You have given me and my family a new lease on life. (no pun intended) I'm currently a homeowner and underwater. I am stressed beyond belief. I intend to look for some land and live the way you do. The way we live now is exausting! Thank you so very much.
Great setup. I'm definitely going this way in the future. This is more then enough for a single man and his woman. And the great thing. ITS OFF THE GRID. Thanks for the great video brother take care.
Ha, I get that question a lot! I left off one floor board and brought up all the big stuff that way. The loft door is 3x3 so its as big as a standard door and most stuff slides right up!
I love the idea of minimal living and I think you are very creative! I would however make in my own design more space by creating spaces that transform into other spaces. The latter to your loft could be designed to be removable stairs when you need it that you can compact on themselves and store in a hidden space at the bottom of the loft. I also think creating a larger loft by extending the height of the house would have been ideal. You have given me great ideas! Thanks for showing me it's possible!
Every worldly possession I own (other than my bed and desk) will fit in my Jeep Cherokee in one load. It would need to be more lit up than you have it but I could so live in that cabin. Thanks for the videos, buddy. Very informative.
Great job! If more people were to live like you we would not end up in this credit crisis, foreclosures, and country would not be in this debt hole. I commend your living style and your creativity.
I am inspired! I live in a standard 4 bedroom house with my 2 kids and partner and work a 50 hour week to watch all my money just vanish on bills and "cost of living". Living in Australia I would probably look at building and converting a shed but I could so live this way being from the country originally. Thanks for sharing.
I am currently in the process of selling our 6 bedroom home to move out to the mountains and live simply. My fiancee and I have really enjoyed your videos and got lots of creative ideas from you! Love it!
I really like how you built this cabin! Sadly my father passed away in December, and he left me a beautiful piece of land in Tennessee near the South Holston River. I hope to build a cabin just like this someday soon,thanks for putting all this on here.
man you rock so hard!!! i live what your doing on your own land.. im currently looking for land in florida to homestead on... Thanks for these videos, dont stop cause your one of the few people we have left that truly gets it!!
This reminds me so much of my small house. I started out with a 14X 20.....with a loft. I have since added three additional rooms. Each room was larger than the original part of the house. I REALLY regret adding the additions. I would give anything if I would have left it exactly as it was. I paid or it as it was being built and owe nothing.
I have a full size washer and dryer run off a small generator. You can also hand wash with a crank washer (plans in my book) and hang in the sun to dry.
This is a very cool idea. I am definitely all for small houses. I do plan on having more than $2,000 to spend on my home (hopefully!) and will invest in a larger home than yours, but by no means a large home. I enjoy the idea of a small cozy place to call home. I just wouldn't be willing to sacrifice being able to stand straight up in my own bedroom (I'm 6 foot)! Excellent video and home!
the cabin roof is almost 45 degrees and designed for the heavy snow loads we have in winter. Snow never builds up and melts off quickly on sunny winter days. Sun through windows also heats the place up in winter so less propane used. Windows are shaded by porch and overhang to reduce overheating in summer
thats pretty amazing, you should put LED for illumination, there are a lot of 10w reflectors that will light up whole yard, 12v too, ur saving the planet man, keep it up
Great video and information. I live very simply in a small unit, but my dream is to have a small cabin in the woods, preferably near a stream or a lake. You give me hope that I can achieve that dream. Here, the codes to build such a structure make it impossible to get a permit, or i should say expensive and very time consuming. Thank you for spending the time to share the information. From the amount of hits you have, your helping many people. Rock on
I used 3 foot wide doors in my cabin and it can be adapted for people in a wheelchair. It has a walk in shower. I have bad knees so I considered that I could end up in a wheel chair some day.
I have had 3 big people in the loft and no problems. You could build two cabin together and have a nice big bed room on the first floor. Yes you can have all the regular utilities if you want and I have running water, shower, and sink. I use a composting toilet because a septic system would cost over $5000,.
I have a free-flowing well, shower and sink. I run a washer and dryer off generator and clothes can dry in the sun. I have two tvs, laptop, game system, microwave and all the normal gadgets. Solar and wind power can run anything the grid can but I don't have the monthly bills.
As a person who lives in NYC with a 1400/m rent bill, I envy you. No bullshitting this looks like a great way to live. All the essentials, none of the bullshit.
Good idea, but let me add. I bought 6 lots or about half an acre in the woods off a dirt road. Beautiful little forest. Now what I didn't know I have to pay $10,000 impact fee before I can legally built a shed on the property. If a building has wheels on it and can be moved it is deamed temporary and now is legal. All property every where has laws,just because they don't in force them now doesn't mean they can't at any given time.
Homesteading is a lifestyle choice and requires some adjustment. when you stop working for the system you stop worrying about a lot of inconsequential things and focus on what is necessary and what make you happy. Simplifying your life is very freeing.
Nice pad mate, am from Liverpool and our generation struggle to get on the so called housing market or we all pay high rent, your vid's given me some food for thought. Just need a little bit of land and build my own place.
You have a good eye! When I built my cabin I was only going to do a half loft and I used 2x4s with a 2x6 bond beam. I changed my mind and went with a full loft for more room. In the plans I recommend full 2x6x14s for additional load in the loft and that is included in the cost estimate.
I think you're living the dream! Bigger isn't better! Bigger is more expensive! If it was just me I'd have a small place, maybe a little bigger than yours, but for sure off grid, with the things we need none of the unnecessary extras!
Push real hard lol. Actually I left off a floor board to bring the big stuff up and it can be taken down the same way. Most furniture will fit through a 3 foot opening.
Cabin would be great size for vacation or hunting/fishing. There is room in the bathroom for an over/under washer dryer or I have a full size washer and dryer in a small shed. I run these off a small generator. There are also hand crank washing machines and plans for these are in my book.
I just want to say you inspire me! I have been very much wanting my own tiny house with loft on a little piece of land but I always thought it would be too expensive. I have done the research and have found land for very cheap like you said. So, awesome videos! and all your ideas! ^_^
Smart man would rather hang out here talking with this guy than some rich dudes mansion any day.Happiness is a state of mind and as long as you enjoy life your doing it right! Sadly practical knowledge like this is being lost today on our youth.My grandfather had black water pipes around his house like gutters.Of the mourning he would pump water into them and the sun would heat the water even in cooler weather.Luke warm showers but still I suppose black 5 or 55 gallon buckets would do the same elevated.Its the practical things we should teach our children... For people who cant build or afraid of code etc these type houses can be bought at Home Depot under 5k and they will install.Even if you hire contractors to finish it to code for you its very possible to have a home land and all for 20k.You can only eat and sleep so good you have to ask yourself what you want out of life. Awesome videos! As a simple contractor I find this stuff amazing and could totally live in something like this would just have to build two ....one for my wife ;)
The battery bank stores enough power for 3 days without sunshine as long as I watch my power use and lasts through the night for lights, tv and other gadgets.
That's a good idea, I also thought about finding some land for cheap and building a little at a time when I have time. If all else fails , the land would just be another investment. My father once told me, God don't make no more land. With that in mind and the economy bouncing around I can either live on it in bad times or sell it when it becomes more valuable.
@btray11 The loft is tied directly to the walls and supported by the bathroom wall downstairs. It would hold many people and I have had 4 adults up there no problem.
Looks simply amazing, I'd love to live in such a small place, but i want to have a big enough area for children and indoor animals so, I need a bigger space. But this is phenomenal!
It is my opinion that peoples lives are exactly the way they want them or they would change their lives. You can't make a horse drink but you can lead it to water- good luck!
@stodd32 Most led and flat screen tvs are DC. They use a transformer to convert from AC to DC. It is hard to find good DC appliances but more are becoming available.
@rawmark I have two large dogs, a girlfriend, and a son and we do just fine in the cabin. The cabin can have additions built on 3 sides for more room or two cabins can be built end to end. Plans are in my book.
I use 25 gallons of water a week. Produce all my own power from solar and wind. I use a small amount of propane and still drive a gas car so it is small but not 100% offset.
i really like your cabin - looks extremely comfortable since i hate big rooms with large windows. i think i'll add "build a cabin" to my goals-in-life-list. good job and thanks for sharing!
@solarcabin I can't wait to see videos of any additional modifications to your home in the future. Have you ever considered adding a fireplace to help warm the cold winters, it might also add to the cabin feel? Take care and wish you and the girfriend the best of luck. Your resourceful thinking and skill sets are truly an inspiration!
Have you thought of LED lighting instead of RV lights. The LED strips use little to no power, provide excellent light and can be bought really cheap on Ebay. Love the cabin, would love to build one later.
