Tiny house crossover to RV?
Is anyone else watching the new series "Tiny House" and thinking about some of their multipurpose installations as being possible for our repurposed RVanss?
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Around this time last year when I inquired with a would-be "B" maker that never got their product into the market, they pointed to a company called Nature's Head for a RV composting toilet. It was designed to split up #1 and #2. #1 ended up in a bottle that one was expected to go and dump somewhere, and #2 ended up in a bucket, and had to be "seeded" with a peat moss bag after being emptied.
For a true boondocker, someone who would be able to find a place to dump the urine, and then take the time to spread out the compost and "reload" with another bag of peat moss, not having to worry about black tank dumping might be what they want. However, this type of RV use wouldn't be that common because having to scoop poop in various stages of fermentation would only appeal to the most die-hard boondockers... and even then, the boondocking trips would be limited to the amount of fresh water.
I think it is a decent option for the relatively few who want a "B" for long term off-road use, but for me, I rather have a conventional black/gray tank setup, as almost all "B"s except Sportsmobile Ford Econoline upfits are more designed for touring and trips, not long dry camping stays.
Tiny houses can be well insulated. I am following a YouTube channel of one person building his own tiny house, and he has multiple layers of insulation, from the wood siding, to the tar paper, to the rockwool insulation, to a sheet of Reflectix, finally to some paper and the inside wood slats, with proper air gaps between the rockwool and the Reflectix. Since he built his house on a travel trailer frame, he did similar with insulation for the floor, as well as added skirting and flashing on the bottom as a barrier to insects and rodents. I'm sure that his place in the northeast is going to handle the upcoming winter quite well, especially with his wood stove.
For a computer, I think one of my eventual purchases will be a Macbook Pro or Air. I have one from 2008 (the aluminum Macbook before it was renamed the MBP), but even though it runs Yosemite, it definitely is time for a new computer. The touchscreen on those is definitely nice, especially once one gets used to the various multi finger gestures. My only issue with Macbooks is that Apple ditched the Kensington lock slot, and it would be nice to have even a slight theft deterrent while I'm away from the vehicle.
For a true boondocker, someone who would be able to find a place to dump the urine, and then take the time to spread out the compost and "reload" with another bag of peat moss, not having to worry about black tank dumping might be what they want. However, this type of RV use wouldn't be that common because having to scoop poop in various stages of fermentation would only appeal to the most die-hard boondockers... and even then, the boondocking trips would be limited to the amount of fresh water.
I think it is a decent option for the relatively few who want a "B" for long term off-road use, but for me, I rather have a conventional black/gray tank setup, as almost all "B"s except Sportsmobile Ford Econoline upfits are more designed for touring and trips, not long dry camping stays.
Tiny houses can be well insulated. I am following a YouTube channel of one person building his own tiny house, and he has multiple layers of insulation, from the wood siding, to the tar paper, to the rockwool insulation, to a sheet of Reflectix, finally to some paper and the inside wood slats, with proper air gaps between the rockwool and the Reflectix. Since he built his house on a travel trailer frame, he did similar with insulation for the floor, as well as added skirting and flashing on the bottom as a barrier to insects and rodents. I'm sure that his place in the northeast is going to handle the upcoming winter quite well, especially with his wood stove.
For a computer, I think one of my eventual purchases will be a Macbook Pro or Air. I have one from 2008 (the aluminum Macbook before it was renamed the MBP), but even though it runs Yosemite, it definitely is time for a new computer. The touchscreen on those is definitely nice, especially once one gets used to the various multi finger gestures. My only issue with Macbooks is that Apple ditched the Kensington lock slot, and it would be nice to have even a slight theft deterrent while I'm away from the vehicle.
