On the way to get the kids from school I noticed a gang of lorries hauling pre-fab homes parked on the mountain pass, and I decided I'd stop and meet the crew on the return trip if they were still there.
🚛 An Emerging Market 🏠
In the last few years pre-fabricated homes have become increasingly popular here in Cambodia. There are now several businesses making these homes from various materials and in many different styles.
We have seen some of these units sold for as little as $1,500 USD, and as much as $5,000 USD, and we've been considering getting some mini cabins in the future when the crypto market recovers. So when I passed a group of pre-fab home hauling lorries parked on the summit of the pass, I really wanted to return and get some unbiased info from the transport crew.
When we climbed the pass, we noticed the lorry gang was still parked, and at the same time we began to slow down, we were being passed by my nephew and his wife in their Prius, so we motioned to them that we were going to pull over and check out pre-fab homes.
A small part of my reason for stopping was Hive content of course. The stop served two purposes though, not only Hive content, but we asked the friendly crew about the prices, business name, etc. We were told most of the units they were delivering cost $10,000 USD+, and that was a bit shocking to me because we've seen similar units sold for a third of that price.
We noticed a lot of superficial damage done to the siding and exterior of the homes during the windy journey from Phnom Penh. Most of the guys were a transport crew not employed by the pre-fab home company, so it was nice getting some unbiased info about the quality and value of their units. This particular company is way beyond our price range, but we're already familiar with several similar companies, so now we have a better idea of what to expect when shopping for these mini dwellings.
Stuart Little Imprisoned 🐁
Part of living in a porous home is dealing with rodents and keeping their numbers in check. After living here for a few months, I noticed a rat duo with an affinity for turd-fishing in our squat toilet, so I knew I had to catch these poo-addicts and give them a new life somewhere else.
I have never found anything better than peanut butter for catching Cambodian mice, and it's worked to catch this rat duo one at a time. I haul the trap across the river and turn them loose in the forest, knowing that whitewater is a pretty solid rat barrier.
Signs Of Cambodian Tourism 🚯
There is a former stretch of public road and a defunct bridge which borders our property, and many travelers use this road to access the river, although technically they have to trespass on our land or our neighbor's land to access the river. Our upstream neighbor's land has no homes or anyone living on it, and it's also the site of a natural swimming pool, and therefore draws a few guests every week.
Anytime I'm home and I see a car load of people going down the road, I usually give them a 5-minute speech about how I'd love it if they don't leave their trash behind when they depart. They always agree and talk about the shamefulness of littering, and then they get in the cars and throw bags of trash into the river. Based on my experience, 90% of Cambodian travelers lie about their littering habits, and even after agreeing with me they won't do it, they just can't break old habits.
This has caused me to be more careful in how I will approach tourism going forward. I want small numbers of foreign guests with a respect for nature, and hopefully more and more Cambodian guests once there is a cultural shift in attitudes towards nature in the Khmer culture.
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Return from Pre-Fab Cambodian Homes On The Mountain Pass 🚛 Rat Trapping 🐁 & Litter Bugs 🚯 to Justin Parke's Web3 Blog
