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03/19/09, 10:10 AM
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Living in a travel trailer
I have been living in a 26ft travel trailer on junk land for over two years and have been extremely content with this arrangement. I would like to hear from others doing this or wanting to. I have posted details of my setup on my blog if anyone is interested in finding out more about me or my homesteading experiences.
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03/19/09, 10:59 AM
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What is JUNK LAND?
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03/19/09, 11:03 AM
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A sister and BIL are doing it now while they rehab a 16' x 80' mobilehome. Using existing well, septic tank and electrical service. Their only complaint is having to go for heater propane every couple of days. An electric space heater helps, but then it ups the electric bill.
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03/19/09, 11:15 AM
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Can you post a link to your blog?
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03/19/09, 11:37 AM
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Living in a travel trailer
We lived in an RV for 18 months while we built a 30x48 ft garage/apartment/workshop. We then lived in the garage apartment for 2.5 years until we finished the house. It is a good plan in my opinion. It allows you to stay on the property so that if you have a few spare minutes you can work on something. Otherwise, if you have to drive to the property, you won't.
We plan on doing the same thing again in a couple of years when I retire for the second time. Only this time, we will stay in the RV until the house is done rather than building an interim apartment.
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03/19/09, 11:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Dave
What is JUNK LAND?
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That is what I wanted to know too!!
I would like to read your blog, post the web address, please!
Belinda
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03/19/09, 11:43 AM
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If you click on their screen name you can "View this person's homepage"
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03/19/09, 11:57 AM
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I lived in a travel trailer for four and a half months. I hated every minute of it. I dont like tight spaces so it was bothersome to me. Plus it was winter and there just wasnt anything to do. I would do it again if it meant being on my land verses not being here. I just finally broke down and bought a trailer. I have a lot more room plus i can use my washer and dryer and stop going to the dreaded laundry. Living in a travel trailer is fine for some, it just wasnt for me.
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03/19/09, 01:50 PM
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We have friends that live in a travel trailer for months at a time while being paid about 2000. a month. They work for a logging company watching equipment so they are free to go during the day but must be back at a set time and at least one of them has to be there on the weekends and holidays. They have been doing this for a while and have worked out many details. They plant veggies, have a second flat bed trailer 30' they have three chickens for eggs and had a goat for milk at one time the biggest expense was propane, the contractor now supplies this and deisel for their generator. I saw very little down side to this arrangement almost anything you do at home they did on a smaller more mobile scale.
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03/19/09, 02:04 PM
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Living in a travel trailer, what luxury! Try living in this:
My friends and I built it out of pallets and old metal roofing. The thing wasn't real square and the roof leaked, not to mention it became a real magnet for snakes! One time I went to bed and there was a 3 foot big black snake that had the same idea  I got a free mobile home two months later, it was a lot nicer.
That property I guess would count as "junk land". Paid 8000 for 4 and a half acres. Mostly low land, paid it off the same year I bought it. Sold it 2 and a half years later for 14,000. Figured I did pretty good on the deal.
MDCREEKMORE, I lived in a 16 footer for a while at my parents place. It wasn't bad but I found one had to keep up on roof leaks. Mine got to the point where it got to bad to fix it. I figured if I ever did it again I would put up a open pole shed with a roof over it. Makes it a bit easier to make them things last.
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03/19/09, 02:42 PM
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Living in back yard in a Fema travel trailor been in here since Katrina in '05 (Lost everything but our well built home down to the studs). We have to go into our unfinished house to use bathroom or wash clothes but everything else is done in here. It is I believe 28X8. We are going to be moving out soon. Husband and I have been doing the work on our house ourselves and his work took him out of town for months on end (reason for the long delay) also a serious health set back. All is good now praise be the Lord.  Although my flesh gets the best of me at times and wishes to be back in a normal type living situation I know this is still better than some have had it. It helps to have a good relationship with your spouse though. 85% of the time we spend laughing at things maybe more than that. The other times our Irish/Italian mix causes for some loud debates. Of course having nosy neighbors makes me a little more tense at times when there is only a fence and a 1" wall seperating your private conversations in your 75X 150 lot. Thank God we have our faith though because with out it I dont know how we would of marched on. 
I know now though I can live very small. 
We have been so blessed.
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03/19/09, 03:02 PM
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Very nice blog. I have always wanted to do this....live very simply in a small space. It doesn't work so well with a large family, though. I was happiest the year we lived in a singlewide (yes, with 6 kids). Easy to keep clean and uncluttered. The kids didn't mind at all, but the husband wasn't crazy about it.
Now we live in a doublewide on 20 acres, so I got nothin' to complain about.
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03/19/09, 03:14 PM
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My sister and her SO did that for awhile. When I asked her how it went, she said "Living that close together...well, you just see things you should never see."
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03/19/09, 03:27 PM
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I live alone so I have no concerns with being overcrowded. Having a family in such a small space could get crowded very quickly. 
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03/19/09, 03:43 PM
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In my early 20's I worked for a traveling carnival and lived in a trailer (with my bf )that was on the back of a pickup. What an adventure...traveled each week to a different town/state. Very small quarters but I never fealt confined. In fact it was like a comforting cocoon. That was when everything I owned could fit in a backpack.....now my possessions own me!
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My Dh and I lived in a 31 ft travel trailer for 17 years. Yes, 17 years. We were perfectly happy. We even worked together for several years, so we were never apart. I never minded it, except one thing. In very hot weather it was impossible to close it up with pets inside, someone had to be home or leave the screen door closed and front door open all day. I had a few dogs, some cats, pet birds, even a pair of sugar gliders inside with us. At times it was wall to wall pets, but we were all happy. Animals and people! Now we have an old farm house, we're even happier. Mary.
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03/19/09, 04:09 PM
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I've always enjoyed your blog M.D.
I've been a reader for awhile.
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03/19/09, 04:55 PM
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Win07_351,
Thanks, I try my best to keep the blog interesting and informative. I hope I can continue to be a resource in the preparedness community.
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03/19/09, 05:00 PM
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I am living in a pickup truck camper (without the truck). Love it.
Happier than I ever was in my 2600 sq ft home. Less stuff. Simplier life.
Will post pics sometime, when I can figure out how to do so.
alan
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