I'm very sympathetic with your project here, but I have to say that I don't think it is ready for prime time. Here’s some suggestions of what you might want to do before taking it to the national level.
First, separate your camper thinking from your homeless housing thinking. Homeless housing is most needed for people who live in the concrete jungles of Miami or Seattle or LA, for example. They typically need to stay close-in, to benefit from social services, day-labor opportunities, and the kindness of strangers. They are not likely to be biking out into the backwoods.
Second, get in touch with local groups who work with the homeless population in Miami-Dade. Check out
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust or call the Homeless Hotline 877-994-4357 These folks could probably tell you what similar projects have been tried, what on-going projects there are, etc. and put you in touch with like-minded builders.
Third, refine your design. The challenge, as laid down (somewhat backhandedly, perhaps
) by Iamroot, is: come up with a hard-sided design that is plainly superior to a pup tent, while at the same time being reasonably inexpensive. If your target price is 150 bucks – i.e. 6 times the price of a pup tent, it's going to have to have some
big advantages to make it interesting.
(It should be pointed out, though, that your A-frame concept is already superior to a pup tent in certain non-trivial respects:
It has a floor, providing its own flat surface for sleeping.
It is insulated from the ground, which might be rough, cold, or wet.
It does not require being pegged down, which is a significant factor if your homesite is a slab of concrete.
It is self-supporting and does not require a large footprint – e.g., no guy wires or posts for lines.)
Good luck !
