design enthusiast, paul elkins, develops mobile units, and other small scale vehicles.He previously designed the burning man bicycle camper and his latest development is a mobile homeless shelter which he designed as part of a competition asking individuals to meet the demands of the rapidly growing homeless society - a kind of substitute for the grocery cart situation. elkins wanted his design construction to be a simple, light weight, water tight insulated box on wheels, built with an area for displaying and selling handmade wares.The shelter includes a sleeping / resting area, a kitchen and makeshift washroom.
The roof acts as a rain catcher. when it starts raining, a valve is turned to stop the flow of water to the collection tank to allow debris to be flushed from the roof. After a minute of this cleaning process, the valve can be turned back on and collect free water.When the tank is full, it has an overflow feature which allows excess water to drain to the ground.
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