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Olympia Open House

Gregory Paul Johnson and Jay Shafer, tiny house specialists are on their “Border to Border” West Coast tour. With multiple open houses and seminars along the way. Check the schedule on Resources for Life and the Tumbleweed Tiny House websites.

I will be attending the San Francisco area workshop this weekend so will follow up with a report on that next week.

Greg is using his iPhone to capture each day and report every stop along the way. From the Seattle Work Shop to meeting fans and security police on Victoria Island in Canada and today an open house in Olympia Washington.

Visit Greg’s special blog and follow the trip South.

Seattle Workshop

Just off the ferry in Washington

Photo credit to Greg Paul Johnson and Jay Shafer.

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Natural Log Rv’s are an alternative for our Canadian neighbors who are interested in owning a Tumbleweed or Tortoise Shell Home but can’t afford to have them shipped to Eastern Canada. Built in Ford Bank, New Brunswick, Canada by Ron Hessel, the Natural Log Rv’s are pioneering in the field of Log Rv’s.

These units are designed to be used year round, with fully equipped kitchens, cooking facilities, sleeping quarters, full cathedral ceilings exposed hand crafted beam work, wood fire places, power independence and much more….

Sitting on steel trailers, these units are four season friendly, and require no extra taxes when parked on any property. Imagine a portable unit increasing in value instead of decreasing…  Everything changes when you step into the world of portable log cabins!

They have two models to choose from, “The Beak Away” and “The Stay Away.”

My favorite is “The Stay Away” which you can see a few pictures of here. I contacted Natural Log Homes and they are very busy building full size homes and lodges at the moment but promised to get back to me in the near future to give me more information on pricing etc. They also make a mobile cabin which would also work if you have a piece of land to park it on.

If you are interested in one of these go to the Natural Log Homes web site and contact them for complete details.

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Another one of our readers from Rich County Utah, Sco Smith wanted to share his story about his 10×12 house, I’ll let him tell you more about it.

For years I’ve been interested in small houses and small stores and shops.  Years ago an internet search only seemed to yeild a hit on “the Smallest House in Great Britain” which is in Conwy, Wales.  I had heard about this small house when I  was on an LDS mission in England from 1984-1986.  Now you find a wealth of rich inspiring information about small houses, simple living, and a whole community of people who are just as interested in small houses as I am.

We had built a small store on a busy highway that has been open seasonally during the summer months.  Last year our family of 5 (me and my wife and 3 children)  stayed in a travel trailer behind the store - so this year I decided to build a 10×12 size little house to live in while we operate the store.  Initially my wife thought bigger would be a bit better since we have three small children, but with the 10×12 size we did not need a building permit and I am already a small house enthusiast so we went with the 10×12 size with a loft.

The loft turned out taller than we expected, but if it is not the smallest house in the area, it is definitely the smallest tallest house.

We were careful to make sure it was well anchored to the Concrete pad  We also enjoy the 6 foot porch.  In connection to our store - this house has also become a tourist attraction.  We regularly take customers who come to our store on a tour of the small house behind the store.

We built it on a shoestring and working on it off and on it took about 41 days from start to finish.  The concrete pad was poured on 30 April 2008 and we spent our first night in it 10 June 2008. We insulated it well since it is in a hight mountain valley.  The interior paint color was chosen by default - Home Depot sells “Ooops” paint so we got 5 gallons of great paint for $15.00.  It is well insulated - since it is in a high mountain valley at a high elevation.

I would love to hang a sign or certificate in this house that indicates we are part of some type of small and simple society.  The Small House Society seems to purposely not have any membership cards or certificates, but I would love to have some type of official certificate to display in this small house and even a certificate in my office that would help help promote and facilitate conversations of the small house movement.

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Smallest House In Rich County

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