Trailer Walk Through

With the tiny house movement in full swing, I know many people who are excited (or at least morbidly curious) about how one goes from a full size house down to an oversized garden shed with a bathroom.  Wonder no more, my friends. While the better part of this blog will be about the fun and excitement of construction, I am sure that the experience of trailer living will come up on occasion.

Before we move in and make a mess of things, let's explore our trailer, shall we?

We selected a 2017 Keystone Retreat Loft Destination Trailer. The trailer measures 40ft 8inches in length and is a little over 13 feet tall on the outside.  Interior ceiling height is 8ft.  Wombat is 6' 4", so this was a big selling point for him.  It features a master bedroom with a king size bed and a loft that can sleep two.  It also has a huge (by trailer standards) open living space with kitchen, dining area, and living room.  Price wise, this was a mid-range trailer.  Cheaper trailers were smaller with lower ceilings.  The kitchens and furniture were not as nice/comfortable either.

The trailer has 2 propane tanks for heat, cooking, and hot water.  Water can also be heated electrically.  It has a small back-up battery that can run the lights and expand the bump outs.  (We have 3 of those).

Welcome to the trailer!  This is the view as you come into the sliding door.

The kitchen has plenty of storage space, a full sized fridge, an island, and a 3 burner stove.  The stove is really the only thing that makes the trailer kitchen any different from a regular small kitchen.  The oven is tiny, so I won't be doing much baking.

The living and dining area has a pull-out sleeper love seat and side-by-side recliners with center console.  Unlike most other trailers we looked at, this one has a table and chairs.  Most trailers have something that looks like a restaurant booth.  We also have a full entertainment system and gas log fireplace, which will be nice come the fall.

The master bedroom.  The really big closet will be used for clothes right now, but can hold a top & bottom washer and dryer.  The bed platform lifts up for additional storage.

The loft will be the Peanut's domain.  She plans on keeping the two foam mattresses stacked for extra sleepy cushioning.  The open side is big enough to accommodate her IKEA drawers, so she's all set for clothing space.  The platform in the front corner of the room can hold a small TV, but she plans to use it as a workspace.  

And finally the bathroom.  It's positively palatial compared to other trailer bathrooms.  You cannot sit on the potty and brush your teeth in our bathroom.  We do need to work out where we can hang up hooks for wet towels because they failed to include those with the final product.

Plans are afoot to create an outdoor living space, but we need to work with the contractors so we aren't in their way.  

Also, all the post-it notes you see in the above pictures are a function of my OCD.  I have begun planning what will go where.  I was pleasantly surprised that after going through the first pass with mostly kitchen, homeschool stuff, and linen storage, I still have some space to spare.