ON THE ROAD
We’re a family-of-four and renovated a TINY trailer to live in – we live on top of each other but absolutely love it
MOST families love the idea of being able to travel far and wide with their kids, but the reality of squeezing together into a tiny space to do it puts them off.
But this family decided they didn't mind living on top of each other and moved out of their spacious home into a tiny trailer.
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Jen, Kirt and their two kids used to live in a big house with a farm and 11 acres of land before they left it all behind to live in a trailer on the back of their car.
Jen explained to: "We've been on the road now for about a year and a half."
For the first year of their travels the family lived in a van, but quickly out grew it as their son's got older.
Once they sold the van they spend the next two months renovating their new home - a slightly larger trailer that could go on the back of a truck.
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There was a lot of work to do to make the trailer a home, including adding 1,850 watts of solar power to the roof.
Although small, the inside of the titchy home looks impressive, there's a fully kitted out kitchen with anything any home cool could ever need.
Jen explained: "This is our home and I wanted it to feel like a bit of cabin," as she showed off the design of the kitchen cabinets.
Hanging baskets mean that there's plenty of room to store spices and fresh fruit without filling up vital storage space.
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The family don't have much privacy, since their entire bathroom is hidden behind a curtain and contains a toilet and shower head that you have to hold yourself.
The family quite literally sleep on top of each other in their home, with Kirt and Jean snoozing on the bottom and their son's above them in bunk beds.
Jen said: "We've got a queen sized bed, it is a full sized queen, and that was one of the things we really didn't want to compromise on because sleep is important.
"We were super stoked when we found that we could fit a standard sized mattress."
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The family have one small cupboard each to store their clothes, apart from Jen who managed to bag two.
But there's more than enough space to fit everything they need into the space.
Opposite the kitchen is the families living space, they have a cushioned bench to relax on and a pull down table to eat and work from.
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