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I think you and I are defining RV differently. An RV can be a small trailer pulled by a regular vehicle and unhitched for long periods of time.
Trailers are more light weight than tiny houses, unless you go with a much larger one. If you only move the trailer as much as you would move the tiny house, you would consume much less fossil fuel.
I think the Tiny House movement appeals to people like you, and even me, because it feeds our need for self-sufficiency and being green. It's kind of hip right now, too. As I have investigated it, it just hasn't seem to work out financially, especially if you don't build it yourself using reclaimed materials.
Tiny houses aren't built with sanitation/ water services compatible with RV parks. They're built to be towed on wheels to a permanent place and then hooked up to local municipal water/sewer/electric. You would have to see how you could overcome that first.
They are not to many places where you can have people living in an RV or tiny house legally in your driveway. That may very well violate zoning code. Don't think for a second that some busy body neighbor won't turn you in. Once again, what do you do about sanitation/ water/electric for your tiny house parked in a driveway ?
What does a tiny house/plus trailer weigh ? How big a vehicle do you need to tow it? Not your regular car for sure. See link which talks about towing a tiny house- you need a truck- there's goes your cheap carbon footprint
I don't see a thread for this (not surprisingly) but, as a single childless woman approaching early retirement who wants to see the country, this sounds like an amazing option. Anyone out there?
I'm with you on wanting to explore the country in retirement.
An RV is better I believe as the tiny houses are beautiful but not really meant to travel all over due to their ergonomics. I believe they would cost much more to travel with. I think they are great if you want to stay in one place for a year or so and then move without the hassle but I'm not sure about regular travel.
PS most campgrounds won't take them so be sure to do some research on that!
These are NOT LEGAL living space in many areas of the country. It's a playhouse....and a waste of $$$ that could be used on a down payment on a home that is legal and CAN BE RESOLD as living space.
These "trailers" are not investments..... they are liabilities. A fad, at best.
I think a lot of the scoffing is due to our modern McMansion mentality. If you can afford more, of course you'll WANT more, right? Wrong! We would all do well to downsize, simplify, and leave a smaller footprint. Do we all need -- or want -- a huge lawn around a free-standing house? Uh, no (I, for one, think lawns are perfectly ridiculous). But it's going against the grain, and there will always be people -- even townships -- threatened by that.
I think a lot of the scoffing is due to our modern McMansion mentality. If you can afford more, of course you'll WANT more, right? Wrong! We would all do well to downsize, simplify, and leave a smaller footprint. Do we all need -- or want -- a huge lawn around a free-standing house? Uh, no (I, for one, think lawns are perfectly ridiculous). But it's going against the grain, and there will always be people -- even townships -- threatened by that.
In our township if you bought enough land to have a house........the site improvements.....drive-way......well.....septic system......and electric will run over $35,000.
I'm in Florida and we see a fairly significant increase in people from elsewhere coming here in all different types of RVs for the winter. I remember a few years ago being curious about it and checking to see what it cost for a month. IIRC, it was about a $1000/month for a location that I would consider good enough that I would do it. ;-)
We rented one of those self-contained RVs for a week and drove around UT and CO, hitting a number of scenic areas. It was a load of fun and I think I could live in something similar, especially if it is only one person. I think it is a great idea for the right person.
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