Used as permanent homes, or for a holiday or temporary accommodation, they are left often permanently or semi-permanently in one place, but can be moved, and may be required to move from time to time according to your convenience.

Mobile homes share the same historic origins as travel trailers, but today the two are quite different in size and furnishings, with travel trailers being used primarily as temporary or vacation homes. Behind the cosmetic work fitted at installation to hide the base, there are strong trailer frames, axles, wheels, and tow-hitches.

Mobile homes offer a lower-cost option to buying a stick-built home. In this regard, mobile homes can make homeownership easier to achieve. And since mobile homes usually cost less per square foot than a stick-built home, you can get more space for your money. There are some stick-built home builders that have standard floor plans and options that allows them to build homes for prices similar to mobile homes. Another advantage you might find with mobile homes is flexibility. Since mobile homes are usually

more affordable than a stick built home and only semi-permanent, if you own land, you can place a mobile home on it now and remove it in the future. This might be an option if you are uncertain you want to own the land long term, do not want to commit to a stick built home now, or cannot afford a stick built home right now.

Although mobile homes are not easily moved once set-up, they are easier to move than a stick-built home. Once a stick-built home is built, it is there permanently. An additional advantage that mobile homes offer is that they are usually built-in controlled environments. This means they can be consistently built to a high standard. And because they are manufactured in such conditions, construction delays due to weather or difficulty scheduling subcontractors are less likely.

Ecohousers started designing and building mobile homes for camping’s and rural locations using Light steel frame to give this houses a higher solidity and resistance to natural phenomena.