Small Living

[samclem]

Most men, if left to their own devices, would design a house that looks a lot like a kennel. Concrete floors and walls with a floor drain. There would be nothing hanging on the walls (maybe some antlers). After awhile maybe a rug would go down on the floor, but that would probably be it for textiles.

 

[W2R]

All right! Let's make the wall 12 ft high. When do you break ground?

12 feet high is good. But should we electrify the barbed wire? And maybe a moat with a drawbridge would be a warm and homey addition, like the smell of cookies baking.

 

[W2R]

Most men, if left to their own devices, would design a house that looks a lot like a kennel. Concrete floors and walls with a floor drain. There would be nothing hanging on the walls (maybe some antlers). After awhile maybe a rug would go down on the floor, but that would probably be it for textiles.

And for most guys the walls have to be white! None of those other sissy colors.

 

[NW-Bound]

Our Class B has a much better utilization of space.

And... Best of all: I can go anywhere a car can go.

When shopping for used RV, I got really interested in the VW Rialta which is lighter than your RoadTrek. Its engine may be on the puny side. Despite that, these were fairly rare and in high demand. The few that were offered locally were snatched up before I could even make an appointment to go see them.

 

[NW-Bound]

12 feet high is good. But should we electrify the barbed wire? And maybe a moat with a drawbridge would be a warm and homey addition, like the smell of cookies baking.

Make the drawbridge strong enough for an RV to drive on, and you have a house with good resale potential there!

 

[JustMeUC]

Most men, if left to their own devices, would design a house that looks a lot like a kennel. Concrete floors and walls with a floor drain. There would be nothing hanging on the walls (maybe some antlers). After awhile maybe a rug would go down on the floor, but that would probably be it for textiles.

Well, I am not a man, but have to admit, Not such a bad idea actually.

Perhaps the walls could be painted a nice pretty color and nix the antlers... forget the rug, would get in the way of hosing down the floor, LOL I would need a nice comfy leather recliner, a TV? a stereo, a good bed, couple lamps, a small closet... I am not much into cooking so we can skip the full kitchen but would like a fridge and microwave. I'm all set!

 

[samclem]

And for most guys the walls have to be white! None of those other sissy colors.

Exactly. When it needs to be touched up, it's easy to find the exact right match. And use gloss--it cleans up the best. A single bare 100W bulb on a cord in the middle should amply light a big room.

 

[Khan]

Most men, if left to their own devices, would design a house that looks a lot like a kennel. Concrete floors and walls with a floor drain. There would be nothing hanging on the walls (maybe some antlers). After awhile maybe a rug would go down on the floor, but that would probably be it for textiles.

More proof that I am not really female.

 

[NW-Bound]

We need an architect member to draw this up. It will serve as the ER Forum model home.

 

[Cattusbabe]

Most men, if left to their own devices, would design a house that looks a lot like a kennel. Concrete floors and walls with a floor drain. There would be nothing hanging on the walls (maybe some antlers). After awhile maybe a rug would go down on the floor, but that would probably be it for textiles.

You are more that likely right but there is one problem with that......Women. No female worth her salt would live like that.

My husband laughs at me but I have told him that with out Women there would be no civilization. Think about it. Some woman somwhere in time complained and nagged about not having something and some guy invented it to shut her up.

 

[W2R]

Exactly. When it needs to be touched up, it's easy to find the exact right match. And use gloss--it cleans up the best. A single bare 100W bulb on a cord in the middle should amply light a big room.

That is so typical! And curtains? Who needs curtains?

 

[samclem]

You are more that likely right but there is one problem with that......Women. No female worth her salt would live like that.

My husband laughs at me but I have told him that with out Women there would be no civilization. Think about it. Some woman somwhere in time complained and nagged about not having something and some guy invented it to shut her up.

True. And the guy probably worked a lot of extra hours to pay for it all. I've no doubt that women, directly or indirectly, are the motivation for most of the progress made by mankind.

From Robert Heinlein:

"Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and what they can do makes them superior to men, and their proper tactic is to demand special privileges, all the traffic will bear. They should never settle merely for equality. For women, "equality" is a disaster."

 

[REWahoo]

I've no doubt that women, directly or indirectly, are the motivation for most of the progress made by mankind.

Yep. What man would dream up sticking tubes filled with an unlimited supply of pressurized water inside his house? Had to be a woman's idea.*


* This observation credited to the long-departed CFB.

 

[NW-Bound]

Yep. What man would dream up sticking tubes filled with an unlimited supply of pressurized water inside his house? Had to be a woman's idea.

Worse! It had to be hot water.
Global warming, here we come.

 

[haha]

I think this is basically true, at leat for heterosexual men. When I lived out on the Olympic Peninsula I had two older friends who had spent the depression out there. By the 70s one was a logging show tree-topper, and the other guy ran a gas station/ restaurant with his wife. I met them both at his restaurant. Knowing that Seattle had been a hotbed of socialist politics back then, I asked what it was like out on the peninsula. "Best years of our lives-- fishing, fighting and f*cking almost every day."

There was fish and game everywhere, since population desity was very low, and no one had the gas to get there from Puget Sound cities. Food was just not a problem for an able man. And the oldsters were taken care of by sharing. There were also some pretty rough self-sufficient women out there too, some of whom I also came to know.

They hated it when the recovery came and their wives pushed them back into working. Though I'd say the tree-topper managed to hang on pretty well, as did the other guy come to think of it.

They both had very pretty wives who still looked sexy and appealing in middle age.

Ha

 

[ksr]

Most men, if left to their own devices, would design a house that looks a lot like a kennel. Concrete floors and walls with a floor drain.

I almost LOL when I read this! My SO has told me, almost since the time we met, that his idea of the perfect house is all concrete with a floor drain in each room, and a sprinkler system that can be turned on to hose the place down.

 

[NW-Bound]

I could probably live in a 600-750 sq ft house as long as I had a 2000 sq ft. shed.

I have seen RV'ers putting their class A inside a huge hangar or a barn. There, that's what you need.

Here you go! With enough land, you can even have an airstrip in the back of the hangar. Oh man, if you can be so lucky!

 

[Westernskies]

Here you go! With enough land, you can even have an airstrip in the back of the hangar. Oh man, if you can be so lucky!

Here's one option...
YouTube - Hangar Home

 

[NW-Bound]

Wait a minute! Why are we getting carried away here?

Hey, don't distract me. Let's get back to hammock. Yeah, that's all you need.

YouTube - Hammock gently swaying between palm trees, Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands

 

[audreyh1]

I have seen RV'ers putting their class A inside a huge hangar or a barn. There, that's what you need.

How about this?

And that's a 10x17 foot storage unit at the back - two stories of storage.

Audrey

 

[NW-Bound]

I see many columns capable of supporting a multitude of hammocks.

Approved, pending the planting of trees to provide shade for such hammocks.

 

[audreyh1]

I see many columns capable of supporting a multitude of hammocks.

Approved, pending the planting of trees to provide shade for such hammocks.

Well - there is plenty of shade within the covered parking area......

And you can still look out on a view.....

Audrey

 

[kyounge1956]

This could be a plan B if one runs out of money.

YouTube - Jay's Tiny House Tour

Only if you build it yourself. You can buy Tumbleweed houses ready-made, but they ai'n't cheap.

 

[bbbamI]

If I had to live in Jay's tiny house, I'd be a stark, raving lunatic after just a couple of days.

 

[Westernskies]

Only if you build it yourself. You can buy Tumbleweed houses ready-made, but they ai'n't cheap.

Materials to build would probably be under $10,000 + the trailer... so, yeah, at $400+/ft2 they're considerably more expensive than nearly any site-built fully-appointed custom home. Can't imagine a bank loaning money on one, and I also suspect the resale market would be really limited, probably almost non-existent. It looks more like a gimmick to me; I don't know anyone who truly aspires to live in a phone booth and shower over their toilet... but, to each his own, I'm glad the guy is doing well with his little concept.