Just saws this headline: "People Are Seriously Regretting Buying Tiny Houses" http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/people-are-seriously-regretting-buying-tiny-houses/ar-AAoyvMj?li=BBnb7Kz
We lived in a 10X45 mobile home when we got married, and for another 10 months after our first child was born. It was fine, until the kids started coming . . . . On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:11 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I keep noticing that your "tiny house" is growing with every paragraph - > sounds like you are talking yourself out of a tiny house - you just want > one that you can move . . . > > On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I have been sorta intrigued by these tiny houses that are becoming >> popular. Most of them seem to be built on like a 16ft utility trailer so >> they can be moved around to a semi-permanent location. While some of them >> are pretty nice, it kinda makes me wonder why not just buy a travel trailer >> or something for cheap and live in that. But whatever, I kinda like them >> as they look more like a real house. >> >> I got to thinking about the size issue and it seemed that building one on >> a larger trailer, like a 3-car hauler or something, would work better. I >> see these things that will haul 19k lb, they sit kinda low, 3 axles, >> gooseneck, so that seems like a better kind of deal, instead of a 8X16ft >> house you could have say a 8X32ft house on a trailer, pretty much like a >> narrower single-wide. >> >> This morning I saw this big bus motor home RV thing, it was HUGE! I'm >> guessing 12ft tall anyway, probably has 8ft headroom inside and storage >> bins underneath, big pusher dizzel engine. But those are quite spendy, >> even used ones are like $100k or more. I'm guessing those things are like >> 40ft long, so a lot of room. I rode in one once that bands used for >> touring, it was really nice, granite kitchen and marble bathroom etc. >> >> So then I was driving home and was sitting next to a semi with a trailer >> that said "53ft" on the side, that is pretty big. I'm guessing the trailer >> is 8ft wide, and maybe 8ft headroom inside, which is kinda like a shipping >> container, and people use containers to build houses now. Containers I >> think are up to 40ft for a double? So either a trailer or a container >> would make a nice "tiny" house too. So then I was thinking one of those >> low-floor moving van trailers would be even better, more headroom, loft >> space. Either buy an old trailer and fix it up, or buy a low-frame (or an >> equipment hauler low trailer) with the axles and tars and breaks and what >> not already in place, then build a "tiny" house on that -- more size, more >> headroom, etc. And even if you had to buy an old tractor to pull it >> around, or hire that job out, you could have a larger, nicer "tiny" house >> than a single-wide. And some of those equipment trailers have wings that >> fold out to give maybe 12ft wide for a wide load, so that would allow a >> larger "tiny" house, I guess moving it would require some permit or >> something but still... >> >> So that got me thinking about how tall a trailer can be, I'm thinking >> maybe 12ft max to clear bridges and stuff on the road, or can they go a bit >> higher? I see those big trailers driving with a pace car with a pole to >> hit something before the truck would, and warn it off the bridge or >> whatever. I guess if you weren't hauling a taller "tiny" house too far you >> could get by with something taller? >> >> My lunch-time musings, but ideas accepted. I'm wondering if there would >> be a market for larger "tiny" houses built to a spec that was much better >> than your average single-wide. Make a good lake house, or cabin in the >> woods, or even a starter home that would be less than buying from a >> developer or used, esp if someone had a lot? They could even be designed >> to gang up to get a bigger house, like a double-wide or even with wings >> that went off the sides. >> >> --R >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric > fence for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
