No longer calling ourselves minimalists

[@TheMinimalMom]

Thank you RV Mattress by Brooklyn Bedding for sponsoring! Visit rvmattress.com/minimalmom to get 20% off your mattress with code minimalmom -- we are SO grateful for you and your support :) we hope you have a great weekend!! - Dawn & Tom

[@casageorgia]

Okay, you asked. When my husband and I were dating, I just mentioned that I loved the way Airstreams look. Next thing I knew, he had put a bid on a vintage Airstream on Ebay and won it. The only thing was - he didn’t have a vehicle to tow it. So he found a truck that needed work on Ebay and bought that! We lived in Illinois. The truck was in Florida and the trailer was in Mississippi! The work the truck needed had to be done before he could use it to tow the trailer so he arranged to have the truck towed to the repair place. Finally he was able to pick up the truck and drive to Mississippi to pick up the trailer. I stayed out of it (!!!!!), but it all worked out in the end and we took our honeymoon in the 1961 Tradewind Airstream and had a blast.

[@sheilaenglish3293]

Your husband sounds like Tom’s twin 😉😄

[@TheMinimalMom]

Oh my goodness, this is such a great story!!!!!

[@almondjoys8824]

So sweet!

[@sandysmom100]

I love this !

[@hannahcrumley3103]

Fantastic story!🥰

[@jessicabrown6943]

14 years ago, I bought my wedding dress sight unseen. 🙈 I bought it on eBay! I had lots of very specific things I wanted in a dress and I prayed that I would find the exact dress and be able to afford it. When I saw this dress it was ALL of the things I had prayed for and way less than I thought I would have to pay. The lady said she wore it 30 minutes for her small wedding ceremony and then changed. I was so nervous. But it was perfect. I did have to have it taken in, but just barely.

[@johnadvenker373]

I'm so glad that your prayers were answered and Ganesh came through for you.

[@susanbliese3603]

I really enjoy when you and Tom do a video together. You make a great team and are fun together.

[@barbkandel777]

Being a minimalist is all about living intentionally and making room in your lives for the people and activities that you love. Great job - have fun with your new camper!

[@teaoflifepodcast]

Absolutely!!! That’s totally it!

[@udalimb384]

Experience over stuff. Your minimalist status is not in jeopardy.

[@rofree2470]

If Tom & Dawn didn't buy & renovate a trailer every year, the fans would be terribly disappointed 🤣😅😂

[@katharinastich5668]

I agree. We are remodeling ours for 2 years now, a new one every year would be much more fun... 🤣🤣🤣

[@jankrzykwa5522]

🤣🤣

[@emmayeager5864]

😂😂😂

[@regdesousa9763]

😂😂😂

[@bamalamsue8720]

😆

[@CvilleA2ZMom]

You two are a joy to watch. The ending though cracked me up - you get friends to go camping with you by providing a camper! I want friends like you all 🤣🤣

[@beckyjohnsen3128]

Yes! My husband is a "Tom" for all our married life. He's gotten very good at asking the right questions. Most of our vehicles come from west or south because of the no salt roads (we live in northern Wisconsin). Praying helps too! We've never had a lemon in 22 years. God has been good!

[@AmethystWoman]

I was inside my condo for less than 10 minutes and made an offer. Didn't get the loan. 2 weeks later i discovered 2 deals had fallen through and it needed to be sold pronto - preforeclosure. I made a much, much, lower offer, got financing, and moved in 5 weeks later. Lots and lots of sweat equity and as a single female, it wasn't easy but it was fun and my PITI is much less than even my rent was back then. Not site unseen but a very spur of the minute decision and was the only house/condo I looked at. Didn't intend to buy it but the set up was great, it hasn't been painted even yet and it smelled like smoke for a few months - but it's the first home I've ever owned and oh, I'm 67 and disabled. I built new closets, tore out the yuck shower doors, replaced a few cabinets, it had no appliances etc. And now, look. I own a place I can afford to live alone, in the beautiful mountains of Western NC and I never could have continued to afford rent as it's gone up. Did I mention it's now worth MORE than twice what I pd 5 years ago. Someone smiles down on me. Nice going. Not paying for mattresses you would have thrown out is perfect. And you don't have to rip out a perfectly good dinette. Great for a couch. Like I didn't have to finance the old appliances that would have come with this place. Used the money I saved to buy new. Sometimes, you snooze, you looze! Waiting for perfect you can end up with nothing. I love my little accessible condo and hope to leave feet first decades from now. 😀 Love your channel. (We had a tiny "Scotty" trailer growing up, then we had a converted school bus camper in the 60s before tiny homes were in style. It wasn't cool back then like it is now but I camped all summer most of my childhood. Life is good in a sleeping bag. 👍🏽

[@bernadettehawes]

This is one lovely heartwarming story!

[@bethdondunlap4379]

Yes! I bought a horse last November only from videos. Worst part was breaking the news to my husband... lol.... I had low balled the bid and the guy took it. 😲 She's a sweetie. Not perfect but she makes my day!!

[@pamelalien7896]

Yes, my husband & I bought a house in South Carolina (we live in Iowa) just from realtor photos. We bought it in April 2018 & didn’t see it in person until June 2018. We love it & it has been a great investment property for us. We have only been inside once since 2018. In September 2023 we are MOVING into the house & are looking forward to enjoying the warm Southern winters!! It was a great purchase!!

[@sallydansereau1270]

Small campers are great, especially when you are used to minimalism. We had a small old c class when our kids were young and it worked fine. Keep in mind, that it won’t be long before you may not have all of your kids going with you, or they want to sleep in a tent on their own. Now we have a van conversion, that is very compact and easy to drive, and easy on fuel. Kids are grown, and no longer come with us. Happy camping 🏕

[@AmethystWoman]

Yup. The boys will want their own tent.

[@kimberlygraham8565]

I am just hitting empty nest as my youngest will finish University this next spring. I’m widowed with 4 (soon to be 5) grandbabies who are spread 2.5 hours from me, one to the north and the other family is south. I’ve been thinking long and hard about getting a camper or van I can drive around to visit, take them camping or go on solo exploring trips myself. I have no clue how to back up a trailer straight and no vehicle to pull one with. I feel like a van would be too small but on the other hand, I could drive it around myself. Can I ask what kind you have and what went into making your decision for the one you picked??

[@sallydansereau1270]

@@kimberlygraham8565 We have a 2013 Roadtrek 210 Popular which we love. My advice to people is to rent a campervan first to see if it would work for you. It is definitely compact living, but so fun and simple.

[@meagangassler6722]

We have a camper of a similar size, my husband made the master bed into a futon that is a couch during the day. We bought 2 trifold twin mattresses and I made covers for them and we love it!

[@TheMinimalMom]

I LOVE this idea!!!!

[@kgibbs2805]

This is a great idea. Our Rockwood ultralite has a Murphy bed that folds up against the wall & a comfortable couch is under it. Works wonderfully.

[@aimeec-b6253]

We bought our land in TX, that we now homestead, while we were living overseas. Sight unseen. It’s about 65 acres. Zero regrets! There was, however, much prayer involved. We wrote a letter with our offer (sharing our story and our plans for the land), so when they counter bid us for $10,000 LESS we took it as confirmation!

[@johnadvenker373]

I'm so glad you prayers worked and Allah came through for you.

[@joycedemolle4565]

7 years ago I bought our retirement home sight unseen. My son told me it was ready to be sold. He called and gave me the price. I agreed and wired the money to Florida. We absolutely love it. It was a bit of a fixer-upper but loved every nonentity spent doing the house. We bought it in April of 2015 and hubby retired May of 2016. Been happy sine. This is our Paradise. Love you both and your children so much. Thanks for sharing your time with us.

[@maumau1958]

I really love it when both of you are in the video 📹 ! What a wonderful couple you are !

[@livemorewithless7817]

YES! I agree Dawn you had an ideal beautiful American childhood! Love that it feels very classical and happy 😊💜

[@gemmaw9229]

Lol I love this video. We did exactly the same thing, bought a 21ft caravan on the other side of Australia sight unseen, then had it freighted on a truck to us. It arrived in the middle of the night and we found it had water damage in the bathroom corner. My husband was able to pull the side off and repair it. We then decided our current vehicle, although legal, was too small for that size caravan. So we purchased a ford f250 ( sight unseen!) 10 hours from home, my husband flew there to pick it up and then we found out it had gearbox issues. After some repairs we were all good and then set off on a 6 month journey around Australia - the best ever!!! Still wish we were on the road at times. It's amazing how little you really need to live, we have a very small home, and the day we got back I couldn't believe how massive it was and went back to the caravan to eat lunch 😂 then promptly cleaned out 6 garbage bags of stuff from the kitchen alone.!!!!!

[@annieplourde1110]

Aw thanks for showing us the pups!! You could totally do a complete video of just them, they'd have a lot of views!! 🐕Looking forward to seeing the camper and what you do inside of it!

[@susannahmcmanus4947]

Yes, more pup vids please!

[@littlesusiehomemaker1718]

Would love to learn more and enjoy watching the kids with the puppies

[@christinen.6140]

We bought our house in another state sight unseen. Still love it seven years later. The realtor pictures were good and we had an inspection and a couple of family members walk through. It's been a huge blessing for us.

[@francism3805]

I have great memories of camping when I was a child. We had a caravan (what campers are called in South Africa) when I grew up. It was very small compared to the big campers in the US. It did not have a bathroom and just a galley kitchen. There were two long beds at the back with a hammock style top bunk that you could put up to have space for 4. The front bed could actually be converted into a dinette as the “middle part of the bed folded away and the mattresses formed the cushions of the dinette. It would be permanently folded down when we were at the camping area. Our caravans have tents that fit the caravan and you slide it onto a built in railing. You have a rally tent which is just a shade awning or a proper tent that doubles the size of the caravan. This is were we would sit, eat and cooked.

[@caseyfairless8157]

At the height of the pandemic, I was losing my mind with being cooped up. I am a stay at home mom and needed some way to get out of the house! We looked at a couple inexpensive used campers before my husband shocked me and asked to see some newer ones. Ended up with a 38ft camper with two bathrooms. 😂 We are for sure more glampers than campers. 🥴

[@cherylketelsen5217]

Believe it or not, I bought my home basically sight unseen!! When I retired in Chicago and was ready to move to Omaha to be near my daughter & family, my condo sold in one day (2017) and I bought my townhouse on the first day it was listed in Omaha! My daughter & son-in-law gave me a “tour” of my place with the realtor over FaceTime!! Everything worked out perfectly and after 5 yrs I love my home!❤️

[@ericawhitfield9289]

We bought our house without seeing it as well! Our realtor gave us a FaceTime tour and we asked some questions that we wouldn’t be able to tell without touching, opening, smelling, etc. We’re very happy!

[@angierichert7986]

My husband bought our house and I didn't see it first. I received a black and white fax with the description, photo of the outside and price. 24 years and we still live there!

[@suzy1676]

Y'all both look great & those shirt colors are very becoming! Nice to think of your parents as you have!💕 So nice to see y'all enjoying time with each other as well. Life can go by so quickly - cherish your parents, your children and each other 🥰

[@lizzabbott]

AMEN ! So true.

[@madebylora]

In the past I bought 2 classic cars which I hadn’t seen in person. But I could tell from the price that they were probably in average condition for their age, so I wasn’t expecting too much. One of them I bought on eBay during my lunch break at work. It had about 10 minutes left on the auction when I saw it, so it was a very quick decision! I loved them both and kept each of them for around 5 years.

[@psymompa]

Always enjoyable to watch your decision making process. Now that our kids are 16+, we skip camping and now just rent cabins. We don't want to deal with more stuff as we get older, ha!

[@brittneyboyer7995]

when I was younger my parents bought a house in Texas from where we lived (in Pennsylvania) without looking at it in person. we drove a very long way with 3 vehicles, 2 big dogs, 9 puppies, my grandparents, and my 2 brothers with all of our belongings. other than the ingrown pool being a literal swamp with frogs and other critters, everything else was fine! lol

[@amandachambersingram1708]

“Dawn is not a scoocher”. 😂 The video I watched just prior to this was the getting out of debt one. Unironically, it fits. Finding a great deal on something your family will use and enjoy and being able to buy it without stress is the reward of being financially free. I’m happy for y’all!!!

[@pattygioffre2366]

Don't feel bad about your Veto power, Dawn. Clearly you have good instincts as Tom just attested to ☺️ I can't wait to see how you guys transform your new purchase.

[@pennybentley5125]

Will you be getting her fixed now so she doesn't have more puppies, ? so many unwanted miss treated Dogs out there it's sad .Great vlog like usual 💐

[@susanmcdaniel9431]

Your upbringing sounds like ours in Indiana. Used to split a bottle of “pop” 3 ways! Mom & Dad rented campers when we went on trips. Both parents worked in factories and Dad farmed when he got home- lived surrounded by family and our farms. Wouldn’t trade it! ❤️

[@ssp4795]

even in Australia, we had the same experience, getting "pop" was a rare event. Candies were for school holidays. nowadays kids get "treats" every single day.

[@BethLehman88]

Y'all are so fun!!! Love the great marriage dynamics!

[@debbiehutchison5644]

Love your videos!!! We bought a cabin in the TN mountains, sight unseen, while we were working in PA. We gutted the cabin, remodeled it and in this last housing boom, sold it for quite the pretty penny. Good luck on this next camper! Will be watching every video you post. 💕

[@kyburke6500]

Love your story about going to auctions with your grandpa. When I was a little girl my mom, my sister, and I had a bus that was the concession stand.

[@happybeingme4622]

We own a Rockwood mini lite 2109s for 8 years now and absolutely love it. It’s the perfect size to tow and we never have to worry about fitting in a spot. I will tell you that the smaller campers do go for a lot more because they can be easily towed by more vehicles than large campers. Congratulations on your camper!

[@arielle86]

I saw my house in person for the first time at the closing walkthrough! It was a fixer-upper, so a few headaches along the way, but totally worth it in the end!

[@hilibrary111]

Hey Dawn, we downsized from a fifth wheel to a small pull behind trailer. We love it! We have a 20 ft Geo Pro. We can park about anywhere and it is so much easier to pull. It has everything we need plus some great bonus features ie solar panel built in on top, outside black stone type griddle built on side of trailer. I think y’all are going to really enjoy the small camper 😊

[@patti3566]

YES we did.....we purchased a Class B Camper Van sight unseen. We has seen the floorpan at an RV show and knew that is what we wanted so when a used one became available last year, we purchased it sight unseen from a reputable dealership that specializes in nothing but Class B camper vans. There was a feeding frenzy and sort of still is for the Class B camper vans so we bit the bullet....It's been a year and a half and we're totally satisfied with our purchase. I'm glad to know we'e not the only ones that make crazy decisions. Love the idea of a small camper and I completely agree...we don't live in the van/camper...we live outside when we're camping! Love your channel.

[@dannhorne9782]

Yes, we’ve bought two campers, sight unseen (other than the online pics). We’ve loved them both (we’ve had 4 total)

[@nicolew5978]

We have an almost identical camper! Same length and layout just the Jayco version. We absolutely love it, probably since we have the same camping philosophy 😊 We basically always have the dinette folded down, and we use it like a large couch for bedtime stories and what not. (with some throw pillows for back support). It is definitely perfect for families, zero regrets on the size!

[@lizzabbott]

Still watching … oh I hope you got it ! You will be unstoppable with this ! SO worth it ! Great shopping skillz, too : checking out the “model” in person & then buying for half price ! Excellent Dawn & Tom ! Exciting !!

[@judyscholfield820]

As a family, we have purchased at least two large purchases, sight unseen. A Malibu wakeboard boat and a Ford Raptor truck. Both worked out very well. I was nervous but our guys enjoyed the great adventure of it. Your tiny camper will be ideal for true adventure camping!

[@cindytaylor698]

Kudos to your parents for doing such a great job raising you! ❤

[@vickiclark2981]

I don’t know of any greater gift to give children than a spirit gratitude for what they have.

[@mikemanjo2458]

I love auctions, but auctions on-line make me nervous! I always feel like I'm going to get sniped at the last second. Y'all are great together. You both have such mad building skills! The puppies are so sweet!!! Thanks for sharing with us! Love y'all so much! Have a great week! Jane in SC ❤🙏

[@22ERICSHELLY]

We have an airstream around 22'. We love it! It has lots of storage! My husband is around 6'1" and he can stand up in the shower! We use our for the same reason. We are outside most of the time! I agree with the mattress! We put a Tempur Pedic in after the first time staying in it! May Jesus continue to bless you and your family

[@gretchenkingsley204]

At the beginning of the video I was thinking that you guys should visit Indiana! I live in Elkhart County which is where all of the RV's are made. 😊 So glad you get to visit our wonderful state after all!

[@dianaflegal4495]

I was like- WHAT? Then I was laughing hard when you guys were going to buy another camper! Congratulations on winning the auction! And those puppies are so cute!! And Tom’s comment- how do you get friends? You provide them a camper- priceless and so Tom!!

[@dcooper6708]

6 years ago we were living in CA and wanted to move to WA. Spent weeks driving around with a Realtor on multiple occasions for over 1 years. On Thanksgiving day I was notified by a website of a new listing. We viewed the video and pictures. Put in an offer, then went in to contract with a stipulation that we had 5 days to see the house in person. It met our expectations, so we bought our 5 acre homestead and couldn't be happier.

[@dixiewiederhoeft8256]

My boyfriend and I bought a camper sight unseen in Michigan. I was a bit nervous not knowing what it was like. All we had to go by were photos and the owners word. So we made the 6 hour drive from Wisconsin to Michigan. (There is a time change). We knew of a couple of issues beforehand and knew the awning motor had to be replaced. The owner showed us the Interior and the speaker wouldnt work. He said “it worked yesterday”.🙄 Come to find out after a camper tech looked at it after we had it back In Wisconsin, there are slight electrical issues and a few outlets don’t work. They think the new roof install pierced some wiring 2 years ago. Overall it is working fine. It’s not a new camper so we think we did ok. There is always something to fix on a camper. Yay! Enjoy your channel!! Congratulations on camping with family and friends!

[@kelhendrickson]

I love the rapport the two of you have. ❤️ We sold our camper a few years back and have been staying in a cabin when we go camping (once a year. Lol) which we just got home from yesterday. But now you're making me want to check out campers! ❤️

[@pamelamessner1957]

Hello from a fellow Minnesotan. I can relate about being a farm kid who was not cool. I am the last generation to attend a one room school house. While embarrassed to admit the fact, I now realize how fortunate to have had the experience.

[@kimberlyamapes1201]

I’m so glad you showed this one! I want a small camper but I was worried about the size. I think something like this would be perfect.

[@conniesoares157]

No huge sight unseen purchases for me and my husband. You guys are brave!

[@BrightMagic22]

Okay did I miss something? What's with the title? You seem to have very good reasons for this camper so not sure if I missed the reason for the title while trying to watch while doing chores.... Why would you put a title of no longer minimalists and then not talk about it?

[@deborahpetipas9365]

congrats. I have camper envy! We had a small camper with 2nd mattress on top of the truck cab. no bathroom but an ice box, 2 burners & a pump-facucet sink. We stayed in state parks with toilets & showers. my sis & I loved it but I don't think my mom did. She tolerated our outings. The positives were times spent together as family plus my sis & I could ride inside the truck mounted camper. as we traveled. We slept, read books played games etc while my parents had the truck cab to themselves with no kids able to listen to their conversations or listening to kids arguing. Those are sweet memories. enjoy your new camper!!!

[@thejbeeful]

Yes, I found the perfect house. I phoned my DH at work and told him I liked it. He agreed to the sale and hadn't even seen it. We've been in our new house since Christmas and we love it here. I've got the best husband ever. His motto is happy wife, happy home😉

[@susanhensley2038]

When camping with kids, the fold out couch would be a perfect bed that the girls could sleep together!!!! I am SO jealous!!!

[@user-el4of1ix7s]

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[@teaoflifepodcast]

I thought the same thing!

[@PaperDiva67]

I’ve bought 2 different sewing machines on auction. The first worked like a charm, second was more “fancy “ and needed some help. Don’t regret it for the price. Hubby and I downsized our RV from a 34ft Motorhome to a 23ft Passport trailer. I’m almost surprised you didn’t go for a Murphy bed for the master. We love ours. Couch in the day, bed at night!

[@marenwebb9430]

We bought our house sight unseen and it worked out great. Wouldn't have been our first choice but a family member walked through it for us and the offer was contingent on the inspection. Good luck with the camper!

[@user-el4of1ix7s]

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[@cindystauber1367]

We bought a 2016 T@B camper site unseen. It was listed on RV Trader. We saw it on a Saturday morning and bought it that afternoon. We had a friend pick it up and store it for us until we could get to his home in Central New York. Everything was perfect, the previous owner included a lot of extras and the camper was in great shape.

[@germainelowe5637]

I appreciate your dilemma in finding an adequate enough RV to fit a family of 6, and one that can be pulled safely with your current vehicle. We raised a family of four children and financially we could only afford a small, RV. However as our children grew older we would bring along a tent and two or three of our kids would sleep in there and fortunately loved tenting. Now we own a 30 foot Sprinter, which is perfect for winters in Arizona. But we do store it down there, as after two seasons of towing it we decided enough of that. I hope this new RV purchase works out well for you and your family.😊 And no we have never bought an RV sight unseen

[@PuzzlesC4M]

We basically got our condo sight unseen! Best story… my husband rolls down his window and asks a young guy if he lives in the complex. Landlord could not make it to show it, and we only had 1 day to find a place being out of towners. The guy says it’s a nice place. We chat, and he invites us up to his place to see the same layout! We tell the landlord we want it and ask where to leave the deposit. She trusts us to the point where she gives us the lockbox code and we leave the deposit check inside the condo. It was lovely. Lived there 4 years. The young guy and his wife became our best friends.

[@sharonjones7234]

I haven’t bought anything but I did move to a town sight unseen to live with my best friend from college and except for doing missions overseas with my family for 4 years I still call it home. Best decision I ever made!

[@mimijohnson7714]

Yes bought a pop up camper site unseen, never again! We did find our current one on FB marketplace and we’re sorta “blind” to the problems because it’s the exact floor plan and brand we always wanted and found so much that needed repair afterwards🙄. That being said we had the money for repairs and no water or structural damage. New awning, 1 window replaced, major fridge repairs and some other minor things are $$$$ later but we’re happy we have it! Of and we also replaced the queen mattress with a full length beauty rest. Only problem is it’s thick so a bit high but still way better than rv mattresses!Keeping it stored and in the best condition possible. The last one we left uncovered and it sustained much damage between the sun baking it the water making its way into the roof, so keeping them covered and watching out for problems is key!

[@ashleybailey5473]

YES!!! Our house in key west florida! We were military at the time and it being a small island, a major wait for military housing! When we got there it was decent but within a month, my husband fell thru the floor in our kitchen, we had bi-weekly termite swarms, 30 (not exaggerating) wild (and protected i might add GRR!) roosters and chickens lived in our tree, and the exterior wall that connected to the floor BECAME DISCONNECTED AND YOU COULD SEE OUTSIDE!!!!! Long story short we moved but oh man oh mannn. (One of the reasons i became a realtor; so military fams could rest assured they knew their moving situation.)

[@kims4529]

I bought a Honda Civic sight unseen and drove it for 21 years. I loved that car!

[@CreateLoveRepeat]

My husband almost let me buy our house without him seeing it in person, but he couldn’t quite let himself do it, so he came for the home inspection. We were moving four hours away, so it was a lot of logistics with two little kids, him working, and we were expecting a third baby. Good times. 😄

[@rachellmiller1186]

We bought living room furniture and a bedroom suite sight unseen from a friend's coworkers girlfriend. 🤷‍♀️ as newlyweds it was totally a good deal for us! We still use the living room furniture (couch, love seat, arm chair and coffee table) and after 5 years gave most of the bedroom suite to a family who moved internationally to our area and needed furniture. All of it was $900, which was an amazing deal!

[@margiedaniels1154]

If you ever travel to Washington. Bring the smaller one. 24ft. Is almost too big at state camps. And sorry to say they charge $50.00 a night. Moved here for the grand kids and back in IL we camped in a state park for $20.00. Love watching you all. Happy camping.

[@ninadukette3340]

$22.00 in NYS

[@teaoflifepodcast]

We recently did something similar. We purchased an RV from FL. My hubs is very much like yours, as in, he finds the greatest deals. He found this one online. We sought out a similar one nearby, in order to take a look, and we liked it. He bought a one-way ticket to Tampa, and the only thing he had to go on were the pics and a conversation with the owner. He bought it and drove it home. We saved almost 40% by buying it in FL! It’s also on the smaller side because we have the same mentality y’all have when it comes to just hanging out outside. Just need it for getting us there and sleeping. We also didn’t want to be limited where we could go because of our size. So far, it’s been one of the best purchases for our family, and we have ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS! Thanks for sharing your journey. I think it will inspire a lot of people.

[@mistydorsey9224]

I’m a bit older than you and I grew up similarly to what you describe for your childhood. Simple. Love it and have tried to have that for my kids, especially when they were younger. I think country living is just simple like that. 💕💕💕

[@korynordick40]

My husband bought a house without me seeing it. I was very scared but he did an amazing job! I loved that house!

[@theresagardner416]

In 2017 we bought a 24 foot travel trailer hybrid for our family of 6. There are 3 queen sized beds. We have never once needed to use the banquet dining area as a bed. It was the smallest trailer we could find that fit us perfectly! The only downside is having to set up the beds as soon as you arrive at the campsite.

[@Probablytracy]

Yes! We bought our house I’m sitting right now! Worked out perfect.

[@cowgirlandermouse]

I bought a horse sight unseen, I set a limit of what I would pay for her and had a friend that was at the auction bid on her. I got her for my maximum bid and she has been a great horse. I have 3 kids and lost my confidence starting colts after being bucked off many times. I started her under saddle and she has been a great restoration to my confidence. Bonus being that she's never bucked me off and left three children without a mother!! 😂 Love your channel. We are currently preparing to move from a 3000 sq/ft rental to an 800 sq/ft house we are building ourselves. I am doing a lot of decluttering in the hopes of being able to make the transition very smoothly!

[@slcspomer]

We just upgraded our popup camper to a Keystone Bullet 1700bh. Very similar floor plan to this one you just purchased. We love it! It's perfect for our family of 4. I found great plastic baskets/bins at Dollar Tree (in the $3/$5 section) that fit perfectly in the cabinet above the bed. 6 of those baskets fit in the cupboard so we can each use one for our clothes plus we have 2 extra for overflow stuff! I spent a lot of time searching Pinterest and watching KZbin videos on the most efficient way to pack this trailer. Unfortunately, there were hardly any for this type of bunkhouse floor plan so I had to get creative and figure it out on my own. Our first trip was a 2 week road trip to Yellowstone and Glacier National Park in June and everything went so smoothly because of all the extra planning I did ahead of time :) And to answer your "question of the day", we buy stuff sight unseen all the time from online auctions and so far so good (knock on wood!)

[@dianeels5069]

Bought 2 cars sight unseen- have one for 14 years the other for 5 years. Both still in excellent condition. Best buys ever!

[@gamer386]

I bought my horse from pictures 13 years ago. He's been a total adventure. We've had some major ups and downs, but he taught me so many valuable lessons that I used (still use) with my children, especially my son. Choosing him was absolutely a God moment.

[@connielouhoo]

We bought our home sight unseen. Our realtor toured the house and walked through it and gave it three thumbs up. It was 3 days away from where we lived. It was a lovely home and it ended up to be a great house.

[@jessicahodges8627]

We bought a house at auction. We were able to go inside and check it out before purchasing but we had several surprises! It was totally worth it and I would do it again:)

[@somedaychronicles3728]

My hubby and I spent 5 months last year living in our trailer going around the US. We started with a Rockwood Minilite 2205s, nice small trailer with a slide. We were one of those little trailers in the midst of all the huge trailers, toy haulers and fifth wheels. What we found was, we had more space than we needed and didn't even need all the stuff we thought we would! So on our way back home to Oregon, we bought a smaller trailer in Texas, an RPOD 192. We are SO happy with the smaller trailer, no slide. AND, that experience led me to believe we didn't need as much in our home as well, so I started watching you and am in the process of major decluttering!

[@anji5635]

Enjoyed the video as usual ! I bought a condo sight unseen and it was an absolutely awesome decision. grateful !

[@valeriehowden471]

Never done a sight unseen purchase over $50. Crossing fingers this works out. The smell thing creeps me out big time. Do they list as non-smoking, no pet etc? The fact the soft furnishings are gone will eliminate most of the odor catchers. Now I'm thinking of pest issues. Good luck! You're braver than me!

[@sundoesshine8583]

Right, smells can be pretty bad although you may remember the last car he bought he had to drive with his head out the window and they were able to rectify that with their ozone machine etc, so I do have pretty good faith they can overcome anything. Plus there's always the smell of paint and new stuff that will help.

[@tracyscrazylife6215]

When I was house hunting I found a house online and called my realtor to put in an offer. She said u don’t want to see it first and I said the other two homes in that subdivision went before I could see them. So I put in an offer and it was accepted. I didn’t see the house for another 5 days. Yes, I loved it once I saw it.

[@kristinspirek7616]

I’m a pretty minimalist camper and have the same “ideal campsite” in mind but I have four kids and the thing about kids is they get big faster than you expect. Before you know it they stop fitting in the small bunks and short dinette-turned-bed. This will work great short term though! (Haven’t finished watching)

[@TheMinimalMom]

Then we kick them outside to a tent, right!? :) That's what we did when we started to outgrow my parent's pickup camper growing up :)

[@kristinspirek7616]

@@TheMinimalMom I’m too lazy to deal with a tent. (As if campers are easier lol- but endless camper projects for my husband don’t bother me at all. 😉) So now that I’ve finished watching I love why you bought this! Have great trips together!!!

[@lauriedunn6198]

@@TheMinimalMom yup, my folks got us a tent and then we sold the pick up camper and and they put a bed in the back of the truck with a cap on it....because most of camping is outside 🙂

[@Baileybooandecho]

Yes! We bought a 2010 Subaru Forester for my son on a bidding website. It has turned out great.

[@siany123]

I live in the UK and most 'campers' (caravans) are about this size. Im so in awe when I see your huge camper because they aren't really readily available over here.

[@maureenzeelen386]

Came to say the same 🤣 I'm from the netherlands. But most people here only have 1 or 2 kids, not 4 😅 And dutchies attach a whole tent to the side of the camper which doubles the space, bring little tents for the kids etc so it's not that small I guess.

[@lindalindalinda.]

Haha inderdaad. And you aren't allowed on a lot of camping area's with one that's double axled over here.

[@amyw5647]

I had the same thought when they kept saying it's really little 😆

[@bethanygerdt6636]

We bought a house without ever stepping foot inside when we moved across the country with a toddler and 3 week old in 2020. We were only able to see the house via video, and because the house is out, the connection was not great. There were some things we didn’t love, but overall, it was a great purchase. Also, wanted to add that this is the first I am seeing of your channel, and I love it! We have decided to pursue a more minimalist and experience-focused lifestyle. Less stuff, more fun! Thanks for sharing!

[@tinab6143]

We bought our last home sight unseen. Many happy memories were made there with children and grandchildren. Our son and daughter went househunting for us while we were on vacation. We only saw the interior online. No regrets.

[@laceybuchholz9468]

Our current house!! We bought it sight unseen a year ago since the market in our part of MN was just crazy. We loved 2 hours away and couldn’t get to it to see it during the week before bids were due. We took a chance, but in our bid, and got it! We walked into it for the first time 30 minutes before we signed all the papers to buy it. No regrets - it’s been a great house 🏠

[@amandapanda1541]

We have the Micro Minnie Winnie 1700BH. It's almost identical in layout etc. Although we only have 4 in our family, we love it and would highly recommend that size. Super easy set up and towing.

[@Taleri]

Do you have plans to get your dogs spayed and neutered to avoid any more accidental litters? What is the plan for the new litter of puppies? Will you be keeping any of them?

[@kimberleyobier6756]

Your kids will have the most incredible memories from their childhood. Love all the family centered things that you do! We went to auctions when I was a child and my memory of them is eating homemade cupcakes. There was always a bake sale table and cups of lemonade lol Great memories :-)

[@24carrotgold8]

I won a bid on Ebay for a vintage knitting machine shipped to me from Canada. It has a 12 stitch card reader and uses 2 colors of 4 ply yarn. I created patterns for snowflakes, bunnies, whales, hammers and wrenches, and more! I have knit kid and adult hats, scarves and sweaters. It has been a wonderful purchase. All my friends and family live in climates with cold and/or snowy winters. Unfortunately, I live on Oahu 🏝🌋🌊 and can't wear anything I make 😥

[@tanyainman5846]

Last week we bought a moyorcycle in Indiana- drove from Alabama to pick up. Very happy.

[@sj6728]

I have never bought anything sight unseen. You two are brave.

[@sandyseffrood4384]

My husband bought a tractor on an online auction, 4850 JD. We had been looking for awhile, knew the going price and he bid much lower than that, he got it and had it shipped to us……we know now why we got it so cheap, we’ve put $2500 in it already and may need to do more. It has been handy- we can pull 2 wagons of round bales with it since it has front wheel assist. We have bought many other pieces of farm equipment online before- most have been really good purchases that have come from all over the USA. This tractor probably has been the only one - if we saw in person that we probably would have passed on, just because of all the issues we couldn’t see from photos.

[@sallydavidson4471]

Hi Dawn & Tom! Haven't been watching any videos lately and you two didn't disappoint! I live your banter and the farm looks great behind you on the deck! Happy camping and safe travels! Congrats on the puppies! 🤍🖤🤎

[@nicoleolson2790]

I love small campers! We had a big 30’ and hated that we couldn’t camp in small remote places. We went to a 24’ popup and liked it but it was a pain to set up and down and it seemed to always rain. Now we have an 18’ 1969 FAN that we redid and it has 4 bunks, a bathroom and a bed up front. Similar to this one but add 2 more bunks with a bathroom in between. We love it. It’s light, easy to tow in small spaces and like you said our ideal is to be hidden, away from people. In nature and just a place to sleep. I adore our small camper. Family of 6 and we take our 2 big dogs along and we have a very simple set up with minimal “needs”. It works really well for us. We never wanted slide outs or anything that could cause more issues than campers already do.