Issue 25 – September 23, 2009

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Tiny House Design by Joseph Sandy

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Design
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Tiny House by Joseph SandyHere’s a really nice little tiny house design by Joseph Sandy. I really like the opposing roof lines and how that might help direct rain water into a cistern. Nice use of interior space too and features a cantilevered loft.

Tiny House Design – 120 sq. ft.

Camper Kart

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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camper kart kick starterKevin, the inventor of this extreme shopping cart based tiny house concept, is looking for funding to kick start the building of the real thing. He’s trying to raise $2,000 by November 1, 2009. So far he’s got quite a few backers for his project and I suspect in a short amount of time we’ll be watching videos of the real thing.

Kick Start Kevin’s Camper Kart

Jenna Woginrich

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in People
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Jenna WoginrichJenna Woginrich is living the life many of us dream about; she’s creating a sustainable and self-sufficient life by homesteading. In addition to her work on her small farm she keeps very busy writing for Mother Earth News, Huffington Post, and her own blog, Cold Antler Farm. She’s also written a book called Made from Scratch.

Tiny Pallet House in Readymade

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Method
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michael-janzen-tiny-free-paMy tiny pallet house construction method got published in the most recent issue of Readymade Magazine. You can see it online and on newsstands. The article was written but Mimi Zeiger, the author of Tiny Houses.

Tiny Pallet House in Readymade

The Great Escape – Construction Progress

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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the great escapeJames and Kristen are making quick and steady progress on their new tiny house. It’s a custom design of their own creation with an asymmetrical gable roof that should provide extra head room in the loft.

The Great Escape

Aluminum Bliss

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Lifestyle
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aluminumbliss.comAluminum Bliss is the blog of Chris and Lani, a couple that has hit the road in an 23-foot Airstream CCD trailer. Chris has a job where he can work from virtually anywhere so one day he and Lani decided that selling the majority of their possessions and hitting the road was a good idea. You can follow their travels at Aluminum Bliss.

Funky Houseboats

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in community
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houseboatsIf you’re familiar with the San Francisco Bay Area you might be aware that the posh bay-side town of Sausalito is the home of several houseboat communities.

Most of the floating homes in this exclusive zip code will set you back six or seven figures but there are still pockets of free spirits at the Gates Co-Op Houseboat Community. In this little community floating out on Richardson Bay you’ll find a collection of funky hand built tiny floating homes.

Gates Co-Op Houseboat Community

Little Red Cabin Plans

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Plans
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Little-Red-Cabin-450x337Kent at Tiny House Blog has been assembling a great resource page of tiny house plans. One of the newest additions is this Little Red Cabin which was featured in his Little House in a Landscape series.

Little Red Cabin Plans

More Simple Living Resources

Posted September 23rd, 2009 by Michael Janzen and filed in Information Resource
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