Tiny Home Movement – Are Tiny Homes Great Mobile Bug Out Locations for Preppers?
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Rob Richardson
I saw a great story yesterday about a family who rebuilt their life after losing both their home and business to the recession, by building a tiny home.
Tiny Homes have been growing in popularity over the last couple years, as more people decide to downsize their lifestyle in order to stay ahead during these troubling financial times. By downsizing, in this case to a 168-sq. ft. home, many families are finding financial stability and security thanks to the Tiny Home Movement.
By avoiding high rental costs, excessive mortgage payments and soaring energy bills, Tiny Home owners are saving huge amounts of money and redefining what it means to live frugally.
The advantages of building a Tiny House don’t stop at just saving money. In fact, a growing number of these home owners are building their homes on wheels. This gives them to option to literally pull up and move at a moments notice. And the small scale of these homes allows you to easily power almost everything you would need with off grid energy technology.
In my opinion, Tiny Homes are a great bug out option for both Off Griders and Preppers.
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Hats off to that young man for already being financially and environmentally responsible, I can see he will go far. His can-do attitude makes me want to start getting on with building my tiny-home.
I have to second that!! He shows real initiative. The idea of a tiny home, to me, is a GREAT idea. It has the advantages of mobility and the costs are affordable.
I love these little tiny homes. Back 50 years ago the average house had about half the square footage of today’s homes and people did just fine. I could totally see living in one of these out in the middle of the forest somewhere.
And Bravo to the 16 year old in the video. It’s good to see that not all kids are complete morons.
Next you know the lame Obama admin, will call them 5150 and they will find a way to kick and or ban these tiny homes. I wouldnt mind living in one because i been feeling like a gypsy for the last three years traveling up and down communist california
Wow they really pack a lot into a small place. just goes to show how little we actually need and how bad peoples spending habits have become. Bet these people have far less stress.
I love the idea of these things, however, they are meant to be minimal. I don’t know about you, but with all my food storage and “prepping” things, I wouldn’t have much room in them. Also, when you think about the cost of these, people that have been doing this themselves (buy the materials and buid DIY type), you still spend somewhere between $10k – $50k depending on the model. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather use that money and put it to use somewhere else, like buy some land and building something there. You could easily convert this garage, http://www.menards.com/main/project-center/garages/24×28-cape-cod-style-garage/p-1491397.htm. I would look at doing something with this first instead of going about doing something with a TinyHouse. IMO though…
Happy Prepping!
I like the idea of tiny homes can be built for a lit less than 10k. I have plans for a 12×16 “barn style” shed (with a loft area). I just talked with Home Depot, and to frame/roof/floor, etc will cost approx $2,500. then, if ur smart, check out Craigslist for the rest: windows, sink, drywall, etc. Scavenge batteries and solar AND wind/water turbines. Sure, you could spend 10k or more, but in a survival situation, that oak floor at $2.45 sq ft will just look stupid. If your broke like me, give yourself a 5 year plan. You can still buy land in Northern California for $5,000 an acre. No kidding. I just did it, and it was not considered unusual… just rare, and you GOTTA LOOK. Consider forclosures and auctions and property away from towns (which u would want anyway). I just purchased A FORCLOSURE for $6,700. One acre of land, backs to a year round creek. YUP.
Tiny homes are a great way to have a bugout location ready to go. I’m sure everyone would like to have a full size house at their location, but cost can certainly get in the way. Having a place to stay that only cost a few thousand sounds like a solid plan!
This is a heck better than homelessness! These sort of mini-cabins would be great for students. Give them some land with a plumbing and electrical hook-up and they’re all set.
I manage a trailer park with electrical, water and sewage hookups. I rented to someone with a tiny home built onto a running truck. Worked fine for him.
What I like about this website is that it bring all people together liberals and conservatives. I think taking back our right to build sustainable homes and living off grid is a common ground we all can agree on. I think what was done to those people out in the L.A. desert was appalling!
I for one do not think it is wise to depend too much on our cities utilities for too much of anything. I think if we can do for ourselves we should be given more support from our city leaders. Some cities/counties support living off the grid others don’t we have got to make it a must. We are saving resources and tax dollars it just makes sense.
But ok enough of that! What I wanted to let you guys know about if you don’t already is shipping container homes check them out they cost 1000.00 raw can sustain 50,000 pound of pressure each. They are rust resistant nearly impenetrable by hurricane, fire etc. They are cheaper when you buy more they can be put together like legos stacked! Let the imaginations run wild..
Tricked out ready made for delivery for your foundation all the bells and whistles counter tops etc. 10,000 dollars. In addition foundation cost can be cut in half cause they only need the simplest form of anchoring small sunken concrete pylons.
“Tiny houses” for survival or self-sufficient living are a delusion.
No room to store supplies. No room to store tools. No room to prepare food or do other necessary work.
And the prices being asked for these “tiny houses” are simply absurd. If you really want to “live simply” buy a $2000 shed from Home Depot and spend a weekend or two assembling it and adding insulation. Or just move to a small town in the Midwest where there are 2 or 3 bedroom homes selling for $20,000 that would provide the room to store cheaply-purchased bulk foods and with kitchens large enough to prepare food from a garden for storage.
I tend to agree with you simply because of the space limitations. I like to can and I have food storage that simply would NOT fit into a tiny house. I have two kids who wouldn’t know what to do with themselves if I forced them into this lifesytle. I would consider it for myself, but I definitely like your idea of moving to a small town in the midwest and buying an inexpensive home. I also like the idea that my home would be “attached” to the ground!
Just don’t try and live in one in Florida over 60 counties here will not approve and will take legal action if you house is not built to their code and a minimum of 640 sq. ft. even for one person. They also make it mandatory for certain “approved” windows, ac, appliances and more. Florida is a communist state like Cali. and you will comply or else. But this would be great as an “office or accessory structure” to park you camper next to it. You supposedly own the land but have to beg for permits and a CO to live on your land.