You can burn pine cones in heaters like these 🙂 small ceramic wood burning heaters.
Who doesn’t like a warm fire in their house? While we enjoy the heat, it’s sometimes inconvenient to get (or buy) wood, chop it up, store it, let it dry, move it in small bunches inside the house, before burning it. It means you need access to wood and transportation for it and a wood shed, and maybe a wheelbarrow.
There’s a couple versions of these wood stoves, and they’re made by a few companies. The one in the image up above is the “Freestanding Pellet Stove” by Vescovi.
There’s a gallery of their options. For more Vescovi information, find them in our Home Designers and Builders Directory.
Unique Wooden Bathtubs Design
I have always had a standard ceramic bath tub, and in some places there’s only been a shower. So this is something I haven’t even thought of before: a wooden bathtub.
These are a specialty home item. And there are a number of styles. One of the ones you probably noticed though, are those curved ones. They are hardwood tubs made by a company called NK Woodworking.
According to NK Woodworking, “We handcraft our wood bathtubs from distinctive sustainable domestic and exotic hardwoods. Each is then finished with a specialized clear composite barrier for unmatched durability and longevity.
“These wood bathtubs offer you the luxury of fine art furniture as the centerpiece of your bathroom. Not to mention an unparalleled soak. From our studio in Seattle, Washington, we can ship our custom wood bathtubs anywhere in the world.”
NK is from Seattle, and is run by a 27-year old former boat builder. They run around from $15,000 to $30,000. Some of the other pictures show things that can be done for those with a different idea of spending money.
Green Zero – A Comfortable Prefab Home that Builds Energy-Saving into Design
A small prefab house that can be located just about anywhere a home owner wants to put it has been designed to integrate green concerns into prefab modular design aesthetics.
“Green Zero,” a punnish name derivative of “ground zero,” it seems, is by Studio di Architetttura Daniele Menichini, and among the harmonizing work to make green part of design, the exterior of this modular home is wood and it sits on a natural stone foundation. You can see from the photo above how the rainwater management and drainage systems are integrated into the architectural design.
The prefab house is smallish. It can be thought of in terms of a bare-minimum for living. It could be used as a retreat from everyday life, a guest house, or a backyard shed that can be used for accomodations as well.
Since it has a deck and a bathroom, while being small and transportable, it can be set anywhere and be used for just about anything.
The interior space can accomodate at least two people. There are glass windows and doors, even in the bedroom, to provide scenic views of wherever the owner of this modular house puts it. And behind the bed is a colorful (purple, green and beige) design based off of the forms of trees (also keeping within the green theme). This prefab is actually built and is located in Italy where the design team is from. To see more of the prefab home design team, click here for our directory.
For those days when you want to have fun but not spend more than a $20 bill, we’ve made this little list:
A piece of cake and a cood cup of coffe.
A book you wanted long ago, in the used section.
A sale in Steam.
A nice gift for your mother, father, sibiling or grandparents.
A video game
An arcade. (Or go to Galloping Ghost where you can play all day, including leaving for food, for $20)
I usually go with a nice hot shower then bundle up in warm towels and a fluffy robe. And then eat a pizza watching Netflix.
Chinese takeout
Buffalo wings
Ice cream
Junk food and snacks along with cheap soft drinks / alcohol
Goodwill or Wal-Mart or a dollar store and buy as many things that make me smile as possible. A face mask, a rubber chicken, helium balloon, etc.
$12 chair massage at the mall + $3 tip + $5 smoothie
Shampoo + Scalp massage + haircut + temple massage + 30 mins in the sauna
A gallon of gas and a country road
A good mango bubble tea turns my day around
half dozen assorted donuts
bath bomb and a book
Go Karts
Quality weed
Peeing on a Federal Building.
Mc Donald’s.
Taco Bell
Visit to pet store.
Bike ride to and from a nice dinner.
waffle
Buy 2 sets of toy armor and weapons from a dollar store, and challenge a man that looks between the age of 20-35 to a sword fight
Cheese/Pinot noir
New York everything bagel with sausage, egg, and cheese, and a large coffee
bike ride along the beach
Stationary… a new book and a few cool pens.
A new paperback
New makeup/products
Chocolate and lollies
a fat blunt, a cold tallboy and 2 slices pizza
Taco Bell and a couple of Mike’s Hard Lemonade
cured meat (pepperoni, salami, etc.), cheese, and crackers
A dime bag, a blunt wrap and an arizona. Throw that 8 dollar surplus in the gas tank and you’re golden.
gram of weed and a large poutine with bacon bits
Chocolate milk
watch a movie with popcorn and soda
Gym membership exercises releases dopamine and can stimulate sexual pleasure not the best thing I’m sure but for many it turns into an addiction
I go fishing at the pier and listen to good music while talking to other fishermen and women.
Bait: $6 Slice of pizza and drink: $5 Ham and cheese croissant: $3 Having a good day?…priceless
55 oz speedway slushie
Baking chocolate chip cookies.
Shopping
Ice cream
Kindle Unlimited novella binge
Anime
a few pets or scratches to a friendly dog
Water park
Anyone with a run down trailer in their yard can turn it into something that looks pretty much like new, DIY style. Yes, it’s a DIY camper makeover. This one was done by a couple, allory and Savannah, who blog at Classy Clutter. Their trailer in the before time did look a bit run down, even though in important points it was still in good shape. It’s not like they were doing all this work for something that wasn’t going to be worth it.
They did a few big things with this camper trailer: like tearing out old carpet and laying a new vinyl floor, and painting the exterior.
Here’s Savannah’s take:
“My husband and I purchased this travel trailer with a plan to give it a full makeover! We planned to create a space for our family to travel and a space that my husband could take with him on his hunting trips. Our trailer is a 1992 Terry Fleetwood (24 ft.). Everything on the trailer was in working order when we got it but everything needed to be updated since everything was worn, faded and outdated.
“The outside of the trailer was in decent cosmetic shape but the paint had lost it’s luster, dingy and we wanted to give it a new, fun look with crisp new paint. I’m going to take you through the steps and supplies we used to take the outside of our travel trailer from drab to fab!”
Below is a gallery of their work, and here’s how you can think about the stages involved.
Paint Primer
White Paint
Navy Blue Paint
Clear Coat
Painters Tape
HVLP Spray Gun
Compressor
Removal Project Set
Kilz Spray Paint
Tarp
I have always had a standard ceramic bath tub, and in some places there’s only been a shower. So this is something I haven’t even thought of before: a wooden bathtub.
These are a specialty home item. And there are a number of styles. One of the ones you probably noticed though, are those curved ones. They are hardwood tubs made by a company called NK Woodworking.
According to NK Woodworking, “We handcraft our wood bathtubs from distinctive sustainable domestic and exotic hardwoods. Each is then finished with a specialized clear composite barrier for unmatched durability and longevity.
“These wood bathtubs offer you the luxury of fine art furniture as the centerpiece of your bathroom. Not to mention an unparalleled soak. From our studio in Seattle, Washington, we can ship our custom wood bathtubs anywhere in the world.”
NK is from Seattle, and is run by a 27-year old former boat builder. They run around from $15,000 to $30,000. Some of the other pictures show things that can be done for those with a different idea of spending money.
How about this classic Ford? I’ve seen quite a few of these types of big squarebody / canopy set ups for camping and hunting, but this one’s on the larger side.
It’s a 1972, I think. A F600 Custom Crew Cab Ford limousine pick-up truck for RV adventures off road.
This could also serve as a limo for bug outs, like off-grid style.
Did you notice from the picture the big no-window space on the crewcab? Have you ever seen that before? I wonder what the point is? There’s a spoiler up to as well.
What kind of crazy chassis and step mount is that? Obviously, they like to be able to carry a lot of fuel.
Stunning $3.4 million motor home that comes with a helicopter
Who could resist taking a look at this giant motorhome RV, or even taking it for a test drive? With a price of $3.4 million NZ dollars, a look or a test drive is as close as many of us will come. It does have a stock of luxury features though, even for a high-end RV unit.
It’s called the Elysium, and it’s a 45-foot long, 8-foot wide RVing pad-on-wheels.
It has features some people’s homes don’t have. For example, this motorhome has a rooftop hot tub and also, did we mention, a 2-seat helicopter? Now who’s luxury motor home has a helicopter? What is this? A movable landing pad?
The kitchen in this luxury RV has an induction hob, a dishwasher, and American refrigerator and a wine fridge both, and a convection microwave.
There’s also a large screen TV (75 inches) that’s built to be able to handle the luxury RV lifestyle, including bad weather and strong vibrations from the road. There’s also a fireplace.
As you can see in the photos (all photos on our site expand, even the featured image up above), there is a rooftop deck on this expensive RV motorhome, with wood decking. There’s a sound system there too, marine grade.
The company that built it is called Furrion, an American global technology conglomerate that develops technological products for the luxury market. This particular costly RV isn’t for sale though. Would it sell if they produced them?
Big Rig Camper
This picture of this bright white, chrome and silver single-axle Peterbilt and horsetrailer was posted by a guy on The Truckers Report forum, and it raised a bit of controversy. The poster, a Texan who goes by the forum handle of HotRod1, posted this photo in 2012, wrote that he was buying this older truck and trailer for the price of a new or newer truck. He also wrote he wouldn’t have a 60 month loan. He was going to have a 24-36 month lease with a 10 percent or $1 buyout, and put this truck at the same payment rate as a new dually.
The thread they were discussing was about pickup trucks that were “trying to be semis.” That is, new pickups towing flatbed trailers of around 25 to 40 feet, hauling cars, motorbikes, and everything else you see semis hauling with flatbeds.
The truck pictured got immediate compliments for its looks.
But then challenges arose about how he could lease a new custom Pete and own it in 24 to 36 months for around $18,000. If that was the case, he said, he’d buy a bunch of them and resell them.
What do you think? Is it possible to get a new Pete for that price? They also had some criticisms of the numbers HotRod1 was using for his rate (1.73 per mile) and the income figure the photo poster mentioned.
If anyone knows more about this great Peterbilt tractor trailer, let us know and as always we’ll update this write up.
Just found these guys who do custom trucks, called Rtech Fabrications. Has anyone heard of them? They seem to have some pretty stand-out custom truck fabrication work, so thought we’d share them here.
Their moto: “We build trucks to do truck things.” Guess that means they aren’t building trucks that are just for show and that sit quite a bit of the year in a garage. They build trucks people can drive around.
So let’s take a look.
Here’s some info about these guys: “Randall [the guy behind the fabrication operation] made his first weld at age nine, and as they say “the rest is history”. With over 35 years in the automotive field he has gone from specializing in eye catching European sports and luxury cars to the popular Chevy Truck. With his attention to detail he has created the 67-72 Chevy crew cab that looks like it came off a GM showroom floor back in the day at your local dealership.”
An an example of their work. This is about the red K20 Crew Cab in the gallery below.
“K20 Crew Cab starting at $75,000.00
1972 GMC crew cab is being built on one of our stretched Longhorn frames. It has a 3/4 ton 6″full suspension lift. Equipped with a brand new 383 stroker, mated to a monster heavy-duty high performance turbo 400, and a Rtech Fabrications built 205 transfer case. The interior will be sporting a factory bucket seat console combo upholstered with the black and red checkered hounds-tooth.”
Their general quote policy: “There are several factors to quoting a project for you, but a bare standard crew cab starts at $15,000.00 and our bare Texas Longhorn crew cab (which is 71/2″ longer in the backdoors) starts at $25,0000. A finished truck starts at $75,000.00.”
(NOTE: They do not sell B-Pillars, flairs or other proprietary parts.)
Here’s their portfolio of work. They’re in Idaho (Hayden) if you’re interested, contact them:Â 509-990-3608. They’re by appointment only.
