I've never understood those "minimalist" people...
That is completely different thing. What you posted are broker/poor people living in shitty old trailers.
This thread is about "cool" people/hipsters building a trending mini house.
Strange that I need to explain the "small" difference... Or not strange since it is you..
And since it can be moved, you dont need the same strickt permissions in the EU for "Building" using those.
That is great if really true... Because for example in the USA even if they are "movable" (eg does not have a foundation), but has electricity etc they are considered as real home and needs all the permits. Even if it is the size of 1 container only...
I was thinking about building one on some land in Northern Minnesota I use for hunting.
Beats sleeping in a tent or having to haul an RV for 5 hours and getting 7 mpg.
I would never live in a shipping container though. I don't care how nice you make it, they are small.
yeah i like my space. i find my 4 bedroom townhouse too small most of the time but it all depends what you need and if you have a family etc. this guy was in the news a while back for building a cabin out of shipping containers near here.
That is great if really true... Because for example in the USA even if they are "movable" (eg does not have a foundation), but has electricity etc they are considered as real home and needs all the permits. Even if it is the size of 1 container only...
That is sick. If I build anything above 11 Square meters (even for my horses) I need to get a permit. But If its movable or non-permanent, I dont, as long as it dont obstruct the neighbors view (in general)
A friend of mine who is a pretty good carpenter is building a mini home on a tow trailer. His family owns some land in Montana so he plans to drive it up there and live on the land. He is just starting it, but the plans and drawings of it look pretty cool.
The only issue I can see is that it is him and his wife. It might get cramped in there and a bit claustrophobic when its the middle of winter, there is three feet of snow on the ground and they can't leave the house for several days.
His budget is around $22K then another roughly $2-4K to get it to Montana and get it set up.
I've been doing the van life thing since the summer of 2013. I do stop off from time to time to do the house thing for a few months here and there. I love no payments, no real bills and just doing what ever I want with no real strings attached.
I'm toying with hiking the Appalachian Trail next summer so if I do that it will be a backpack hammock and boots on the ground for about 5 months..
In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.
I thought you had a fully furnished with 3 rooms?..
The police and the local council have banned me from sleeping on the floor at the public toilets... The nearest I get to it these days are the webmaster shows where I sleep in the toilets at the show hotel...
You you are short in funds, check out those typical projects. The average price there is about 3,000,000 RUB which is equal to only $43,000 USD (thanks to the financial crisis )
I've been doing the van life thing since the summer of 2013. I do stop off from time to time to do the house thing for a few months here and there. I love no payments, no real bills and just doing what ever I want with no real strings attached.
I'm toying with hiking the Appalachian Trail next summer so if I do that it will be a backpack hammock and boots on the ground for about 5 months..
to me they all look like fucking shitbox shacks. Have fun in them, i bet you are highly annoyed by the cramped space after a week. It completely defeats the purpose of a house in the country / nature. I have lived in huge places (a former school building) and small places. I prefer space which is human and logical.
I've been doing the van life thing since the summer of 2013. I do stop off from time to time to do the house thing for a few months here and there. I love no payments, no real bills and just doing what ever I want with no real strings attached.
I'm toying with hiking the Appalachian Trail next summer so if I do that it will be a backpack hammock and boots on the ground for about 5 months..
This was last year's van.. 84 Westy 2wd. I put an engine in it added solar and hit the road for 8 months. Sold it in Denver for a nice profit.
I then picked up a cheap hard top, tore the engine and trans out and swapped in a modern engine as well as put a syncro (4wd) transaxle in it. I still have to complete the 4x4 conversion but I wanted to hit the road.
I also added the pop top roof and built a custom interior. The interior isn't finished yet but as I mentioned, I needed a break from FL where I was building it so I hit the road. I finish it all sometime next year.
The van to the side was the donor van for the 4wd parts.
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That was a first association in my mind. To be fair, I still don't see any real difference.
1. First of all, 'I've never understood', bitch, you should've said 'I could never understand'.
2. You're not in the trend, goofy, look around, it's not Moscow.
1. First of all, 'I've never understood', bitch, you should've said 'I could never understand'.
2. You're not in the trend, goofy, look around, it's not Moscow.
They are for all my electric needs. That's 360w of solar and I have 440ah of batteries. I have one of those dual zone Wynter frig/freezers as well as a little 12v LED tv. I pick up the free HD channels where ever I am and I'm about to get a T-Mobile plan to use their unlimited Netflix streaming via chromcast.
I have 20 gigs on my normal cell for all my data needs. I tether that to my laptop or tablet.
This is the inside I built. The slider is where the fridge sits.
I didn't finish it all b4 I left, I built that entire interior from scratch in 2 weeks.
In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.
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