Alternative to DEN Outdoors: prefab shell kits and house plans, USA
By Matheus Agueda · 19 October 2026
Short answer: if you are comparing DEN Outdoors, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: homes that are already built — European mobile homes and static caravans, new and used, and modular and container homes — each with its own page and the delivered price for the United States in US dollars, transport and installation included. Green Village has 5 stores in 4 countries. Further down: what DEN Outdoors states on its own website, the side-by-side comparison and the source of every fact.
DEN Outdoors sells, according to its home page, «Modern homes you can actually build. House plans & prefab kits.» What it supplies is house plans and panelised shell kits that the buyer's contractor assembles, not finished homes. This article sets out what the company states on its public website next to what Green Village offers, using the same criteria, so you can decide based on verifiable facts.
What DEN Outdoors states on its website
According to its website, a buyer can choose a DEN design, customise it with the DEN team, then build with a contractor they trust or order a complete prefab kit, engineered and delivered ready to assemble. The home page describes the kit as panels, framing, windows and doors fabricated in a climate-controlled factory, delivered to the buyer's site and assembled by the buyer's contractor. The prefab kits page says the kits are delivered flat-packed with engineered panels, windows and exterior doors, and that the team can help customise a kit.
The kits page lists sizes from compact secondary dwellings to full-time primary residences: 1 bed, 1 bath and 1,000 sq ft at the small end, a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,097 sq ft kit, and 4 bed, 3.5 bath and 3,456 sq ft at the large end. The how-it-works page says DEN engineers the structure to the buyer's site, delivers the insulated shell with windows and doors, and trains the buyer's builder to assemble it. It describes two lanes: with its Building package the buyer runs everything and has their own engineer stamp the plans, while with Prefab the DEN team supports and guides the buyer the whole way.
Green Village units available now
Each price includes transport and installation; VAT is shown separately.
Where DEN Outdoors is based
The pages consulted do not state a legal entity, a company number, a street address or a showroom. The kits page says its kits are delivered to the lower 48 states.
What Green Village offers
Green Village Mobile Homes, a Portuguese company active since 2023, is an importer and reseller of homes that already exist: new and used mobile homes and static caravans from the UK, the Netherlands and France, and modular homes, container homes and capsules from suppliers in China. Each unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos and characteristics. Choose ‘United States’ under ‘Import to’, at the top right of the site, and each page shows the delivered price in US dollars, transport and installation included; the written quote for the unit confirms the final amount. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, Green Village's logistics division, is included in the price and is insured at 100 % of the home's value.
Every unit with its price for the United States: European mobile homes delivered to the USA. The United States is one of the 18 destinations with a published delivered price; for any other country, Green Village sends a written quote.
DEN Outdoors and Green Village side by side
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article and is not DEN Outdoors, with which it has no business relationship. The information about DEN Outdoors comes from its public website, accessed on 19 October 2026, and may change — always check directly on the company's website.
| Criterion | DEN Outdoors | Green Village |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | House plans and panelised prefab shell kits, assembled by the buyer's contractor | Static caravans and mobile homes, new and used; modular homes, container homes and capsules — all already built |
| Construction system | Engineered panels, framing, windows and doors; insulated shell | Ready-built units; each page lists the unit's characteristics |
| New / used | New kits | New and used |
| Production | Fabricated in a climate-controlled factory (stated) | Importer and reseller: static caravans and mobile homes from the UK, the Netherlands and France; modular and container homes from suppliers in China |
| Showroom or show home | Not stated on the pages consulted | Maia (main store), Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment), Jundiaí |
| Area served | Lower 48 states | Worldwide: delivered price for 18 destinations, the United States among them, in US dollars; quotes for any other country |
| Kit or turnkey | Not stated on the pages consulted | Finished unit, installation included |
| Online catalogue | Kits from 1,000 sq ft to 3,456 sq ft | A page per unit with photos, characteristics and the delivered price for the United States |
| Transport | Kits delivered flat-packed to the buyer's site | Organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price, insured at 100 % |
| Written quote | Not stated on the pages consulted | Written, for every unit and destination |
How to choose between DEN Outdoors and Green Village
- Plans and a shell, not a finished home. According to its website, DEN Outdoors supplies house plans and prefab kits; the kit is a shell with windows and doors that the buyer's contractor assembles.
- Two lanes. The how-it-works page separates the Building package, where the buyer runs everything, from Prefab, where the DEN team supports the buyer the whole way.
- A home that is already built, priced for the United States. At Green Village every unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos, characteristics and, once you choose ‘United States’ under ‘Import to’, the delivered price in US dollars; see the European mobile homes delivered to the USA.
- Transport included and insured. Transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, and installation are included in the price, and the transport is insured at 100 % of the home's value; the written quote confirms the final amount.
How to visit or contact Green Village
Green Village has five stores in four countries: the main store in Maia, Portugal, and stores in Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo (Spain), La Séguinière (France, by appointment) and Jundiaí (Brazil). For a written quote on a unit delivered to the United States, use the contact page. Every unit with its delivered price for the United States: European mobile homes delivered to the USA.
Other comparisons: Tiny Custom House, SmartPads and TinyMod Living.
Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to DEN Outdoors? Green Village is one: it sells homes that are already built — new and used mobile homes and static caravans, modular homes and container homes — each with its own page in the catalogue and the delivered price for the United States in US dollars, transport and installation included. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured at 100 %. It has five stores in four countries: Maia, Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment) and Jundiaí.
Does DEN Outdoors sell finished homes? No. According to its website it sells house plans and prefab kits: panels, framing, windows and doors that are delivered to the buyer's site and assembled by the buyer's contractor.
What sizes do DEN Outdoors kits come in? The kits page lists sizes from compact secondary dwellings to full-time primary residences, from 1,000 sq ft (1 bed, 1 bath) to 3,456 sq ft (4 bed, 3.5 bath).
Where does DEN Outdoors deliver? The kits page says its kits are delivered to the lower 48 states.
Built to order or ready-built: what is the difference? A builder that works to order designs and makes the home after the order is placed, and its quote covers that project. A ready-built unit already exists: at Green Village its page shows the delivered price for the United States before you pay, transport and installation included.
Where can I read reviews of DEN Outdoors? Green Village does not rate other companies: for opinions about DEN Outdoors, see the public review platforms. Here we compare only public facts from the company's website. Public reviews of Green Village are on Google and Trustpilot.
Sources
- https://denoutdoors.com/
- https://denoutdoors.com/pages/prefab-home-kits
- https://denoutdoors.com/pages/how-it-works