That said, I made another trip back out to Sage Radachowsky's place near Boston a few days back to take some more photos, hang a little, and interview him in regards to a tiny, mobile, single sleeper he built, dubbed "The Occubago", which was so often seen in the Boston area news in Occupy Boston's Dewey Square camp- so at some point we'll have video on that....once I find the time! I have quite a few backlogged videos now, and its tough to find the time, and funds, editors (in other cases), and the proper equipment, to complete these. I'll "get 'er done" somehow...I keep flirting with the idea of doing a kickstarter campaign to finish these and shoot several other ones I'd like to do (Seattle, NY, Maine, etc), but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.
Above is Sage in his Gypsy Wagon/Tiny House On Wheels, one of many shots I took, and while I didn't intend to photograph his truck, on my way out and up his driveway, I snapped these pics. What's cool about his little "inverted, boat-looking, roof/cap" is that with its addition of a tiny sleep compartment, or shelf, in the summer (or in more temporate climates) this would make for a great little camping vehicle. You could just drop some mosquito netting, and you're G.T.G. ("Good to go"- sorry, its a stupid, made-up, saying I use all the time).
This truck would also be GREAT for tailgating- just set up the bed as you would a deck- table, chairs, a grill (if you had a means to open the roof), and you've got yourself a porch on wheels, WITH a nap spot.
Or, if you need to crash where sleeping in your truck isn't so legal, you're really perched out of site up in the eaves of this little turtle-backed rig, so chances are no one would ever see you (or be able to steal gear from the back of your truck! Imagine the scare you'd give 'em!).
There's actually a design/concept in "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" that has the same premise- hidden sleeping quarters. Its called "The Thwart Fort"- a picnic gazebo, in which the filled in roof, plays home to a tiny, clandestine, sleeping or living spot. -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
