Big trailers, little trailers, old trailers, new trailers.

Red trailers, blue trailers, one trailer, two trailers. I could be the Dr. Seuss of trailers.

When we decided to start this project in earnest the first obvious place to start was with the foundation. The trailer. The house is built directly on top of the trailer, making it mobile. Starting with a reliable, sturdy, and rust-free trailer seemed a good investment. Old trailers, and rusting red ones, were out.

I called in my dad, the ebay/craigslist master and the search began. We found one up by Boston, took a trip out to visit- it was way too narrow. Barely 6ft when I'd like something closer to 8. Every inch counts when the maximum width of your home is tiny. So we left the nice man trying to get rid of his trailer and moved on. No little trailers either.

Found a few with trailer bases built above the wheel wells- easier to build on, less cutting and angle work, but the convenience is far out weighed by the 6 inches of height lost in the living space. No sense having a home on wheels if its too big to travel under bridges or power lines! And I would really like to at least sit up in my sleeping loft. So big trailers are out too.

Buy two halfway decent trailers and Frankenstein? Sure, possible, maybe even economical, if time were free. But time is precious, and I'd like to spend time building the actual home, not building the trailer so we can then build the home. Nope, two trailers is not for us either.

I've got nothing about blue trailers. Mine is black.

And new. and the perfect size. And actually made to build a tiny house on. It was  more than what I wanted to spend, I admit, but it was made for me, brand new, no rust or questionable tires. Once I realized I could spend the next three months searching New England for the perfect bargain trailer, I knew I was going to have to bite the bullet to get this project moving. And what better to invest in than the foundation.

Also, small issue, its in Florida. Calculated the cost of going down there, getting it and bringing it back, plus tolls, hotel rooms, and time off from work- wow baby, no way. Luckily, Uship was recommended to me and I found a guy to bring it to the Cape for half what it would cost me. I sound like a commercial, but thank goodness for uship.

So out of  this process I've learned how to eye the length of a trailer in a single drive by, the preciousness of an inch in tiny living, and sometimes paying premium gets you premium. Not bad lessons to begin with.

                                                         Victory!
                   (lil preview of our recent save the date shoot, you lucky ducks)
                                               Photo Cred Jeff Schneider