Compact Tiny House Designed To Travel New Zealand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มิ.ย. 2024
- This intrepid family sold up their home and began a life of adventure by building a tiny house on wheels which they use to travel New Zealand full time. CJ, Amy-Lee loved to travel but realised they hadn’t seen a lot of their own country. A tiny house on wheels was the perfect way to travel, while keeping a solid place to call home for the family.
Tiny house travel in New Zealand can be a bit of a challenge, as the roads can be quite small and difficult for larger vehicles to navigate. This tiny house has been constructed to be ultra compact, allowing it to easily move on New Zealand roads and allowing CJ and Amy-Lee the ability to travel to some really spectacular and out-of-the-way places!
Clever small space design ideas have been incorporated to ensure that this tiny house is not just practical for travel, but also is a fully functional home for the family of three. The home is off-the-grid and completely self contained allowing the family to be comfortable wherever they park up!
In this video, we also talk about how CJ and Amy-Lee's work in online businesses enables them to fund their travels while living as digital nomads.
Enjoy the full tour of this very clever and very compact tinny house on wheels. To follow the families adventures, you can find them on Instagram: / tinytravelsnz
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I hope you're all staying safe and well! CJ, Amy-Lee and Tilly have found a great, safe location to park up their tiny house during lockdown and the family are doing well. I. hope you enjoy the video tour of their beautiful tiny home on wheels. I think with many more people now discovering they can work from home, in the future we may see many more people choosing to live a more nomadic lifestyle! With love, Bryce & Rasa
Thank you for the reassurance that they have found a safe place to stay for now. I certainly would have worried. I spent three and a half years on the road but recently bought a property in the desert. Many areas of the United States are requiring RV parks to close and many parks with campsites have forbidden overnight stays. It is a challenge for full-timers, including traveling nurses.
I agree with you on that Bryce when this pandemic is over with I think alot of people are going to want to work from home being they are seeing how it works now it will open their eyes to just how many options they have so in that since it's good even though it's bad if that makes sense lol. I would soooo love to have a cute tiny house like theres that I could park on the beach for a few days, that would be soooo awesome, I love the beach and miss it soooo much.
@Anony Mouse We do. CJ and Amy-Lee are parked up with family at the moment. They are updating their Instagram's often about it. They haven't been to a playground in over 2 weeks now as all playgrounds have closed.
This is one of the simplest layout I came across tiny house. Love it
This is one of the simplest layout I came across tiny house. Love it
Though this might be an unpopular opinion, I am thankful for the lockdown situation my country (England) is in. It has given me the opportunity to reflect on my lifestyle and I’ve managed to de-clutter rooms and only keep what I really need. This minimalist approach is definitely inspired by all the tiny house tours and I hope to see many more! Wishing everyone is safe and well!
Jasmine, me too, been organizing a bunch here too. Wishing you and your loved ones well, from your fellow lockdown friends in the States.
Congrats on taking what most see as a bad situation and finding the good in it. We need more people like you! 🙂
Also welcome to the minimalism. I've been a minimalist for over a decade, it's great and freeing! I even traveled for 6 years because of it.
Same!
Yeah it's all fun untill people around you start dying. I'm right in the centre of the Dutch hot zone. Haven't been able to do anything useful despite being locked inside.
Decluttering can be so relieving, I fully understand you.
I'm a bit of an over decorator, so at first glance, I thought the home looked beautiful with the natural wood tones but also bare. When I saw the family in their home, I saw how it highlighted what is important in life. They filled it with life. It was so sweet seeing their togetherness.
They have more "decor" just not shown in the video!
Check out their IG.
@@listay1 I will have to check that out- thank you!
The sliding away toilet is brilliant.
that it is, though i´d be worried that the smell might seep into the clothes above.....might work better with an utility closet above
Man sometimes I can’t get my pants off quick enough- I might be in double jeopardy if I had to get the toilet out too but, I think I’d try to get better at holding it than change anything here. It’s perfect.
@@chrisbaven lol
@@PeyaLuna - That type of composting toilet comes with tube connected to the "poop" container that contains a fan to vent any smells outside. In addition, the "poop" container has a composting material, such as peat or coconut cor, that also reduces the potential odors.
What about just a bit of privacy though with this design?
What a lucky girl, Tilly, to have parents who live so purposefully. Another terrific episode. I’m very grateful for this program, especially now when many of us are living amongst obvious chaos. It provides a real lesson that living the good life does not mean living with excess. Bravo!
It is so WONDERFUL to see a young family of 3 thriving in a truly traveling tiny home. While, yes their home is small, they do not have to give up the comforts of a real home to be able to freedom camp and travel New Zealand. So beautiful to see their home on wheels & hear their story! THANK YOU FOR SHARING :-)
Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed the video. New Zealand is a fantastic country to road trip. It may be a small country, but just like a tiny house there's a lot packed into it!
A lovely, capable couple with their sweet daughter thriving & living free in their fantastic tiny house! Wonderful to see. 💖
This tiny home is just amazing. It shows that we don't need to be living in a mansion or own alot of things to be happy. Simplicity is the key.
I get amazed every time I see this show that how sustainable living is so good for enhancing our relationship with our loved ones. The kind of upbringing this kid is getting making me envious to be a kid again and live her life. And she would definitely grow up to be an amazing personality with a great childhood as her legacy. Love this show❤️🙏
Thanks so much! So glad you enjoyed this episode. :)
Hey Bryce, I know it's a tricky subject, but honestl,y in all practicality, I think it would be so helpful if you could somehow gather up different tiny-housers' perspectives on managing space with children, especially when it comes to intimacy. Im sure you can find an appropriate way to convey how people approach the matter in various ways without it being inappropriate for the channel. Keep up the phenomenal work regardless!
He did it now
@@biologylecturesbyriffat What do you mean? Where?
@@skylakeside7330 yeah...where?
I remember the bigger family - the parents get their possibility to get intimacy - by turning on the tumbler .... 😝😂
I was just thinking about that...
Bryce I can't describe how much I love this show! There are other shows that are jumping on the tiny house bandwagon that lack the quality that you bring to your videos. I'm so glad that you do what you do.
It’s a good adventure for all of you. Your daughter is small so she’ll remember this better if you take lots of pics and go over them a often to reinforce the memories. I was surprised by how little is remembered when your 3. But revisiting in pics is really helpful..
I have loved and followed this channel since I was pregnant (and therefore started looking into options of living with little space for families).
Now my daughter Tilli is 7 years old and watched this episode with me.
One day I will return to NZ for good and we, Tilli and me, will also live in a tiny house.
What a God sent episode for us!
Thank you, Bryce!
I’ve always wonder how families like these manage privacy issues and like spending romantic moments with your partner
They must do a lot of sex on the beach?
And taking a shit with people close to you and just a thin door in between doesn't sound great either.
@@antonwulp That's what music is for.
@@Bob-jm8kl HAHAHAHAHAHAH
frankensteinsbride you mean sex?
I love seeing a family with young children prove that you can still live minimally and your life does not need to be overtaken by toys!
Dear Bryce and Rasa, I started watching your channel last fall 2019 to combat some insomnia. LOL. It has since become one of my favorite pastimes. We humans are so clever when we use our hearts and minds together. This couple is wonderful. Live more than the dream, LIVE YOUR LIFE. God bless them. I have since segued into van life channels, VERY interesting. I am 66 and my husband is 77. I feel as though I've gone back to college. Still so much I can learn. I just retired in 2018 and have rediscovered an old passion. Van life has rekindled my gypsy spirit. We have a lovely small (1000 sq ft) sticks and bricks in Pennsylvania/USA. And now I am planning my third act. Inexpensive travel and my little home. YES with good planning it doesn't have to cost a fortune. THANK-YOU so much. I'm so pleased I subscribed last year. The Pandemic HAS made us adjust. Change is the only constant in life. That said, I'm so excited to see how things turn out.( i have also subscribed to two vanlife channnels. Who knew. LOL Cathy Miller
Cathy! You seem so awesome, and like you must have lots of cool stories to tell. To see you rediscovering all these dreams for your retirement is BEYOND AMAZING. I'm so excited and proud for you!
@@shoepixie TY xx00
Thanks for visiting guys! We love the video ❤️
I envy you guys !
What a way to live ... Bravo 😍
This episode made my heart smile, this family is the sweetest and the way CJ talks about the house is awesome, they seem truly happy in this life style.
Thanks again for a great episode!
I could see this sweet space as a weekend travel home or a home for a sabbatical year of travel. Very well designed for that, especially the deck design. I think the home is limited for long term living for a family of three, but it surely meets their needs now and is giving them an opportunity to explore the world.
laraffinee I was thinking the same thing but I picked up on Amy-Lee saying “for this year” so I don’t think it would be long term.
Yep I agree the dimensions are great for drive-ability with a dual cab ute but my family of 4 couldn’t live long term in 12m2.
Your recent episodes are a breath of fresh air, from a different world, where people had freedom to travel and spend time outdoors. It also kind of makes me want to cry.
That sliding away toilet is a brilliant idea, it saves up so much spaces by not having a toilet just sitting there and taking up space.
I love this home SO much, but even more, I love that this couple have made their family a priority; minimising their belongings and working hours so they can maximise time together ❤
I grew up in a tiny house, my neighbors tiny house was beautifully squeezed on top of ours and there were people squashed to left and right of us. It's called the Projects! The government encouraged us to embrace the tiny house movement! So tranquil and wonderful.
If you grow up in the Projects, at some point you have to stop being a victim, stop blaming the government for providing you with housing, and pursue life elsewhere. Getting a job is the first start.
Thanks again Bryce and Rasa...what a cute tiny house and what a lovely family...Tilly looks so happy and what child wouldn't want to have a new playground each time they travel to a new place...also she gets to camp out on the floor each night 😍...such a lovely house I especially love the lounge/bedroom area that large window over the bar...the deck is amazing but for me the best thing is the toilet which slides away...thanks again stay safe xo 💜
What a beautiful childhood are you providing for your little girl. These are experiences she'll never forget. I don't think I would be able to live in a house that small, but it will be a special time in your lives.
Beautiful tiny house and incredible lifestyle! One drawer for each family member...that is amazing!
I love the time they're able to give to their daughter, their family and all the adventures they can experience Together!!!
What a sweet family and an amazing childhood they are providing for their daughter. Bravo!!
Love that window that opens up and the dual use inside and outside. Great idea how the deck disappears, would have never thought of that. Enjoy
OK I just found something that I have got to put on my tiny house... and that was that slide in deck... That has got to be one of the coolest things that I've seen. I think I can do that... I'm in a fricken wheelchair but I think I can still do that...
Yes you can! I've seen retractables like that with silicone glides that pull very smoothly. I'm 71 with an awkward leg that I challenge constantly. Think of that wheelchair as a planet in orbit, not a confinement.
Hell ya you can!
It’s awesome how they’re able to live a fully nomadic lifestyle. Wish this lovely family safe travels!
This is a beautiful tiny home, I love the simplicity of it. No junk sitting around, just clean and simple, yet has everything they need except maybe laundry. The toilet tucking away is pure genius. Love that this family doesn't have to climb a ladder to get into their loft bedroom. It's great seeing a whole family living so simple, just goes to show what you can do. Such a wonderful and cool family and I'm totally in awe of them.
They don't have laundry in the tiny home, but do visit laundromats often!
My father and I are currently hunting down the perfect trailer to start the build! I’ve already purchased my tiny stove/oven and I can’t wait to live more simply!! 😭 thank you & Rasa for bringing us these videos!
Your dad and I are working day and night to complete the build.
Can’t wait to see your home when Bryce and Rasa visit!
Are u a larrie? 😊
And for a child that is already adventurous, I see great things for her ahead...awesome tiny, awesome family...!
Milkweed Dreams that’s what I was thinking, she would have so much fun traveling around, it would be great to get out and explore
The color combination of this tiny house, outside and inside is incredible!
This tiny house is amazing ❤❤❤❤. Greetings coming from Suriname 🇸🇷 in South America
I admire you for living in such a small space and making it work for your family.
This video filled me with so much warmth. The design of this house is genius, I’ve seen people tuck a toilet in a cupboard before but not in this way. I loved the toilet roll holder on the inside of the door too!
I love that they’ve captured just what you need inside your home to be comfortable, and the rest is down to where they go.
Another great episode!
Tilly is a blessed kid to be growing up with such a loving and adventurous family.
this is super minimal but everything needed . the slideaway porch is an awesome idea . NZ has some of the Best lite Tinys in the world 🖤🤙🏾
I feel it’s good to build a tiny house on wheel in a place where nature comforts you everytime you are outside of your home and that’s the best of New Zealand’s landscape.❤️ from the 🇵🇭
Loved this uncluttered Tiny House.
Nice to see they live well and also
minimally. They can sleep, shower,
poo and cook. Besides they have
the entire country as a garden.
Great couple with a pretty kid.
Wish them all the best.
After I graduate in College, I'm going to have my own house which is a tiny house of my own.
Love from Philippines🇵🇭
Don't remember seeing a sliding toilet before! What a brilliant idea!
The presenter is a jovial dude unlike most of the cringy TH-cam presenters. Love the show, mate.
Unfortunately, this concept is not prevalent in Asia for the time being, hope the scenario changes in the coming years.
Stay safe everyone.
Exactly. Would love to do it in Malaysia!
Yes, the landscape is important thing.
Can take away some ideas tho since most of the homes here in the Philippines are actually tiny
In the Philippines, nipa/bamboo huts are fundamentally tiny houses. We have been living tiny since time immemorial.
@@robertanthonybermudez5545 but has it been on wheels, hehe.
I guess climate is another thing to consider. The humidity and the constant rainstorm. I
I love how simple this tiny home is. An awning maybe a good addition for their deck. Lovely family.
That deck is awesome.
Every one of your episodes is a mini vacation for me! Thank you. Amazing. ❤️
Loving this family :) They’ve really got it right with prioritising quality of life over material possessions. Gives us all hope for a future with tiny home living. Cheers for sharing, Bryce & Rasa.
I always wonder in situations like this how the parents find time to be intimate with one another without awkward questions from the kid, hahah. It's important!!
I loved how Bryce tried to ask about it all subtly with "How do you find family life?" and they totally didn't answer! At least, that's how I interpreted it ;)
He wasn't referring to that,he has more class than that,kids watch this platform as well.
That's probably why they've only one child!
it will be interesting when she gets older. What then?
How do you think humans managed for thousands of years prior to the 1900s? It's been human history to sleep together in a single room for far, far longer than it has been the trend to isolate in individual spaces - and children have always been born lol
This was built by a dude I know. Check out Tiny by Taylor, this model is the Shaka Shack.
What a cute name!! LOL!
based in NZ?
@@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 Yup!
Didn't come up on the search
Can't find it
I think this is a fantastic lifestyle for a young family, wonderful for their little girl.
What an amazing opportunity for the 3 of them! Enjoy every moment together ❤️
That slide out deck is awesome. I've never seen that before.
Omg I LOVE love this. Compact and a fully functioning tiny house. The toilet hiding feature is so unique. I would also love to see their travelling album though. Imagine all those photos from scenic New Zealand. [Hope to visit it one day :) ]
Absolutely! You should check out their instagram (link in description). They post up lots of great photos from their travels. :)
It looked nice for 1-2 people
But the kid looked like an afterthought with the mattress on the floor next to the bed and I would have added a lot more storage
Dubious May be they could add an elevator bed for adults so that the little girl could sleep in the cough. See Gina Stevens’s chanel on TH-cam or Ana White model.
🥰🥰🥰 I ADORE this tiny house! I love how open it feels, with the large windows and the minimal storage. I totally understand the need for storage, but so many tiny house feel closed in, packed to the gills with storage. I’m impressed that three people live here with this storage. Thank you for sharing your home!
And thanks for asking about the sustainability piece. Like you said, it really is about a lifestyle. I love seeing tiny homes, but I love learning about the lifestyle just as much, how different people make it work and how they live. Another great video.
Well done TINY BY TAYLOR who designed and built this awesome home 👍👍 go the kiwis.
The tiny house looks really cool and I love the design.❤ I admire them for being able to live in such a small space with a kid. I hope they will see as much beautiful places as possible.🤗
The stove is my favourite feature, it actually has a cover over the panels which is genius omg!
The double sided counter top is very smart and innovative! What a beautiful tiny house!
Cheers to the builder. And designer. That’s what good design should do, it just enhances how open and free you feel.
Thanks Flicker Flame. Days of head scratching went into this one.
Love this house and this family! This channel is just the best. It’s always been a warm light in dark times for me and I’m so appreciative of the work you guys do!
The composting toilet you can hide is such a great idea...If you can't separate it from the room where you take a shower. At least.
You and Rasa are doing such an amazing job finding the depth and breath of tiny house living and bringing it to me every week. I am so grateful for what you do! I am also so happy that you both get to live your dream, while making such wonderful content, travelling the world and meeting such lovely people with beautiful stories to tell. Thank you Bryce and Rasa.
The lounge area is serene & attractive, as is the kitchen counter. Here's to a lovely young man who provided his family a safe little nest! That little girl is going to have a FANTASTIC education through travel!👍🏻😄🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦
Love this episode! Really great seeing new surprises, to be that tiny and be completely off grid I can tell where the money went. It is amazing engineering gotta give mad respect to the builder. I wish he was also interviewed to ask the challenges of something like this, couldn’t have been easy.
I never tire of seeing people who are living so deliberately. Bully for them!
How is it possible to love each new tiny home more than the last?? This design is just perfection!
I just need this lifestyle..great job in your home. And the best your beautiful daughter seems very happy!
I'm just dropping from one 'wow' into another. I love the aesthetic of this house. That kitchen! ❤️
Tilly is so lucky, hope this helps her grow up to have good mental health
A beautiful family - beautiful home amazing freedom! I loved that they realised there is so much to experience in your own country! 🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧💕
I literally tear up in every episode cuz the message is so beautiful
My favorite was where the deck was stored away, my second was the roll away toilet. Beautiful home 🏡!
Don't at all like toilet in living area, especially next to sink, cooking. Yuk! Popping cupcakes or whatever into oven, cooking while someone drops the bombs. Icch!
Sandra Sharp - They did have a pocket door to close for privacy, plus it really doesn’t matter where u wash your hands, as long as u wash them. As far as the defecating, just don’t make cupcakes at the same time, but the smell of the cups would make the place smell better. lol
I love this Channel! I had never heard of tiny houses on wheels until about 6 months ago when I found this and I watch this channel every week now and I've never been but New Zealand looks beautiful. Thanks!
Thanks so much and thanks for watching our videos!
Living Big In A Tiny House I can’t stop watching😆
my no 1 favourite country in the world, and that's from an Aussie (Big Islander, lol)
For once a comfortable looking couch! Love that sliding toilet as well. Lovely family 💖
The porch/deck needs some shade, but that's all I would change. What a happy child they have!!!
I been waiting to see how someone could design a more full time traveling tiny home while taking on the design challenge considering weight, maneuverability and ease of towing /aerodynamics.
Qué casa más bella y funcional! Realmente, dan ganas de vivir en ella. Gracias por compartir! Saludos desde México! 🇲🇽❤️
What a brilliant idea! As a New Zealander, I can agree that we haven’t explored our own backyard enough! Time to start! 😍
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Love love love! A family who really know the type of life they want to lead and doing it! So great for their daughter too! 💜
I like the look of this tiny. NZ is the perfect place to travel on the road. The little girl is so lucky :)
Another brilliant vid of another beautiful THoW!
I am *so* stealing that deck idea and possibly the toilet idea too!
An amazing build at an insane price!
Thank you Bryce and Rasa!
You do all of the traveling I can't and show me several different lives I want.
I hope more people from your generation and the next make different choices - that give them more choices!
Thanks for showing the way!
That is the very definition of Living BIG in a Tiny House! The world is their playground. 😍🙌
Love this! I think it’s an amazing lifestyle that they’ve created for themselves. Kudos to them for taking the punt and bucking the norm!
These guys are amazing. I love their videos. They inspire me to continue doing home tours.
An absolutely amazing home! The perfect design for this space...The lounge is bigger than many much larger tiny homes!! The stunning timber and open bar area gives so much to this home and a disappearing toilet to boot...lol...Well done Guys!...living the dream!....blessings!
Aha! Tilly, you've got a nice book there. Ten Chirpy Chicks ^_^
Having so much time to spend with her parents sure is great, I'm just wondering how much she's able to meet other kids and build long-lasting friendships
Hey Bryce! Absolutely love Love LOVE your videos! You gave me my tiny house dream! Thank you so much! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much! So glad you're enjoying the videos.
😊😊👍 Enjoying and realising (during this quarantine) that how little resources we actually need for a perfectly normal life. That's why I have started to think tiny house living is very much possible without much sacrificing.
So nice to see a happy family living their dream.
In a time when we can't travel and being Easter when my wife and I were going to be back home in NZ this video brought a warm smile to my dial this Easter Saturday. Thanks Bryce and Rasa.
I like it 👍...needs a rolling a awning for the deck.
Love that it's just a one floor tiny house!
this layout is exactly what I've been looking for (except the hidden toilet), and it's aesthically pleasing as well! everything's so neat and i just love the contrast of black & wood. your builder did a really good job & Tilly is so lucky to have this awesome lifestyle! ♥️
The bar design is absolutely brilliant! The overall design of the tiny house is very simple but it gives me a comfortable feeling.
Although I love watching these tiny house videos and I fantasize about doing it myself one day, I can see there would be a lot of problems living like this, with kids. Eventually that girl is going to hit her teens and things would get very crowded and awkward. I have 3 kids so the tiny house thing is off the cards for me but when everyone is grown up and moved out, I would like to do this.
You are absolutely right, middle to old age is when going tiny makes perfect sense. Sell off everything & go tiny. With kids it will always be a challenge especially with their education & also privacy issues.
Cool house CJ is a baller. Designed his life, living it now.
Cute tiny family home so nice to mover around .. you daughter gets to see the world . Thank you for sharing ...be happy 😃
Absolutely blown out of the water with this tiny house! So simple and practical and love the way they build it specifically for NZ conditions. I cringe when I hear people saying they 'had' to put their child in day care. It's not normal and over the moon that CJ and Amy made the choice to give Tilly a free and happy childhood. Many blessings on them and their futures. Thanks Bryce and Rasa, another blinder :)