Wisconsin man develops adorable tiny house on WHEELS for $79,000 – and has now sold one to the president of Aruba

ESCAPE Cottage appears to be a hand-built cottage-like retreat

It's also an RV that can hit the open road for a quick change of scenery

ESCAPE is the culmination of 22 years of work



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A cabin in the woods is many people's idea of the ultimate in seclusion, privacy and relaxation.

However, appearances can be deceiving, in the nicest possible way.

This quaint cabin situated deep in woods in Wisconsin, called ESCAPE, is actually an RV because it's on wheels.

It means that should you get tired of this particular view, it's easy to pick up sticks and hit the road again looking for that idyllic spot.

Place in the woods: The Escape Cabin is a tiny house on wheels. It can be set up in hours, and with a full-sized tub, fridge, and king bed. The first one has been constructed in Wisconsin.

Deep in the woods in Wisconsin, this little house looks like a classic weekend cabin

In some ways, it is: It was built by hand by local craftsmen with a design inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright

But it also has wheels, so it¿s completely portable, and the owner is in the process of building custom copies for tiny house fans around the world

The project started when visitors to a small lakeside resort called Canoe Bay started asking for their own versions of the resort¿s carefully constructed cabins

'I spent quite a few years figuring out how to put Canoe Bay in a box, so to speak, so we could give it to people,' says Dan George, the owner. 'And we ended up with what we think is great design: Efficient, environmentally sensitive, and done in a way that reflects a real building.'

Because it¿s mobile and a certain size--just 14 feet wide and 400 square feet--the Escape Cabin is technically considered an RV and not a house

The design is inspired by the latest tiny house movement where people are living with a smaller financial, environmental, and physical footprint.

The cabin is around 400 square feet, larger than most 1 bedroom apartments. The bathroom has a full tub, and the kitchen has a full-sized fridge and stove.

Kelly Davis from SALA Architects, who has many years of experience designing modern cabins and cottages, was the chief architect on the project.

The cabin was originally designed with the intent of being a high end cottage.

Dan George: The owner wanted to try and capture the elements of his favorite lakeside retreat, Canoe Bay, and make a delightful cabin out of it

That makes it easier to get a loan to buy it, and helps save on taxes and permitting fees. And, of course, it means if you ever need to move, your house can come along

It can be set up in less than a day. 'You go from nothing to a house in literally hours,' says George

'You may never have built a house, but it is a very long, painful, expensive process. We live in the 20th century--we should be beyond some of that'

Inside, the bedroom can fit a king-size mattress, the bathroom has a full tub, and the kitchen has a full-sized fridge and stove

'We didn¿t want to make it the rat maze that many modular models are,' says George. 'You jam as much as you can in a little space and hope that you can fit a human being in there, too. What we try to do is make small spaces big.'

Designed by architect Kelly Davis at SALA, the home can hook up to solar power, uses LED lights and low-energy appliances, and is heated by a high-efficiency fireplace

Inspiration was drawn from the famous Frank Lloyd Wright.

The project started when visitors to a small lakeside resort called Canoe Bay started asking for their own versions of the resort’s carefully constructed cabins.

'I spent quite a few years figuring out how to put Canoe Bay in a box, so to speak, so we could give it to people,' says Dan George, the owner. 'And we ended up with what we think is great design: Efficient, environmentally sensitive, and done in a way that reflects a real building.'

It can be set up in less than a day. 'You go from nothing to a house in literally hours,' says George. 'You may never have built a house, but it is a very long, painful, expensive process.

We live in the 20th century--we should be beyond some of that.



That’s what we’re shooting for. Make it ubiquitous, easy, completely portable, affordable, and beautiful.'

It's built by hand in Wisconsin from sustainably grown wood

;We care about every detail,; George says. 'If you know about Wrightian architecture, it¿s not form follows function, but form and function are one--if you miss by a half inch somewhere, you can screw up the whole building'

The tiny ESCAPE cabin was designed with the sensibilities of Frank Lloyd Wright in mind The project started when visitors to a small lakeside resort called Canoe Bay started asking for their own versions of the resorts carefully constructed cabins

Inside, the customizable cabin has vaulted ceilings that give it an open and airy feeling

Although ESCAPE is truly a mobile home, the cedar-lined structure feels more like a rustic cabin escape

The hand-made cabin can be delivered to any site and quickly set up, just by plugging in the utilities

Also, the entire building was constructed entirely from recyclable or sustainable materials.

Although there is no full bathroom or kitchen, functionally, one has everything he/she needs to sustain themselves in the ESCAPE cabin.

According to Escape's website, you can get the ESCAPE cabin delivered to you, and the cabin is designed to travel anywhere on the road. The current cost is around $79,000.

The owner is in the process of building custom copies for tiny house fans around the world and the company has been inundated with orders; they'll soon be sending cabins to the edge of the Arctic Circle, a volcano in Hawaii, and the Swiss Alps. Even the prime minister of Aruba has ordered one.

The cabin is around 400 square feet, larger than most 1 bedroom apartments

Everything was constructed entirely of recyclable or sustainable materials. The unit consumes very little power too