ShippingProjected / Unconfirmed
Jupe Jupe
A flat-packed hospitality unit (~106 sq ft) that goes up in under two hours with no foundation. Built for hospitality and relief deployment rather than permitted housing, and honest about it. The 'Rest/Care/Plus' names are a defunct 2020 healthcare line, not the current single unit.
What's good
- No foundation, no crane, up in under two hours by two people
- A solar-and-battery package is available for genuine off-grid use
- Ships flat-packed and is forklift-movable at ~1,200 lb — fast payback for glamping operators
What's not
- No bathroom in the base unit (a bathroom module is slated for 2026)
- At ~106 sq ft it is a sleeping/hospitality unit, not a house, and not a permitted dwelling
- Fabric and panel components have a shorter service life than steel or timber
Full specifications
Anything we could not confirm with the manufacturer carries a Projected / Unconfirmed badge. We would rather flag an estimate than publish a number we invented.
| Maker | Jupe |
|---|---|
| Category | Unfolding system |
| Status | Shipping |
| Base priceProjected / Unconfirmed | Quoted per project |
| Estimated delivered costProjected / Unconfirmed | $30,000 – $55,000 |
| Deployed areaProjected / Unconfirmed | 106 sq ft |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | None |
| Folded dimensionsProjected / Unconfirmed | Ships flat-packed on standard freight; folded dimensions not published |
| Deployed dimensionsProjected / Unconfirmed | 8 ft 2 in W × 13 ft D × 12 ft 1 in H, ~11 ft ceiling (~106 sq ft interior) |
| Setup timeProjected / Unconfirmed | Under 2 hours, two people, minimal tools |
| Foundation | None — built-in leveling feet on level ground; no slab or piles |
| Certifications | No certification verified |
| Regions served | United States; Select international |
| Lead timeProjected / Unconfirmed | About 2–4 weeks to produce |
| Financing | Pricing is now quote-based — Jupe removed published prices in 2026 (last public reference ~$24,500, 2023). Flexible financing offered (terms not published); otherwise cash. No dwelling-mortgage path. |
| Warranty | Limited warranty on materials and craftsmanship (terms not published) |
| Best for | Hospitality & short stay, Disaster relief, Jobsite & workforce |
Financing
Pricing is now quote-based — Jupe removed published prices in 2026 (last public reference ~$24,500, 2023). Flexible financing offered (terms not published); otherwise cash. No dwelling-mortgage path.
Read the financing guide →Foundation & permits
None — built-in leveling feet on level ground; no slab or piles
Read the permitting guide →Compare with…
Build a custom comparison →Jupe — questions buyers ask
- How much does a Boxabl actually cost delivered?
- The Casita's base price is around $60,000. A realistic delivered-and-installed figure in the US is $95,000 to $140,000 once you add freight, crane, site work, an engineered pad, utility connections and permits. On raw land with no services, the top of that range is the honest planning number. Anyone quoting you a turnkey Casita at the base price is leaving something out.
- What is the cheapest foldable home you can actually buy?
- Expandable container buildings sell in the US from roughly $20,000 on marketplaces, and brand-name US sellers like Chery Industrial now start closer to $30,000, sometimes available from stock. They are legitimate portable buildings — excellent jobsite offices, studios and farm structures. They are not certified dwellings in most counties, so if your plan is to live in one full-time on a permitted lot, the real cheapest option is a certified unit at two to three times that price.
- Are the expandable container homes on Amazon any good?
- As portable buildings, some are perfectly fine — a galvanized-steel frame with foam-panel walls that unfolds into 380–800 sq ft for a low price, useful as an office, studio, guest room or short-stay unit. As dwellings, they are a problem: none of the Amazon-sold units in our catalog (Feekercn, EROMMY) carries a verified residential certification, so most jurisdictions will not permit them as a residence, and warranty and support are retail-grade. Buy one for what it is, plan for import logistics and an electrician, and do not mistake a low sticker price for a low-cost home.
- Can I put a foldable home on raw land?
- Physically yes, but the site work is where the budget goes. Raw land with no services means you pay for access, clearing and grading, a foundation, and — the big one — utilities, where a septic system alone can exceed $20,000. On the cheapest units the site work frequently costs more than the building. Plan on roughly base price × 2.2 for an unserviced site, and confirm your parcel is zoned for a dwelling and can pass a septic/perc test before you buy either the land or the unit.
- What is the Boxabl Baby Box?
- A small towable Boxabl launched around $19,999, with a wet bath and kitchenette in roughly 120 sq ft, aimed at offices, studios and guest rooms rather than full dwellings. It is SUV-towable and off-grid capable, but it is RV-classed rather than a permitted dwelling, and several specs — folded dimensions, certification and warranty — remain unconfirmed by Boxabl. Treat it as a preorder with projected numbers, not a shipping product you can pin down today.