Posted on 01/05/2023 2:29:55 AM PST by Jonty30
Tiny-house communities are popping up across the country, but one family in Kentucky has created a village of their own.
Keli and Ryan Brinks live in a tiny house in Kentucky. Their 18-year-old daughter, Lennox, and their 16-year-old son, Brodey, also live in their own tiny houses next door.
Together, their six tiny homes create a unique living situation with the goal of sustainable living.
Here's how the Brinks family makes their tiny village work.
Since tiny houses produce less waste, require less heating, and can be more environmentally friendly, the family knew it was the right fit.
"Initially, my husband wanted us all together in one cabin, but I argued on behalf of the kids for their own privacy," Keli told Insider.
Instead, the family decided to buy a few tiny houses — one for each family member.
Pretty much standard sop anyway. We have differ rooms for
the children after they get to an age where they can be left
alone. A central area in the house for dining, social items
etc. jmo
I just checked the climate of Kentucky, by the month. It’s doable between March and October, without needing any external heat.
Maybe it’s my Canadian tolerance for cold talking here.
I like a big house. I would take one of this on a nice river in the woods though, as a camp.
A few questions for the tiny house advocates before I go out and buy one. Where do you keep your guns and ammo and your food supply? Hell my safes would need a tiny house of their own and then some. What happens when you get a bout of explosive diarrhea? Where do my dogs stay? My dogs fart a lot, how do I solve that problem in a tiny space. Getting rid of my dogs is out of the question. Where do you go to get away from your wife for a while? Where do you keep all your tools? Have any hobbies? Where do you do them? No house plants for the wife I guess, no room for them. Where do you keep all your pots and pans, dishes, glasses, and silverware? What do you do if a burgler starts rocking your tiny house or tries to break in? Where do you run to? Do you have a safe room? Where is your washer and dryer, or do you plan on driving to a laundromat or washing your clothes in a near by creek, which is illegal by the way. If anyone can give me good answers to these questions, I think I will be sold on the idea.
“I cannot imagine my kids using a chamber pot. But, everyone has their own thing I guess.”
If you only have an outhouse and it’s 0 degrees outside then you use the pot to pee in. Number 2 is a different matter.
six bathrooms and kitchens instead of two bathrooms and one kitchen?
Oh...I know what they are. The thought of a 15 year old boy trying to hit one, dead center, at 3 AM is amusing. LOL
My grandfather’s house, that he lived in after retiring, wasn’t a lot larger than these small houses. Maybe twice as large as one of them.
It had a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a place where he kept the fridge and freezer. It was compact and he only kept what he needed.
this is great... until someone backs up a few trucks and hauls them all away
As I understand it, the “big house” doesn’t have a loo either. Just 2 bathrooms together with a guest room form 1 shared facilities “cottage”.
For a weekend/vacation getaway, that sounds fine. It just seems like living in a stationary RV. I need another room to run to when I’ve exceeded my wife’s tolerance. Which can be often in the winter.
Your mobile man cave!
“... with the goal of sustainable living.”
Um. Isn’t that everyone’s goal, to sustain life?
Chamber pot...lol.
When I tent camp, I keep a capped plastic jug in the tent JUST SO I don’t have to go outside and find a tree in the middle of the night. Comes in handy, especially in the winter.
Stupid idea. A single building will use a lot less material to construct and energy to heat/cool than small buildings adding to the same value.
“When I tent camp, I keep a capped plastic jug in the tent JUST SO I don’t have to go outside and find a tree in the middle of the night. Comes in handy, especially in the winter.”
Good idea. Squatch might grab you.
LOL!!!
The system development fees in my last city are now close to $100k Each “tiny home” (if you could get them zoned, but you can’t) would all be subject to the $100k fee.
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