TINY HOUSE LIVING | 3 Weeks Without Water

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The worst part of tiny house living is winter, when my heated hose fails, resulting in 1-2 weeks without running water. Pile that on top of job hunting, dark winter days and a splash of seasonal depression, and it is a rough period. But with some planning, I've learned to survive this seasonal mishap.
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00:00 People Are Always Asking Me
00:40 Welcome
02:21 The Mental Breakdown
04:53 What Life Is Like
05:38 Expect the Best, Plan for the Worst
06:04 Water Chores
07:11 Backup Water Supply
09:05 Easy Food Prep
09:41 Trailhead Tortilla Soup
10:08 Mason Jar Noodles
11:50 Indoor Workouts
12:52 Thanks for watching!

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@Wildcatmomof4 4 ай бұрын

We built a tiny home as well. 1. Can you skirt your home? 2. Is your home insulated underneath? 3. Could you call a local plumber to perhaps create a long term solution? 4. Mental health wise…do you have or have interest in Christian faith?

@user-zp9hx3bs4f 2 ай бұрын

Bless your heart!😭 You are a survivor! I am so impressed by your drive.

@carlapappalardo1901 4 күн бұрын

I'm with you on the freezing water in the morning thing! Good luck dealing with all of the water issues too! I grew up with well water and every time we would lose electricity we would lose water, so we got used to filling up pots and pans anytime a storm happened so I can empathize with you, but you seem to be doing pretty good, we could all take a lesson from you!

@sandraholtzmuller1318 4 ай бұрын

Love your easy meal additions.

@maureenobryan6141 5 ай бұрын

Certainly hope water comes your way soon! You have mastered the art of connecting with your audience in a very unique way by showing how you do life in a tiny home. I love the variety you are adding to your videos - your trail time, meal prep with recipes, and some of your routines. You are definitely going places with your You Tube channel! Keep at it! You are inspiring!

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

@pgirl0310 5 ай бұрын

Yes that miso soup jar recipe looked so good. I want to try it

@EyesOpen78 5 ай бұрын

Talk Therapy!❤

@user-zp9hx3bs4f 2 ай бұрын

I grew up in Texas, so I can sympathize with not being prepared for frozen and or ruptured pipes. It happened to our little family in Sugarland, Texas right after the birth of our second son and it was awful. Like you we weren't prepared. Now, we try to keep a supply of several gallons of water and canned goods on hand at all times, but we don't always manage to do so. Life is what happens 😂! We just have to make the best of it. I love the noodle dinner in the jar recipe. Thank you. ❤

@ECole-le7we 5 ай бұрын

Forgot to say you could also leave cabinet doors open where water enters the home, which is usually near sinks. It gets surprisingly cold under the sinks that are near the outdoors. Leaving the doors open guarantees that the areas will be at least room temperature. And remember that moving water doesn't freeze as easily. That's why the drip. You may say that's wasteful. It is, but you could always catch it in your sink if it is dripping slowly enough so as not to overflow while you sleep. Get up a couple of times the first time you do it to get an idea of how quickly your sink fills. Just a slow drip or a stream the size of a ballpoint pen tip is usually enough. I do the drip most often.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

So many people have recommended the drip. I can’t do that when it’s negative temps because my drainage pipe is exposed outside of (underneath rather) my home and so that drip will actually freeze before it makes its way down, which will then add up and cause a blockage. I say this from experience 😬

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Forgot to say that I do keep sink cabinets open when it’s 20°F or lower!

@annabrusa8004 5 ай бұрын

I’m building a tiny house right now but I’m staying in my little Casita camper in an RV Park Florida. If the electric goes out which it does a lot in the summer here I don’t have any water so I do the same things you do but the difference is in the kitchen for dishes I use vinegar spray and I clean my dishes and wipe them dry resident instead of go using plastic- it is keeping me from going crazy lol. I keep extra water on board all the time is here as well and so whenever I use some for my filter pitcher I refill it and that’s been helpful. I have to face adding an alternative source of heat for the house because it’s on electric there in Tennessee and also insulating my pipes which I’ll start underneath the vehicle eventually and work my way out being there in the winter as I get older travel may not be as convenient and I have to be ready for the future. Thank you for sharing

@debcooper2311 5 ай бұрын

You are such a great role model for anyone.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

😊❤

@pgirl0310 5 ай бұрын

Agreed! Brave independent resilient strong and handles life with poise and Grace. Keep putting out content pls. We love you ❤

@pgirl0310 5 ай бұрын

@@trailheadtinyAgreed! Brave independent resilient strong and handles life with poise and Grace. Keep putting out content pls. We love you ❤

@ManWander 5 ай бұрын

You are one tough cookie!

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

😆😆

@dinabertrand9113 5 ай бұрын

I hope you are able to get this resolved soon! Thanks for the info

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

yes I do have running water again! I shot this video a few weeks ago. I'm working multiple jobs at the moment so it just took a while to edit the video and get it posted. Soooooo happy to have water again. 😀❤

@helengower8941 5 ай бұрын

Great video, hope water gets sorted ASAP.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I do have water. I shot this video a few weeks ago ❤

@EyesOpen78 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for all of your tips! Excellent 🙌

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! 😊

@bethgreen5587 5 ай бұрын

I love your posts. You are so real. I feel like we are sharing a cup of coffee catching up. I so admire your tenacity.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Awe thank you. Cheers friend ☕️

@user-rx6fr8sy8h 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

@wollnymaria 5 ай бұрын

Great video and to know some of the issues with Tiny Home living. Skirting in your Tiny Home will help with the cold in your pipes etc. Plus keep your floors warmer. How much insulation is in your floors? Love your home because it is so light and looks large. My favorite part is the kitchen because I love to cook and bake. Also love your trough tub. Prayers that you don't have water issues anymore. You've had enough issues with that.

@donaldmichorczyk615 5 ай бұрын

Well, you certainly couldn't make this stuff up. Wow! You should definitely be proud of yourself, you've mastered perserverance. In Denver next week, coffee or cocktail?. Your choice!

@lizzieb6311 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for another dose of REALITY! Hang in there! You are truly an inspiration

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@lizzieb6311 5 ай бұрын

@@trailheadtiny You’re welcome! So glad you started a channel. Question: Mitchcraft…did he shut down? He was on my short list of builders for my tiny home…it shows “permanently closed” when I google him. If so..major disappointment! Your home and a few others he built were a huge inspiration for me…

@michelenursepractitioner5607 5 ай бұрын

There are personal cleansing hand wipes that were used after disasters in NJ and FL. They also sell them for “men” for use after heavy workouts. I can personally confirm that towelettes work. They are nice in the car but essential when the electricity goes out and the pump does work or the basement floods and nothing works or My generator is being used by 4 other houses. I agree with the heat tape, spigot cover, drain if you can get it to work and all the suggestions. But my favorite is heated floors, not for anything but spoiled luxury. 😊

@cececece4865 5 ай бұрын

Gurl! Thats crazy!! Love that food tips too! Thanks.Hope your water gets flowing soon!! I sure do admire your lifestyle….just not the waterless issue. 😅 Ugh. But you have great ideas to push through it.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I do have water! I shot this video a few weeks ago 😃

@jillgura7611 5 ай бұрын

Time to move back to ATX, we only ran out of H2O for a wk. Take a crockpot shower, works pretty good! That yoga workout was impressive

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

A crockpot shower!!!??? Now this is what I’m talking about 😂❤️ as for ATX, I’ve been thinking about that a lot! Clear some trees… I’ll park in your backyard! 😂

@QueenFan-cj4jh 5 ай бұрын

Oof! Life without water is hard! We had well water and without any notice or preparation our pump broke! It was a nightmare and we had no water for months!!!! I was a teenager in the throes of puberty so always wanted to shower and be clean. To boot we lived in a rural area so it was a drive to get anywhere to clean and get drinking water. I feel you and hope your water gets back online soon.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

OMG as if being a teenager isn't hard enough! That sounds like a nightmare :(. I do have water again. I shot this video a few weeks ago. I just am working multiple jobs so it takes me a while to edit and post videos.

@analiu144 5 ай бұрын

I honor your water gets flowing as soon as possible

@darrenboggs6074 4 ай бұрын

Good evening, Jen, I just wanted to say I came across your channel and my suggested videos as I do watch a lot of tiny home videos. I am beyond blessed to find your channel. Your story has been such a huge inspiration for me. I currently am a single man living at home with my parents (22 years old) in an area that does not have affordable housing. Most of the homes in my area start at 600,000 and go up to one and a half million. I am located in the DC area. I am currently finishing up my associates degree and then I will be moving onto a four-year college to get my political science degree with hope of getting into the federal government. Currently, I am working on becoming a school secretary at the school that I substitute teach at a lot like you. This job will give me the pay that is needed to move out into a tiny home. you are such a huge inspiration for me, and I pray that you continue to be successful in life as a single mom or empty Nester. ❤

@claireoshaughnessy5032 5 ай бұрын

Think you have done everything to be prepared. As a single woman I try also to be prepared for many issues but seems like something always unexpected comes up. I do have about a week of water put up and enough food for a month but not in a tiny home just an apt . Love your video as one day hope to purchase a tiny home. ❤

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Seriously something does always come up!!

@gingernotturno5365 5 ай бұрын

maybe you can move to California your kids are all grown up now ..Don't worry they will follow you...LOL....my suggestion San Diego there is a tiny house community not to far away....Or Norther California near Santa Rosa, They have a river for kayaking the redwoods for hiking , wine tasting , and the coast is not far away to go to on the hot summer days...and never a worry about pipes freezing :) ...if anything at least take a vacation to visit these places it will calm your nerves :)

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

OMG I would LOVE to move to San Diego. I don't think I could afford property there, but it's nice to dream. Definitely it is my fave stateside destination and would be a dream to live there. I often joke that I would like to have 3 tiny houses and park them in Boulder, CO, Austin, TX and San Diego, CA. :)

@pgirl0310 5 ай бұрын

You're doing an AMAZING job rolling with the punches. May I reccomend a cheap gym membership for showers. Like planet fitness. Then at least you can get your favorite workouts in at least 1 or 2 x per week then go shower there.

@kathyg1346 5 ай бұрын

I’m praying for you right now! Does this happen with all tiny homes? I follow a few different channels and I have never heard of this before. 🙏

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I shot this video a few weeks ago and it has taken me a few weeks to finish the edit. So I am happy to report that I have had water for the past 3 weeks or so. And I'm also happy to report that I think I have a better fix. And to answer you actual question, this doesn't seem to happen to many other homes. BUT... when I posted my winterizing episode and all of the situations that I have dealt with, I did get messages from people with significant flooding and other big issues during winter.

@kathyg1346 5 ай бұрын

Praise God you have water! I will pray that your new fix alleviates all issues! Love your videos!

@marionwillms Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@veronicalombarte5802 5 ай бұрын

Another easy meal to make is spaghetti bolognese. Yes you could use some water for the spaghetti. But you can also just buy a tin of spaghetti. Maybe not as nice but easy and no water needed. Just pour into the sauce. Hopefully you'll have a new hose soon that'll be equipped to handle the cold weather you have. 🥶 Best of luck 🙏

@michelenursepractitioner5607 5 ай бұрын

You can cook the spaghetti in the sauce. There are KZfaq videos from Italian cooks that work for spaghetti in a pan.

@kristieyelinek761 5 ай бұрын

When I had my tiny house in Fort Collins, my water would often freeze, but I stopped having that problem when I put an outdoor faucet cover (with insulation and heat tape under it) over my water intake. My water didn't freeze even when it was -25. I don't know if that could help your situation.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I believe this last situation was actually caused by the heat tape wrapping around the heated hose. I think it just melted it. So now I'm using a heated pet pad, which keeps it warm but can be adjusted to a lower level of heat and has more insulation between the two things. fingers crossed!

@7Jennifer 5 ай бұрын

Have you reached out to Mitch regarding all of the pipe issues?

@A.L.I.S.O.N 5 ай бұрын

For lack of running water...I'd probably get an ozarka account for delivery so no matter what...there's that.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea 🤩⭐️

@lindahanley5042 3 ай бұрын

Can’t you catch rain water to use for backup . I watch other channels like homesteading and they us rain water for backup. Not sure where your living if’s it’s even allowed to do so .

@dawndemet3331 4 ай бұрын

I won’t be complaining anymore about no water for 4 days.

@ECole-le7we 5 ай бұрын

Do you drip or slightly stream your faucets when the temps are going to be below 20 degrees?

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

I've had so many folks mention the drip. I don't do this because my drainage pipes are exposed on the outside of my house and on occasion it has gotten so cold that a drip will freeze well before it makes it all the way down.

@ECole-le7we 5 ай бұрын

@@trailheadtiny Are they heated?

@sturner7313 5 ай бұрын

The main thing you need is to underpin your house to keep your pipes from freezing . Underpin and insulate properly will stop this from happen . Also the proper use of heat tape added and no more frozen pipes. Watch how to videos on u tube you can do this and no more worries. Knowledge is power !!!!!! Or if you can' t do it on your own find someone that can do it problem solved.

@carlapappalardo1901 4 күн бұрын

I came to say something similar about the heat tape. Although I couldn't remember that's what it was called I knew there was supposed to be some heated hose that was used to prevent that from happening

@Jojok103 5 ай бұрын

Electric Water pipe heating cable. But you probably need like copper pipe that hose doesn’t work as you said. I don’t know if you answer question but how did you locate a price if land to put your tiny home. I assume you are renting the land.

@Jojok103 5 ай бұрын

Piece of land not price sorry lol

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Right I am just renting on someone else's property right now. I was using heat tape to wrap around the brass fitting where the hose connects to my house in the front. And I believe that heat tape was melting the heated hose. So now I'm using a heated pet pad which is waterproof and I can adjust the heat setting. It's an odd thing but man it seems to be working. I have water and I am Happy!! :)

@Jojok103 5 ай бұрын

@@trailheadtiny How did you find the property to rent, was it through a real estate thing or a friend of a friend. I saw your video about set up and was a new idea for the land owner as well. I am considering going tiny but can’t seem to figure out how to either rent a spot, or buy a piece of land that allows mobile homes. Seems like the biggest grey area for me.

@Belle501 5 ай бұрын

I'm confused as to why you do not have skirting? All of the RV life channels I follow and tiny home channels say that skirting is essential to holding in your heat. Otherwise it's like heating the house with the door open? Also do you have a rec center or YMCA you can take a shower in?

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

I don’t have skirting because originally my water hose connected under my house straight to my kitchen sink behind my wheels. I had issues right off the bat so I never got around to adding skirting bc I needed to be able to see that connection and also crawl under my house to deal with the hose. Now that my connection isn’t under my house I’ve been researching skirting. Honestly I’m looking for an affordable way to do it that still looks nice.

@Belle501 5 ай бұрын

@@trailheadtinyHopefully you find something you like and can put it up. That would be fantastic if it solved some of the hose issues! If nothing else, it could deter creatures from getting under there, or heat/a/c loss. Tiny house living is still fairly new so I get many are having to MacGyver through situations, and learn as they go. Good luck!

@A.L.I.S.O.N 5 ай бұрын

This was great. So, I apologize but I don't recall if you ever mentioned anything about having heated floors…? The worst case scenario that has always been in the back of my mind has been getting really sick, like mega vomiting kind. I know that probably most probably do it in a toilet. I've been one who prefers a sink. Not a pleasant topic and grateful it doesn't happen often but definitely something to think about after all the covid, flu stuff. Especially if one has an upstairs bedroom option with a ladder, etc. I saw one woman had that concern so she decided to use a daybed as her couch so if ever she was I'll she could just stay on the daybed. I never really thought about the lack of water issues but you are the second one I've seen have that for an extended time this year. Cringe. Hopefully it's all sorting out now. Gosh...you practically need a full storage just for backup hoses, lol 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🙏

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Yes I’ve thought of all of these things! You can’t vomit into a compost toilet. I mean. You could buy ewww. So you’re back to the popcorn bowl or whatever and I’d probably have to just dump it over the fence in the back. Honestly I don’t know. And yes I think if something happened wheee I could no longer go up and down the stairs I also would set up a day bed in my living area. All good things to think about!