This Ecocapsule Tiny Home Lets You Live Off-Grid Anywhere In The World!

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This Ecocapsule Tiny Home Lets You Live Off-Grid Anywhere In The World!

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May 23, 2015 by Amanda Froelich (http://www.trueactivist.com/author/amandaf/)








This egg-shaped abode is powered by solar and wind energy, includes rainwater collection and filtration, and even has a kitchenette that can be used to prepare a hot meal.
http://cdn3.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/EcoCapsule1.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

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Ambition to live off-grid does not come without its difficulties. First, there is the task of explaining to your friends and family members why you desire to detach from mainstream society and live peacefully in nature. And second, there are the logistics of how you might actually survive the Earth’s fluctuating weather patterns while taking care of basic necessities like running water, a flushing toilet, or even a fire pit to cook food over.
But soon such woes may no longer be a concern, as an ingenious little egg-shaped tiny home (http://www.ecocapsule.sk/) has just been unveiled to the world with capabilities that far surpass most other off-grid abodes.
http://cdn3.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/EcoCapsule5.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

http://cdn3.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ecocapsule6.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

Designed by Bratislava-based Nice Architects, the Ecocapsule is a micro-shelter that offers a variety of sustainable offerings. Ultra-portable, the capsule is powered by solar and wind energy, includes rainwater collection and filtration, and even has a tiny kitchenette that can be used to prepare a hot meal.
Truly, this is one of the most impressive off-grid luxury tiny homes we’ve ever seen.
http://cdn3.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ecocapsule4.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

In the egg-spaced shape measuring 4.5 meters (14.6 feet) in length, 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) in width, and 2.5 meters in height (8.2 feet), there seems to be enough space to compactly fit all the home necessities.
The total usable floor space is eight square meters (86 square feet), enough space, say the designers, to comfortably fit two adults. The home with a tiny footprint includes a folding bed, two large operable windows, a working/dining area, shower and flushable toilet, storage space, and a built-in kitchenette with running water.
http://cdn3.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/EcoCapsule2.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

http://cdn3.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ecocapsule7.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

The built-in 750W wind turbine and 2.6-square-meter array of high efficiency solar cells (600W output) power the Ecocapsule. A dual-power system and high-capacity battery (9,744Wh capacity) ensures the rounded shell stays operable even during times of low solar and wind activity.
In addition, the high-tech shelter is optimized for rainwater collection. Each Ecocapsule weighs approximately 1,5000 kilograms and can fit inside a standard shipping container.
http://cdn3.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/EcoCapsule3.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

While you’re not alone in your desire to quickly order an Ecocapsule, they are not yet for sale. At present, only renderings and diagrams of the Ecocapsule (http://www.ecocapsule.sk/) are available; however, Nice Architects plans to unveil a prototype at the Pioneers festival in Vienna on May 28, 2015.
Having taken seven years to complete the wondrous Ecocapsule, the Nice Architects plans to release the tiny home for sale later this year. The first produced units are planned to be delivered in the first half of 2016.
As shown below, maybe it could also be a sustainable solution for those who currently live without a safe, secure home?
http://cdn2.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ecocapsule9.jpgCredit: Nice Architects

What are your thoughts on this ingenious off-grid home? Share in the comments section below.
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[Glass]

while cute to look at I can see a couple issues. The main one is the solar panels. You need to place the thing in a clearing in full sun. May be ok in colder climates but down here it could just be an oven in summer. The ideal would be detachable panels so the unit could go in shade and the panels in sun.

How do you move it? I assume it needs a car/vehicle. Can't be towed by a motorcycle or even pedal power? If so then there are a multitude of options around already, such as tents.

[collector]

Tents are great...until it rains
While it looks very futuristic, the same can be accomplished by building a custom shelter on a flatbed trailer or purchasing a towable RV. looking at the top picture, I can imagine some drunk kids flipping the egg over the cliff - a little too vulnerable IMO

[steyr_m]

I'm with collector, I'd rather have an RV. Maybe equip it with a Tesla Powerwall that's charged with a regular generator running on producer [wood] gas.

[Shami-Amourae]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6jbJwckH7o

[Glass]

yep RV is better again but as a cheap alt - tent.

Tents on trailers - camper trailers are big business down here. Thats my plan at some point but I have a big list of things before that. I have about $20K to spend before even getting to that point so it's still a couple years away.

I check out a few Vlogs and so on, on line. Motorcycles and so on. I don't particularly like this YT Vlogger but I applaud him for at least being partially awake.

It's been interesting seeing his thought processes etc for bugging out. Doesn't get it all right all the time but at least he is working on it. Building a bug out van. Some people on here will simply not like this guy at all.

CycleCruza - launching his Bug out Specific channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpUQ5rqzpCM

I don't know if he is moving all his bug out van videos from his Mbike channel.

Grabbing a Ford Transit and fititng it out could be an cost effective option. Not sure what van he is using.

Chevy something: Review video. V8 6L engine, 17mpg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUeTRfTBQgY

[Shami-Amourae]

yep RV is better again but as a cheap alt - tent.


B-b-b-but it's round and futuristic...


:rolleyes:


To be fair, I think this might be cool if it's helicoptered into a remote area where there are no roads.

[Ponce]

Just right for me, but for the price..........$86,000

V

[midnight rambler]

Just right for me, but for the price..........$86,000

V

One can buy a pretty nice RV for that...AND a tow vehicle.

[hoarder]

If that thing will fetch 85K, my shipping container is worth 200K.

[Glass]

If that thing will fetch 85K, my shipping container is worth 200K.

I saw some people who had built a truck camper simply by buying a caravan, taking the suspension off and bolting it to a truck flat bed. I thought that was a pretty smart idea. Many a used caravan out there. No need to tow it around, with all the hassle that comes with that. You could drop a sea container on the flat bed and same result..... except someone has to fit it out.

[Neuro]

Just right for me, but for the price..........$86,000

V
Essentially. It is just a 60's style caravan, with solar panels, a wind turbine and a water tank. If one wants to one could build something like this with this functionality for a tenth of the price. I would skip the wind turbine and get a methane reactor generated from household and toilet waste instead...