Installing Shade Sails for Our AIRSTREAM

[@jsbrooks72]

In the desert use passive solar for sure. Reposition the trailer with nose facing west so the whole thing doesn't get blasted.

[@lindylindybasicoceangirl]

...I love how much y'all smile while narrating/troubleshooting these vid...clearly buds trying to tackle a problem...yay shade and saving creatures from concrete..

[@TinyShinyHome]

Awe thanks for the kind words. We love working together and getting to teach our kids. It’s so much more fun with everyone together.

[@MidlifePrices]

Genius! I think I'd do something like this if I had it to do over again. I never really wanted a "structure" either, so we just did without. AND BAKED! Great job. Also, great flow to the video, and excellent cinematography. You've got a real knack for that.

[@TinyShinyHome]

Thanks Pam:) we’re getting the hang of it and having fun. Nice to have these memories to look back on for sure. We’re hoping to host a get together soon at our place. Hopefully in June! We miss being around people!

[@MidlifePrices]

Tiny Shiny Home That was Brian😉 You’re welcome. You can always tell it’s me by 🔥🎉🥰👍👌🏽. 😁

[@TinyShinyHome]

Ha! Okay! Good to know:)

[@pamkaufman3662]

Looks like you got it! Good job guys! Love how you saved the little mouse.❤❤

[@TinyShinyHome]

It was so small. Glad we found it before we covered it up.

[@yvonnestark8989]

It turned out great! I love the look of those shade sails, it's stylish and functional. Awesome! It was fun and so nice to see you all and your beautiful new place!! 🏜️

[@TinyShinyHome]

Thanks Yvonne! So excited to have a bit more shade! Can’t wait to host people here!

[@wendyburston3132]

Really enjoying going over your old videos. We've spent the night relaxing with you guys but it's 12:30 am and 5 am comes too soon 😊. Be back watching you again tomorrow, 👍

[@jesshothersall]

Lovely video, thanks for the info, and the entertainment, and hope it's all still going well there for you all

[@jmac9494]

I wish you would see the big picture that winter is coming too and every animal out there is going to try to get underground.........and we are just classy 2 footed animals with a soul. So.........make it the call of the mild to avoid the call of the wild. You can pick out a steep hill on your property and dig in to get partially underground and go for a masonry basement. It's like a dug out hillside with northern exposure and a two sided retaining wall. You get the airstream nested in there and build the house foundation above on the hill. So you are building things one time. The high winds can blow over the dugout area and you have that problem defeated. Where is your finest view? Where is nice slope with northern exposure? In the Rockies or in cold country everyone wants southern exposure but to beat the heat it's opposite. Your property looks to have excellent features with height variations and many people don't get that and are stuck in flatville. Think like a badger........or where would a bighorn sheep like to lay down and spy out for predators far off in the distance? Think basement for Adobe effect and the cheapest basement is a dugout hillside because it cannot flood. Then that basement becomes your cold cellar for storing canned food. Everything you do changes to another better purpose later on. The badger gets underground real fast. The bighorn sheep can't dig at all but they climb up high and find shade. You can be buddies with all the newbe desert dwellers but you can't learn from them much like you can by observing the animals.

[@winstonsmiths2449]

Recommend rectangle sails. Triangle sails provide very little shade overall. Consider a permeable shade that runs from your outer poles Connect them to these poles and secure them to the ground. Provides a windbreak and afternoon shading.

[@MikeSheasheaDtree]

The Hammock... LOL nice touch.

[@elyohep]

Awesome shade!!! Love that you signed the concrete...you guys are super!! 🌵🌞

[@TinyShinyHome]

Awe thanks! I remember putting my hand print in my childhood home’s driveway and thinking it was so special. Always finding ways to make it more fun and special for the kids...and us:)

[@joebrophy195]

Good luck with your build what ever it will be. Also, hottest times where you are at are probably now until early July when the monsoons hit. Fire season is also now until early July when the rains come. You are in a great area and I have found the people in your area to be very friendly. I live in San Diego but visit that area 3-4 times a year. Best of luck to you and your family on this new adventure.

[@TinyShinyHome]

Thanks. Yeah, we’re hoping we can just make it through until monsoon season:) I think we can:)

[@drjoelnoland]

Very fun to see you all trouble shoot through this. So Great to teach these life skills to your kids. #familytime

[@TinyShinyHome]

That’s what it’s all about!

[@theupsideofdownsizing]

I just love the look and feel of your videos! We were thinking how nice it is to have a big family when it comes to tackling projects like this. I think Jonathan is on the right track when it comes to having a steeper pitch to the sails. You'll sacrifice some of your views but gain valuable shade. 😃

[@chriskosar7235]

You guys are inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

[@TinyShinyHome]

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. It means a lot to us!

[@Adam_Gray]

☀️Guys☀️ - I feel your love/hate relationship with the sun. Solar Needs vs Shade Relief. Your battle has only just begun! I have two words - Ingenuity & Adaptation! #DesertLife #YouGotThis

[@TinyShinyHome]

Yeah. It truly is a love/hate relationship. But we’re up for all the desert challenges!

[@keweenawbee]

Hey! We have a little 22FB. Got here reviewing an IG #coolarooshadesail posting we tagged awhile back. The Warn Pullzall. For us it finally evolved into having a pair of eye anchors at each post, the additional one for tensioning/shortening with the pullzall, it's really a timesaver, lets' you go much higher with larger shade sails, and preserves that manual adjustment you always need as time goes by.

[@TheTisFamily1]

How hot will it get there this summer? It looks brutal already! I'm sure you'll appreciate any relief the shade sails will provide!

[@TinyShinyHome]

We’ve not been here in the summer but our neighbors said it wouldn’t be above 100 more than a few days. We’ve already had one week of high 90s and reached 100 once. At least it cools off in the evenings. :)

[@drinkinslim]

Looks good!

[@TinyShinyHome]

Hey thanks!

[@askunclemason2940]

what about covering the airstream like you did the wheels and tires? It'll mess with the shiny... but you're basically a giant sun-catcher (which works for the solar...) but also makes it a giant oven... just a thought. BTW, I love that you let us watch the good the bad and the ugly. Thank you. I found you from the visit from My Little Homestead.

[@TinyShinyHome]

We plan on building a shelter for the Airstream in the near(ish) future:)

[@____5837]

If you need any extra shade, I would tie some tarps to the top of the poles near the airstream, and tie the other sides to anything you can on the roof of the airstream itself without blocking solar too much. Would make it harder to move the airstream out when you want to though

[@TinyShinyHome]

Yeah. We want to keep it fairly easy to move whenever we get the itch to travel. But if we get desperate that’s always an option:)

[@sewistnotsewer]

The sails look great! Since you're at a higher elevation, do things at least cool off a bit at night?

[@TinyShinyHome]

Yes! Which is a big reason we wanted to be in this area. Right now we’re enjoying nights in the 40s and 50s! We live for that evening cool down:)

[@offgridlad9501]

Great video. Did you consider the rectangle shade sails? Any reason you didn't choose those? I was looking at shade sails this weekend myself.

[@TinyShinyHome]

Less posts with triangles. We’ll hopefully be installing a third sail in the middle of these two this weekend. If all goes well;)

[@ChasingtheWildWonder]

Hey! nice clothesline! 😜 Looks like you got some shade though, hope it's keeping you cool!

[@TinyShinyHome]

hahaha! I do like my new clothesline :)

[@itisconsulting]

Hey what about taking off the solar and making an array near the airstream but then you could have the shade over the airstream?

[@TinyShinyHome]

Eventually, but right now we still want the option to take off whenever we want:)

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excellent video, Lot to learn, Would mind, What is your City? You and your family members are the best helpers. My heart goes with your hard work. You are great

[@TinyShinyHome]

Sorry. We don’t want to broadcast our exact location. Just in Cochise County. Thanks for the kind words. We’re excited for our next project!

[@HighDesertHomestead]

Plant trees yesterday. Lol.

[@TinyShinyHome]

We’re told the best time to plant them is the fall here. We’re waiting for fall:)

[@HighDesertHomestead]

@@TinyShinyHome After monsoon season anyway. If not keeping the root bulb moist will become your new job. My wife and I planted trees one time in June and it was an exhausting chore watering them all by hauling water. They all died. Gravity feed drip systems are your friends when you live off grid. They are inexpensive and less time consuming. Then mulch heavily. I place my drip tubes under my mulch and just check the moisture from time to time.

[@randyrainwater983]

You may be better off moving your solar panels off the Airstream, then you can fully shade that Tiny Shiny Home. But I’m sure you’ve already thought about that. Keep on keeping-on. 👍👍

[@TinyShinyHome]

Yeah, we can’t do that because we still want to travel and it would be a pain to take them off, put them back, etc. this will work just fine for now.

[@candacerivero]

Progress!

[@TinyShinyHome]

Yes!

[@patrickjobling8676]

Excellent.. you lil trend setters ..😍😎😁pip pips and carryon pilgrims

[@cochisecountyaz-land4544]

Kangaroo rats are so smart! Seriously, they site there and watch you and decide how much they can trust you, not like mice or other rats

[@stevenstusek7921]

Consider parking the Airstream under the sails and then moving your solar to the ground in the sun.

[@TinyShinyHome]

We need to keep the solar on top so we can have the option to leave whenever we want. :)

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

sir, I bought 40 Acres at Mcnal, Cochise County 2019, I asked your City, not your Exact location, In future, I will see in Cochise County