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"I love this! Very funny!  And deeply appreciated.  These hazards needed to be aired. A tiny house, particularly with the restrictions of one on wheels (8.5' wide max!) is -100% - not for everyone. It represents a completely unimaginable \"fad diet\" as you said. A commentary like this one is awesome because it MAKES the public think (something we seem to not want to do, relying on the Cable TV programs \"deep authority\" instead. Yikes!).\r\n\r\nThis is Isa at Tiny House Northeast. We've communicated with hundreds of tiny house fans. Most of your insights as far as demographics are concerned are right on - but not all of your forecasts of doom. Here's the thing: forget the TV shows. A Tiny House Northeast home have been presented on a couple of the most popular shows. We know how pop media works. The show is highly produced entertainment and not journalism. \r\n\r\nSo, in dealing with real customers, we take the tack of - get ready for a cultural stunner - honest representation of the product! Yes, we actually have a process of basic ed. to make sure they're not making a big mistake. We talk about the drudgery of compost toilets, are frank about how many people they'll be able to entertain in their \"living area\", and inform them that they'll have to pare down to nothing but the things they LOVE. That's it; 1 winter coat, 1 pair of boots; no multiples of nothin'. THNE even addresses zoning, legalities, etc. though we don't give a rat's butt where they tow them to. It's none of our business. \r\n\r\nThere are real humans out there that \"get it\", want it and love it, for entirely solid reasons. And for some it's not difficult at all because both: 1. they don't have much to begin with (i.e., recent college graduates) and 2. they don't want to keep consuming like pigs and further the destruction of the environment; for their sakes, their kids', even yours and mine. The conservation of resources via a tiny house, particularly over time, really means something to them, and many other not-so-young folks out there too (it takes almost nothing to heat a tiny house in the coldest temps in the Northeast US where we build - but more than a lit match, yup). \r\n\r\nThis is a lifestyle that has to include the total embrace of the outdoors. With a tiny house, your living room is really beyond the door; in the garden, on the fold-down porch; hiking/skiing (taking the composting poop out down a snowy path - unless you have an RV/marine style or incinerating toilet). You will live like common folks did for thousands of years, and were healthier for it.\r\n\r\nAs far as aesthetics and materials, the typical stick-built tiny house like Coywolf Cabins can build are another animal from the old style RV with its aluminum, vinyl and toxins (prone to mold and used to be embedded with formaldehyde). These seasonal cabins on wheels can not only be super cottage-cute but can be built from sustainable/\"greener\" materials; i.e., a healthier environment. It's not for everyone but choosing between the 2, I'd want to at least camp in a tiny house on wheels myself - and do!"
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