# Towable Tiny Homes The Life Pod Can Easily Be Transported Around By Car By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-03-08 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/towable-tiny-home References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/life-pod-tiny-home-michael-r-weekes/42151/) & [michaelrweekes.wordpress](https://michaelrweekes.wordpress.com/) The Life Pod is an incredibly innovative and unique tiny home, designed by the noted inventor and engineer Michael R Weekes, that can easily be towed around on a car in order to be used on the road. Measuring 13.25 feet long and 8.25 feet wide, the Life Pod tiny home's interior features a pair of domes that are connected by a cylinder. The structure features a pair of special porthole windows, and can be accessed via a single regular door. The home features a composting toilet, sink, shower, oven and double mattress. Because of its compact structure, easy workings and [portable design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mo5-450), the Life Pod tiny home is perfectly suited as a regular dwelling but also shows a lot of promise for use as a homeless shelter or temporary shelter for refugees or victims of displacement caused by war or natural disasters. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.6/10 - Popularity: 95% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Towable Homes:** The towable design of The Life Pod presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the affordable housing industry, particularly in areas of refuge or after natural disasters. - **Composting Toilets:** The incorporation of a composting toilet in The Life Pod presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the sanitation industry, particularly in the realm of sustainable waste management. - **Portable Living:** The portable design of The Life Pod presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the travel and hospitality industry, particularly for businesses catering to off-grid or eco-conscious consumers. ### Who This Affects Most - **Affordable Housing:** The towable design of The Life Pod presents an opportunity for the affordable housing industry to provide cost-effective and portable solutions for low-income individuals and families. - **Sanitation:** The incorporation of a composting toilet in The Life Pod presents an opportunity for the sanitation industry to develop sustainable solutions for waste management in tiny homes and mobile living environments. - **Travel and Hospitality:** The portable design of The Life Pod presents an opportunity for the travel and hospitality industry to cater to off-grid or eco-conscious consumers seeking unique and sustainable accommodations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Next-Generation Egg-Shaped Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecocapsule-nextgen.md) - [Portable Wheel-Based Green Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-house-of-wheels.md) - [Compact Work Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dragon-tiny-homes-1.md) - [Lightweight Folding Vehicle Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-rv-pod.md) - [Towable Affordable Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pingora.md) - [Pre-Fabricated Compact Portable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grande-s1.md) - [Light-Filled Towable Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/model-tiny.md) - [Minimal Portable Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paddock-paradise.md) - [Bohemian Mobile Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-birdy.md)