Something different, hard to tow!

[Travisma 1,317]

Saw this on Craigslist in Tampa  $12000

 

Campsite glamping at its best. With tiny houses and high end camping pods becoming ever more popular, you may have thought about one for yourself. Weather as a tiny house, garage, shed, play house in your yard or a decent living space on your property in the woods. Our Buildings are second to none and really the only option in a class all their own. Our buildings are built out of hardy solid (no ply or particle board) wood (Nordic Pine and Fir) in tongue and groove and interlocking joint design for a lifetime of service. Walls are 1.5-1.75" thick. Finished in any color or stain and clear of your choice. 
Double pain glass windows, electrical and plumbing as needed. Sizes from 7.9feet to 11.5feet wide and 9.9 feet to 18 feet long. 
If you cant help imagining Disney's 7 dwarfs or other mythical Disney characters residing in one of these, you are not alone!!! 
Call me directly for specifics and add some charm to your back yard or camp site.

 

No wheels, looks like its a permanent installation.

[h2odivers...Ray 952]

Reminds me of the house they made out of a fallen redwood that tours all the state fairs. 

[keith_h 420]

I'm not sure I'd want to sleep in that near the top of a hill.

[bhall 115]

1 hour ago, keith_h said:

I'm not sure I'd want to sleep in that near the top of a hill.

Sometimes you just have to roll with it.

 

[kadancer 82]

Maybe if I were a hobbit...

[Cortezcapt (Derek) 156]

3 hours ago, keith_h said:

I'm not sure I'd want to sleep in that near the top of a hill.

 

1 hour ago, bhall said:

Sometimes you just have to roll with it.

 

I was thinking the same thing, would be a heck of a way to wake up.

[caveat lector 181]

I see a giant whiskey aging barrel.........that I could sleep in

[twiceblessed....nacole 433]

14 hours ago, keith_h said:

I'm not sure I'd want to sleep in that near the top of a hill.

 

13 hours ago, bhall said:

Sometimes you just have to roll with it.

 

[Travisma 1,317]

15 hours ago, keith_h said:

I'm not sure I'd want to sleep in that near the top of a hill.

They also have one that is flat on the bottom and kind of arched shape.

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

1 hour ago, Travisma said:

They also have one that is flat on the bottom and kind of arched shape.

Can you post a link?  I'm wondering what they look like on the inside?

TCD

[Travisma 1,317]

2 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Can you post a link?  I'm wondering what they look like on the inside?

TCD

https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/grd/d/cabin-camping-pod-glamping/6219493390.html

 

This is the reply email to the ad   [email protected]

 

The ad says to call him, but I didn't see a phone #.

These are the only pictures in the ad.

 

 

 

 

 

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Thanks for the link. 

There's something fishy going on here.

That third photo is definitely not taken in Florida- look at the sloping hill across the pond in the photo.  The trees and landscape in the first photo don't look like Florida either.  I see the palm trees in the second photo, but even that one doesn't look like Florida to me.

And the phone number superimposed on the photos is for a School Bus Service/motorcycle shop in Valrico.

TCD

[Travisma 1,317]

32 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Thanks for the link. 

There's something fishy going on here.

That third photo is definitely not taken in Florida- look at the sloping hill across the pond in the photo.  The trees and landscape in the first photo don't look like Florida either.  I see the palm trees in the second photo, but even that one doesn't look like Florida to me.

And the phone number superimposed on the photos is for a School Bus Service/motorcycle shop in Valrico.

TCD

It might be canned photos.

In the ad it mentions OZ Pods and a google search pulls up a web page from Australia for caravan rentals.

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

21 minutes ago, Travisma said:

It might be canned photos.

In the ad it mentions OZ Pods and a google search pulls up a web page from Australia for caravan rentals.

Exactly.  So, some guy in Valrico who operates a private school bus service/motorcycle shop (seems legit) swiped some photos from Australia, and is trying to get people to send him 12K to buy something he doesn't have?  Is that it?

[Travisma 1,317]

44 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Exactly.  So, some guy in Valrico who operates a private school bus service/motorcycle shop (seems legit) swiped some photos from Australia, and is trying to get people to send him 12K to buy something he doesn't have?  Is that it?

Maybe he's got the US distribution rights?

But the Australian one seems to be a camper/RV rental site, don't think they have anything to do with these tiny homes.

Maybe he just liked the name?

And if someone is crazy enough to give him $$ without seeing a finished product, they deserve to get ripped off for being stupid.

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

37 minutes ago, Travisma said:

Maybe he's got the US distribution rights?

But the Australian one seems to be a camper/RV rental site, don't think they have anything to do with these tiny homes.

Maybe he just liked the name?

And if someone is crazy enough to give him $$ without seeing a finished product, they deserve to get ripped off for being stupid.

I'm sure that there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for how this guy from Valrico's photos are posted on a website called hottubdirect.com  based in Lithuania:

http://www.hottub-direct.com/product/24m-width-x-30m-long-camping-pod-code-pcp240300/

And, after you figure that out, then I will need help with understanding how the same photo is being used in the slide show posted on this Australian company's website:

https://www.aussiecampingpods.com.au/4m-pod.html

TCD

[BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023]

20 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

I'm sure that there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for how this guy from Valrico's photos are posted on a website called hottubdirect.com  based in Lithuania:

http://www.hottub-direct.com/product/24m-width-x-30m-long-camping-pod-code-pcp240300/

And, after you figure that out, then I will need help with understanding how the same photo is being used in the slide show posted on this Australian company's website:

https://www.aussiecampingpods.com.au/4m-pod.html

TCD

Oh Internet... how amusing you are sometimes.

 

For the record though, I'd still love to see what the real version of these looks like in person.  Totally looks like what hobbits would camp in.  LOL

[Travisma 1,317]

32 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

I'm sure that there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for how this guy from Valrico's photos are posted on a website called hottubdirect.com  based in Lithuania:

http://www.hottub-direct.com/product/24m-width-x-30m-long-camping-pod-code-pcp240300/

And, after you figure that out, then I will need help with understanding how the same photo is being used in the slide show posted on this Australian company's website:

https://www.aussiecampingpods.com.au/4m-pod.html

TCD

I'm blocked from the Lithuanian site.

The Australian site has some interesting items, but I don't see the round houses.

I'm sure that the Bus/Motorcycle shop has acquired the rights to distribute these in FL.... maybe.....

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

17 minutes ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said:

Oh Internet... how amusing you are sometimes.

 

For the record though, I'd still love to see what the real version of these looks like in person.  Totally looks like what hobbits would camp in.  LOL

The Australian site has some good photos of the interiors.  They are pretty cool.

 

3 minutes ago, Travisma said:

I'm blocked from the Lithuanian site.

The Australian site has some interesting items, but I don't see the round houses.

I'm sure that the Bus/Motorcycle shop has acquired the rights to distribute these in FL.... maybe.....

Oh come on.  It would cost a fortune to ship one of those to the US.

Now, the bus/motorcycle guy might be building knock-offs.  That wouldn't be hard for me to believe.

TCD

[Travisma 1,317]

2 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

The Australian site has some good photos of the interiors.  They are pretty cool.

 

Oh come on.  It would cost a fortune to ship one of those to the US.

Now, the bus/motorcycle guy might be building knock-offs.  That wouldn't be hard for me to believe.

TCD

I'm thinking more along the line that he got the rights to the plans and name/concept.

He says they are Nordic Pine or Fir.

Australia says pinewood or thermowood, and it looks like they might sell kits also.

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

16 minutes ago, Travisma said:

I'm blocked from the Lithuanian site.

The Australian site has some interesting items, but I don't see the round houses.

I'm sure that the Bus/Motorcycle shop has acquired the rights to distribute these in FL.... maybe.....

OK, you made me hunt down the round ones.

Here you go- they're from an outfit in the UK called Royal Tubs- I told you this photo wasn't from Florida:

http://www.royaltubs.co.uk/shop/barrel-huts/

That bus/motorcycle shop guy must have spent a fortune on the distribution rights for all of these companies.

TCD

[Travisma 1,317]

7 minutes ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

OK, you made me hunt down the round ones.

Here you go- they're from an outfit in the UK called Royal Tubs- I told you this photo wasn't from Florida:

http://www.royaltubs.co.uk/shop/barrel-huts/

That bus/motorcycle shop guy must have spent a fortune on the distribution rights for all of these companies.

TCD

Or he just designed his own knock-offs.

Wait, he's a legitimate businessman, he wouldn't do that....

[keith_h 420]

I'm thinking the guy might be doing knock offs but I'd have to see his facility and talk with real customers before I would think about buying something from him. While looking at the link for the round hut I saw this. It looks like a good idea for a backyard project if you could get a hold of the grill and hood.

http://www.royaltubs.co.uk/shop/bbq-huts/

 

 

[Cortezcapt (Derek) 156]

16 minutes ago, keith_h said:

I'm thinking the guy might be doing knock offs but I'd have to see his facility and talk with real customers before I would think about buying something from him. While looking at the link for the round hut I saw this. It looks like a good idea for a backyard project if you could get a hold of the grill and hood.

http://www.royaltubs.co.uk/shop/bbq-huts/

 

 

That looks like a torture chamber, at least it would be here in Florida.  Maybe it would be nice somewhere where there's a lot of snow or its very cold?

[keith_h 420]

23 minutes ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said:

That looks like a torture chamber, at least it would be here in Florida.  Maybe it would be nice somewhere where there's a lot of snow or its very cold?

I was thinking something like a gazebo, lanai  or similar building. I doubt it would get much use in the summer but would be nice for gatherings the rest of the year.