Ten years ago the modern tiny house movement was cemented in the DIY mindset. If you were going to live in a tiny house on wheels you were going to have to build it yourself. In fact, when we started our build in early 2010 the scene was little more … Read more
A one stop shop in the tiny house industry is becoming even more important to buyers. Little River Escape on Lookout Mountain in Cloudland, Georgia offers it all: custom tiny houses, pre-built tiny houses, and the land to put them on. Little River Escape offers both custom tiny houses and … Read more
Anybody can organize and host an event, right? Furthermore, anyone can organize and host a big event, right? I mean, it seems like each week another tiny house festival or home show or street festival or expo is being announced. Heck, even I got in on the act! But organizing … Read more
In 2013 AT&T embarked on an ad campaign called “More Is Better”. The commercials released under this campaign featured actor Beck Bennett talking to a small group of kids about which is better. He would literally ask, “What is better? More or less?” The kids would then respond to how … Read more
Anyone that has been exploring the tiny house community scene in the last few years has surely stumbled across the Village of Wildflowers in western North Carolina. It has been one of, if not the preeminent community for small and tiny houses in the nation and with the open house … Read more
There has been a lot of excitement around the City Of The Violet Crown: Austin, Texas. Austin, the state capital of Texas, is an inland city bordering the Hill Country region. Home to the University of Texas flagship campus, Austin is known for its eclectic live-music scene centered around country, blues and … Read more
It’s Halloween by Jack Prelutsky It’s Halloween! It’s Halloween! / The moon is full and bright / And we shall see what can’t be seen / On any other night. Skeletons and ghosts and ghouls, / Grinning goblins fighting duels, / Werewolves rising from their tombs, / Witches on their … Read more
Trailer sway can be caused by crosswinds, lack of weight distribution, inadequate spring bar tension, a loose trailer ball, and a number of other things. Using a weight-distributing hitch by itself may help limit trailer sway by evenly distributing the weight of the load, but it will do little to improve … Read more
We began last week by talking about a recent occurrence wherein a new tiny house owner was towing her tiny house down the Interstate with a half-ton pickup truck. Upon switching lanes on a less-than-desirable road, she lost control and the house went down on its side. She was kind … Read more
It is a subject that has been written about several times before but seems can never be emphasized enough. In fact, just a few weeks ago a tiny houser posted alarming photos of her brand new Tumbleweed Tiny House laying on its side somewhere on the Interstate. It was a … Read more
With new companies like Try It Tiny and Trailermade, Inc becoming more common, the question begs to be asked. Why try it before I buy it? There is a common misconception that if you like it that much you shouldn’t have to try it out. Buying should be a no-brainer. But … Read more
“In order for that thing to sit here you’re gonna need to put it on some piers as well as strap it down!” I remember those words so well. The year was 2011 and the speaker in question was the building inspector who, despite the concrete pad our house already … Read more