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Strauss intended to live in the truck full-time, but after a land sale on the Gulf Islands fell through and his father was diagnosed with Alzheimersa国际传媒檚 disease, he is selling the truck and plans to build a garden suite on his parentssa国际传媒� property so he can be nearby. Currently, he rents an apartment in Victoria.
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But open up the back doors or slide through the entrance behind the front seats and find a simplistic, resourcefully-built home, complete with solar-powered lights, sun roof windows, a full-sized bed and colourful paneling built from recycled material.
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Even the kitchen knobs have a cozy, floral touch.
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Strauss is putting his truck on sale soon and still determining a price that considers the hours of labour that went into its construction.
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