Tiny Houses

[Donovan]

As a person who actually lived in super tiny housing for about 3 years, I always laugh at these tv shows where they do stupid shit in order to look cool for tv but which would have no practical use in a real living situation. The three main and overwhelming concerns of a tiny house are space, weight, and function. All three drastically affect each other in ways you can't begin to understand until you actually live in it day-to-day. You have to factor in every ounce or your home will simply be too heavy to move. On top of that, every single item you use takes up valuable space, so every single item must serve multiple purposes and functions. To an extreme. Like basic soap that serves as dish, laundry and even bath soap. Or lightweight tin dishes that are cook and eat functional. And in the old days, it even meant choosing a smaller but multifunction tv/vcr setup. Thank god for flatscreen/ streaming technology, books were a lixury of space I had to forego.

I saw this show where the guy wanted a full size table with a big bed as well. So they designed this contraption to move and hide his mattress behind the stove. Every day. Like no one ever heard of split cushions. I had to laugh and then explain to my GF why that setup was a joke...
The only thing good about tiny house living is it teaches you to strip down your excesses.