Some people may say that the tiny house movement is a passing fad and will only go out of style in a few years time. But if you are living in a tropical country like Brazil, Indonesia, or the Philippines, tiny houses are nothing new. So if you are keen on moving to the sunny and sometimes rainy side of the world, you might as well have to consider going tiny in order to enjoy the best of what the world has to offer! Whether you go for a modernized version of a traditional house, a majestic treehouse high above the forest canopy, or a more mobile trailer house, the best one should fit your lifestyle and personal preferences.
Making the Move
Tiny houses are ideally perfect in this part of the world as it gives would-be homeowners a lot of flexibility from changing weather conditions to challenging living conditions. It all depends on what sort of lifestyle your are going to live and the place where you want to establish your tiny house. With that in mind, you just have to do a delicate balancing act by giving out some things, compromising on the other and perhaps splurging on certain aspects of tiny house living.
Modernized-Traditional
Living in a tropical country will give you a lot of design inspirations from various tropical houses, from the Filipino bahay kubo to the Malaysian orang laut stilt houses, and merge it together with streamlined construction techniques and modern building materials. Well, it's not really something new as some old heritage houses especially in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam have combined what was considered traditional house design and adopted Western construction techniques and building materials.
Up in the Tree
Going to the tropics would mean that you have lots of interesting places to call home. Good thing, there are lots of good trees where you set up your abode from above. When you are high above the forest canopy or just old mango tree facing the sea, the tropics truly has the most beautiful and picturesque views you will ever see! Treehouse is the perfect choice for nature lovers out there.
Be a Nomad
Are you a digital nomad looking for fresh inspiration or someone constantly on the go to enjoy what a beautiful world the tropics is? It doesn’t matter, you can be on the road on a mobile trailer home or off the waves with a boat house. Even nomads need not just shelter but a real home!
Trust the Process
The idea of going tiny and tropical can be daunting and challenging since it’s not everyone’s comfort zone. You have to consider living a different kind of life where you have to downsize a lot of material possessions and compromise on a lot of life-changing decisions that may affect you and your family. Another thing to consider is the fact that tropical climates bring in a lot of issues you may not be prepared to - extreme weather and unpredictable natural disasters. Depending on where you want to live, whether in the city or far the country road it will take you, the logistics can be an issue as well. If you want to go somewhere far, be self-sufficient by going off-the-grid.
Final Thoughts
Going for a change of scenery often takes a lot of time, effort and energy on everyone and oftentimes, it can be a hit or miss.
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