I am currently on my way to check out some tiny houses in the tropical nation of Belize. However, I thought I would leave you with a video of my teardrop trailer, the Sunflower, put together by the lovely Kirsten Dirksen of Fair Companies. Last fall, I met Kirsten’s parents at Austin Hay’s tiny open house and began to converse with her by email. She became interested in my bright yellow teardrop and wanted to show the lifestyle from my point of view.
From a mix of random video that I shot with my Sony Powershot, Kirsten edited together a very nice snapshot into the average life of a teardropper. During our final fall camping trip in the Eastern Sierras, my fellow teardropping friends and I get a little goofy in the video as we hike, soak in natural hot springs and cook over hot coals with a Dutch oven. My little cat also makes a guest appearance. If you are interested in learning more about how I got my teardrop and about teardrop trailers in general, you can visit my blog at www.tinyyellowteardrop.blogspot.com.
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]
More and more I find myself thinking I should just permanently move into my teardrop.
I’ve had mine for about 8 years now and love camping in it.
Thanks for sharing the video, I’d seen it before but still enjoyed seeing it again.
You might not want to keep those pots next to a battery with exposed terminals. Could cause a short, a spark, a fire…
Love it!
Curious, where in Belize will you visit? I lived in S. Belize, near Mango Creek back in 1980’s. Often thought of a tiny house community in N. Belize near Corozal Town. A beautiful country.
Hi mick. I just returned from a wonderful trip to Belize. It now ranks up there as one of my favorite countries. What a great place with warm people, great food and nice, Lighthouse Lagers. 🙂 We stayed on the coast and went to Caye Caulker, Rendezvous Caye, Tobacco Caye, South Water Caye, Placencia and Ambergris.
Wonderful! I’ve always wanted a Teardrop.
Live in it?
No toilet, no shower?
A weekend, perhaps a few more days than that, but not long term!