Homeless man's Cramped alternative to a shelter

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  • Опубликовано: 6 мар 2019
  • One man has come up with a solution to his own homelessness which could be an alternative to those opposed to going to a shelter. It's a portable residence called the Cramper - a cramped camper on wheels

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  • @wvredneck6283
    @wvredneck6283 3 года назад +906

    It definitely beats living in a homeless shelter or on the streets

    • @knunyabeasewhacks8744
      @knunyabeasewhacks8744 3 года назад +22

      Cant continue to use drugs in a "homeless shelter".

    • @flybynytt
      @flybynytt 3 года назад +19

      @She-Wolf Absolutely. That was a very rude & presumptuous statement. I back you 100%

    • @derfskittlers6125
      @derfskittlers6125 3 года назад +29

      @@knunyabeasewhacks8744 did you even watch the video. you must live in a bubble. that guy didn't seem like a druggy. he is try yo survive the best way he can.

    • @amykelley5715
      @amykelley5715 3 года назад +15

      Agree! The homeless shelters I've heard about treat people like they aren't human and there is one somewhere that is actually a cult. People don't know it until they get in there.

    • @magoo4452
      @magoo4452 3 года назад +14

      @@knunyabeasewhacks8744 When you become homeless,Very bad things are going to happen to you.

  • @Rachels123
    @Rachels123 3 года назад +862

    Everyone deserves a place to rest their head in safety and privacy

    • @Smokeyone22
      @Smokeyone22 3 года назад +15

      Unfortunately we live in Canada! There are more empty homes than homeless people... What a great country!

    • @MrMannyhw
      @MrMannyhw 3 года назад +15

      Not if you dont have a job or hold a job. Homes in Canada sit empty cause they are own buy billionaire foreigners. Not for the homeless.

    • @jonalarcon8564
      @jonalarcon8564 3 года назад +1

      Exactly well said !!!!!

    • @jonalarcon8564
      @jonalarcon8564 3 года назад +7

      @@MrMannyhw that's ok because they paid for them and they own them , that's another issue, but has no reference to this , city's need to allow things like this so the homeless can be warm and safe .

    • @sednanerkcm8374
      @sednanerkcm8374 3 года назад +1

      Amen

  • @johnpatterson8697
    @johnpatterson8697 4 года назад +288

    I like how it looks like a public utility box or a railroad signal box
    make it less likely to be broken into, or have someone complain and call the cops

    • @jasonjames4254
      @jasonjames4254 3 года назад +23

      Exactly! Paint a business logo on the side and it would be very stealth. Few people would question it.

    • @bryanbrett8943
      @bryanbrett8943 3 года назад +8

      Until you have 100 of them in a row!

    • @jumpingsloth3963
      @jumpingsloth3963 3 года назад +3

      Oooo. A business logo. I want something out of a show or game. Like the futurama planet Express logos.

    • @pattijesinoski1958
      @pattijesinoski1958 3 года назад +6

      Think of the advertising dollars earned on the side of these shelters .

    • @and7barton
      @and7barton 3 года назад +9

      Remove the wheels and store them inside. Paint it to look like a utilities box.

  • @outbackeddie
    @outbackeddie 3 года назад +129

    Being able to get warm is HUGE. You can renew yourself if you can get warm and get some sleep.

    • @grahamstefaan
      @grahamstefaan 3 года назад +1

      Who's paying for the outlet he plugged into?

    • @dean6708
      @dean6708 3 года назад

      @@grahamstefaan there's ways around an outlet

    • @tomcatt998
      @tomcatt998 2 года назад +6

      True,, i still remember many nights shivering violently all night, it ain't no fun

    • @lilyandrose8557
      @lilyandrose8557 3 месяца назад

      Someone who can afford to be generous, no doubt ​@@grahamstefaan

  • @jm823
    @jm823 3 года назад +163

    Any individual who would rather stay in a little "camper" that is at times frosty over a city run shelter, well that speaks volumes about how those shelters really are.

    • @derekthehalfabee7942
      @derekthehalfabee7942 3 года назад +5

      What do you expect? Homeless shelters are filled with homeless people. Aka, mostly mentally ill and drug addicted people.

    • @calebjanus2000
      @calebjanus2000 3 года назад +18

      It's the people not the shelters that are the problem.

    • @robinlavois4483
      @robinlavois4483 3 года назад +12

      People stay up talking all night long, yakking away, very loud and playing their stereos. Great if you get SSI disability or alimony or something every month but if you work and have to get up early to go to a job it's the road to disaster, IS the problem. That was my experience, none of the women needed to work or wanted to work in there and couldn't even comprehend it. Next is there were ladies who had 6 or 7 kids and when they piled on the chores they'd get their chores done in 10 minutes but a woman alone would take her 7 hours to do the same chore and it was unfair. There are some other issues but those 2 stand out for me.

    • @chucknetzhammer9489
      @chucknetzhammer9489 2 года назад +6

      you can't drink or drug in a shelter

    • @christinaFaith84
      @christinaFaith84 Год назад +13

      @@calebjanus2000 it's the shelters. I've been homeless several times. The shelters are terrible and most people working there treat you like trash.

  • @Rocket1.5121
    @Rocket1.5121 3 года назад +255

    There are thousands of homeless people that would love that.

    • @razorman65
      @razorman65 3 года назад +7

      and there are MILLIONS of workers that would love them to get a job

    • @xaenon
      @xaenon 3 года назад +6

      When I was homeless in the 1990s I would have absolutely jumped on something like that without a moments' hesitation. The 'official' shelters where I was at the time were exploitative and often dangerous.

    • @IDCBTW-dm5zn
      @IDCBTW-dm5zn 3 года назад +3

      @Chill Will Facts a lot of people think someone wants to spend the rest of there life working for a company lol

    • @DavidCodyPeppers.
      @DavidCodyPeppers. 3 года назад +3

      @@razorman65 and there are BILLIONS of worker that could care less.

    • @razorman65
      @razorman65 3 года назад

      @Chill Will fool, I work for a farmer , driving truck and get paid cash much of the year , so joke's on you , good pussie!

  • @jonathanhouwers4390
    @jonathanhouwers4390 3 года назад +548

    Makes me sad that being homeless is even an issue in our country.

    • @BillyGotBalls
      @BillyGotBalls 3 года назад +37

      Letting a million homeless in the country this yr. Won't make it better.

    • @Smokeyone22
      @Smokeyone22 3 года назад +18

      More empty homes than homeless in Canada... Canadian gvmt should be ashamed... Plus our housing situation prices just raised 25 percent in the last YEAR... I'm not getting the logic of this housing market nor the Government that is looking after our well being..

    • @joshualoveless20
      @joshualoveless20 3 года назад +16

      @@Smokeyone22 That's the problem right there!
      You actually think the Government cares for our well being!
      If that was even remotely true then we would have people starving and homeless, simple as that.

    • @erickhanes7517
      @erickhanes7517 3 года назад +4

      So what is your solution so you don't have to be sad ?

    • @kyledodge496
      @kyledodge496 3 года назад +1

      That's what makes you sad?

  • @K9River
    @K9River 3 года назад +61

    I like how he has some ownership over his situation. The soul needs that to be healthy.

  • @deniseprettner2020
    @deniseprettner2020 3 года назад +358

    God bless him. At least he’s doing something to help himself.

    • @montiliusbeatty9831
      @montiliusbeatty9831 3 года назад +1

      I did not know he spoke about being a Christian. How did you know he was? god in capital and the concept of a god blessing you. Those are christian concepts.

    • @HeavyChevy
      @HeavyChevy 3 года назад +13

      @@montiliusbeatty9831 someone can’t leave a comment without someone else criticizing it. Nobody cares if you believe in god or you don’t. It was just a comment, it wasn’t meant to offend anyone.

    • @montiliusbeatty9831
      @montiliusbeatty9831 3 года назад +1

      @@HeavyChevy Whom is to blame? The one that brought up religion. Not everyone believes in that religion. Saying god bless assumes everyone believes in Christianity. It pushes that religion. Someone cannot ever object to the person pushing their religion. They will not own it.

    • @HeavyChevy
      @HeavyChevy 3 года назад +6

      @@montiliusbeatty9831 A lot of people believe in god and are not Christians.

    • @HeavyChevy
      @HeavyChevy 3 года назад +7

      @@montiliusbeatty9831 believing in god doesn’t automatically make you a Christian.

  • @chrislim7976
    @chrislim7976 3 года назад +137

    Update:
    After a Toronto bidding war it sold for $1.2 million.

    • @bacongrz
      @bacongrz 3 года назад +14

      Location location location

    • @policedog4030
      @policedog4030 3 года назад +19

      And the city was overjoyed as now his property taxes are over $25K per year and the city officials voted themselves a pay increase

    • @chrislim7976
      @chrislim7976 3 года назад +14

      Update:
      Property currently sits vacant. New owner no where to be found and is in arrears on property taxes.
      Original owner has left Toronto for good.

    • @stephaniehowe0973
      @stephaniehowe0973 3 года назад +1

      @@chrislim7976 Serious? Well if he isn't still there maybe life improved

    • @chrisernst68
      @chrisernst68 3 года назад +7

      @@stephaniehowe0973 it was a joke

  • @coopertown7867
    @coopertown7867 3 года назад +35

    -8 degrees as they where reporting.....glad homeboy had a place to plug in. Thanks to that person!!

    • @thevanman4498
      @thevanman4498 3 года назад

      Calling him homeboy imo is derogatory, he is much older than you boy, give older people respect!

    • @coopertown7867
      @coopertown7867 3 года назад +5

      @@thevanman4498 omg😒. Your an idiot!

    • @dennis.teevee
      @dennis.teevee 3 года назад

      from the ghetto? who uses that word anymore?

    • @coopertown7867
      @coopertown7867 3 года назад +2

      @@dennis.teevee degrees?? People use that word allot still😝

  • @stevethomas7463
    @stevethomas7463 3 года назад +107

    He's a minimalist, unlike everyone else.

    • @derfskittlers6125
      @derfskittlers6125 3 года назад +6

      When you're homeless, it's not really a choice.

    • @NoraTTang
      @NoraTTang 3 года назад +2

      Unlike most.. not unlike everyone..

  • @DerekDogsforSentience
    @DerekDogsforSentience 3 года назад +223

    “It’s not frosty to the point I’ll die.” A sad quote as to where humanity is in the 21st century.

    • @muddymuz7266
      @muddymuz7266 3 года назад +1

      An unintentional scathing indictment.

    • @carllagle1090
      @carllagle1090 3 года назад +1

      Get real !!!

    • @SuperUncleRyan
      @SuperUncleRyan 3 года назад +11

      We should make politicians sleep in these.

    • @keithjurena9319
      @keithjurena9319 3 года назад

      Homelessness is from mental illness..sounds like he is in recovery

    • @GalagaKing2
      @GalagaKing2 3 года назад +10

      For someone to say homelessness is a form of mental illness is very much misinformed. You would be surprised of how many people who are homeless used be doctors,lawyers, this who lost their jobs their homes. God forbid one day you end up there. Has nothing to with mental health. Your circumstances can change in the blink of an eye and if you're not prepared for it this could very well happen.

  • @TheTonialadd
    @TheTonialadd 3 года назад +14

    Dang! Someone hook him up with a solar panel! Great job sir! Everyone wants to feel safe and secure. I’ve been homeless and it really sucks when you don’t know where you’re going to rest your head.

  • @bencrawshaw1227
    @bencrawshaw1227 3 года назад +46

    I was homeless for six years, this I a resourceful idea. I just know in my heart of hearts if more homeless did this the local council would just remove them. I think it's ironic because just tonight I thought if a great idea of a product that can tick all boxes if you find yourself home less. Tonight was the first inception, I've ordered some of the materials and I'm going to make a prototype.

  • @tracey921
    @tracey921 3 года назад +17

    I've been homeless before, twice.. I was an addict n a slow learner it seems
    That was 16 yrs ago... Having a stable home has filled me w so much gratitude..
    stories like this always touch my heart and hit close to home for me
    Bless this man. I hope this leads to future opportunities for him 🙏🏻💗💟

    • @kerryquinn7188
      @kerryquinn7188 3 года назад +5

      Well done in changing your life around Trace921. When you've been an addict who has reached your rock bottom you appreciate so much more on the way up again. You should be so proud of yourself. Stay strong.

    • @tracey921
      @tracey921 3 года назад +3

      @@kerryquinn7188 ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
      Bless You and thank you for your kind words 🙏🏻

    • @kerryquinn7188
      @kerryquinn7188 3 года назад +4

      @@tracey921 You are very welcome, sometimes it's nice to get a bit of praise and appreciation for all the work we have done to change our lives around. Staying clean and sober from alcohol or drugs is a very hard battle at times and it's actually exhausting at times. Any praise or kind words can help keep us going for another day.

    • @oklahomaisok
      @oklahomaisok 4 месяца назад

      Glad to hear you turned your life around and got settled.

  • @NaturalCanadian
    @NaturalCanadian 5 лет назад +66

    He did all this...he needs to be hired as an architect/engineer. Very impressive!

    • @jerryschronicles9140
      @jerryschronicles9140 5 лет назад +1

      He didn’t design this

    • @baystreet6627
      @baystreet6627 4 года назад

      Not enough money for architects or engineers.

    • @morganfreeman5972
      @morganfreeman5972 3 года назад +5

      It takes a bit more than nailing plywood together to be an architect or engineer.

    • @grahamstefaan
      @grahamstefaan 3 года назад

      @@morganfreeman5972 ditto. That thing looks like a homlleless person built it.

  • @bellatrixx7777
    @bellatrixx7777 3 года назад +100

    Homelessness is such a sad and horrible thing. We should all be more concerned and willing to help. ❣

    • @CaneFu
      @CaneFu 3 года назад +3

      @@emmaanderson1727 You haven't been paying attention as illegals are still being deported.

    • @deleqtronica8733
      @deleqtronica8733 3 года назад +2

      What have you been doing to help the problem? I’m guessing nothing at all.

    • @CaneFu
      @CaneFu 3 года назад +1

      @Smokey Bear So basically...you live in a van down by the river.

    • @karencarroll4896
      @karencarroll4896 3 года назад +2

      @@CaneFu and they SHOULD BE .. THEY ARE HERE ILLEGALLY

    • @CaneFu
      @CaneFu 3 года назад

      @@karencarroll4896 That's what I said.

  • @brianjones7521
    @brianjones7521 6 месяцев назад +12

    That's a well thought out shelter. Much respect to you Dan.

  • @andrewl1097
    @andrewl1097 3 года назад +67

    This is 1000% better than his shelter cause it’s HIS!

    • @and7barton
      @and7barton 3 года назад +2

      Precisely ! - And if you've got a mortgage, your nice house isn't actually yours until you've paid it up.

    • @heatherjones9773
      @heatherjones9773 4 месяца назад

      It's better than a tent or a tarp!

  • @beaupeep
    @beaupeep 3 года назад +96

    And, its secure, the resident doesn't have to worry for their safety.

    • @jonmacdonald5345
      @jonmacdonald5345 3 года назад +6

      Unless someone seals the door and pushes it into a lake while he's sleeping!

    • @scottnorris5728
      @scottnorris5728 3 года назад +2

      Thats a real point, much safer in his little setup. I know what goes down in alot of the "shelters"

    • @stoptrudeau42
      @stoptrudeau42 3 года назад +2

      Or fire. And i mean if you wanted to get in there i bet a hammer and 1 min you could.

    • @hypnob6038
      @hypnob6038 3 года назад +2

      Jonbification....same goes for your house man....

    • @v4lhulme
      @v4lhulme 3 года назад

      Nail the door shut and set it on fire. Not so safe anymore

  • @mikecioka1180
    @mikecioka1180 5 лет назад +188

    That looks better insulated than my house

    • @coxkelly9743
      @coxkelly9743 4 года назад +5

      I'm living in a car with a heater and air a 97 this would be too small for me. Some local all night parking lots are letting me park for a night. I try to only stay one night except for our campground. When it warns up I will use a tent part of the time. My situation is difficult to explain. I could rent a room in a house at any time.

    • @bustinnutsinslutsbutts
      @bustinnutsinslutsbutts 3 года назад +9

      @@coxkelly9743 a year later i hope ur in a better spot

    • @user-gz4ve8mw9l
      @user-gz4ve8mw9l 3 года назад +3

      @@coxkelly9743 Hopefully you end up finding a way to make it past what your enduring. I'm in a similar spot currently myself, and its only gotten worse this year for me. Don't give up though, no matter how difficult it may seem. I hope one day soon it'll be all but a distant memory to you. That you'll have everything you need, being happy, and living a long healthy life.

    • @warriorofgod1412
      @warriorofgod1412 3 года назад +5

      @@coxkelly9743 tribulation is about to start, you got a head start on most of us

    • @geraldinegregory.1803
      @geraldinegregory.1803 3 года назад +1

      Definitely better than mine!

  • @almVancouver
    @almVancouver 3 года назад +62

    Everyone deserves a safe place to sleep, clean water, food, and respect regardless of societal standing.

    • @dougrogan379
      @dougrogan379 3 года назад +1

      Actual no. No body deserves anything like that. Where is that written?

    • @arunabhprakash5981
      @arunabhprakash5981 3 года назад +3

      @@dougrogan379 In Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed by UNGA. Part of the 30 basic human rights (specially 22 : Right to social security) and ratified by as many as 150 countries

    • @dougrogan379
      @dougrogan379 3 года назад +1

      @@arunabhprakash5981 ok but who's gonna pay for it?

    • @SABbrew
      @SABbrew 3 года назад +3

      @@dougrogan379 lol ignorance is bliss. Have you ever struggled or are over the age of 25?

    • @ronbuil6923
      @ronbuil6923 3 года назад

      @@arunabhprakash5981 guarantee you all 150 countries that ratified that have homeless and mistreated people dude, you sound delusional.

  • @Jerry-ko9pi
    @Jerry-ko9pi 3 года назад +19

    Just adding a heat lamp would help out a lot. Great that he helped himself. They should hve parking lots with solar panels free for the homeless. That would provide them with shelter from weather above and free power to pwer their little homes.

  • @gluehigh416
    @gluehigh416 5 лет назад +124

    As a city resident I approve! Anything to ease the load on their unfortunate situation!

    • @Dunning.Kruger
      @Dunning.Kruger 5 лет назад +4

      Did you type this while slurping a Starbucks ?

    • @smzzms2523
      @smzzms2523 4 года назад +8

      Nice....you are free to have them build one in your front lawn

    • @Swickoz
      @Swickoz 3 года назад +2

      @@smzzms2523 They put them in the woods haha! or in a parking lot, behind a dumpster! always alternatives to hiding it so its not an eyesore to the public; as long as they can sleep.

    • @chrismccaffrey8256
      @chrismccaffrey8256 2 года назад +2

      Dont get why people are being salty. Everyone has their own life and needs. If you have a job and can live in an apartment or wherever in the city, who should be angry at you for it. Live the life you can without depleting yourself, it doesnt mean you dont care or dont wish you could help, but if helping someone else, especially financially, would put you in danger of being homeless or lacking yourself, youre not really serving anyone from the heart, more like from an idea that you "have to", its not healthy to deplete all your resources, even when its something "good". It could very well leave you in the same position.

  • @DD-uf2uo
    @DD-uf2uo 3 года назад +25

    I can 👂 hear the local government telling him he needs a "PERMIT" to build that !!!! lol. I do wish him luck.

  • @mmedefarge
    @mmedefarge 3 года назад +98

    Ah, the working class home of the future.

    • @saulramirez6117
      @saulramirez6117 3 года назад +3

      This comment needs more likes lol

    • @jmccormick1490
      @jmccormick1490 3 года назад +1

      🙄

    • @sharonritchie6365
      @sharonritchie6365 3 года назад +8

      Not allowed in the future. “You will own NOTHING and you will be happy.”
      -World Economic Forum (Klaus Shwab)

    • @SlowRiderDucati
      @SlowRiderDucati 3 года назад +1

      "You will own nothing and like it." The World Economic Counsel. 2021 Davos
      The good news is that "they" will own everything. Seems fair.

  • @entvisual
    @entvisual 3 года назад +351

    *They should make* a community with a ton of these little homes for homeless!💜

    • @rickgeller6043
      @rickgeller6043 3 года назад +31

      Who is they? People like to say, they should but never say who they is.

    • @entvisual
      @entvisual 3 года назад +13

      @@rickgeller6043 *the Govt* 😆

    • @rickgeller6043
      @rickgeller6043 3 года назад +27

      VISUAL The government causes the problem. Gets a reaction (homelessness) then solves the problem they caused in the first place.

    • @VB-fo1oc
      @VB-fo1oc 3 года назад +30

      Someone did & the city is suing him 🤦🏽‍♀️ Toronto Tiny Homes is the name

    • @stovepipe9er
      @stovepipe9er 3 года назад +31

      Cities don’t allow them because of red tape. Some young people built and donated some shelters in an article I read and the city took them away because of code violations or something along that line. There has to be a way, but they seem to prefer to have people in traditional homeless shelters due to legalities. If I was homeless I would rather have my own small shelter than stay in a building with a bunch of other people.

  • @ingerloviseeide6806
    @ingerloviseeide6806 3 года назад +66

    God bless all the homeless people around the world and help them find a solution.

    • @razorman65
      @razorman65 3 года назад +4

      ya mean a job

    • @sheliaporter6795
      @sheliaporter6795 3 года назад +2

      @@razorman65 a lot of them are mentally ill and cannot hold a job. Those people need mental healthcare and training so they can get a job. However, our economy is not designed for everyone to have a job, there are those who are mentally and physically handicapped who, due to no fault of their own, cannot work. We have thousands of homeless veterans. My daddy was a veteran and between his pension, social security and VA check, he barely got by. Then, when he got a $98 raise on his social security checks, the VA stopped his VA check, because he made $98 per year too much! The US owes these veterans better care.

    • @razorman65
      @razorman65 3 года назад +2

      @@sheliaporter6795 yes, the gov does turn their backs on the veterans which is sickening after their services they gave and yes the truly mentally ill need help at times but when I see a young person too lazy to work and sponge off the system or steal but yet there's a cell phone in their hand

    • @junktaskforce599
      @junktaskforce599 3 года назад +1

      @@razorman65 I do agree with you there! In my area, our homeless population is mostly veterans and mentally ill. I do see some that are either too lazy to work or do not have enough education to get a job, such as high school drop[ outs or those with learning disabilities that didn't get the right help from the schools. For those lacking education but who wants to work or is working but can't afford an apartment, I think they need training programs to give them a hand up, instead of a hand out.

  • @burlmapleleafs
    @burlmapleleafs 3 года назад +34

    I want to build something like this.
    Been thinking about this for awhile.
    God bless

    • @FortunaZKat
      @FortunaZKat 3 года назад +1

      All kinds of RUclips vid's on building types of 'em

  • @edgarrett8822
    @edgarrett8822 3 года назад +52

    I'd like to buy him the materials to build another one.

    • @Successjournal01
      @Successjournal01 3 года назад +8

      He should start a go fund me I'll definitely help him out too

    • @joshmiller9783
      @joshmiller9783 3 года назад +1

      Then do it.

    • @edgarrett8822
      @edgarrett8822 3 года назад

      @@joshmiller9783 thanks. You wanna join in?

    • @nomadnickbikehobo9598
      @nomadnickbikehobo9598 3 года назад +6

      I'm homeless and living off a bicycle. Right now I'm camped in the woods, working on a Bushcraft Camp. The problem with what I'm doing is the cops can come kick me out anytime and write me citations... Someday, I'm gonna build one like this, but probably smaller to pull behind my bike. There's a guy in Washington who builds them as a hobby and a guy in Texas that drives a motorized bicycle contraption.. Those guys got it figured out... Because my biggest problem is people messing with me at night time... Not that long ago, I was laying in my sleeping bag, and somebody came up behind me and threw a bunch of bugs on my and ran off... I need to build one of these so I can lock the door and have some security

    • @disgruntledvet11b18
      @disgruntledvet11b18 3 года назад

      @@nomadnickbikehobo9598 where are you located?

  • @skim4me
    @skim4me 2 года назад +10

    After living in a semi truck for years, I can relate to this. He's got a little bit more room than I have though.

  • @FM-cw8fx
    @FM-cw8fx 3 года назад +138

    wow That guy can even start his own business with little help building crampers.

    • @smibiz7039
      @smibiz7039 3 года назад +3

      It's not about skills and talent, it's about privilege. If you're not born into privilege, your not likely to get the credit you deserve. Minimum wage.. It is what it is. Those crying about privilege the most, are usually the Ones who grew up with an incredible amount of privilege, but still think they got it bad and "werked" hard, yada yada yada.. Very twisted..

    • @TL-mc7cd
      @TL-mc7cd 3 года назад +4

      @@smibiz7039 you create your own reality

    • @pattijesinoski1958
      @pattijesinoski1958 3 года назад +2

      @@smibiz7039
      Whine. Whine whine. I started out at 35 cents per hour. There is a different minimum wage for those capable of jobs with capability of tip vs businesses without tips. The restaurant , casino, etc with tip capability pay less in govt federal tax vs business owners of businesses without tips capability.
      Has been in effect at least going back to 60's.
      Business owners are destroyed if you are a straight retail brick and mortar business, not service.
      15.oo minimum wage will destroy usa. Make us like foreign countries that have few brick and mortar businesses. Bezos will continue to become higher trillionaire as main street America becomes a ghost town.
      When will people wake up to reality?

    • @marshalllhiepler
      @marshalllhiepler 3 года назад +2

      @@pattijesinoski1958,
      You have a very loose understanding of our economy.
      Raising the minimum wage to $15/hr, does little to help, or hurt the average worker.
      Business owners simply compensate for the increased overhead expenses, by raising the cost of goods and/or services offered.
      Only the Tax Revenue collected by the government, is increased in the long-run.
      This is because income taxes increase proportionately with earned wages.
      And, when the wages are used to buy food, clothing, fuel, housing, electricity, etcetera ...
      then, Sales Tax is increased proportionately with the cost of those goods.
      Thus, the government is the only entity that receives More, without providing anything.
      They are not going to teach you this, in your high school Economics class.

    • @and7barton
      @and7barton 3 года назад +2

      @@smibiz7039 Nothing to do with privilege. The (almost) richest man in the world built his ideas in his garage - Bill Gates.

  • @aquariandawn4750
    @aquariandawn4750 3 года назад +62

    Frankly, it has some benefits over a shelter. They can be pretty bad. I know.

    • @paulsawczyc5019
      @paulsawczyc5019 3 года назад +9

      Shelters are run by little tyrants that constantly make up new rules as you go.

    • @aquariandawn4750
      @aquariandawn4750 3 года назад +12

      @@paulsawczyc5019 that's most often the case. I've only ever found one different. It was run and opened by former alcoholics and drug addicts. They talked to us like we were equals. That is rare.

  • @comfeefort
    @comfeefort 3 года назад +43

    Redefine what basic housing is and You cure alot Homelessness, People need shelter and a safe place

    • @agneslaufer9579
      @agneslaufer9579 3 года назад +4

      Basic homes with no luxury . It can be small. What else we need.

    • @alisonbarratt3772
      @alisonbarratt3772 3 года назад +1

      @@agneslaufer9579 u need toilet and shower

    • @EricB90
      @EricB90 3 года назад

      People need a job.

    • @utharkruna1116
      @utharkruna1116 3 года назад

      A bel aire mansion 😂😂

    • @kittymuncher3259
      @kittymuncher3259 3 месяца назад

      ​A job isn't the answer. Most employers don't pay anything now remotely close to what is needed to afford a home on any level and if u have a credit score at or below 500 or an eviction on record forget it​@@EricB90

  • @deborahchesser7375
    @deborahchesser7375 3 года назад +46

    All the vacant properties around and there’s people sleeping outside, it’s just crazy. A little sweat equity makes most people feel a little better and the buildings wouldn’t mind. A warehouse would keep a few people out of the snow and cold.

    • @razorman65
      @razorman65 3 года назад +1

      how many you have sleeping in your kitchen?

    • @carmelitastella
      @carmelitastella 3 года назад +2

      Yeah but if they get hurt in the vacant property then someone is liable no?

    • @aaaaaeiou
      @aaaaaeiou 3 года назад +2

      Being homeless is illegal in many states. Tresspassing is illegal in every state.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 3 года назад +3

      @@aaaaaeiou right but I meant re purposing vacant places, letting them rot helps nobody

    • @derekthehalfabee7942
      @derekthehalfabee7942 3 года назад +1

      @@deborahchesser7375 It helps the owners and neighbors because they don't have homeless living there spreading trash, feces, and drug needles everywhere. It may sound harsh, but that is what happens in homeless communities. Pretty sure you wouldn't want that next door. Then, after someone complains, the owner has to pay someone to come in and clean up the place. So yea, there is a reason why vacant places are not used for homeless.

  • @yoricks217
    @yoricks217 3 года назад +75

    Municipalities will never go for this kind of thing because then they would lose complete control

    • @amandaclaireon4065
      @amandaclaireon4065 3 года назад +1

      Daddy i like what i see your body is fire❤🔥🔥🔥

    • @yoricks217
      @yoricks217 3 года назад

      @@amandaclaireon4065 thank you for the compliment much appreciated

    • @dannydenham8141
      @dannydenham8141 3 года назад +8

      Municipalities only want tax revenues

  • @matthewmcclellan8407
    @matthewmcclellan8407 3 года назад +31

    If I knew where this guy was and his info, I'd start a go fund me page for him to make these for others.

    • @jiujitsuwynn
      @jiujitsuwynn 3 года назад +1

      They didn't show his face so the city and negative people can't readily find him. If the city knew who or where he was they would most likely destroy the whole thing. That's what every other city does with these type of structures unfortunately

    • @matthewmcclellan8407
      @matthewmcclellan8407 3 года назад

      @@jiujitsuwynn Then change it. All starts with one person.

    • @mccoma11
      @mccoma11 3 года назад

      And what if he doesn't want to build them for others? He probably didn't want to build his own, but reluctantly did it just out of necessity. I've seen homeless people taken off the street and given a nice apt, clothes, food, etc and they returned right back to the street because that's what they like. You can't make people live the way you do.

    • @SomeYouTubeGuy
      @SomeYouTubeGuy 3 года назад

      If you had half an ounce of creativity you would contact the news org that interviewed him as they obviously know who the guy is. Probably all talk though.

  • @East_L.A_Ivy
    @East_L.A_Ivy 3 года назад +10

    He’s smart! It’s nice and not cluttered it’s also mobilized! He did a good job I hope they don’t mess with him & make him take it down

  • @randallgoeswhere
    @randallgoeswhere 3 года назад +219

    "Thats illegal" - the city.
    What being homeless?
    "...yes"

    • @kdrapertrucker
      @kdrapertrucker 3 года назад +23

      Yes, the city can't tax it, so it's illegal. The city gets more money if the homeless are sleeping and shitting on the sidewalks.

    • @JeffStarch
      @JeffStarch 3 года назад +3

      society...

    • @TM-iq6sx
      @TM-iq6sx 3 года назад +7

      In the depression times there was so many homelss that camping/ homeless was illegal.Groups were hired to raid / beat/ burn/ loot homeless camps.

    • @Srrock61
      @Srrock61 3 года назад +4

      @@TM-iq6sx now the police do that for them.

    • @daddychente2239
      @daddychente2239 3 года назад +1

      What’s illegal is him plugging into an electrical socket that he don’t pay the bill for lol

  • @stephanwilliams4143
    @stephanwilliams4143 3 года назад +11

    I'm doing well financially and I would love to live in something like this. True freedom.

  • @saveyourselvessheeple
    @saveyourselvessheeple 3 года назад +5

    I've been in the position that I had to stay in a shelter & this anyone who has been there would love this. I think it's brilliant! 👏👏👏👏👍🙏

  • @roberttoe4612
    @roberttoe4612 3 года назад +24

    Necessity is the mother of all inventions and this man is a winner hope that his next prototype catches on and helps others in his situation. 😆

  • @stovepipe9er
    @stovepipe9er 3 года назад +12

    Good for you Dan. I’d like to see a space in cities where people can have their shelter without worries about being chased off. Something that’s your own to take pride in and be sheltered from the cold

  • @TURBODON.6
    @TURBODON.6 5 лет назад +91

    This is good!! Let's get our homeless people taken care of this would be a great start I think

    • @smibiz7039
      @smibiz7039 3 года назад +4

      No. Our government works in tandem with organized criminals, selling off housing that was affordable, and leaving it empty, or giving some renovations to quadruple the rent.. That laundered money has to go somewhere.

    • @terrysigmon3119
      @terrysigmon3119 3 года назад +1

      This is the real life Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys.

    • @joshmiller9783
      @joshmiller9783 3 года назад +1

      @@smibiz7039 ok qanon.

  • @evasinclair4294
    @evasinclair4294 3 года назад +4

    What a great idea! Small enough not to be ' noticeable but large enough to keep the person safe

  • @jimmybritt9537
    @jimmybritt9537 3 года назад +14

    I understand exactly where he's coming from , that's his shack and it's all he needs to survive . I wonder if there is a follow-up on this ? 😊👍👍🇺🇸

    • @livableincome
      @livableincome 3 года назад +1

      This is in Canada, not the US.

    • @jimmybritt9537
      @jimmybritt9537 3 года назад +1

      @@livableincome " ? "

    • @jimmybritt9537
      @jimmybritt9537 3 года назад

      @@yavonae no it has wheels on it which means its not a permanent structure 🇺🇸

  • @LorenHenriksen
    @LorenHenriksen 3 года назад +28

    There was a guy who built many of something like this in Los Angeles , for the people sleeping on the streets but the city removed them!

    • @garyedwards3269
      @garyedwards3269 3 года назад +4

      Guy's name is Elvis Summers. He builds tiny homes for the homeless. Then the city yanks them away...so he builds more. You can find him on Facebook.

    • @dannydenham8141
      @dannydenham8141 3 года назад +3

      Par for Commiefornia

    • @vanlifetipsandtricks8450
      @vanlifetipsandtricks8450 3 года назад +2

      I’ve seen that video before.

    • @charleslee1960
      @charleslee1960 3 года назад

      Cramped yeah whats your houses foot print? Gimme s break

  • @TheShpmusic
    @TheShpmusic 5 лет назад +42

    There u go buddy.👍👀

  • @and7barton
    @and7barton 3 года назад +3

    He's articulate and clever. He's now been on TV too - He hopefully can get to talk with entrepreneurs and someone could produce these in a small scale operation. Maybe he could even earn money with it.

  • @23mega23
    @23mega23 3 года назад +5

    This is such a respectable person and it upsets me they’ve fallen on such hard times. This isn’t the type of person who’s going around making a mess of public places with no regard for others. It seems like he’s just someone who is genuinely down on his luck.

  • @austintheofanides5392
    @austintheofanides5392 3 года назад +2

    God bless that man

  • @mike123893
    @mike123893 3 года назад +13

    Gotta love how the interviewer asks where would you put these basically reassuring all the rich and middle class that they won’t be in their neighborhoods

  • @ShoJ369
    @ShoJ369 3 года назад +3

    The City should fund Tiny homes ( a group of homes ), with a communal bathroom and kitchen, a communal washer and dryer would solve so many problems, and give homeless people, dignity and some hope.

    • @grahamstefaan
      @grahamstefaan 3 года назад

      Who pays for that?

    • @daleval2182
      @daleval2182 3 года назад

      @@grahamstefaan you're spreading negative comments to those that try and leave a word of hope, i saw you trolling several comments, think about how pathetic that is?, and be carful Karma has a way with people that act like you, I pray for you to try to gain wisdom and little compassion. 🙏

  • @donnataylor980
    @donnataylor980 3 года назад +2

    Sending love and prayers to all the homeless. It's such a sad situation. He did good on his little house. At least he can get a good night sleep On the inside instead of being on the ground. All that money spent on politics. there should be no homeless people. Let's all try to help when we can. Just keeping them in your prayers. It will help more than you ever know. Take care everybody

  • @prissilou
    @prissilou 4 месяца назад

    I have seen many homeless "mini home" communities across the country based on a variant of this man's vision. It seems to be a building movement that I heartily applaud.

  • @axelhydalsnes4211
    @axelhydalsnes4211 3 года назад +4

    It's weird how the recommendations algorithm works. Luckily this time, it's something that could help our societies in these crazy times.

  • @Already100
    @Already100 3 года назад +4

    Awesome job brother., stay up my friend

  • @pluto2397
    @pluto2397 3 года назад +2

    Great idea, I've been homeless myself and to have something like that would've been amazing,I hope the city gets behind this initiative

  • @princessvivianna
    @princessvivianna 3 года назад +1

    You have created something amazing, you will be able to help others that are being displaced.

  • @truetech4158
    @truetech4158 5 лет назад +22

    That solution maker could be mayor someday.

  • @peerdous6598
    @peerdous6598 4 года назад +4

    Well done, you are creative!

  • @THEWAY-jf2ny
    @THEWAY-jf2ny 4 месяца назад

    Articulated man that has it all together!
    Much Love

  • @5BIRDOG5
    @5BIRDOG5 3 года назад +1

    Interviewing AND recording at the same time...what a talent!!!

  • @TheJohnny50000
    @TheJohnny50000 3 года назад +3

    I approve of this. All is needed is an empty lot so people can park them and pay a little cash to do it. Homelessness will not end unless society gives people in this bad position a place to recover so the can one day be homeless no longer.

  • @martinsnibbor7691
    @martinsnibbor7691 3 года назад +27

    Affordable housing is a joke, who can buy a home now.

    • @NETWizzJbirk
      @NETWizzJbirk 3 года назад +2

      I can

    • @cliffkonkle3467
      @cliffkonkle3467 3 года назад +4

      @@NETWizzJbirk Well consider yourself lucky.

    • @slohiden8750
      @slohiden8750 3 года назад +2

      I am getting kicked outta moms house soon I am homeless..

    • @sherk3286
      @sherk3286 3 года назад +1

      I did last year

    • @DeliberateNRandom
      @DeliberateNRandom 3 года назад

      Cheapest house in Bozeman, MT is $500k, thanks to the Californians moving here and buying up houses sight unseen. Look it up if you like, it was it's own epidemic in the last year. Locals can't afford a home. People are basically feeling forced to move because they can't afford the area, and people with dreams of living here have to lose out because they can't find affordable housing in the area. Builders are offering dollars on the penny to buy land to build condos that won't be ready for another year.
      Mom bought her house for $172k 5 years ago. It's worth almost double that. My neighbor bought his 4 years ago for $200k and he said it's valued at $372k.

  • @AC-SlaUkr
    @AC-SlaUkr 3 месяца назад

    How wonderful that he is doing something positive. Places can always be found for them. It’s not to answer, but it is a start.

  • @covidpsychopath
    @covidpsychopath 3 года назад

    God Bless them all and thanks God for their ingenious efforts. I do not understand why this was recommended two years too late but God helps those who struggle to help themselves.

  • @williammcneill2753
    @williammcneill2753 4 месяца назад +4

    I admire the originality and innovation of homeless folks.

  • @GEAUXFRUGAL
    @GEAUXFRUGAL 3 года назад +22

    The lord blesses the child that has his own.
    Rent is too high.

  • @loralefebvre7157
    @loralefebvre7157 3 года назад +1

    Good for him! Great job! Hope the city gets on board for this on a larger scale!

  • @rd341
    @rd341 3 года назад +2

    There will be homeowners as church goers in the community would volunteer there back yard or behind garage. Many options.

  • @TMSAS07
    @TMSAS07 3 года назад +25

    So... technically not “homeless” when you have ownership of your own home... in this case “aka” cramper.

    • @TheRealEMURSE
      @TheRealEMURSE 3 года назад +3

      The government doesnt consider you homeless in the u.s unless you can prove to them their way that you live on the street. If you have any other possible way of maintaining normal sleep patterns and health youre not homeless according to them. Thats why its hard for anyone and everyone to get their foot in the door with housing cause there are alot of hoops to jump through many arent capable or willing to put up with

  • @ivan23caravantes44
    @ivan23caravantes44 3 года назад +5

    I see he got permission for use of the property and electricity. I hope he's still alive. People and kids and 20 year olds can be cruel for no reason and burn that thing down just because.

  • @intricateinc8566
    @intricateinc8566 Год назад +1

    Home is what you make it. Great job

  • @jasonhuyghesr390
    @jasonhuyghesr390 3 года назад +1

    these are the types of stories that the lame stream media needs to put out there!!! this man who made that shelter is not only innovative and amazing but he's a true American Patriot !!!! throughout everything bad that he's been dealt in life, he still built his own shelter from almost nothing,,,, how many people out there actually do anything about problems other than talk about them? this man deserves a GoFundMe account! this man deserves a real home!!!!!!!

  • @jizzle2777
    @jizzle2777 3 года назад +26

    I couldn’t imagine being homeless in a place like Toronto , Pennsylvania is one thing , Canada they get more snow in one year than we do in multiple years combined 😭

    • @arabmuscle2952
      @arabmuscle2952 3 года назад +2

      Yea I don't know how the homeless do it here in Ottawa Canada

    • @jizzle2777
      @jizzle2777 3 года назад +1

      @@arabmuscle2952 yeah y’all get serious winters , I got family up there and the stories they told of the snow blew my mind

    • @arabmuscle2952
      @arabmuscle2952 3 года назад

      @@jizzle2777 yea man more snow than Toronto and very cold as well creates jobs thought

    • @roscoep.coltraine6344
      @roscoep.coltraine6344 3 года назад +2

      In winter if you have to be homeless its actually warmer when you get snow than when it's not

    • @jizzle2777
      @jizzle2777 3 года назад +2

      @@roscoep.coltraine6344 have you ever had to sleep outside in the dead of winter ? Maybe in the day time but just off the glare of the sun off the snow not the actual temperature. At night when it drops below freezings .. people die

  • @anonymousperson8487
    @anonymousperson8487 3 года назад +24

    Who's power outlet is his extension cord plugged into.

    • @anonymousperson8487
      @anonymousperson8487 3 года назад +6

      @D D How do you know he's being helped? and no I'm not a cop, I'm just observant.

    • @zsleepwalker
      @zsleepwalker 3 года назад +4

      anonymous person--that is exactly what I was wondering.

    • @laurenthomas9305
      @laurenthomas9305 3 года назад

      @@anonymousperson8487 why would you think he's not?

    • @anonymousperson8487
      @anonymousperson8487 3 года назад +2

      @@laurenthomas9305 well from my point of view, he appeared to be doing very well for himself, I had no reason to think he was being helped out in any way. Then I heard the word heater and seen the extension light hanging from the top and started to wonder if he was helping himself out.

    • @a.humphries8678
      @a.humphries8678 3 года назад +2

      @@anonymousperson8487 electricity is expensive. Someone's paying for it. You can't just take what you want.

  • @greyjay9202
    @greyjay9202 3 года назад +1

    I salute this gentleman. A creative solution to homelessness.

  • @rurite
    @rurite 3 года назад +2

    I love the concept and encourage those in government to find a way to help these people be independant.

    • @patrickforrest4899
      @patrickforrest4899 2 года назад

      Government "help" creates government dependence and it isn't free.

  • @Bushcraft242
    @Bushcraft242 3 года назад +7

    No cockroaches bugs noise i can see thousands built in a few years

  • @Raptor-7
    @Raptor-7 Год назад +2

    Shows a human being doesn't need much space 🌌

  • @blissessentials524
    @blissessentials524 3 года назад

    When u lose everything..u gain insight for what many of us take for granted..a place to sleep small enough to sit up and lie down..a small little shack like this is everything.

  • @Archer11ca
    @Archer11ca 3 года назад

    Looks like a nice ice hut design, great idea to give homeless a sense of privacy and independence.

  • @LucidDreamer54321
    @LucidDreamer54321 3 года назад +3

    It looks like the apartment I lived in when I was a college student.

  • @ricksanchez7999
    @ricksanchez7999 3 года назад +3

    Very very engineered dude.
    This is exactly what I did in hard times!!!!!
    Mans blessed!

  • @annidupper
    @annidupper 3 года назад +1

    Sad how people, in an age of so called progress, have to sleep in the streets...😞 This man is an inspiration. He has not given up on life!👍 Well done sir! Maybe make some materials available so that people who want to, can help themselves easier and not take 6 months to sleep comfortably...🤔.

  • @tereoratapaitau3604
    @tereoratapaitau3604 3 года назад +2

    Keep him anonymous because once the local council hears about that they will try and find him and take his cramper away from him. Seen it happen before. Dude built little sleepouts for homeless people, can't remember where, and the city removed all of them and made the homeless go back to sleeping on the road.

  • @ronnieroo227
    @ronnieroo227 3 года назад +4

    Bless him, l always want to ask if these people have family? How could they let their Father or Brother or Son live like this? I know there is always another side to a life story but very sad.

  • @donkeyballs3307
    @donkeyballs3307 3 года назад +7

    Theres already a guy been doing this for years , out in the woods off the highway , house made out of old real estate signs , with a propane heater & cooking stove , right by down town Toronto

    • @petitcactusamer
      @petitcactusamer 3 года назад

      Oh thats cool too bad I don't drive would love to see that

    • @jkit02ify
      @jkit02ify 3 года назад

      Yes- his name is Anthony Ali. He’s been “camping” as he calls it- for 6 years now. The guy survives quite easily and makes gourmet meals at his camp...

    • @rickgeller6043
      @rickgeller6043 3 года назад

      lalala la Walk over and look.

  • @emmadalrymple4102
    @emmadalrymple4102 3 года назад

    I wish this man much success in his life. 🙏❤️👍🏻🍀

  • @seven1384
    @seven1384 3 года назад

    God bless your ingenuity sir.

  • @bbqchickenwingsofredemptio449
    @bbqchickenwingsofredemptio449 3 года назад +13

    Once they start bringing in trash , people would want to get ready rid of them

  • @bigcat4O8
    @bigcat4O8 5 лет назад +6

    Love it

  • @angusmeigh5141
    @angusmeigh5141 3 года назад +1

    That shelter looks really great!

  • @HeavensMee
    @HeavensMee 4 месяца назад

    I admire his initiative.

  • @nathankoroush7918
    @nathankoroush7918 3 года назад +17

    Look at it this way, he is not homeless anymore and he did it on his own like the rest of us, hard work.

    • @elainechaput2531
      @elainechaput2531 3 года назад

      Have a sickness gust like missing leg whatever helps 👍🏽

  • @Successjournal01
    @Successjournal01 3 года назад +8

    This homeless man could literally be a millionaire with his skills

  • @slimfromthesix5781
    @slimfromthesix5781 3 года назад

    Great job we need this in Toronto

  • @xr94st3qj71
    @xr94st3qj71 3 года назад

    Wish all homeless people were as resourceful as this!