A Home for Wayward Newlyweds...

Now that we've finally settled on a location for our new home, all that was left was to find something that could serve as temporary housing for the next year or two until we could get the permanent house built.

Enter Craigslist.

Through this modern marvel of the world wide web, we found exactly what we were looking for...a camper manufactured by FEMA for the victims of hurricane Katrina.

These campers (and I do mean camper...they are totally road-worthy for camping) were designed with long-range living in mind. To that end, they have full-sized appliances, and loads of sleeping space....perfect for what we had in mind!

Here, you can see the main living area, including the full-sized fridge, and galley kitchen.  The booth lets down into a bed.  The bathroom is beyond the far door.

A queen-sized bedroom is located toward the front, and yes, it is a room, despite the appearance of this pic.  There is room enough on both sides of the bed for cabinets and a closet, and you can easily walk around it.  There is also a door....perfect for privacy, even though in our case, it's really not necessary.

To the rear, beyond the fridge, is a nook that includes two bunk beds.  We'll remove these to make a laundry and storage area.

This is the sink area, which is actually located outside the tiny bathroom.  This is a good thing; it will make it easier for us to both get ready at the same time in the mornings.









The bathroom can be seen here, although it's really hard to tell from this shot how very small it actually is.

The advantage to having a camper is huge compared to a mobile home.  For one, we don't need a permit for it.  We'll never use it on the road, so we won't need to tag it. And when we're done with it, we can sell it to someone who can just hook it to the hitch of their truck and drive off with it!

It may not look like much, but we call it twenty-eight feet of pure heaven.