Tiny Home Movement

[Rule3]

Whats the draw of the whole Tiny Home thing?? Wife and I have watched some shows on building them. Granted a lot os skill and high end stuff goes into them. They look veru nice and well built. But despite all the bling, they ar still around 200 sq ft on wheels! They are smaller than a single wide mobile home. There is no space for ANYTHING like clothing, well stocked kitchen, guns etc.They are smaller than an efficiency apartment. They end up costing almost as much as small regular home and you need a place to put it.
Seems claustrophobic to me regardless of the amount of windows.


(this link is to a page on a tiny home artsy fartsy.)


How One Tiny-Home Designer Makes a Small Space Feel 10 Times Bigger

 

[ContinentalOp]

I don't know for sure, but I think it's part of the minimalist movement that's been getting popular over the last few years.

 

[Onomea]

I think part of the intrigue — I find them intriguing — is how everything fits together. Done well, they’re a marvel of design and engineering.

Don’t think I’ll ever buy one, or spend any time in them, but I do find them intriguing!

 

[REM 3200]

Minimalist movement means going to a Yaqui slide holster IMO.

 

[Rule3]

I think part of the intrigue — I find them intriguing — is how everything fits together. Done well, they’re a marvel of design and engineering.

Don’t think I’ll ever buy one, or spend any time in them, but I do find them intriguing!

Yes, I agree with that, they are very well designed and quality built. Many "manufactured" homes are quality and a lot bigger and more for the money. 200 sq ft is still only 200 sq feet, like living in our master bedroom .



A mid sized Airstream travel trailer seems better to me than a "tiny home"

 

[REM 3200]

I think part of the intrigue — I find them intriguing — is how everything fits together. Done well, they’re a marvel of design and engineering.

Don’t think I’ll ever buy one, or spend any time in them, but I do find them intriguing!

How would you like to do your "Shelter in Place" in one of those?
Our 2000 sq. ft. house is getting small for just the two of us.

 

[rwsmith]

Simple.....

Why have a big house and yard to take care of if you are single or a young couple, both working and having fun I live in a house and I'm looking to downsize. I require more than a 'tiny' house, but I think that the idea is sound. If you don't go overboard on kitchen, bathroom, appliances and decor it can be economical. Up-marketing is what made them expensive. If you do your own it's better.

 

[Rule3]

Why have a big house and yard to take care of if you are single or a young couple, both working and having fun I live in a house and I'm looking to downsize. I require more than a 'tiny' house, but I think that the idea is sound. If you don't go overboard on kitchen, bathroom, appliances and decor it can be economical. Up-marketing is what made them expensive. If you do your own it's better.

Nothing wrong with "downsizing" no sense have more house than one needs or to take care of but these things are TINY.!

 

[Justin T]

I will say this. Depending on where the bedroom is located, it may only be a viable option for younger folks. I’m pretty fit and mobile, but climbing into a loft to get into bed (and out again) would get old FAST.

However, I could very easily see it as a temporary home on a vacation place, while we work on something a bit bigger to live in.

 

[arjay]

I see it as a variation on This Old House (that show drove a lot of work my way) Whether they are truely livable? Maybe part time. It reminds me of the caravan culture in the UK and being on wheels negates the need for a building permit

 

[jimmyj]

How big is the bathroom ?

 

[arjay]

How big is the bathroom ?

It’s on its own little trailer towed behind

 

[Golddollar]

I think as far as size it would be a toss-up between a tiny house and my big safe.

 

[Rustyt1953]

From Ruthie's perspective that could be the Biltmore.

 

[boatme99]

I'd rather live on a boat.

 

[Rule3]

How big is the bathroom ?

Most use a composting type toilet.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Thought this was about what it feels like when the Ducolax kicks in my bad.....

 

[Telecaster]

Tiny houses were common in the South until about 160 years ago. Whole families lived in them.

 

[Rudi]

Where would I keep all my junk?

 

[Salty RI]

You have build a tiny shed for all your junk.

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[boatme99]

Where would I keep all my junk?

Where it belongs. In yer jockeys!

 

[robvious]

now what if they called it a Bug Out House...
Would you want one now...?
the ultimate tacti-cool domicile... lol

I would need a 60ft x 100ft tractor shed behind for this thing to work.

 

[DWalt]

To me, something like a larger camping trailer seems to make far more sense for someone who desires minimalist living quarters. You can move it to another location, or sell it, without any complications. And it's probably cheaper. I lived in a 18' camping trailer for nearly a year due to the nature of my job at the time. Not that much fun, but I got used to it. I was very happy to sell it, never wanted to repeat the experience.

 

[pharmer]

Every morning, after the morning coffee aroma fades, you'll know the honeymoon's over. No thanks. Joe

 

[oldbrownhat]

You have build a tiny shed for all your junk.

But then you have to have only a tiny amount of junk. As Hamlet said, "Aye, there's the rub."

As I get older and see the amount of "stuff" that seems to collect everywhere (I swear it's self-replicating) I despair of ever being able to clear it out to be able to enjoy a manageable old age, even in a not-so-tiny house.

But I'll admit that they, and the slightly larger varieties, are intriguing.

 

[Jessie]

It must be that life cycle thing. You grow up acquiring guns, cars, maybe boats and you buy ‘up’ with your homes...getting bigger and better with all until suddenly one day you start selling it all off and downsizing your home and holdings until Poof!!! you’re back to about where you started at.
When you figure it out let me know please.

 

[Absalom]

Up here on the Pacific coast, we get tiny home movements every time the Cascadia Subduction Zone releases a bit of tension.

 

[pawngal]

I find it interesting to watch the building of the tiny houses but doubt I could ever live in one. But then I remember my sister, hubby, and 4 kids lived in an 8X37 foot trailer for several years and that figures out to be just under 300 sq.ft. But it had many more builtin storage options than what you see in the new tiny homes.

 

[df06]

Having one built as we speak. It’ll be about 4200 sqft, ranch with full finished walk out basement.

 

[LittleCooner]

I have always thought that if I ever met someone who lived in one of these, he would invite me over and say "lets look at my gun collection", then he would open one of those small 1 foot square safes and inside would be a few of the North American Arms derringers, all arranged on racks with the 22 short on the left, the two 22 long rifle on the right and the 4th gun being a 22 mag.