We have been living in this situation for a few weeks now, and while it has taken some getting used

Living in a 1950's Travel Trailer Tiny House Blog Living Simply in Small Spaces Plans Store Workshops Directory Gallery Links About Contact Living in a 1950's Travel Trailer by Kent Griswold on August 24th, 2012. 28 Comments
I have spent much of my adult life thinking about living spaces. For quite some time, as a touring musician, sleeping arrangements were made on the fly. Sometimes a couch and many times a floor, finding a place to crash after a show on the road was almost egypt tour reviews always an adventure. In the event that we were unable to find a place to stay, we could always find a piece of ground underneath the stars in the sky. Camping was common and comfortable, in warmer months. On occasion it meant sleeping on top of picnic tables at rest stops. Once, it even meant sleeping directly on the pavement in a bank parking lot, two blocks off of the Vegas Strip, complete with a good pair cowboy boots under my head taking the place of a pillow. While not always ideal, it was most certainly romantic.
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Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska the idea of a home generally went hand in hand with the very concrete idea of traditional housing. You can imagine my sense of surprise and intrigue egypt tour reviews when my wife and I moved our family 900 miles to Moab, Utah, finding that the idea of home was not so immediately attached to traditional housing, instead noting a general acceptance and openness to many forms of nontraditional living egypt tour reviews spaces, egypt tour reviews ranging from single-wide trailer homes featuring a myriad of unique build-on techniques, to folks experimenting egypt tour reviews with straw bale houses, egypt tour reviews teepees, yurts, and other earthen plaster forms. In addition to these historical methods, there are a rather large number of people utilizing the prehistoric, yet perfectly efficient idea of cave dwelling. From the simplistic living techniques of cultural revolutionary Daniel Suelo, to the modernized renovations of the Hatchrock community, the idea of relatively egypt tour reviews constant and comfortable temperatures egypt tour reviews is appealing, and of simple efficiency. However, the nontraditional living space that I found most fascinating was the one that was mobile, specifically vintage travel egypt tour reviews trailers.
When my wife was recently offered a fantastic job opportunity in the beautiful state of Colorado, egypt tour reviews we set out to find a home in Fruita, one of the last towns on the Western Slope before entering Utah. Our goal was to find a place before our son would start back to school. With the summer winding down, time was running out and we were coming up empty handed in our search. Knowing our struggle, our close friends offered up the idea of living in a 1950's travel trailer parked out behind their woodworking shop. In addition to the trailer, they also offered a second workshop space to be converted into a living space for our two children, complete with air conditioning. Embracing the adventure, we moved the bulk of our possessions into storage and began to settle into our new home.
We have been living in this situation egypt tour reviews for a few weeks now, and while it has taken some getting used to, it has been easy to find rhythm in the simplicity of living in a tiny space. The clutter of our traditional living space lives waits for us in a storage unit. Since moving in, I have only been to the unit to get something once, and that was to grab a sleeping bag, cooler egypt tour reviews and folding chair to go camping with some friends. Overall, I have felt freed by the concept of less is more.
As I write this piece for Tiny House Blog, I listen to the charming sound of a light, summer rain tapping egypt tour reviews on the trailer's tin roof. Our boy quietly plays with his Legos as our little girl naps in the old workshop, cat curled up at the foot of her princess bed. My wife, taking a break from work, has just returned from a run. By my definition, I am home, surrounded by my family, the people that I love.
August 24th, 2012and filed in Travel Trailers Tags: camping , Nebraska egypt tour reviews , single-wide , trailer , Travel Trailer , utah , Yurts 28 Comments 28 Responses to Living in a 1950's Travel Trailer Joel says: August 24, 2012 at 6:18 am
Nice customising in there. I ve changed my Boler a lot to make it work better for the way I use it. Had to laugh about trailers and unique build-on techniques , reminded me of a lot of places in the Yukon campers and trailers that more or less added a small shack on the side so you could have a wood stove, egypt tour reviews big comfy chair or couch and a place to hang your winter gear. Or tuck in the occasional guest. Reply JackAss says: August 24, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Way to glorify homelessness! Surprised though you would be proud of raising your children this way. Don t get me wrong I m all for small simple living but cave dwelling? Crashing in someones trailer and calling it home? Reply Emily says: August 25, 2012 at 1:06 pm
What an odd comment. The family is together, they are in a sheltered place they can call their own, and they obviously love each other. There s no statement that is a permanent solution; but a recognition and an embracing of the idea that not everyone needs a typical American house, and that there are many alternatives. Reply Joe3 says: August 25, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Nicely stated, we all have our perceptions I choose to live a simple, uncomplicated life, in a one room home, it could have been just as easily a camper. Some of my friends are envious I only work two days a week and play the other five. I agree with Kyle: Less is More Reply j says: August 27, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Take it from someone who grew up in one of these,the first twelve years anyway. nothing about that little wreck is home-like. Kids will except it until they know better. i liken this kind of living to homeless as well. small is fine but when kids are part of the mix. PLEASE get off your lazy butt and provide those kids with what they are going to need to excel in life. when your done playing house YOU can go back to being a starving artist,singer,bum or what not. Reply Kyle Harvey says: August 30, 2012 at 10:55 am
You wrote: PLEASE get off your lazy butt and provide those kids with what they are going to need to excel in life. when your done playing house YOU can go back to being a starving artist,singer,bum or what not.
I am not sure which sentiment I disagree with more, the idea of lazy, or the idea of what they need to excel in life. Your statement sounds more like that of projection (i.e. it is very possible that your experience was different, and I can respect that, however egypt tour reviews that doesn t necessarily apply to ours).
Let me just say that the kids are happy and comfortable. We continue to look at houses (we have one under contract at the moment, as a matter of fact). However, they have said on more than one occasion that they wish they could live here forever. Further, the tools to excel in life are not nearly as linear as you suggest. In fact, I don t think that there is any such correlation between said tools and excelling at/in life. Those tools are gifts of experience, lessons egypt tour reviews in life.
I intend to give my children as many experiences egypt tour reviews and lessons as I possibly can. I see living in a nontraditional space for a short period of time as a valuable experience that I would encourage everyone to try. The lessons that we, as an entire family, have learned in just one month, egypt tour reviews are extremely profound. I wouldn t trade them for anything.
you folks can post long over thought replies all you like. fact is you could have had just as profound experiences by just giving your child a road trip. if you wanna know your kids fine. im just asking you to open your eyes. this life style is not even legal in many of our states. i lived it i heard all the warm and fuzzy stuff about being together. and i say WE owe our next gen better. no that don t always egypt tour reviews mean bigger,just more. i don t hate campers i have one in the yard but i would never try to make my future, live in a space where everyone else parks a car. some do fine in a small travel trailer but i cant recall a single time where i said to myself egypt tour reviews or my wife well hon looks like little jimmy needs to put down the math flash cards so we can spend time together in the tin can. if you are doing for them then please keep it a SHORT, FUN time for growth. If your doing it so you can paint,sing, sit around 5 out of 7 days then shame on you. good luck in your parking spot, i was removed from my loving little egypt tour reviews tin-can by people with guns, we had done nothing wrong we just lived our life. DONT MAKE THAT KIND OF MEMORY FOR YOUR CHILDREN egypt tour reviews PLEASE. alice h says: August 30, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Both of my sons spent a lot their early years in Northern Canada living in tents, shacks, RV s and various alternative environments and I can tell you they are both well adjusted, sane, practical, down to earth, fully functional and proceeding egypt tour reviews with their lives without signs of distress. They were always warm, well fed, properly clothed and educated. One is starting on his PHD while working at a local university (after getting egypt tour reviews through several years of schooling on his own without any student loans) and the other just finished his third apprencticeship and is busy working at a trade he loves. Both have fond memories of their early years and plenty of amusing stories to tell. My oldest son is working on his own tiny shack as a vacation home for his growing family. There are plenty of examples of people who grew up with all the privileges that have NOT turned out well. If you want a good life in a shack,trailer, or whatever, believe me it is entirely possible but you are not going to be having a lazy life! Kyle Harvey says: August 24, 2012 at 1:46 pm
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