8 thoughts on “Crossing the Border with a Tiny House: What To Expect”
Hi there, just wondering about the Instagram question from the border guard and the subsequent comment – a little confused that we’re left hanging what the intention was there. Cheers, Sarah
Hi Sarah, sorry for the confusion. I was trying to suggest that she probably wasn’t asking to follow us or because she likes tiny houses. My guess is the agent wanted to see if we were telling the truth about our tiny house travels. Thanks for reading!
Sorry for the confusion, Maureen. I was trying to suggest that she probably wasn’t asking to follow us or because she likes tiny houses. My guess is the agent wanted to see if we were telling the truth about our tiny house travels. I updated my post to reflect this. Thanks for your interest!
Here in British Columbia, Border crossings vary in wait times. Peace Arch (Blaine) & The Truck crossing are the longest wait times, where as Sumas / Huntington and Lyndem / Aldergrove are the shortest.
Lynden / Aldergrove is only open until midnight, and if you are crossing closer to midnight, the Chances of just being swept through without a major shake down is greater, as the guards on both sides of the border, dont want to be there much after midnight..
From my experiences in general, the smaller less travelled crossings, tend to have the friendlier crossing agents on both sides.
There’s a big problem of Americans bringing/trying to bring their guns into Canada hence all the questions about guns. It seems there isn’t a lot of awareness about the different gun laws and that in general people aren’t armed in Canada.
Hi Alexis,
My wife and I just bought a tiny house in Oregon and want to take it to BC this summer. We have friends that have invites us to stay a month with them there and have a piece of land that would be perfect for the stay. What types of customs issues might we face that you haven’t addressed in this article? Has anything changed since your first wrote this piece? Last year we went up and brought an RV and stayed in the same spot.
If we leave the tiny house there and then return to use it later in the year, what are the issues we need to consider? Thanks so much!
Harrison
Hi there, just wondering about the Instagram question from the border guard and the subsequent comment – a little confused that we’re left hanging what the intention was there. Cheers, Sarah
Hi Sarah, sorry for the confusion. I was trying to suggest that she probably wasn’t asking to follow us or because she likes tiny houses. My guess is the agent wanted to see if we were telling the truth about our tiny house travels. Thanks for reading!
Hi,
Not sure if I missed this in the post, but what was the significance of the Instagram question? Why was it not innocent?
Sorry for the confusion, Maureen. I was trying to suggest that she probably wasn’t asking to follow us or because she likes tiny houses. My guess is the agent wanted to see if we were telling the truth about our tiny house travels. I updated my post to reflect this. Thanks for your interest!
Here in British Columbia, Border crossings vary in wait times. Peace Arch (Blaine) & The Truck crossing are the longest wait times, where as Sumas / Huntington and Lyndem / Aldergrove are the shortest.
Lynden / Aldergrove is only open until midnight, and if you are crossing closer to midnight, the Chances of just being swept through without a major shake down is greater, as the guards on both sides of the border, dont want to be there much after midnight..
From my experiences in general, the smaller less travelled crossings, tend to have the friendlier crossing agents on both sides.
There’s a big problem of Americans bringing/trying to bring their guns into Canada hence all the questions about guns. It seems there isn’t a lot of awareness about the different gun laws and that in general people aren’t armed in Canada.
Hi Alexis,
My wife and I just bought a tiny house in Oregon and want to take it to BC this summer. We have friends that have invites us to stay a month with them there and have a piece of land that would be perfect for the stay. What types of customs issues might we face that you haven’t addressed in this article? Has anything changed since your first wrote this piece? Last year we went up and brought an RV and stayed in the same spot.
If we leave the tiny house there and then return to use it later in the year, what are the issues we need to consider? Thanks so much!
Harrison