Orange-Peel House: The Portable House for Campers and Explorers from 1955

It looks like a gigantic orange and peels apart, almost like one, a portable shelter developed in Germany. Shelter segments resemble orange peel segments. In 15 minutes, the segments can be fastened together to complete the shelter.

There are two windows and a door on the collapsible house. The parts of the shelter, including the floor are made of plywood. When the shelter is disassembled, the parts can be stacked on a small trailer for transport to the next campsite.

The “orange house” was sold in 1955 for $150 (about $1700 today).

It looks like a gigantic orange and peels apart, almost like one, a portable shelter developed in Germany. Shelter segments resemble orange peel segments. In 15 minutes, the segments can be fastened together to complete the shelter.

There are two windows and a door on the collapsible house. The parts of the shelter, including the floor are made of plywood. When the shelter is disassembled, the parts can be stacked on a small trailer for transport to the next campsite.

#1 Attractive camper stacks the parts of the port-able shelter on a small trailer.

There are eight of the segments and the floor, all made of plywood.

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#2 Parts are laid out and floor assembled first. Segments are mounted on the floor and clipped to each other.

In 15 minutes the home is completed.

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#3 Finished shelter can serve as temporary home for campers and tourists.

It also can be used as a beach house. A door is built right into one of the segments.

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