people need to understand that this very thing is what will save us. the reinventing of America and the turning within for answers and solutions. WE ARE THE Answer! in some towns in America they have there own currency $$$. one thing we all need to keep in mind is we cannot let this new/old idea get into the hands of the big money people who are responsible for the problems we have to day. that will push this last hope of survival away from the average person.

dee spent only $10,000 to build her home, using some high quality materials…we need to keep the cost down so every one can afford to build one. eventually more countries will have to set aside land zoned for tiny homes because of the overwhelming demand…with out making the property too expensive for people to afford. the idea is to have your house and your property paid off in a short amount of time to have REAL economic freedom. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I’ve herd that somewhere before…..

I’m glad to hear Dee and KT are planning on hosting more workshops. I’d love to take a few more. Since we feel empowered to build our own place, we are going to start doing more research on building. I’d like to start scavenging for stuff as well. Right now we have some space to store building materials. But we can always store extra stuff at my parents place too.

RE Location – I agree with your comments about Sac and Oregon. I love the rain and cool weather in Oregon, versus the blazing hot Sacramento summers. Although the spring and winters in California are lovely.

Peak oil is something we think about frequently and will factor into our decision to either stay in CA or move out of state. But like you said, the beauty of a tiny home is that you can toe it anywhere you want.

Now we just need to build one!

Via email Dee told me she and KT are planning more workshops and plan to make little improvements to the format based on feedback. I suspect they will get better and better over time.

I suggested setting up a website to post her workshop info but I suspect she’ll just email me again and all of us tiny house bloggers will be her marketing engine. Really happy to help spread knowledge and advertise workshops. So (everyone) just keep your eyes on all our blogs (like Rowdy Kittens) for news of the next workshop.

RE Building:

It’s exciting to hear how the experience helps you and Logan feel more empowered to build your home yourself. Building a small house can be done by most anyone especially if you take it slow and find experienced help. It is not out of most people’s reach and a ton of money can be saved. The real cost is time. Storing the collected scavenged building material can be tricky too.

RE Oregon vs. Sacramento:

The main problem with Sacramento is that it gets very hot in the summer and so staying cool in a tiny house may be a challenge… although see the little evaporative cooler John Wells build from of odds and ends at The Field Lab.

The main problem with Portland is that the wet overcast weather tends to take some getting used too. I liked in Eugene, OR for a year and it was rough on me having just come from the Southwest. But other than that Portland seems like an ideal place to live in a tiny house. Lots of rain too and if climate warming continues should just have nicer and nicer weather.

…and finally if pry into my paranoid future prediction mind I’d have to say that both cities should be fairly OK after peak oil since they are near farmland (food source). If peak oil predictions are correct people living in cities like Los Angeles are going to have a much different experience getting things they need, like food and water.

RE Location:

The best part of a tiny house though is that they can be mounted on a trailer. If you need to move with the flow you can take your house with you. But ideally choosing a place to settle and buy land seems ideal.