Tiny Life Consulting Blog
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We are excited to see you. We will be covering all topics concerned with tiny living, downsizing to the tiny life, and building your own affordable tiny home. We love comments, so chime in. Leave a link to your Pintrest and Facebook pages so we can follow you back.
We love tiny homes, all types of tiny homes. People can be so creative. We will look at many tiny types and what it takes to build one.
We will also visit many tiny home villages, and see what it take to make your own.
Preventing Tiny House Blow-Over
Preventing Tiny House Blow-Over Like mobile homes, tiny houses on wheels and RVs are susceptible to being blown over in high winds. It doesn't take a tornado or a hurricane. Thunderstorms and blizzards can produce gusts of wind in excess of 100 mph. Thunderstorms can also produce sustained straight-line winds powerful [...]
Outdoor Cooking Books
Outdoor Cooking Books and Resources When we first started camping together, my wife used to say that cooking outdoors was just like cooking in her own kitchen, but a lot more work. Over time, we tackled the charcoal/wood/propane dilemma, as well as Dutch oven versus cast-iron skillet, grates and grills, recipes [...]
Henry Tropi-Cool RV Roof Coating
Coating my RV's Roof With Henry Tropi-Cool White Roof Coating To understand the full scope of RV roof care and repair, please visit our page How To Refinish or Repair Your RV Roof. The bonus page below is devoted to my personal experience with roof repair, and the product I finally [...]
Caring For Your Fresh water System
Caring For Your Fresh water System Caring for your fresh water system in your RV or tiny house isn't hard. It just takes a little forethought and a few basic filters. Water system in aging RV parks and campgrounds can be full of contaminants, and should never be trusted. Contaminates will [...]
Eliminating Mold and Odors in Your RV or Tiny Home
Eliminating Mold and Odors in your RV or Tiny Home Eliminating mold and odors in your RV or tiny home will be on your to-do list at some point. Everyone who lives in a small enclosure will struggle with this issue. Mold spores are always present; they can float on the [...]
Fabulous Tiny House Village
Fabulous Tiny House Village, Rome, Italy In November of 2021, my family stayed in the Fabulous Village near Rome, Italy. We were visiting this resort in their off-season, and while most of their entertainment features were closed for the winter, we were able to thoroughly investigate this interesting concept for tiny [...]
Keeping Your Tiny Home Cooler in the Summer
Keeping Your Tiny Home Cooler in the Summer Keeping a tiny home cooler in the summer can present some unique challenges, but can also provide some interesting advantages not available to the residents of stick-built homes. For example, they can't turn their homes around to avoid being broadsided by the sun's [...]
How to make great coffee off-grid camping
How to Make Great Coffee While Camping, Off-Grid, or in an RV Going tiny doesn't necessarily mean going without those things that make life worth living, like freshly-brewed coffee. Off-grid doesn't have to mean instant coffee. Perish the thought! In 1977, I wedged all my earthly possessions into my ancient Subaru [...]
Keeping Your RV Cool This Summer
Keeping Your RV Cool This Summer One morning you pull into a beautiful but primitive forest service campground. Even though the place is almost full, there's one site available with a few trees and a clear view of the lake. You can't believe your luck! Quickly you pay for your pass [...]
Favorite Tiny House of 2021
Favorite Tiny House of 2021 Here is a look at our favorite tiny house of 2021. It's full of clever innovative design elements we just have to share. "Traci and Matt were looking for opportunities to simplify their lives after the kids left home, so they decided to build a tiny [...]