Go-Box Makes Super-Portable Tiny Homes Inspired by #VanLife
From a 140-square-foot office to a larger unit with a kitchenette, bathroom, and Murphy bed, the prefabs emphasize flexibility for whatever’s around the bend.
From a 140-square-foot office to a larger unit with a kitchenette, bathroom, and Murphy bed, the prefabs emphasize flexibility for whatever’s around the bend.
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When Julien Roussin Coté was growing up, he'd leave his home in Quebec, Canada, for surfing road trips along the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, watching through a moving window as the view turned from city to trees and then ocean. That sense of adventure never left him, and as an adult, he became part of the #vanlife movement, where he found a tight-knit community of people who travel full-time in search of a slower and more nature-based routine. While on the road, he met his partner, Carolina Krupa, a fellow vanlifer.
"For the past 10 years, we’ve been running one of the largest #vanlife communities called Go-Van," Coté says. "Go-Box is simply the logical extension of our project."
Go-Box offers prefab structures in four sizes ranging from a small unit equipped for remote work to a long rectangle complete with a private bathroom and kitchenette. The couple think of the Go-Box units as extensions of a van, where someone on the road could use one as a destination that expands their living space. Below, Coté shares how Go-Box is a natural fit for adventurous types who seek a few extra creature comforts from time to time.
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The Go-Box isn't on wheels, but it still has a nomadic feel thanks to a steel frame and jacks that can be easily portable from one place to another with a trailer. You can either implement it as is, on screw piles, or on a slab. In order to move it, you just need to jack it up, load it on a trailer, and you’re off to your next destination!
A Go-Box can be transported to different locations easily, making it an ideal alternative for "van life
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There are four different types of Go-Boxes, but each one prioritizes getting outside and enjoying nature.
Photo courtesy of Go-Box
A pull-out bed is surrounded by views of the outdoors.
Photo courtesy of Go-Box
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