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I was sick of seeing the old last post on this version of the blog….so although this site is DONE- and has moved to www.RELAXSHACKS.com on another host….here’s a new video on a tiny homeless shelter/cabin/house I built for Make Magazine….

My new book is out 2012 through THE LYONS PRESS- a new, VERY expanded edition of “Humble Homes, Simple Shacks…”- we still have a few copies left (very few) of the old version (some of its designs and sketches will never see the light of day again).

-Derek “Deek” Diedricksen

From now on, PLEASE GO TO OUR NEW and CURRENT SITE! (click on anything below)

THIS IS THE LAST DOUBLE POST ON BOTH THIS SITE, AND THE NEW ONE/NEW HOSTED SPOT….we WILL keep this old site up with its 400 or so archived posts though- so don’t worry if you’ve been featured, interviewed, etc- we’ll still be keepin’ ya around, and the the related cabin, tiny house, shanty, houseboat, treefort/treehouse, micro-architecture, rv, camper, floating home, and shack photos.

AGAIN- THE NEW SITE’s BEEN UP AND RUNNING- PLEASE CLICK ANY OF THESE WORDS TO TAKE YOU THERE- and bookmark us- its simple http://www.Relaxshacks.com (aka relaxshacks.blogspot.com)- same thing…

-Derek “Deek” Diedricksen

Only ONE more day of posting here- we’re now at a new location- RELAXSHACKS.COM (and not relaxshax.wordpress.com)- Please bookmark us and check out the new site!

Reader Kevin Coy (and fellow tiny-house enthusiast) recently sent me this lil’ video tour of a Catalina 25′ cabin-cruiser- as a possible ultra-tiny, budget friendly alternative to small/micro-housing/homes. I’m posting this too, as we recently had a discussion on the very same idea here on Relaxshacks.com- living in dry-docked boat cabins (where, again, in some cases you can even get these boat shells for FREE on craigslist). Yes, these spaces are going to be far too tiny for most, but hey, if you’re single, or an adventurous duo, by living in one of these even for a brief period of time, you’d no doubt save a TON of money. Anyway, the video starts out a little “earthquake shaky”, but hang in there, as Kevin gives us a nice tour throughout this little sailboat.

Another part of the beauty of tiny sailboat living, is that if you’re NOT handy at all, these come fully equipped and ready for use -as opposed to building your own tiny home- especially if time is something you don’t have much of. In water, they’re obviously mobile too!

-Derek “Deek” Diedricksen