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For $250 one could build themselves a mobile nanoshelter of my design. Build instructions found at nanoshelters.com


You might also be interested in designs by Paul Elkins. I like his use of coroplast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPWpjnmL3B0&t=213s


While his work is inspirational it is really not moving the needle on solving this problem. He is a tinkerer, wish he would put his idea's into motion to produce his designs like the dude making the wheelchairs in Utah.


Is there anything stopping anyone from doing that with his designs?


Coroplast deteriorates quickly in UV light (like the sun). In 2-3 years, those pristine white panels will crumble under your fingertips. I just scrapped some coroplast windows that faced the sun after only 3 years.


Awesome project. Any plans to include insulation instructions? In Toronto, and much of Canada, plywood alone couldnt provide shelter from the cold in the winter months


The instructions would be to trace the walls and pressure fit it all in but I could add the step. It would increase the cost slightly. Insulation is a secondary to getting the shelter in the first place.


did your sketchup account get pushed out of free tier because of the traffic or something? it won't load up on chrome on android or Linux.

any chance you would be able to include a downloadable file in some common format please?


Interesting that the embed doesn't load but the URL in the embed does: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/embed/5b91607c-93df-4e7c-92...


Nice design!


It is the 4th iteration of the design, I've honed it in.


the 3D model doesn't load





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