As previously mentioned; we are nuts. Oh, wait...what I meant to say is that we have decided to live in a travel trailer for the forseeable future. Many of you saw or at least have heard of our little 18 foot bumper pull trailer. We stayed in it moving from FL to CO and camped in it a few times over the past few years. It's been fun and a blessing having it to enjoy. We've toyed with the idea of being full timers for a while now but never settled on it. With the move from CO to VA we decided that this would be the perfect time to launch this idea.
So Swink1 moved moved into the camper officially on July 10th when he left CO (that means that he's been in it a little over two months).,just him and the pup (who at 11 is not so much a pup any more). The rest of us joined him on August 14th so that puts all 5 (plus the aforementioned pup) together for just over a month.
In an 18 foot trailer.
That's tight.
And I completely mean that in a space way not in an "awesome" way.
Our cozy little camper is 18 feet long and approximately 6 feet wide. Ya know what that means for square footage?
A postage stamp.
108 square feet.
Have you tried fitting 5 people & 1 large dog into 108 square feet for any length of time? It's a challenge but I'm happy to report that everyone is alive and well. Just for kicks I made a video to share with everyone how we used the space; unfortunately the internet isn't crazy fast so it's saying it will take 500 minutes to upload it. Ummm...ain't nobody got time for that. Instead, here are some lovely pictures!!
<------ that is the master suite :-) complete with giant tv at the foot of the bed 'cause when we do family movie night we do it big!
This is Swink3's bed. ------>
he sleeps above us.
<--------- The girl's bed (and the dog sleeps at the foot of the bed). Also note the blue & clear 3 drawer system. That is our school book center. This also functions as a dinette set. We are taking multitasking to a whole other level!
Rather large and spacious kitchen --->
that even includes a double sink! Yes,
that would be the master bed (also
known as a fold down couch) in the
lower left corner and I'm standing at
the foot of the girl's bed.
<------- clothing storage for 3 of the 5 family members. Each kiddo gets their own shelf & dirty clothes go on the bottom. In case you're wondering, the shelf system is in the shower. We don't use the shower in the camper, instead we take advantage of the bathhouse provided by the campground - it's a bit more spacious!
The rest of the clothing storage ---->
Swink1 & I share this space and also put
some of the swinklet's clothes in here that
need to be hung up.
Big Announcement: we upgraded!! We just purchased a larger camper that gives us a bit more room. Comparatively speaking the new place is HUGE!! I'll take pictures soon to share with you. Also, if I can get a somewhat faster internet connection going on then I'll try to upload the video and share that at some point.
What do you think of living in such a small space? Do you think you and your family would be able to or enjoy doing something like this? Oh, one last picture. Our inside may be small but our yard is enourmous!!
