Can you live in a 14.long-x-12.ft wide-x-8.ft tall space as your home in the future

[piranha2]

Like Taz in a way, I have been living in a 30 footer since September. The thing that stands out the most is that I never realized how much useless crap I had laying around. Now, I have the essentials, everything I need, but nothing that I don't really need. You actually need very little of what you have. I come to my kids place for a visit and a lobster dive or fishing trip when I need to for other reasons and do enjoy the web on these trips, but it is not a necessity. ( Guns and other essential tools not included). Wish I had realized this 20 years ago.

[GunnerMax]

@ ladyHK

I believe it USED to be that way. my mother is like that. she has 2 freezers and a pantry always full, with her 2 large propane tanks always full.

at my house (so far) we have little food, and alot gets thrown out/donated due to our lack of space in our apartment

[work in progress]

We lived out of a camper while we re-habbed a tiny craftsman bungalow. The only reason we made it work was because we had an old three-car garage to store our endless amount of crap in. Once we were finally able to move in, getting rid of the non-essentials began. I agree with everybody who said it before me here - I could do it if I had to and getting rid of excess "crap" is a great thing. Now - the reality of this is the only place to keep things can't possibly be limited to the allotted amount of space mentioned. There would have to be a barn or cellar - or some type of storage dug into a hill. I'm thinking about all of the settlers' cabins I've seen. The first objective was a way to shelter the family, the second was a shelter to protect the goods and livestock.

So I guess I could only do it if I had another structure.

[Optimist]

Living space, sure. Storage space and shop space, no way. Walkaround space for the metal lathe alone takes up that much room.

[hank2222]

I do it in less than 450.ft total studio set up in the place I have there in the mountain's of az .my place is design with the front part to be the living space with kitchen -bathroom -bed - area with bult in shelfs for my books and DVD wallets with the rear of the unit is 15.ft long-x-12.ft tall-x-12.ft.round for the storage of long term supplies inthe bult in storage racks in the rear of the unit . There is under the floor storage space also with it bult in storage racks to hold diff items I need for the long term resupply after the shtf typle living .