantly extends the hot water supply. Cost me like $18 CAD.
@@guspaz Yay!
Blown away. Nicest mobile living I have ever seen! This could be the future.
Thank you so much!
One of my mentor's stayings - "Predict the future by inventing it"
@@LivingVehicle Beautiful work! So many well thought out design details.
Have y'all heard of Ocean Builders? They have a similar aesthetic, except they're trying to do for houseboats what you've done for RV's.
Former LV owner, our family of four lived and worked full time in ours for two years while doing a wildfire rebuild. Living Vehicle is a top notch company. Brilliant design, high-quality product, and customer service is exceptional.They worked with us every step of the way. We looked at dozens of other designs before settling on this company, they are definitely a step above- rock solid and built to last. Only the highest praise for these guys, wishing them continued success as their product just keeps getting better.
Overpriced and won’t last more than a few years so you got lucky
Amazing build, can’t help but wonder what it cost to build one of those. Looks like it has every creature comfort you can put in a trailer.
Yep, rich people things.
If someone said, here's a brand new off grid house how much would you expect to pay? And then if they said, I'll put wheels on it and it won't cost you any more ... course I'm in Canada, and 4 seasons isn't -4 :)
Definitely a case of: if you have to ask . . .
On their website I see the options: $460K - $640K
Rich people's toy
@@briankuhl9314 -4 Fahrenheit so -20 Celsius but point taken
Really nice high end build. Extracting water from the air using solar power is so dang cool!
Back in the day we used to call that a dehumidifier.
@@Chris-bg8mk 😂😂
@@Chris-bg8mk Yeah, exactly. It is not really an inovation anymore. 🙂
@@Chris-bg8mkyup a dehumidifier hooked up to a reverse osmosis filter 😂
@@Chris-bg8mk Yah that’s what I was thinking. It’s a dehumidifier with a water filtration setup… or am I missing something?
Beauty, clean lines , functionality , what else more do we need ... I want one !!
Thank you for the kind words!
Better built than any house I have ever owned & it seems a seriously viable (albeit high end) option.
Thanks for the feedback!
THIS IS THE FUTURE OMG! IVE BEEN WAITING MY WHOLE LIFE FOR SOMETHING LIKE IT!
Super cool! Price is a lot but understandable for the amount of tech, build quality, craftsmanship etc. if I was a multimillionaire I’d buy one. That’d be sweet to be able to live that comfortably off grid
It's the ultimate off-grid home on wheels!
That designer/builder is amazing! Outstanding product!
Engineering masterpiece. Every component in this build is really not that much money except for the solar panels and numerous marine batteries. You would be paying for this guys skill and prowess.
Well done Sir.
I'm humbled by your comment. Thank you for your support.
LV is truly a culmination of many years of education, first-hand experience, and feedback from our hundreds of customers, from Airstream renovations to the many iterations of Living Vehicle models. It has been an ever-evolving concept, and we are passionate about reaching our ultimate goal of creating a fully self-sufficient, net-zero vehicle that generates its own resources.
Solar isn't particularly expensive actually. Figure a dollar per watt for solar panels and a dollar per 3 watt-hour for LFP batteries. Plus the spring converters, inverter, etc.
I wouldn't call it an engineering masterpiece, nothing they're doing is unique, they just took things other people have done across the RV youtube space and did the same thing.
@@meikgeik You just need to appeal to folks who have money to burn.
They have addressed many issues that concern full-time RVers. Thank you!
Appreciate the feedback!
First to say that I love these tiny living videos! Thanks K.D.!❤️❤️
Innovative thought and science, a mandatory video for new architect/designers
Thank you, Joan! LV is a culmination of many years of our first-hand experience and education!
Lovely comment, thank you. Matthew is a licensed architect passionate about combining innovation and functional design.
What a team that couple is. So impressive. They hit the lottery when they first met.
Well to say the leas,t this video and the 2 owners of this business are beyond amazing and this tech needs to be everywhere.....his vision is way above anything I have ever seen before.....
Thank you so much for your comment support!
Thank you for seeing us
What is cool about these type videos is seeing all the different innovations.
People can then find or build some of these into their own tiny homes, sheds, mobile homes, rv's, or whatever.
So many ideas for storage which is an issue in tiny living. 👍🏾
Fascinating to see what they’ve been able to design! Truly an engineering masterpiece. I love their little dog too!
Luca is my spirit animal. :)
Thanks, Lauren. Luca grew up on the road with us spending her first two years traveling in an LV. She influenced a lot of the pet-friendly design features :)
Wow! Oh, to have the funds for such a beautiful tiny home on wheels! This is stellar. 🌟💥✅
What a wonderful idea and design!!! Wish I could afford one.
I really liked this one!!! This couple has done a great job!!!
Something that I've considered since my parents are getting older is living in a small house on wheels to be near them, and then later in life after they have moved on, moving this "small house on wheels" to a different state where I want to retire. My problem is that the "small house on wheels" is too small for me, I need two of them to have the space I need to be happy.
So, my thought is instead of "one" small house on wheels, have "two". One for the bedroom/shower/bathroom space, and then a separate one for the kitchen/pantry/office/living room space. Since my mom lives in Michigan, I was thinking of putting this pair inside a greenhouse/barn so moving from bedroom to kitchen space doesn't involve putting on a full coat and boots during the winter.
When I'm ready to move, all I need is an external structure optimized for the climate I'm moving to, but the two "house on wheel" structures can move with me.
there's a conoany/manufacturer, wheelpad, taht makes units for use-cases similar yo whatvyiu stated, living with famiaging family members, having enough space, and other considerations. I yhink they do delivery around the us too, amd havee a buyback program for when they're not needed anymore. I'm not sure if they have wheels as default, but could ask them, and they have a range of units, modular ones that can fit several rooms together too. They have quite conparatively affordable prices I seem tk remember too. and narrow margina, and some good reviews. .
Anyway, might be one to look into. Wheelpad, I believe the company is called. I think they havee some UA-cam videos up too, with maybe some tours and things.
@@wiresa.reintresting7051 I'll look into that.
Really though the reason for the "small house on wheels" is I want to customize my own design, with features you could not get in a typical American-style house. So when I'm ready to move, I don't need to build again from scratch.
Just incredible: both this channel and these designers in this video. Sublime.
These are so amazing! You can really tell there is so much thought and engineering put into every inch of the designs. It looks absolutely luxury with the perfect mix of outdoors
That's an excellent overview review of the Living Vehicle!
Thanks, Steve! I agree. Kristen did a fantastic job on this 2024 Living Vehicle HD review. So honored to work with her on this video.
BEST BUILD I've seen
Thanks!
Wow, amazing thought process in creating this unit. Very impressive design and implementation
Money is a Wonderful Thing...If you have it...
Gorgeous RV, really innovative. I can't help but notice the size of the pickup truck, however, that is pulling it; it's enormous!
Thanks, Elizabeth. We also have a 24' model. Some of our customers choose to put their LV on land for a semi-permanent living solution and don't have a need to own a truck at all.
The solar system is what got my attention. I love it.
Up to 6,000 watts of solar available!
Absolutely love it! Have thought about building something somewhat like it for years - after over 20 years of RVing, but you took it 10 steps further! WOW super impressed!
I love watching these kinda of videos. I live in a 12‘ x 50‘ mobile home on a piece of property. These videos give me ideas on how to maximize the small space I live in. Thank you!!
This is one of your great videos.
Super impressive.
At the moment improving our caravan, taken out gas going for induction, battery & solar. Must take ages doing all of this with that finish & ideas are brilliant.
Nice one ✊
Great Show ! To get off the grid will be a must sooon..
Great story and way to turn your passion into a business!
Thanks!
Really nice work and quite a video. Congratulations!!! I really liked the hot water heater recirculating setup. Safe travels!!
I think of it more as a tiny home on wheels than just a trailer, especially with the fold out deck. It's well thought out, that's for sure and he's still improving on it with water recycling in the works. He probably does alright for himself and has a high-end clientele. It's good to see the latest living innovations and the latest technology with fully off grid capabilities. Thanks again for another interesting video.
This trailer is just perfect. Anything better would be to make it float in the air 😄😍
Hedva, thank you for taking the time to learn about our story and the evolution of our designs. Challenge Accepted! :)
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I love these, been following them for a bit now, but boy oh boy does the price tag leave you in shock, definitely not attainable by the everyday man. Amazing concept and product, I would love to see one in person some day.
The water reclamation unit alone could be life-changing for so many communities, especially in the southwest. I'm very excited to see how that progresses! Overall a truly beautiful build.
That tech already exists, he didn't invent it, and he didn't make it any more affordable or accessible. He's helping make luxury RVs more high tech and net zero. He's not making them any more affordable or accessible to people who actually need them.
@@badsamaritan8223 Its literally an air conditioner with cold side air ran back into the hot side. For $100 you can convert cheap window AC unit to do the same. Takes a lot of electricity to produce water this way expecially in low humidity dry climates. Much cheaper to store rainwater.
Love the massive solar system- everything you do in that house takes energy- having lots of ‘free’ power is a must
Love this project. Im so excited for the net zero that theyre working on. This is really the home of the future. And i agree, small homes are so much better for bonding as a family. Weve downsized and i love it.
Thank you for supporting the vision.
Amazing innovation and attention to details!!!
Thank you, Angie. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback :)
This is awwsome
Thanks for the support!
This is hands down one of the most amazing mobile home I've seen so far! All the details are amazing, from the double-stacked solar panels, the exterior deck, the water system and... the storage drawers.
Let me explain: one thing they did not mention but I feel is worth mentioning is the drawer/shelving handles. They're inset, flush to the cabinets. This is a pet peeve of mine when I see protruding handles in other builds. Space is usually limited in such setups (even more so in smaller builds) and having protruding handles just makes no sense and you *will* bump into them at some point!
Amazing design and what a lovely couple, so in sync... wishing them well!
Thank you for the good vibes!
Thank you for the kind words! We appreciate you taking the time to watch our story.
Absolutely the nicest setup I have seen, much thought in these builds. Would be nice to integrate that know how into a basic mass market design to meet the housing needs that cannot be fulfilled at this time!
Love what you have integrated into your home!
I’m at the point where I’m ready to sell my stick home
And if possible, buy some thing like yours❤
The great part about it is that I can live anywhere, even in cold weather. And still be comfortable with my service, dog and I. Keep doing what you’re doing. Hopefully the more will catch on.
Thanks for your feedback!
My brother and his partner sailed from Louisville, Ky to Guatemala. They have been there for yrs. They love it
This thing is amazing! So much thought and consideration. I’d love to see smaller versions, with less, of course.
Thank you, we do have smaller models available. Learn more here: livingvehicle.com
That water generator is a game changer.
OK I AM BLOWN AWAY. SEERIOUSLY AWESOME BUILD. LOTS OF EXPERIENCE HERE.
I have no words!!
What amazing tech in this trailer!
When I win the lotto!
I know what I’m buying!
Thanks for the feedback!
just incredible goal and idea
That's the most incredible thing I've seen!!!! You two are amazing!!! 🙏🏻✌🏻
I’ve imagined creating a deck similar to this on my future skoolie (bus conversion) and I am blown away to see someone has already pulled it off!! Wow!
Fantastic video, and I just gotta say after reading some of the comments....Haters gonna hate, but these LVs are really raising the bar as far as technology and sustainability. Will they always be this expensive? Probably not. But for now, I'm sure they're going to be busy making them and selling them to that specific clientele, and hopefully in the meantime, inspiring other builders (RV companies or DIY-ers) to what is possible. I'm grateful for the tour, and I learned a lot! Thank you!
Appreciate the feedback, Heather!
@@joannahofmann2784 You got it! And the drawers underneath the foot of the bed were a great idea! It makes so much sense to have easy access to the stuff you use on the day to day, instead of needing to crawl into the hatch every time. Loved it!
It's amazing and if I could afford to purchase this living vehicle, I would have bought it.
Thank you for the feedback!
This is awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Appreciate your feedback!
They're right that most RV's are way behind. Good to see some innovation finally happening.
Most RV's are not way behind. That's like saying a toyota corrolla is behind a porche 911. Different goals, different prices. If you can sell this for half a million I'm sure RV's can up their design just a little too. I'd like to see what this guy can come up with when you constrain him to $30,000. He's still incredibly skilled/talented, but lets keep that price tag in mind eh?
Brilliant, simply brilliant
Thank you!
That floor idea is definitely going in my design. I’m super OCD and putting together a design for my own trailer I’m building soon. Having the floor like that literally solves many of my design issues. Back too the drawing board. Thank you very much 🙏
🚛🇨🇦 edit ✍️ yall are super laid back and legit genius’s. Would love too work on something so high class. Mine will be a lot more wood, let’s just say 😂 but still be a work of art like this masterpiece you made.
I would instantly move in without a doubt!!! Brilliant concept 🙌🏻
Very cool designs ! Love that there are no leaky slide outs, but a versatile flip down deck. The expanding solar array is beautiful, but will not handle big snowfalls I bet; how to clean all the sliding mechanisms effectively. Great show ! 👏🤙
Joanna and I had so many problems with slide-outs while living in traditional travel-trailers. One time we were stranded for 6 weeks while waiting for a single motor to get the thing road-worthy again! Experience is the best teacher!
The next thing to add is one of those shower water recycling systems -- the kind that reuses the water for the same shower you are taking. That would save both water and energy. I think you covered something like that in a Tiny House in Berlin a long time ago.
It's part of the holistic water and waste management system we're designing!
Genius, thanks for sharing 👍🏽
I loved this video!!! Every detail was very thought out and done very elegantly
That looks AWESOME! Now please make a toy hauler version so I can bring my motorcycle and live where ever I go. Thanks!
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!
Great analysis! Appreciate your feedback Mike.
Think out of the box ingenuity absolutely awesome design and the water making system I mean c'mon just that unit in itself sells the this unit. thanks sharing keep up the great work.
I could live in that! I don't have the right rig to pull it, but I could live in it.
Really fancy, and ton of solar.
Those numbers are bogus, you can even see in the video they were only generating 2000w with the array out on a sunny day. Those flexible panels NEVER produce their claimed maximum. They overheat quickly and only last 3-5 years. They should be using different panels. Those panels are for temporary setups.
As an architect, I have been wondering when a truly self-sustained living unit would be available - I guess we have it now. Until now, boats, with a water making system have been the only viable option for indefinite off the grid living, only limited by food, and required repairs. This really combines all of the latest technologies, most intriguing of which is the atmospheric water generator. Water generation is the key to living off the grid. I will be looking at options to adapt this structure/vehicle into the new California state ADU laws. This structure should open the door to new site location options. The cost of providing utilities to a new living unit is typically a large part of the budget. this vehicle could be a game changer.
Thanks for the feedback, Tom!
In most areas where you can't find a natural water source to pump through an osmosis filter, it's going to be WAY too dry to pull anywhere near 5 gallons a day. Also, if he can run that thing at 5 gallons a day off ONLY 200w of solar, the scientific community would be banging down his door trying to get a look at that machine. Get a pump and a filter and you're set (spoiler he has a filter on his machine because the dehumidifier he's using doesn't produce potable water). For the space/weight that machine takes up, you could probably carry 15-20lbs more water AND a filtration system to pump water from a river, creek, lake, etc.
Very impressed.
Looking at other comments, yeah top quality costs money but this is no toy. This is a livable home that can be towed.
How much does the trailer weigh? The towing vehicle looks pretty heavy duty.
So exciting to see this one!! Amazing 🤩
Thank you for taking the time to watch our story!
water from the air? You guys have the best ideas of what our planet could be like.
Amazing glimpse into the future.
Thank you, Mary! Our focus has always been on designing solutions for the problems of tomorrow.
Mary, thank you for the kind words :)
Better for most is starting with a standard RV, and adding a few thousand to make it better for cold weather and/or no electric, water and sewer hookups. His designs are great for people wanting to spend $300 thousand plus for all new.
This is precisely the approach I took myself for the first 15 years of my RV-focused career with the specialty up-fitting business "Hofmann Architecture". After renovating over 400 RVs for all sorts of use cases, we found the inherent glass ceilings with renovating existing vessels. We had customers wanting to put in crazy amounts of tech and push the limits of what was possible in a traditional RV. After all that work, there were limitations. Ultimately, the ground-up foundation was the most crucial part, and that's where LV was born.
Ultimate RV !
Absolutely awesome, lm considering building one on a smaller scale
Would love to see them make a trailer like this that is accessible for people in wheelchairs. Amazing craftsmanship! Very well built!
I would swap the actuators for hand cranks
We have purpose-designed hand cranks as a backup for automated moving parts. Solar Awning, auto-Leveling, Hitch Jack, deck lowering... Redundancy is a core concept at Living Vehicle.
Keep innovating your miles ahead with your designs and you won't find these in the masses in the junkyard. Like all the motor homes 🎉
Thanks for the support!
WoW. Fascinating!
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback :)
Love that this shows many of the people who doubt the technology that it is ready currently. Of course this is an expensive project, but it's also luxurious.
I'd love to see if commercial-sized bifacial panels would fit on the roof! There was recently a self-propelled electric trailer shown off, that would be a complication, but would really help with towing electric.
Vacuum insulation also could be a future level up for this beast!
Super tangent: as a little boy, I spent Summers traveling Alaska and Canada with my grandparents in a couple of RVs. We got stopped and into a little trouble at the border, because you're not allowed to bring certain life necessities, and guns lol, across borders willy nilly. A mega mega bonus would be a top secret smugglers stash, hermetically sealed and hidden from potential x-ray checks.
Besides the water concentrator, there's tons of custom campers cruising around the world, with all the same tech, and a heck of a lot more personality, for hundreds of thousands of dollars less than this.
Pretty nice unit.
Looks amazing, love the quality and ingenuity put into it. Now to talk the wife into one and hit the road.
LV is designed with all the comforts of home! Have her take a look at the spa-style shower and king bedroom suite with star view skylight :)
This is the Future of off Friday travel living. By far vest trailer build !
I have been planning my own permanent moveable home, and it scares me to see how many elements they have included that I want. That balcony? I've been dreaming of it.
Would like to know more about how grey-water could be handled. Evaporation usually requires a lot of energy so not sure how they would do it.
"not sure how they would do it." These are precisely the type of challenges we love!
@@Living-Vehicle-Matthew Run greywater through similar heat pump dehumidifier to your water generator setup. Then filter and sterilize reclaimed greywater condensate to recycle into shower water or even potable water after RO filtration. How do they do it on the space station?
Cost is the question. I guess if you have to ask - you can’t really afford it. Seems like a luxury for sure. Good for those that can actually afford it!
very nice, exactly what I would like to do in the near future, keep the posts coming
This water producing system is fantastic. It's so great. I would like to know how often would you have the home maintenanced. It's stunning. I would love one.
the quality and materials chosen are top rated. i can say it can survive more than hundrad years easily, if taken care of. better than any concrete structure now a days.
After watching this it's going to be boring watching regular motorhomes. Awesome job from you guys
My friends that is incredible.
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