Airstream Living Update: 1 & 1/2 Years

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We’ve been living in the Airstream for a year and a half now. Whuuuuutttt. Some days it feels as if we’ve lived there forever and other days it feels like we just moved in yesterday. But that’s what life is like, am I right? We’ve now got our routines down and our lives seem very “normal” for living in 188 square feet.

IMG_0645 IMG_0643 IMG_0582I do have to admit, old man winter is not my favorite person right now. Staying warm in an Airstream can be a challenge. (Read more about how we stay warm here.) When it’s cold outside, I just want to hibernate, but it is so important for my sanity to get out and go places and do things. The struggle is real.

IMG_0585We did get a blessed glimpse of spring this past weekend and I feel renewed. I’m so ready for working in my garden and long hikes in the woods and cooking on our fire pit! All that snow was pretty, but I’m ready for you, spring.

Are you seeing glimpses of spring in your neck of the woods? Let me know in the comments!

love,
melanie

11 thoughts on “Airstream Living Update: 1 & 1/2 Years

  1. Raissomat

    No waaay!! Bambi getting pulled on the slay is too much!! Are you guys even real 🙂 ?!?
    I love these pictures so much. Winter might be hard but it makes for the best pictures. Also, really “feeling” the seasons is way better for you! I lived all my life in houses heated only by fireplaces (=cold mornings!!) and I was much healthier than now, with central heating.
    Have a nice start into spring, and grow those veggies!!

    1. melanie Post author

      I know. That picture kills me. I have it as my phone background right now because it is so cute. And I agree, I “feel” the seasons much more now– for better or for worse- ha!

  2. Robin

    Our snow is finally melting and we have temps in the 40’s and 50’s here in Ohio! Feels like summer days after the below zero temps of this winter. Looking forward to my garden as well. Enjoy your pics and blog.

  3. Ethan

    I would love to live in an Airstream, but I have a cat and I’m worried about how he would do in the winter. It sometimes get’s to -30F and of course on those days I would either rent a hotel or stay with a friend, but what about the other 5 months of cold (around 0F). How do you manage with your pets and having to leave them when you can’t both be home?

    1. melanie Post author

      Hey Ethan, you can read about how we stay warm here: https://asmalllife.com/2014/01/23/stay-warm-airstream/. We do have a small dog who is about the size of a cat, but we don’t leave her often alone at home. It doesn’t get to -30 here either. It only gets to 0 degrees for about a month here. My husband works from home too, so that helps. When we do have to leave her, we leave her with the heat or the air-conditioning on. The summer is actually more of a problem for us. If we were living in a colder climate, I think we would have insulated the walls more and we’d probably insulate the windows with fabric (like this: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EwLZdAOEiUk/UUIWbYHHzsI/AAAAAAAAAZo/o1mjsXfHtik/s1600/All_done.jpg), put bails of hay underneath the house (so the cold wouldn’t get in) and use some sort of central heating unit. I’ve also seen some airstreams with a wood stove or one of those boat heaters. We also put a sweatshirt on our dog and she loves to snuggle in our down comforter. I hope that helps! I definitely think you can do it.

    2. Raissomat

      Hello Ethan, I think it would be feasable IF your cat has fur, and goes outside. Where I live, in some areas it is normal to leave the cats outside all year round, and we get 2 months o ice or so. Cats (if not pure breed, furless, or similar) make HUGE winter furs if the temperatures demand it. Just let him/her out when temperature starts dropping, (fall) so he grows the fur, adjusts, and won’t even feel the cold. Think about it, russian cats live outside all year round, and not all of them are long haired.

      1. Ethan

        Thanks for the reply. I’ve never owned a cat before him and I’ve only had him for a year. I’m learning new things all the time.

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