Things I Miss About Traditional Housing

I love living in an Airstream. It’s seriously one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, but it’s not all rainbows and butterflies either. Shelli, who blogs over at The Laughing Nanny and also lives in an Airstream, got me thinking about the things I miss about traditional housing. This list isn’t all inclusive, obv. On different days I miss different things. But here’s what I’ve been a missin’ most.

1. Long showers. The water heater in our Airstream is super small, so a lady only has time to shave one leg before the water turns cold. It’s not a luxurious situation. And at this point, a tub seems like a far away dream.

2. A big stove. We’ve made the best out of our cooking situation, but I still miss having four, fast, gas burners to heat up my food.

3. The ability to close off a space. Since we don’t really have any separate “rooms” in the Airstream, when I get up, George wakes up and when George want to stay awake at night, I have to stay awake. It’s been an adjustment to have to really adapt to each others’ schedules, but we’re making it work. (As Tim Gunn would say.)

4. House-chore free weekends. Before the Airstream, we rented, so we didn’t have to take care of home chores like painting, spraying for bugs or fixing appliances. We still have a super long to-do list and I’m pretty sure we always will have something to fix on the old Airstream. No more house chore-free weekends for us.

5. Closet space. Our closets are pretty much nonexistent. I miss being able to neatly fold my clothes and not have to fold them three times to jam them in an airplane-like overhead compartment.

I love being a negative Nancy but the things I miss about traditional housing, in no way out way the things I don’t miss.

Stay tuned for that post!

love,
melanie

 

10 thoughts on “Things I Miss About Traditional Housing”

  1. The Laughing Nanny

    This is great! Since our conversation a few days ago, I have been thinking along the same lines. You had some great ideas which you put into place. It’s a great way to live but you nailed the things you missed by ‘reading my mind!’ 🙂 I’ll still be more than happy to give you the microwave but oh, how I do miss a full tub, one of those you can soak in and wake up when the water finally cools off. Kindred spirits in this for sure! Oh, I don’t know if you’ve see my Gypsy Airstream but it look exactly like yours! I honestly thought I was looking at my own Gypsy! Enjoyed this post! You nailed it right on! 🙂

    1. lovelibrarianmelanie Post author

      Oh my goodness! They do look alike! Is yours a Sovereign too? Ours is a 1978.

      1. The Laughing Nanny

        Yes! Mine is a 1979. In all the Airstream photos I’ve looked at over time, yours is the first one that made me take a second look because I thought it was Gypsy! This is way too cool!

    1. lovelibrarianmelanie Post author

      I had heard the song, but I guess I never listened to the lyrics! Wow, describes our adventures so perfectly. Our Airstream even has handmade curtains!

  3. Steve

    This is great, I just picked up a 1976 32′ Excella 500 land yacht Its in great condition. Not sure what we are going to do as far a the travel thing. I need to buff out the skin and replace the awning, The windows don’t leak and will have to replace as time goes on other than that everything even the 8 track works. Im looking at solar strips for battery charging so we dont have to rely on a camping hook up. Any way saw this post on FB and it keeps me charged up on getting it fixed up and on the road,

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