tiny houses.

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They’re cute, but for all practical purposes you would be better off with a regular RV if you wanted to remain mobile.

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[quote=paramount]They’re cute, but for all practical purposes you would be better off with a regular RV if you wanted to remain mobile.[/quote]

FWIW think a well designed and personally built tiny house is a better deal…

a few weeks ago went to a tiny house weekend work shop to see for my self what was going on…

according to the presenter basically 99% of the tiny homes were used as (in place) tiny homes!

one thing to consider about any tiny house design (for mobile use) is the standard RV parks is the utility hookup are on the “drivers” side and if you had to stop on the side of the road to get into the structure would involve being exposed to “traffic” because the entry door is on the “drivers” side…

for example, if I were to build a “tiny house” design that would make burning man a bit more comfortable

Hikari Box Tiny House Plans

NOTE the one thing I would change is the layout to standardize the utility hook-ups on the driver side and the “entry” door on the passenger side

BECAUSE Quote

551.77 Recreational Vehicle Site Supply Equipment.

(A) Location. Where provided on back-in sites, the recreational
vehicle site electrical supply equipment shall be located
on the left (road) side of the parked vehicle, on a line
that is 1.5 m to 2.1 m (5 ft to 7 ft) from the left edge
(driver’s side of the parked RV) of the stand and shall be
located at any point on this line from the rear of the stand to
4.5 m (15 ft) forward of the rear of the stand.

For pull-through sites, the electrical supply equipment
shall be permitted to be located at any point along the line that
is 1.5 m to 2.1 m (5 ft to 7 ft) from the left edge (driver’s side
of the parked RV) from 4.9 m (16 ft) forward of the rear of the
stand to the center point between the two roads that gives
access to and egress from the pull-through sites.
The left edge (driver’s side of the parked RV) of the
stand shall be marked.

551.46 Means for Connecting to Power Supply.

(B) Cord. The cord exposed usable length shall be measured
from the point of entrance to the recreational vehicle or the
face of the flanged surface inlet (motor-base attachment plug)
to the face of the attachment plug at the supply end.

The cord exposed usable length, measured to the point of
entry on the vehicle exterior, shall be a minimum of 7.5 m
(25 ft) where the point of entrance is at the side of the vehicle
or shall be a minimum 9.0 m (30 ft) where the point of entrance
is at the rear of the vehicle.

Where the cord entrance into the vehicle is more than
900 mm (3 ft) above the ground, the minimum cord lengths
above shall be increased by the vertical distance of the cord
entrance heights above 900 mm (3 ft).

also thought I’d mention there are some pretty “artful” turnkey tiny home which would be more in line w/ the burning man aesthetic

http://www.zylvardos.com

but its an all wood “work of art” that might not survive a road trip to the playa (looking as well as well as it did pre-playa)

also thought I’d mention that I asked about insurance/taxes, basically the presenter said he didn’t worry about insuring his tiny house so basically if it burns down he will eat the cost… wrt “taxes” the value added above the cost of the trailer (i.e. the tiny house structure) isn’t taxed (in this specific case)

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[quote=Blogstar][quote=scaredycat]ahh. i see. the rules should be changed to allow for tiny houses.[/quote]
Absolutely, the rules should be changed to allow for a lot of things, including small houses.Don’t get me started![/quote]

Yeah. The rules should be changed.

Over the years I watched YouTube videos with jay shafer the founder of tumbleweed. His family lives in 2 small houses on 1 lot.

I don’t like the traditional design with lots of wood. There is a tiny house movement in Northern Europe. Their modern designs are so much nicer.

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