These tiny house people are nutz.
How many of them have actually spent any time in 200-400 square feet on a permanent basis?
Lets be practical here. Go rent an RV for a month. Live in it for just 30 days. IF you can stand it - then yeah - make the plunge and go for it full time.
Many apartments and condos are in the 200-400 sq ft range. There are probably many in the US who have experienced it.
We decided a couple of years ago that a tiny house would be perfect on our farm in an nearby state.
My husband, daughter, and her boyfriend built it over the course of a year, and we moved it to the farm last April. All I did was the plumbing, and paying the bills. We still lack the solar set-up to run a few lights, and hopefully that will get finished this summer.
You can have a look at it: https://www.pinterest.com/selmalee2013/building-the-tiny-house-2014-2015/ You’d have to start at the bottom of the page and go up to see the progression :)
Its great for a week or so at at time, but to live in full time - NO WAY!
I am sure they are enthusiastic about it at first, but, after the novelty wears off they are sick of it.
My wife and I lived in our RV for several weeks a couple of years ago, while visiting her family in California. We managed, but you're right. It's not something for the long term.