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title: "Timeline photos Timeline photos "The huts look similar to a Conestoga…"
date: 2020-12-29
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# Timeline photos Timeline photos "The huts look similar to a Conestoga…

*December 29, 2020 · Facebook*

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\"The huts look similar to a Conestoga Wagon, the precursor to the Prairie Schooner covered wagons that helped bring settlers west.\
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\"I designed the Conestoga Hut,\" said Erik de Buhr of the group Community Supported Shelters in Eugene. He is the driving force behind this effort, which is supported by donations.\
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He said Conestoga Huts are stronger and more permanent than tents and at \$2,500, much less expensive than tiny homes which can cost from \$10,000-\$20,000.\
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And they take only a few hours to assembly rather than weeks for tiny homes. \"Oh it\'s a great idea.\" said David Quale. \"It\'s very transitional.\" He leads a group of volunteers from the Eugene community in putting the finishing touches on their 84th Conestoga Hut.\
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\"They are weather proof,\" he said. \"They\'re insulated. They\'re lockable which is really important because a lot of people on the street lose their stuff.\"\
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[https://komonews.com/news/local/huts-for-the-homeless-catching-on-in-the-northwest](https://komonews.com/news/local/huts-for-the-homeless-catching-on-in-the-northwest){target="_blank"}
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