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Greetings from the Futuro, Earthlings!

I am writing today’s blog post from inside a UFO (although technically the “U” in UFO stands for “unidentified” and this structure has most certainly been identified). Our latest road trip began with one goal in mind: mark off the three remaining contiguous states I hadn’t previously visited (North Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin). I’ll get Hawaii (my 50th and last state) at the end of this year. We had originally planned to visit Wisconsin last year. In this article I wrote for the Retroist about Futuro Homes I recalled that there was one, the PodUpNorth, that had been converted into… (read more)

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My Wife is Building a New Prototype Futuro (UFO) House and NEEDS YOUR HELP!

UPDATE: Our plan to relaunch Futuro Houses did not pan out. Our Kickstarter raised 1/100th of the money needed to move forward. I believe someone else has moved forward with reviving the Futuro, but it’s not us. I’m leaving this post here for posterity’s sake, but it didn’t work out. I hope someone else brings them to fruition — we would love to stay in one again. Summary: My wife is bringing back the Futuro House and needs your support on Kickstarter to make it happen. My interest in Futuro homes began a few years ago when my friend Steve… (read more)

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