Jay Nelson's Very Cute, Very Tiny, Copper Clad Suzuki Camper...

Camper Vans don't get much smaller or more cute than this copper clad over ply custom built 4WD Suzuki camper.
The delightfully quirky little 'bed on wheels' is another from the imaginative mind of Jay Nelson, featured here and seen on Lloyd's Blog recently.
Those who know Lloyd's books published by Shelter Publications on living in small spaces will be familiar with Jay's work and also Foster Huntington whose Suzuki SJ 410 the tiny structure sits on.
If you can dream it you can do it...

Frenchman Jean Pain's Brilliant Idea Shows How To Use Compost To Make Hot Water...

I first found reference to Jean Pain over at Lloyd's Blog the other day.
Lloyd was amazed he'd never thought of Jean's idea and when you look at the simple concept, you might be wondering why you hadn't either.
Jean Pain, born in 1928 and died in 1981 was dubbed France's King Of Green Gold for very good reason.
This self-taught scientist's exciting and amazingly simple technique wrote Nicolas Poulain in 1981, may help to solve the world's energy crisis.
It just might do that and it would work wonderfully well for you and me.
There's more about Jean Pain here and here.
And now, just to get really enthused about Jean Pain's innovative hotwater system in today's world, have a look here at the Whole Systems Design's Vermont Hill Farm where they're using wood chips and horse manure with spectacular results.
Some knowledgable person once said that the answer lies in the soil...