Wahidullah Sabawon Designs And Builds Afghanistan's First Ever Solar Powered Car...

This modest little solar powered vehicle says it's designer and builder, engineer Wahidullah Sabawon, on test driving Afghanistan's first ever solar powered car, could enhance the lives of so many ordinary Afghanis. And it's not as if we don't have a lot of sun in this country.
We are so used to hearing and seeing nothing but conflict and heartbreak from this troubled and beautiful part of the world.
Congratulations Mr Sabawon on daring to dream
and making it happen...

The Wohnwagon. A Very Different Tiny Living Space On Wheels...

The Austrian designed and manufactured Wohnwagon meaning Living Wagon, is a very attractive larch clad mobile home that can be towed almost anywhere.
There's more about this delightful looking home on wheels here.
The roof is evidently green, the insulation is sheep wool, the toilet composting and most materials used have been recycled.
It has solar power and an elaborate solar water heater with what looks like all the bells and whistles you can imagine, very Heath Robinson, to keep the interior warm.
Maybe it's really for making alcohol. But still...

The Ecocapsule. A Very Beautiful Practical Off Grid Living Pod For Two...

The Ecocapsule. A beautiful, practical, off grid, self contained, 86 sq ft living pod for two people.
Who're happy to have their lives go egg shaped.
It's got all the things that make life work, solar, wind generation, toilet, water collection and storage, a good bed, a compact kitchen. It can be transported in a shipping container or you can tow it. There's more about it here and here.
The Ecocapsule. It's so much better than
life going pear shaped..

Richart Sowa Lives On An Island He Made Himself From 150,000 Plastic Bottles...

No man is an island and very few of us
have one of their own but eco-architect Richart Sowa knowing full well he'd never have the money to buy one, decided to make his own.
Out of 150,000 air-filled recycled plastic bottles, lots of wooden pallets and sand.
He's build a three-storied house that has all the mod-cons he desires and a little ferry raft also made from plastic bottle to ferry himself and his supplies to and from the shore.
Power comes from a land based solar system, he has a composting toilet and the desire to grow his own vegetables and to be self sufficient
Named Joyxee, the island moored off Cancun in Mexico is Richart's third island, his story is here and the British born Robinson Crusoe didn't find his Girl Friday by her footprints in the sand but on a social media site.
How things change but nothing changes...

From An Old Wreck To One Of The Most Beautifully Restored Bedford Housebuses You'll Ever Have The Pleasure Of Seeing...

It's not often you get to see such an immaculately restored and presented housebus as Emmylou, the 1960 Bedford SB3 which is Trillian and Kerry's pride and joy.
Their work of art has been a work in progress since they bought the bus as little more than a wreck around thirty three years ago from Auckland's North Shore Ferries.
I caught up with them at Northland's Uretiti campground where they'd stopped for a few days while heading further north.
What really got my attention was the attention to detail, the riveting rivets all carefully positioned using a hand riveter. The hand-made rear bumper, a work of art that faithfully follows the curve of the bus, the beautifully crafted wooden window frames, the curved ply on the ceiling
and walls, the immaculate paint job.
Congratulations Trillian and Kerry.
Emmylou is a delight to the senses...

Another Amazingly Creative New Zealand Housetruck...

When parked up this wonderfully creative
road legal housetruck transforms into The Amazing Castle Truck.
It's a magic carpet, a home on wheels,  and a fantasy castle for its owners Justin, Jola and their son Piko.
Completely self contained, it's a spectacular home created by creative genius and engineering wizardry. There's a lot of that sort of thing in New Zealand and there's more
about this amazing housetruck here and here.
Of course, it's a Bedford...