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- 5 Tiny Mobile HomesIf you can't decide whether you want to spend warm summer days at the beach, in the forest, or strolling around a different city, you can choose them all by taking your own portable micro-home on holidays with you. From an eco-lux <a title="5 Best Mobile Micro-Homes for a Nomadic Summer " href="http://inhabitat.com/moby1-is-a-modern-and-mobile-micro-home-for-living-in-the-wild/" target="_blank">camper trailer</a> or self-sufficient <a href="http://inhabitat.com/n55s-walking-house-is-a-modular-self-sufficient-dwelling-for-modern-nomads/">walking house</a> to a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tricycle-house-and-garden-offer-off-grid-living-for-chinas-landless/">tricycle home</a> complete with its own garden, check out our five favorite designs for the best nomadic summer imaginable.1
- 6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer<h3><a title="6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes for a Nomadic Summer " href="http://inhabitat.com/n55s-walking-house-is-a-modular-self-sufficient-dwelling-for-modern-nomads/" target="_blank">N55's Walking House</a></h3> Danish experimental studio <a href="http://n55.dk/">N55</a> designed a modular, self-sufficient home that can walk. The Walking House is a sustainable living unit complete with solar panels, micro windmills, and a composting toilet.2
- 6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer<h3><a title="6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer " href="http://inhabitat.com/green-mountain-college-students-build-tiny-pod-shaped-house-for-the-21st-century-nomad/" target="_blank">Green Mountain College Student's OTIS</a></h3> A group of students at <a href="http://www.greenmtn.edu/">Green Mountain College</a> created a brilliant mobile shelter for the Renewable Energy and Ecological Design class. They called it OTIS (Optimal Traveling Independent Space) and its 70 square feet hold a sleeping area and a rainwater collector, all powered by the sun and made from reclaimed materials.3
- 6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer<h3><a title="6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer " href="http://inhabitat.com/mercuryhouseone-mobile-solar-powered-lounge/" target="_blank">Architecture and Vision's MercuryHouseOne</a></h3> Italian studio <a href="http://www.architectureandvision.com/">Architecture and Vision</a> designed a futuristic mobile lounge, which was unveiled at the Venice Biennale. Dubbed "MercuryHouseOne", it's equipped with all the latest sound and lighting equipment and is totally powered by the sun.4
- 6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer<h3><a title="6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer " href="http://inhabitat.com/restored-1954-flying-cloud-airstream-in-mint-condition-travels-off-road/" target="_blank">Timeless Travel Trailers’ Renovated 50's Airstream</a></h3> America’s outdoors company <a href="http://www.timelesstraveltrailers.com/">Timeless Travel Trailers</a> discovered a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/restored-1954-flying-cloud-airstream-in-mint-condition-travels-off-road/"> 1954 Flying Cloud Airstream</a> in mint condition. Originally used as an old hunting and fishing lodge near a lake in Oregon, the restored vehicle now offers the perfect luxury shelter for outdoorsy adventurers.5
- 6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer<h3><a title="6 Best Mobile Micro-Homes For a Nomadic Summer " href="http://inhabitat.com/moby1-is-a-modern-and-mobile-micro-home-for-living-in-the-wild/" target="_blank">Moby1's XTR</a></h3> <a href="http://moby1trailers.com/">Moby1</a>'s stylish camping micro-home is a modern spin on the classic 50s Teardrop Trailer. Dubbed <a>XTR</a>, it includes a rooftop tent, space for a real mattress, running water, and solar panels for a comfortable stay out in the wild.6