I Stayed in a Tiny House With 3 Kids. It Was Nothing Like I Expected
400 square feet for five people. What could go wrong?
Whenever I watch those HGTV shows about people moving into a tiny house, my first thought is always, “That looks awful!”
I have three kids aged seven and under. We take up a lot of space. The idea of cramming them into a tiny box on wheels seems more than a little terrifying.
So when my wife and I took our kids to stay at a tiny home in Sonoma County on the Russian River at Casini Ranch campground, I had no idea what was in store.
It turned out that the experience was totally different from what I expected.
The Tiny House
Our tiny house was one of several “cottages” for rent at Casini, a popular Sonoma campground that mostly accommodates tent campers and RVers.
Technically, the house was an Athens Park Model RV. That means that-although the house was firmly anchored to the ground and looked like a miniature version of a traditional home-you could plunk it on a truck and move it anywhere in the country.
Here’s a video walkthrough that I made:
