Guest Post by Jane Dwinell
Tiny House Living on the Road: Chronicling Life Aboard
December 12, 2012
Well, our first week of travels is over, and it’s been quite an adventure. We are learning a lot, making mistakes, fixing mistakes, and trying to look on the bright side. The sun is finally out after a week of rain, clouds and cold.
Buttoning up the tiny house every morning before we move on involves several steps:
Inside, everything on the counters goes in the sink tucked in nicely with a towel. The water filter goes on the shower floor (and anything else too big for the sink). The dish drainer is emptied. The shelf-guards go across the shelves to hold in the dishes and food. The water pail (that catches sink water) is emptied, along with the pee jar. The drawers are latched shut. The mirror and the artwork, along with the thermometers and the crystal, are taken down. The water pump is turned off. The windows are latched (we discovered that they will work themselves open as we travel…. double hungs and gliders).
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It is funny for me to turn on HGTV and see a small house about the size of my own called an “Extreme Home.” For me, and I am sure for most tiny house dwellers, these little spaces are just “home,” not extreme at all. On Thursday, December 6th HGTV aired a segment on tiny house bloggers Tammy Strobel and Logan Smith along with their tiny home designer Dee Williams.
The segment, only a few minutes long, was a quick look into the way tiny house owners live their daily lives. The integration of their environment to their daily activities is most notable and I think is one of the most fascinating things I notice about people who chose to simplify their lives in this way. None of us just slog through life waiting for the next thing to happen to us. We are people who take control of our world and face it deliberately. They focus on Tammy leaving her corporate job to pursue writing. I believe that this drastic lifestyle overhaul is what allows many of us to live our dreams.
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Photo Courtesy of RowdyKittens.com
I encourage you to read more about tiny houses featured on HGTV below:
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Meet Sarah Myers who built her own tiny house using Dan Louche’s Tiny Living construction plans (affiliate).
I had the chance to interview Sarah earlier this year to ask her about this project which you can listen or read the transcript below. If you’re wondering, she sold the house because she has no need for it at this time.
It’s beautifully finished and ready for an excited new owner who wants to live the simple life of freedom. I would love to get to purchase this house, it’s very well done.
To enjoy our audio interview with Sarah just hit the play button below or read the transcript:
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Pepper Clark is the owner of the company Bungalow To Go and her Tiny House Two. It’s a tiny home with a queen-sized loft, twin loft, kitchen, half bathroom, alcove, and a covered entryway. There are a couple of unique appliances that Pepper was able to find and use for this project: one being an interesting new outdoor outlet that expands like an accordion and the other is a ceiling ventilator and heater. You’ll see in the photos below.
Another interesting thing that I’ve never seen before in any house is a USB charging port built right into the electrical outlets. That’s pretty awesome! I think you’ll be impressed when you see the interior photos. They did incredible work in there with the wood flooring, walls, and molding.
Photo Credit Bungalow To Go
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Earlier this month I introduced you to Stew MacInnes and his tiny houses. He’s the owner of a company named Maximus Extreme Living Solutions. They build tiny homes that are rugged and well insulated to withstand extreme temperatures.
Their purpose? To better serve workers in oil and mining fields throughout the United States. I thought this was an interesting new perspective in the little house world so I hope you enjoy the interview. Another point I found interesting was that they use SIPs (structurally insulated panels) to build the homes. To check out our previous posts on Maximus Extreme see the links below:
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Out Interview with Stew McInnes, Maximus Extreme Tiny Home Builder, in 2012
I encourage you to listen to the interview below or read the transcript:
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This is a stick built 144-square-foot loft tiny house on a trailer. It was built by Steve Garcia and is located in Beeville, Texas. It was built on an 8 x 16 dual axle BigTex utility trailer. It’s got cedar tongue and groove siding which turned out beautiful. All windows are double pane and the roof is metal. The inside of this tiny home has bamboo flooring and built in cedar shelving. The house consists of:
- a little kitchen,
- loft that fits a queen-sized bed,
- windows and a ceiling fan,
- standard size shower,
- toilet,
- and tankless hot water heater.
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Simple 144-sq.-ft. Tiny Home on Wheels
I encourage you to check out the rest of the house below:
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Tiny House Blogger Ryan Mitchell recently posted an anti-tiny house article that appeared elsewhere on the World Wide Web.
His post specifically showcased the not only negative but often ignorant comments from that original article. He made the deliberate choice not to link to the original article, which was written with a tone of superiority and implied that tiny house builders are all just Unibombers waiting to happen.
Here is the thing that I think many people seem to forget: We aren’t part of a tiny house army intent on taking away everyone’s 1,000 or larger square foot homes and replacing them all with tiny structures.
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Why Tiny Homes ARE NOT For Everyone
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Not long ago I showed you what Stew MacInnes has created to fill a better need for workers. He calls them tiny houses on steroids because they can withstand extreme conditions. So this is Maximus Extreme Living Solutions’ second tiny home project.
These homes are a better solution for workers, let’s say in oil fields, who have to spend a lot of time away from home. And instead of living in man camps which are often used in these situations, Stew is on a mission to change this with tiny houses on wheels which are still portable but homier.
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Caboose-style Tiny House on Wheels by Stew MacInnes
Take a look at the rest of the photos below:
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So, how are you doing with your holiday intentions? Have you set clear intentions? Have you written a wish list? Have you communicated your wishes with your family? Have you created new rituals? Celebrated traditions? Read my first, second and third posts about how we created a meaningful celebration in our tiny house.
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We just completed our ritual of deep cleaning before December 1st. This late-fall deep cleaning really helps me to feel grounded and peaceful in our home as we prepare to bring in decorations and gifts. Washing the windows made the greatest impact. In many religious traditions, this season is associated with light, so washing the windows is a sort of ritual. I am amazed at how much more light pours into our tiny house now. I celebrate any extra light at this time of year!
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Give the Gift of Connection
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