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Owner of Portable Cedar Cabins
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FRONT AND CENTER: SPIRIT LAKE COMPACT CABIN BUILDER DAVE BATES

SPIRIT LAKE – Dave Bates’ crew is building a custom home for a client from West Virginia.

The customer isn’t moving here – the house is moving there.
It’s mounted on a steel frame outfitted with wheels, and once it’s finished, a trucker will attach the home to a semi and haul it 2,400 miles across America.
Bates owns Portable Cedar Cabins, which specializes in “park model” recreational vehicles – basically, cabins on wheels.
The homes’ footprints are small – no bigger than 400 square feet – but with the help of high ceilings and efficient floor plans, they feel surprisingly roomy.

Large Front Porch of a Portable Cedar Cabin

Cabins Sold

OVER 1500 CABINS SOLD

400 ft² Cabins Start At $100,000 (+Shipping)
8’ Wide – 16’ Wide Cabin Construction
Delivers Nationwide

Last year, Bates sold 32 units, and is on track to match that output this year. During a recent interview, he discussed how the cabins have evolved since he started building them nine years ago, and how much it will cost to tow one from North Idaho to West Virginia.

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