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"I think what gets me most about the tiny house thing is I just can't see how they differ so much from trailers, campers, and/or prefab homes. I could understand the need to own something (grew up in a paid for trailer and then later apartments), but the specific focus seems, to me, to make it about something other than simple owning something to call home (as you said many of these people seem to look with disdain on trailers, RVs, prefab, etc.). To me it seems like it is catching on with people who \"downsize\" and live \"rustically and authentically\" by choice, but have the resources to do otherwise. A lot of these tiny homes cost a lot of money, around $50K or sometimes even higher. Is it that they are super durable and will last decades as opposed to some of the other options. Even then trailers can be modified to increase longevity and steel prefab homes I have to imagine are pretty durable not to mention can withstand higher winds. I get this desired as applied to concepts like the $20K home - http://www.ruralstudio.org/initiatives/20k-house - but not a $50K tiny home."
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