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WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW. We made it to 1 million subscribers! I honestly can’t believe it. Thank-you all so much for your support to this channel and our journey. It’s been such a ride over these past years with lots of ups and downs. Building a tiny house, and starting this channel was absolutely one of the best things I’ve ever done with my life. Really though, it’s you, the viewers who make all this possible, so thank-you for being a part of our journey and helping us to do what we love. My promise to you is that we will continue to seek out incredible small homes to show you, and always work hard to improve the quality of our videos for you.
Some of you have been with us right from the beginning of this journey and that’s an amazing thing. It’s great to recognise so many familiar names and comments in the discussion of the videos each week. There’s such a strong sense of positive community here and I love that.
It seems quite fitting that our first video at 1 million subs is of Jay Shafer. Jay was my original inspiration for building a tiny house on wheels, so to get to visit and film a tour of his new design was really special for me. I hope you enjoy this tour, and again, thank-you all for your support of this channel!
I’ve decided to start planning towards Tiny Home living. So to get acclimated I’ve decided to start living in one of the closets in my bungalow. Most ppl think it’s odd, but when I start to explain to them my future plans, to build a Tiny Home in the vast and inexpensive Canadian Outback Wilderness , they quickly understand my reasoning behind living in just my closet to get used to the smaller space. I am now completely used to the small 2ft by 6ft space. I sleep, bath, and even relieve myself in this space. In fact, it’s become quite cozy and comfortable despite the lack of windows and having to share the space with the cloths. But I’ve multipurposed the clothing into bedding, like a nest, and I’ve reused the scarves as toilet paper. In an effort to ensure a zero footprint existence, I’ve even decided to use any waste as building materials. Human waste is 100% biodegradable and free and it makes excellent wallpaper to decorate my tiny space. The smell takes some getting used to , but it has the added benefit of keeping large predictors away, like any family members trying to place me in psychiatric care. It seems that no one wants to touch anyone who smells like human waste, even though its environmentally friendly. I will update you on my journey as it unfolds. Although I see many challenges ahead in my Tiny Home Adventure.
what a sweet fella
Cool. but maybe it should be called a nano home instead?
This dude just built himself a jail cell.
that’s actually a well designed trailer
That’s not a tiny house. That’s a shack…
The guy who gets it. Unlike these companies popping up charging the fuck out of you for 300 square feet…
This is fantastic. A great example of #AffordableHousing that could help #EndHomelessness . we have a tiny house community opening in Calgary soon for homeless veterans. We are so excited!
No way only 5k
Not enough space to masterbate
My closet is bigger
Been looking for one to live in,but where?
I knew that Jay Shafer was the instigator of the Tiny House movement, but was totally ignorant of his journey. Thank you Bryce for sensitively exposing such an amazing person, he’s been through tough times & turned it into a positive for others to learn from. I wish I could jump through the screen & give him a huge manhug.
A great way to save for a real house
literally just a closet
15 seconds in, and I have a question: What about people who live in places where it actually gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter?
It’s called a ‘trailer’
What a great interview. Jay is an inspiration and I agree with his sentiments about homelessness 100% No one should be homeless or hungry in this country. Something needs to be done to make living simply like this accessible. Beautiful home. I think I would’ve done differently myself 15years ago had I known about these types of lifestyles more and nomadic as well. Getting back to simplicity and not being owned by stuff and working too much, and struggling too much. Thanks for the interview and God bless.
I just read way too many of the comments about this. Most people act like he’s trying to make THEM live in it. He’s not! But it works for him. And for the thousands of “no this, no that=NOT A HOUSE” comments… HES NOT TRYING TO SELL IT TO YOU! He likes it. He doesn’t want your house. You’re missing the point completely. (And I just wasted time writing to someone who’ll never get it. Time to turn off my phone…
but! to the person telling me how wrong I am. I’ll NEVER read what you’re writing. Ha! I win!)
After fulfilling all my financial obligations, I wish I could get a tiny house and live mortgage-free for life. Once savings are established, this would be a very affordable way of life…sort of. There are pros and cons to a house this small, but I think the biggest challenge would be finding the space for it, close enough to cities where most jobs are.
I know Jay started his tiny home life with a mini pickup truck and had the thought that one could put a bathroom and kitchen in the back of a vehicle and in a warm climate have an outhouse toilet and a summer kitchen that would work year round and also be available while traveling. The toilet could be easily emptied and cleaned at RV service areas.
This thing doesn’t look very insulated or weather proofed thanks to the wood siding and the gaps.
Congratulations with your 1 million mark. You’ve earned it! It makes me wonder if more people are starting to reconsider their actual needs and bringing down their footprints. Jay Schafer continues to be a great inspiration, sharing definitely brings down personal footprints, whether it’s kitchen, bathrooms or just washer/dryer or even lawn/garden equipment or cars. It’s good to be reminded that community sharing of some of those items can also be part of the design.
3:51 you looked😂
ii, tiny houses!
First it’s just a bedroom on wheels. Second it doesn’t cost $5000 to build, not even $2500….. and then try to live in that thing !
I would love to see a tinyhouse community!!! This is amazing!!!!😍😍😍😍😍
Tiny houses aren’t for me. I appreciate the people who like them. I admire the price point of this particular house too. The one thing though. 6 x 6 isn’t cavernous. It can’t be. It has no accommodation for a kitchen, or a bathroom, it’s a tent made of wood on wheels. It’s not a house. Because this structure can’t provide these basic and required elements, it can not be considered a house. You can call it a home though. It does serve the admirable purpose of providing shelter.
Things do sometimes design themselves.
yea guess its just a more durable cardboard box.
I’m summer homeless.
Eso y una casa de perro no veo la diferencia.
The whole time watching this video I pictured it belonging in a community housing project, maybe with a separate shared kitchen and bathroom for the community. Would be really awesome to see something like that implemented to help homeless people by providing an affordable solution, but also give people their own space to call their own. Really cool!
Shower? Basin bath. Toilet? Plastic-lined bucket & bottle for #1. I would get a Wave#3 catalytic heater and a Coleman stove with a small propane tank.
Check out Cheaprvliving.com YouTube channel. 😉
Very expensive sleeping bag. Not a fan of open defecation, with or without a hand spade. Take the skills and create a rolling sidewalk portapoddy for San Francisco homeless.
You are the only one who talked about price. All the other tiny homes cost almost as much as a normal house per capita of square feet. Kind of defeats the purpose. You are awesome! I’ve seen one tiny home for $85,000 which is better than the 150K minimum except when you factor in permits and land and then you end up at 135K but a tiny place. Thanks for not defeating the purpose.
Wouldnt electronic book save more space than paper book?
Wow! I’m still thinking about when he said no one should be living on the street…or going hungry, but it’s far more affordable to PROVIDE these things for people, rather than NOT! Can the GOVERNMENTS NOT AFFORD HOUSING OF THESE SIZES??!!! WTF!!!! THE GOVERNMENTS DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO OWN A HOME, OR TO LIVE IN ONE!!!