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Any of you folks live or know someone who lives in a Tiny House?

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northGAcock
northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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I get a small house as the wif and I dowsized substantially about 8 years ago. I get a small egg for small cooks......but 150  to 250 sq feet? I hope life doesn't take me there. Guess I am very blessed.
Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    The 400 square foot tiny apartments in big cities make total sense to me. Even some of the 150 ft for the exec whose family lives in the burbs and they work a lot.. but just getting some trailer and spending more than a mobile home costs on a closet is insane to me.


    My house qualifies for the "small" house movement at 987 square feet. But I got lots of deck space.
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
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    My house is small but not tiny

    i know a lot of people in huge houses

    doesn't make them happy i can tell you that. And i ain't so sure they can really afford them to be honest. 

    Never can tell how much people have just by lookin at 'em. 

    To each his own. 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    I live in a friking dump. I'm happy though. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • SGH
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    The good Lord blessed me with a huge hammer. The size of my house is of less importance to me =)

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,485
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    I'm confused.  250 Sq ft. is larger than a Small Egg, but too small for an apartment for two, or even one.  
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    "Pro-Life" would be twenty students graduating from Sandy Hook next month  


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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    SGH said:
    I live in a friking dump. I'm happy though. 
    That is having your priorities right for sure. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    SGH said:
    The good Lord blessed me with a huge hammer. The size of my house is of less importance to me =)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl-yszPdRTk
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    northGAcock said:
    SGH said:
    I live in a friking dump. I'm happy though. 
    That is having your priorities right for sure. 
    Hey, I have nice smokers though. A man must have priorities ;)

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    Robin, I don't know anyone that lives in a space that small, including @SGH.  And you well know @SGH lives in Thundergod heaven, not a dump. And he's the happiest guy I know!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,989
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    MBW and I left the burbs for the city, to which I had never lived before. I had always lived out and away. It is nice here, blessed with kind souls, which have turned out to be very cool. It is an older home, smaller than the homes I previously have owned. Got a lot of work to do to this place, should we end up staying. I like it here. It is home. It makes everyone happy. We are a thankful family, oh yeah, with two BGEs.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
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    Does this count????

    LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014

    Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies!  #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    That's my house with the big unit in front of it. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    Waterfront living at it's finest
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    Thatgrimguy said:
    Waterfront living at it's finest
    Brother you have that^^^^^^^^^^^^. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,027
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    Yep, I just bought my mother-in-laws Chevy Lumina for $300. Rusty, hail, and paint faded. I put in front discs last weekend, found some new/used winter tires on Craigslist, and changed the oil. This week I've patched a pinhole in the gas tank where salt has collected over winters. Need to tackle the other side of the tank this weekend. I'll have a $500 - $600 dollar car when all said and done. The motor and tranny have 140,000 miles. Not hitting the junk yard quite yet. It will keep the miles off my little Ranger this winter. She's ugly but she's got some fight left in her yet. I'm happy with my crappy cars and small house.  =)
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,893
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    We watch that some times and I swear both of our heads swivel back and forth in a "no no no" WE can't believe this show. In a former life time I used to write off bad loans around $10k at most made to folks who bought double wide trailers 4 to 8 times larger and FAR nicer than these WAY overpriced camper trailer sized "homes?" from $40 to $80K.
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    RRP said:
    WAY overpriced camper trailer sized "homes?" from $40 to $80K.
    I live in one of those. It's a piece of $hit....

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,829
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    It's all about perspective and desires.  I was never a McMansion kind of guy.  Bought less house than I could afford.  Now I sleep well at night with a couple of Eggs on the patio, brother Duane Allman on the stereo, a beautiful wife and kids by my side, and freedom.  Never forget my friends, Cash is King!
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Mikee
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    northGAcock said:
    ......but 150  to 250 sq feet?

    Is that the area you live in or the size of the area the Egg lives in? My hats off to you if you live in that area. That is really downsizing to the max.  
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
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    There are some hardcore hipster singles living in these tiny trailers that size

    but my place is only 1900

    old house, 1920s cottage kinda thing

    Built back when everyone could stand to be in the same room together

    works for us
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  • bgebrent
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    @Darby_Crenshaw, I've been told size didn't matter.  If it works then it works brother.  
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • McStew
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    The TV show Tiny homes inspired a portion of our home design.  We currently are having our house designed and will be built with shipping containers. this was based off a tiny home episode my wife and I saw... Permits in our area have been a bi*** but we are forging forward 
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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  • bgebrent
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    Very nice design brother, what are your perimeter dimensions?
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • McStew
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    40x40 first floor 40x 35 second floor 
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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    Still working on some major details with the city and almost all of the neighbors at the property we are looking at... No one understands what you can turn a shipping container into if you don't have an imagination. 
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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  • bgebrent
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    That looks amazing brother!  Our architect daughter agrees.  Very nice!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
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    Need a rendering. I might know a guy...


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  • bgebrent
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    For the creek behind the house?
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • McStew
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    Thanks @bgebrent this has been a two year city battle so far that I am determined to win. So glad that your daughter agrees we have found out the hard way the majority of people don't get it 
    Hermosa Beach CA 
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  • bgebrent
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    Carry on and beat the city!  And ignore the majority.  You'll succeed.  Keep me posted brother.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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