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Mobile Living: The Unicat

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 01.16.08
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There is great appeal to the idea living in efficient small spaces and to not being tied down to real estate; that is why we like the minihome or the portabach or container housing. But just as there is as Mercedes can make a Smart Car and a Maybach, there can be a range in mobile living from the light and green to the extreme. This may well be the Hummer of mobile living, the Unicat.

This baby is built on a Mercedes Unimog chassis, monster trucks designed for offroad use and for military vehicles. (it was the chassis for the living.be)

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Get to your destination and pop up the roof:

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and make yourself at home.

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I love the integration of the electronics into the spiral stair.

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The kitchen is nicer in the Minihome but this isn't bad.

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The bath is tiny and boat/rv style with the whole room being the shower, but it has the luxury of a heated towel bar.

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It is nice in blue too, but it is not very green, it is the hummer of mobile living. However there are lots of interesting ideas for living in small space. ::Unicat via ::Snopes See also the Terracross


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