VIDEO: SHIFTPODS PROVIDE COMFORTABLE SHELTER, ANYWHERE!

The SHIFTPODS, unveiled in 2015, are labelled 'the best portable shelter on the planet', and made its debut at that years burning man festival. Inspired by the events' ubiquitous Hexayurt, the pop-up tent structure was born out of a need for a luxurious and insulative all-weather shelter that would reflect the heat of the sun, and protect from high wind and fine dust. The result became an almost overnight success for its designer Christain Weber, who has spent the last few years developing and fine-tuning the design. 

In 2015, Weber, the founder of the California-based firm Advanced Shelter System Inc. (ASSI), announced a new line of portable homes that boast a wealth of upgrades on the previous design. The SHIFTPOD 2.0 offers an extra two inches of headroom, new seam and fabric sealant – that will improve the pod's weather resistance – and increased strength at the key structural point. Perhaps the most intriguing part of the SHIFTPOD 2.0 is that you can now join together two pods with a tunnel connector, while six pods can be linked to form a 6-SHIFTPOD house. 

The SHIFTPOD was designed to suit a range of scenarios, from festival campsites to emergency relief zones. The SHIFTPOD can be deployed globally, successfully providing shelter in some of the worst conditions imaginable. For every 20 SHIFTPODS sold, ASSI donates one pod to a family in need, while the structure has also been used in the wake of disasters across the world, from Haiti to Nepal. 

Have a look at the SHIFTPOD in action in the videos below: 

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