When I was a kid I was fascinated by the idea of Gypsy caravans. Now, I’m fascinated by Tiny Houses, and this converted bus is one of the best I’ve seen!
My favourite part came almost at the end when Andrew demonstrated the storage under the bed. Did you notice the cat? If you didn’t, go back and watch that bit again. It’s hilarious!
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I never miss a “tiny house” video. Love the idea of using space efficiently. I prefer small spaces, but…when kids arrive it’s a whole different story. Besides, not any couple can pull the tiny house living: takes two highly organized neatness-obsessed people. Two “Poirots.” Otherwise either the neat one, or the sloppy one won’t make it 🙂
Ah! You’ve hit the nail on the head, Sasha. I’d happily live in a tiny house by myself. With another person? Probably not… and I’m not divulging whether i’m a Poirot or his opposite!
That cat was like, “I’m not listening.” The dog’s name was Starbuck, so the cat’s name was probably Einstein Bagel. And what do they do with the really cool septic waste when they’re traveling and don’t have a septic system to empty it into? I worry about things like that.
ROFL! Yes, I totally forgot about the ‘septic’. We still have septic tanks here in Warrandyte and about once a year a man with a big truck and a long hose has to come and empty it out. Close up all the doors and windows and put a clothes peg on the nose. Even in the best of times, I don’t think I’d want to be the one to empty that potty. 😦
Actually, a lot of caravans these days have cassette toilets so most caravan parks have a facility to dump the waste.
We have one in our caravan (a door on the outside, and the box that slides out is the same shape as a wheelie suitcase, complete with extendable handle and wheels) and while it is not a pleasant thing to do it is definitely better than using public facilities every time you need to go! 😀
Oh now that’s interesting. I’ve only ever spent the night in on-site vans with public toilet facilities. I guess emptying one of those cassette things wouldn’t be so bad so long as you didn’t let it get too…old. No worse than a potty. Kinda…lol
No definitely don’t let it get too old! Really, the most revolting emptying facilities we’ve ever used are purely because of the carelessness of a previous user, not because of the process…
You can get chemicals to put in the cassette before you use it to kill the odour too, but we use the stuff you put in nappy buckets. It has the same effect but is far less damaging to the environment (or me if there is an unexpected drip!)
Yeah, I think I like the sound of the nappy stuff better too. Bottom line though [excuse the pun] I think I’d hold on as long as possible and go to a public toilet instead. When possible. Except for emergencies, in which case it’d be any potty in a storm…
SORRY! I think I’m delirious… 🙂
Hey, thx. This is a really good idea, not only for travelling. But Germany here is to small for this, because you always have to reserve a parking lot. 😉
Best wishes for the weekend!
I don’t know, I”m with Metan on this one. That cat looked completely relaxed! The only thing I could work out was why the dog had a name and the cat didn’t?
Oh My God. Weren’t they 2016 winners of the Oscar for Annoying? I’d like to take a cricket bat *like so* and then beat both of them *like so*. And Julie’s father would probably want to help me after having been made to build goodness knows how many things because Andrew evidently didn’t have the skills to do it himself!!!!!!
I love how at the beginning Julie describes the drivers seat as her office and how it also serves as a quiet separate space!
Seriously though, this is the future. And in Glastonbury, England, where I live, there are dozens of vans and trucks used as homes. The perversely skewed property market here is rigged by the banks and politicians such that those numbers can only increase. There’s also an encampment in the woods three miles from my home. My sister lives 100 miles away in the affluent home counties and people are living in the woods and under motorways there.
What’s Julie going to do when that baby pops? Answer: go mad.
When I was first married we lived in a tiny flatette in my parents’ house. I think our place was once the scullery or something. It would have been a bit bigger than the bus but not by a huge amount and it’s surprising how comfortable such small spaces can be. You’re right though, once baby comes along everything changes. 🙂
Maybe I’ll move back into a teeny tiny space for my dotage!
You just know one of them is going to have a breakdown one day from all that cheer and is going to cut the other one into little pieces. Then organise the little pieces into little Tupperware boxes, which will go into the little freezer, like so.
Comes a time when we all “move back into a teeny tiny space”, Meeks, eh? 😮
Actually, I think a shortage of space can be partially compensated for with light. But still, with all the light under the sun, I wouldn’t want to be trapped in an enclosed space with Andrew for more than, what, six, maybe twelve, minutes? 😮
“You just know one of them is going to have a breakdown one day from all that cheer and is going to cut the other one into little pieces. Then organise the little pieces into little Tupperware boxes, which will go into the little freezer, like so.” – is doing me injury from laughing.
– esme with tears rolling at this point upon the Cloud
That cat was completely relaxed about its bed being tipped over, wasn’t it!
They were incredibly annoying, but it makes me wonder if Julie’s father was actually thrilled to help them get the bus ready to live in, after all, they had to be living somewhere before the bus and I’m betting it was with him. 😉
That could easily have been a two minute video if we hadn’t had an explanation on how everything worked (I was a bit scared when she started showing us the toilet)…
That said, I do love the tiny house movement, and some of the ingeniously space saving ideas people come up with.
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November 1st, 2016 at 1:28 am
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October 23rd, 2016 at 2:44 am
I never miss a “tiny house” video. Love the idea of using space efficiently. I prefer small spaces, but…when kids arrive it’s a whole different story. Besides, not any couple can pull the tiny house living: takes two highly organized neatness-obsessed people. Two “Poirots.” Otherwise either the neat one, or the sloppy one won’t make it 🙂
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October 23rd, 2016 at 12:18 pm
Ah! You’ve hit the nail on the head, Sasha. I’d happily live in a tiny house by myself. With another person? Probably not… and I’m not divulging whether i’m a Poirot or his opposite!
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October 23rd, 2016 at 1:56 am
That cat was like, “I’m not listening.” The dog’s name was Starbuck, so the cat’s name was probably Einstein Bagel. And what do they do with the really cool septic waste when they’re traveling and don’t have a septic system to empty it into? I worry about things like that.
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October 23rd, 2016 at 12:21 pm
ROFL! Yes, I totally forgot about the ‘septic’. We still have septic tanks here in Warrandyte and about once a year a man with a big truck and a long hose has to come and empty it out. Close up all the doors and windows and put a clothes peg on the nose. Even in the best of times, I don’t think I’d want to be the one to empty that potty. 😦
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October 23rd, 2016 at 11:04 pm
We also have “septics.” It does not, as my mother says, smell like little pink rosebuds.
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October 23rd, 2016 at 11:25 pm
-giggles- tell your Mum she has a way with words. 😀
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October 23rd, 2016 at 3:56 pm
Actually, a lot of caravans these days have cassette toilets so most caravan parks have a facility to dump the waste.
We have one in our caravan (a door on the outside, and the box that slides out is the same shape as a wheelie suitcase, complete with extendable handle and wheels) and while it is not a pleasant thing to do it is definitely better than using public facilities every time you need to go! 😀
(And still laughing at Einstein Bagel)
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October 23rd, 2016 at 6:18 pm
Oh now that’s interesting. I’ve only ever spent the night in on-site vans with public toilet facilities. I guess emptying one of those cassette things wouldn’t be so bad so long as you didn’t let it get too…old. No worse than a potty. Kinda…lol
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October 23rd, 2016 at 8:34 pm
No definitely don’t let it get too old! Really, the most revolting emptying facilities we’ve ever used are purely because of the carelessness of a previous user, not because of the process…
You can get chemicals to put in the cassette before you use it to kill the odour too, but we use the stuff you put in nappy buckets. It has the same effect but is far less damaging to the environment (or me if there is an unexpected drip!)
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October 23rd, 2016 at 9:42 pm
Yeah, I think I like the sound of the nappy stuff better too. Bottom line though [excuse the pun] I think I’d hold on as long as possible and go to a public toilet instead. When possible. Except for emergencies, in which case it’d be any potty in a storm…
SORRY! I think I’m delirious… 🙂
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October 23rd, 2016 at 11:06 pm
Oh, I hear that, metan! I’d rather go in a drywall bucket than use public facilities in a park.
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October 23rd, 2016 at 1:00 am
Very cool! And I did notice the cat.
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October 23rd, 2016 at 12:21 pm
-grin- That cat is my hero! Unflappable. 🙂
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:09 pm
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:37 pm
Merci und danke schoen!
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:06 pm
Hey, thx. This is a really good idea, not only for travelling. But Germany here is to small for this, because you always have to reserve a parking lot. 😉
Best wishes for the weekend!
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:38 pm
lol – maybe in someone’s back yard? A great weekend to you too!
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October 22nd, 2016 at 3:15 pm
The cat asked “What just happened?” But it’s a cat so revenge will follow.
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October 22nd, 2016 at 6:26 pm
I don’t know, I”m with Metan on this one. That cat looked completely relaxed! The only thing I could work out was why the dog had a name and the cat didn’t?
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October 22nd, 2016 at 10:10 am
How very cool and ingenious and cost effective! Plus it’s mobile. Loved this & them.
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October 22nd, 2016 at 6:27 pm
Something fun to look at for the weekend. 🙂
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October 22nd, 2016 at 9:57 am
Oh My God. Weren’t they 2016 winners of the Oscar for Annoying? I’d like to take a cricket bat *like so* and then beat both of them *like so*. And Julie’s father would probably want to help me after having been made to build goodness knows how many things because Andrew evidently didn’t have the skills to do it himself!!!!!!
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October 22nd, 2016 at 10:00 am
rofl! Calm, Pinky, just breathe! If you block your ears and squint sideways you can enjoy just the bus. I did. :p
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October 22nd, 2016 at 10:04 am
And why don’t we put Andrew in a cage under the table and see how much he likes it?!?
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:46 am
He’s Jim Carey’s even more annoying brother. And that took some doing.
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October 22nd, 2016 at 6:27 pm
lmao!
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October 22nd, 2016 at 6:28 pm
-giggles- Bad, Pinky! It’s obvious that Andrew wouldn’t fit! Tsk tsk. :p
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October 22nd, 2016 at 9:55 pm
I love how at the beginning Julie describes the drivers seat as her office and how it also serves as a quiet separate space!
Seriously though, this is the future. And in Glastonbury, England, where I live, there are dozens of vans and trucks used as homes. The perversely skewed property market here is rigged by the banks and politicians such that those numbers can only increase. There’s also an encampment in the woods three miles from my home. My sister lives 100 miles away in the affluent home counties and people are living in the woods and under motorways there.
What’s Julie going to do when that baby pops? Answer: go mad.
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:41 pm
When I was first married we lived in a tiny flatette in my parents’ house. I think our place was once the scullery or something. It would have been a bit bigger than the bus but not by a huge amount and it’s surprising how comfortable such small spaces can be. You’re right though, once baby comes along everything changes. 🙂
Maybe I’ll move back into a teeny tiny space for my dotage!
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:42 pm
You just know one of them is going to have a breakdown one day from all that cheer and is going to cut the other one into little pieces. Then organise the little pieces into little Tupperware boxes, which will go into the little freezer, like so.
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October 23rd, 2016 at 12:25 pm
-cries as she tries to catch her breath!-
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Comes a time when we all “move back into a teeny tiny space”, Meeks, eh? 😮
Actually, I think a shortage of space can be partially compensated for with light. But still, with all the light under the sun, I wouldn’t want to be trapped in an enclosed space with Andrew for more than, what, six, maybe twelve, minutes? 😮
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:55 pm
Brilliant, Pink! And yes, “like so”, says Julie to herself as Andrew’s blood spatters in great arcs across the polyester Ikea curtain.
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October 22nd, 2016 at 11:57 pm
Don’t you love how she thinks that curtain is going to keep out the cold?
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October 23rd, 2016 at 12:00 am
Aside from its thermal insulation properties, it has the added advantage of being invisible. If only Andrew were!
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October 23rd, 2016 at 12:24 pm
I’m laughing so hard I can hardly type! You two are impossible. 😀
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October 23rd, 2016 at 10:11 pm
Pink started it. 🙄
[Apologies for all this nonsense, Meeks.]
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October 24th, 2016 at 9:57 am
-coughs- I enjoyed it -coughs-
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October 23rd, 2016 at 11:19 pm
Me too – by the Gods he’s on form – this –
“You just know one of them is going to have a breakdown one day from all that cheer and is going to cut the other one into little pieces. Then organise the little pieces into little Tupperware boxes, which will go into the little freezer, like so.” – is doing me injury from laughing.
– esme with tears rolling at this point upon the Cloud
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October 23rd, 2016 at 11:23 pm
Yes! When he’s good, he’s very very good. 😀
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October 22nd, 2016 at 10:01 am
oh and…good morning! Just realised we’re sharing timezones again.
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October 22nd, 2016 at 4:38 pm
That cat was completely relaxed about its bed being tipped over, wasn’t it!
They were incredibly annoying, but it makes me wonder if Julie’s father was actually thrilled to help them get the bus ready to live in, after all, they had to be living somewhere before the bus and I’m betting it was with him. 😉
That could easily have been a two minute video if we hadn’t had an explanation on how everything worked (I was a bit scared when she started showing us the toilet)…
That said, I do love the tiny house movement, and some of the ingeniously space saving ideas people come up with.
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October 22nd, 2016 at 6:25 pm
-giggles- Yes and yes! This might well be a case of desperation being the father of invention. 😀
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October 23rd, 2016 at 11:16 pm
Hahahahahahaha. Don’t hold back Mr Pink, say what you think!
– esme falling about upon the Cloud
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October 23rd, 2016 at 11:24 pm
-grin-
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October 24th, 2016 at 1:09 am
They made me do it. I had no choice 😀
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