Home Sweet Home In A Truck Trailer

Yosi Tayar standing in the work space area of his tiny home.

If you've managed to look around for property or even a new home with some land around it, you realize that this dream of many Americans can come at a high price. In Israel, especially in prime areas of Tel Aviv, that price is even higher.

Yet, some people haven't given up on the dream of having their own home. That has been fed in the past few years by the TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT. And into this idea drifted 50-year-old Yosi Tayar, who lives in Tel Aviv. He found a nice spot in a parking lot near the sea. He can hear the birds overhead and the waves from the sea. But he didn't have to pay anything to have all this on his doorstep.



You see, he decided to buy a 12-ton truck with trailer to place in that parking space. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but those looks are rather deceptive. The interior was redesigned in wood and features all the amenities and luxuries anyone could want. There's a dining room, a small room for Mr. Tayar's 11-year-old daughter, a work space, a storage area, a fully-equipped kitchen, a bedroom with a double bed. There is even a small sitting area for guests.

Mr. Tayar and his family don't have to deal with receiving municipal utility services. But living in the home is not austere. Power is obtained from the solar panels on the roof and an 800-liter container that is filled every three weeks provides the water. Oh, and by the way, that beautiful wood interior was constructed by Yosi's own labor.

This isn't that bad a deal when you don't have a fortune's worth of income to spend. Ingenuity, supplies, and sustainable resources are key when you have a modest income in an area where such high living standards prevail that only the wealthy can afford to buy a home or rent a luxury apartment.

Solar panels placed on the roof of Mr. Tayar's home.

Thanks to this article from LittleThings.com: http://www.littlethings.com/converted-box-truck/; and this article from Haaretz: http://www.haaretz.com/life/arts-leisure/.premium-1.536098.

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