Yirego Drumi

This is a really odd and potentially interesting idea. NO idea how well it works, but I’m going to dig a bit and see if I can determine the availability. Small loads, but totally off-grid. Looks like it’s really meant for delicates, so probably not a viable thing for your only laundry option.

Looks to […]

Tiny feet

Square feet, that is. Here’s a good breakout of Tiny House (trailer types) square footage with some layouts that help visualize things.

Click the picture to expandify it.

Tumbleweed

For reference, I include the Tumbleweed builders. These guys are kind of the gold-standard for the mobile tiny house movement. Much pricier than I am willing to bite off, but there are a lot of good ideas tied to these that we can utilize. I’m super curious how the impending law change will affect […]

Lowe’s Sheds

Lowe’s sells a ton of various wood-frame sheds and gardening houses that are ripe for conversion to a country shack. I’d love to tear into one of these and wire, plumb, insulate and panel it as a first project. Relatively cheap way to get immediate shelter at a property, letting you focus on interior finishing […]

Woman Converts Barn Shed into 192 Sq. Ft. Tiny Home

Though this was done as a full “I’m living here till I die” solution by an older woman, and might be a bit of overkill for what we have in mind, there are a lot of pictures (some are potato-quality) that give a good idea of how such a space might be laid out. She […]

The Humanure Handbook

The definitive authority on making composting toilets and running a very easy composting process that results in amazing garden compost over a 2-year cycle, and eliminates the need for sewers or septic tanks on the property.

A full version of the handbook is available online in PDF format if you want to check it out.

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Welcome Randy!

Just added Randy as an editor here. Welcome to the project! 🙂

Tiny stoves

Interestingly, a quick search on Amazon turns up a number of these sorts of wood stoves. Cheap, and probably seriously overpowered heat-wise for a tiny house. Probably perfect for what we are looking at! Couple that with a little microwave and toaster oven, and you would be able to cook and heat the place.

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Washer/dryer combo

This! Or, something like it. Worth considering. About $650. Electric, not gas. Neat.

LandBook: The small landowner’s guide to buying, improving, maintaining and selling rural land

LandBook: The small landowner’s guide to buying, improving, maintaining and selling rural land

OK, I have a few books inbound now, and need to stop and digest, but this one looked like it was right up our alley as we try to determine how to buy a parcel of land. Everyone raves about it, and […]