Libertine: On the Prowl

Vidi, vici, veni -- I saw, I conquered, I came. _______________________________________________________________

Claustrophobia.

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02:18, 2008-Jul-2 .. Posted by littleMissConfused

I might have to look into one of those. The way things are going...who knows, it might be MY next house!

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06:09, 2008-Jul-2 .. Posted by DeeJay

Not a chance! I can't imagine trying to live in something like that!

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06:15, 2008-Jul-2 .. Posted by Chandramoon

Looks even smaller though taller than the Moon Palace - that also has a solar panel though uses diesel oil to travel.

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07:28, 2008-Jul-2 .. Posted by texican

I don't know that I would go that small, but, if I didn't have the kids, I could go for one of these Idea Boxes.

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10:40, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by kinnigurl

That's a little small for me. But if I lived on my own I could definitely live in something smaller than I have. There are 2 of us in 800 sq ft, which doesn't seem crowded at all.

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11:30, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by Patty

where does she bathe, do her dishes, if she has any, cooks and or keeps her food fresh, and go to the potty? Perhaps she mostly parks in her parents driveway and uses all of the above. That is not for me.

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01:16, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by libertine

I was intrigued by your questions, Patty, and did a bit more digging about this. For one thing, she's not as young as she looks in the picture -- she's 45. She parks the house in the backyard of some friends. The house has no plumbing and has a "composting toilet" only. She uses a camping cooler for anything that needs refrigeration, which means she can't store anything for any length of time. She showers inside her friends' home in exchange for doing handy work around house. She has one burner in the cabin and uses bottled water for cooking.

She has a professional job, so she doesn't have to live like this -- which is not entirely independent.

Texican's Idea Boxes seems like a better solution for those who wish to live frugally.

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01:38, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by littleMissConfused

Reminds me of how I lived when I left my first husband. The electricity had been shut off and all I had was a cooler for cold food and a camping stove a freind gave me....I showered at the next door neighbors house in exchange for babysitting her kids a few hours a day. That was well over 20 years ago....don;t think I would want to do that again!

I like the houses Tex showed....I wonder how much they cost.

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02:10, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by texican

According to a Tiny House Blog...

There are two models in production: the Northwest Modern, a 400sf. 1BR built to RV/Park Model code (around $75k); the Confluence Modern, a 840sf. 2BR built to the Federal HUD Code/site-built modular codes (around $85k).

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02:20, 2008-Jul-3 .. Posted by libertine

Thanks, Tex. I've also looked on the Tumbleweed Homes site, who designed Dee Williams' home and they have several other options, some with bathrooms.

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01:13, 2008-Jul-5 .. Posted by lisalisabobisa

I couldn't live like that, but the idea boxes look pretty cool....