I’ve been fascinated by the idea of Tiny Houses for years, but this one literally blew my mind:
I’m not sure I’m tidy enough to live in such a…neat…space, but I totally fell in love with the aesthetics of it.
Still smiling,
Meeks
August 20, 2022
The tiniest Aussie van-house
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August 23rd, 2022 at 2:14 pm
The never EVER stay that neat, believe me! 😀
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August 23rd, 2022 at 9:09 pm
lmao – thank god! Talk about feeling inadequate. 😀
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August 23rd, 2022 at 12:44 pm
That is way cool!!! I think I might feel a little claustrophobic, but it sure is cozy, self-sufficient, and economical!
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August 23rd, 2022 at 9:10 pm
It kind of reminds me of when we played at house as kids? There’s something magical about it, but yes, I’d feel a bit hemmed in too. Would be great to go travelling in though.
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August 24th, 2022 at 7:09 am
Yes, come to think of it … it does! Yes, it would be great for cross-country trips or even weekend camping trips. But to live in full-time … well, maybe … 🤔
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August 24th, 2022 at 7:58 am
-grin- yeah…maybe 🙂
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August 22nd, 2022 at 1:27 am
I love tiny houses, too, and van houses. I just watched NOMADLAND and now I’m reading it; it’s about camper life as lived by people who couldn’t afford housing anymore. I recommend the film and the book highly.
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August 22nd, 2022 at 12:33 pm
A lot of Aussie seniors seem to become ‘grey nomads’, but it never occurred to me until just now that some/many may have no other choice. Thanks for the tip.
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August 23rd, 2022 at 2:18 pm
I fell in love with the film … seen it more than a few times. We’re seeing more and more people here who are living in RV’s, because the insane price of housing is just making it impossible for even those who would’ve been called ‘middle income’, a few years ago, to afford one, let alone the huge majority of people who are living paycheque-to-paycheque, or worse.
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August 23rd, 2022 at 9:09 pm
To be honest, I could almost go nomad myself. Almost. I’m just not tidy enough! But I can understand how it would make life so much easier, not having to worry about money all the time.
Are you and Mrs Widds considering staying in your camper van for good-ish?
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August 26th, 2022 at 2:29 pm
You still worry about money, but it’s for different things. 🙂
Funny you should ask that … I’m posting Part 4 this evening. 😀
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August 26th, 2022 at 6:49 pm
lol – yeah, I guess worrying about money is universal.
I’ll go check my emails to see your post. 🙂
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August 27th, 2022 at 3:10 am
😀
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August 21st, 2022 at 5:40 am
Hi Meeks, this van home is amazing, so pretty and she did achieve artful too.
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August 21st, 2022 at 7:55 am
Hi Robbie. 🙂 I love her little windows. The inner facade obviously cost more and probably wasn’t ‘necessary’ in a functional sense but…absolutely vital in an aesthetic one. 😀
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August 22nd, 2022 at 12:10 am
I love it too, Meeks. That is a caravan that works for me.
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August 22nd, 2022 at 12:33 pm
-grin- I’ll toss you for it! lol
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August 22nd, 2022 at 3:18 pm
HI Meeks, I finished my video and am pretty pleased with it. I would appreciate it if you would watch it (only 1 minute 20 seconds) and give me any tips for improvement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fr5OxyUfd4
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August 22nd, 2022 at 7:59 pm
Oh Robbie, this video trailer is fabulous! I think that tune is going to stick in my head forever too. 😀
The only thing I’d say is make the ending a wee bit longer so people have a chance to really see the credits, and hopefully subscribe.
I think you’ve done a superb job. Liked and subscribed. 😀 😀
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August 20th, 2022 at 6:31 pm
Reblogged this on Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie.
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August 21st, 2022 at 7:59 am
-hugs- Thank you, thank you. 😀
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August 20th, 2022 at 6:30 pm
I loved watching this video! Truly amazing and inspiring…
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August 21st, 2022 at 8:00 am
I’m so glad. I’m besotted with it myself. 😀
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August 20th, 2022 at 4:41 pm
Oh yes! I am not sure about the full time living, but it would be perfect as an alternative to a caravan for a single woman (or man). So many ingenious, simple solutions. The time she spent was well worth it . I think the real appeal is the warmth of all the wood; most caravans are laminate and hard surfaces.
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:28 pm
Yes! Now that you mention it, the wood is definitely what gives it that cosy feeling [rather than cramped]. Like being in a cocoon. 🙂
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August 20th, 2022 at 4:37 pm
Wow…I love it! Could I live in yes I could but for a limited time as I love my space and yes I could step outside and have all the space I want…But kudos to the lady its a great living space for her 🙂
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:29 pm
-grin- me too, with the same caveat. lol I would be lost without my garden, my magpies, just that sense of belonging to a /place/. But boy would it be lovely for a holiday!
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:35 pm
It would be great.. 😀
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August 20th, 2022 at 3:35 pm
I could never live this way, but I’m fascinated by those that can. The van is deceptively spacious. I’m sure one has to be super-efficient with each square foot of space.
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:31 pm
As she said, it’s not quite so wonderful when it rains. Actually we’ve had a lot of rain here in Melbourne, and up north too, so I couldn’t help wondering how she coped. And yes, the more spaces she opened the more astounded I became. Not an inch of waste space anywhere.
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August 20th, 2022 at 11:54 am
I lived in something similar (sans the bathroom) for several years. With two foster kids. Rain doesn’t bother kids, but it does steam up the inside!
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:32 pm
You’re joking??????? -picks eyeball off floor-
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August 21st, 2022 at 9:21 am
Nope.
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August 21st, 2022 at 7:47 pm
Um…?
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August 22nd, 2022 at 7:55 am
Um, not joking.
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August 22nd, 2022 at 12:31 pm
I take my hat off to you. Seriously.
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August 20th, 2022 at 11:48 am
That really is a neat camper. Clearly well thought through! When I was a teenager my parents bought a VW van for camping. There was definitely a knack to camping in it when the whole family went on holiday, but it well suited my parents after I and my siblings had left home – Dad had retired and they often went on camping tours of many weeks at a time. This was way before ‘tiny living’ was a thing.
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:33 pm
-grin- My parent never owned a car much less a camper, so I never developed a love of camping per se. I did always love the idea of a gypsy caravan though. This one is soooo much better. lol
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August 20th, 2022 at 9:12 am
Loved watching the video! Well done to her!!
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:35 pm
-hugs- so glad you liked it Annette. The only bit I was a little ho hum about was the ‘bathroom’! lol
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August 20th, 2022 at 8:29 am
That place is amazing. I could live in something like that fairly easily. 😀 A fun share.
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:37 pm
lol – you’re very welcome. I almost fell off my chair when I saw how many people commented on it. I think that van, and that lady struck a chord with all of us. 🙂
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August 20th, 2022 at 11:10 pm
There’s definitely something appealing about simplifying. “Stuff” weighs us down psychologically, I think, as well as physically. I feel another urge to purge coming on… 😀
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August 21st, 2022 at 7:56 am
-giggles- Oh no! I see a dust cloud in your future. 😉
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August 21st, 2022 at 8:55 am
I’m do bad at simplifying. I need my daughter to help we decide what to keep and what to give away… she’s ruthless. Ha ha.
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August 21st, 2022 at 7:48 pm
lmao – offspring do have their uses. 😀
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August 20th, 2022 at 8:29 am
IF they fix the ME/CFS (so I have the energy to heal), and I get the back problems dealt with so I can walk, I would love this version of the Tiny House because I could drive it myself.
Others give you more space – but this is very movable by a single human.
I just crave being able to walk.
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August 20th, 2022 at 5:38 pm
I read recently that a LOT of research is happening thanks to long covid. It will happen and we’ve got at least 20 odd years to go before we’re too decrepit to have fun. 😀
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August 20th, 2022 at 6:08 pm
Fervently hope so. I’m so tired of being tired after more than three decades of this nonsense – and no research. Now it’s legitimate because they can’t ignore this many new people. Before, we were whiners. Now, we’re the canaries in the many coal mines.
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August 21st, 2022 at 8:01 am
Yes, frustrating as all hell but hopeful.
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August 22nd, 2022 at 8:08 am
I remember so vividly how all those with stomach ulcers due to H. pilori felt when their illness was proved to be caused by the bacterium AND they could finally get CURED instead of having treatment forever for ‘acid reflux’ – always so vague. An Australian did that; you got any more of that kind of researcher?
Ditto, when HIV became no longer a horrible death sentence.
Just getting impatient – and not just for me, but for all the new people with this new virus ruining their lives. I have hope and faith – just don’t know how long the wait will be.
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August 22nd, 2022 at 12:30 pm
Yes, an Aussie made the connection between stomach ulcers and H.pilori. He went through hell from the establishment too. Oddly enough, we do have a lot of lateral thinkers here, maybe because there’s a strong anti-authoritarian thread running through our culture. Don’t know of anyone working CFS though, but give it time!
And yes, I know time is the big problem. Fingers crossed for everyone.
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August 23rd, 2022 at 1:08 am
More time unfortunately means more time suffering, more time feeling crappy, more time not being able to do things – and more time listening to people who tell you they think your problem is that you have a bad attitude.
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August 23rd, 2022 at 10:29 am
The lack of empathy would be unbelievable if I weren’t already aware of how many people have hearts, and minds, of stone. hang in there.
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