Can a tiny home be too tiny? That question is a very good question to ask yourself before purchasing a tiny home. There are many different factors that need to be thought of before starting a project or purchasing your very own tiny home.
CUSTOM BUILT
The great thing about a tiny house is that many people will build their own tiny house or get someone to build a custom tiny house for them. This a good option to be sure you have enough space for all of your belongings.
TRAILER OR BUS
The base of mobile tiny homes are either some type of trailer or bus. Before purchasing a bus or a trailer you need to figure out what size is best for you. Keep in mind that if you purchase a 40 foot bus you may end up with 34 feet of living space. There are typically three types of school bus styles. Classic full nose, stubby nose, or flat nose. Flat nose will give you more living space.
YOUR BUDGET
How much money you have to work with will be a factor to take into account when purchasing or building your own tiny home. When building a tiny home on a trailer you will have to think of the actual price of the trailer that you want. A bigger trailer will typlically cost more, and also building your tiny home on a large trailer will mean more money because extra materials needed to complete the build. More insulation, more wood, more wires, more screws, more floors and many other things. Materials needed for converting a larger bus will cost you more in materials but unlike a trailer some busses are smaller but cost more because they are in higher demand than a classic large sized bus. It all depends on the seller as well. Gas or diesel also plays a part. Bigger bus or trailer equals more fuel.
FAMILY 👪
If you have a family of 4 with two dogs you maybe wouldn’t want to live in a 25 foot bus. The same as if you are a single person you may not need to get a 40 foot bus. You want to be as comfortable as possible and want to really be able to make your tiny house a home for you and your family.
TRAVEL
You may want to also consider type and size tiny house to purchase. Depending on how much you will travel. A bus is made to travel many miles, but the larger size bus or trailer could possibly hinder the places you can travel to and can be more of a load when traveling up hilly places. Smaller tiny houses or busses will be able to make it to many destinations with ease and alot more maneuverability into tighter spots.
Tools
Tools sometimes aren’t thought about but if you are going to haul around all of your tools that you built your tiny house with you will need a decent sized garage or storage area which will take away from your living space of your tiny home.
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
My husband and I currently live in a 37 foot stubby nose Skoolie with our two dogs, pig and have our 16 chickens that travel in cages in our bus while we move every few months. We are comfortable in the living space. We have a bigger garage area than normal. Our garage can fit most of our tools that we used to build our bus plus more. Our first tiny house was a converted RV tiny home that was only 20 feet long. It was what we had but longed for the day when we could move to a bigger home. When we traveled while living in our tiny house camper we uncomfortably packed everything into the camper and had to unload so many things from inside every time. We still have to unload things in our bus but alot less stressful since alot of our outside stuff stays in the back of our bus in the garage.
I hope that this can help you in your journey to living tiny. Please leave feed back and tell me some of your concerns and questions when it comes to living tiny. Happy Traveling ❤
Skoolies/Schoolies/Traveling Alternative Homes 