Downsizing for Our Big Move to New Mexico – A Look Back from the Vault
In today’s *Video from the Vault*, we’re taking you back to the time we had to seriously downsize for our move to New Mexico. Preparing to leave Minnesota meant sorting through our storage unit and making some tough decisions.
We held a big yard sale to sell the things we weren’t bringing along, and with the money raised, we bought new tires for our RV to make sure the trip was safe. Everything we decided to keep had to fit into one enclosed trailer—that was a challenge all on its own!
Along the way, we also made time to visit family, camp locally, and let the kids (both furry and non-furry) enjoy some fun before the journey began.
October is a special month for us—it marks our anniversary of moving here. We spent our first night on the land on October 18th, 2020. To celebrate our 5th year here, we’re sharing videos throughout October from our journey and setup.
✨ **Special Event**: On Saturday, October 18th, join us for an *Open Mic Night* at Ka-Hoon Campground and Event Center! Come in person for a night of music, camping, and community—or join us online through our Colquhoun Entertainment TikTok profile.
For more information about camping, events, and livestreams, visit our website:
http://www.plateauhamedecolquhoun.com
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#offgrid #Moving #tinyliving #downsizing #NewMexico
Tag: enclosed trailer rebuild
From Broken Trailer to Desert Dreams – The Wild Story Behind Our Move to New Mexico!
From Trailer Repairs to New Beginnings – Our Journey to Ka-Hoon Campground
October is a special month for us—it marks our anniversary of moving here to New Mexico. On **October 18th, 2020**, we spent our very first night on the land that is now **Ka-Hoon Campground and Event Center.**
In honor of this milestone, we’ll be posting **videos from the vault** throughout October, sharing our journey from Minnesota to the desert and the work it took to set up our off-grid home.
Before moving here, we had to figure out how to haul all our belongings. The solution came in the form of an old enclosed trailer… that turned out to need a LOT more work than we expected. We ended up replacing floor supports, laying new flooring, fixing wheel wells, repairing the roof, rebuilding the side and back doors, installing new tires, replacing wheel bearings, and rewiring the lights. Along the way, we even lost the tip of a finger—making this trailer a real blood, sweat, and tears project!
When the work was finally finished, the trailer was road-ready and became the backbone of our move, hauling everything we needed to start our new life in New Mexico.
Follow along this October as we share more from our vault of memories—before, during, and after the move—to celebrate four years of living and building in the desert.
👉 For more about us, camping, events, and livestreams, visit our website: **www.plateauhamedecolquhoun.com**
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#KaHoonCampground #OffGridLiving #VaultVideo #MovingToNewMexico #DesertLife
Unpacking trailer

We got back home and now having to unload the trailer so that we can fix a few issues we found on the trailer. Once that’s completed we will reload everything for hopefully the final time until we’re in New Mexico.
#trailer #downsizing #artoftinyliving #tinylivingkindofmagic #tinyhome #tinyhouse #rvliving #moving #NewMexico #minnesota
Wednesday Aug 29 🏕

Happy Wednesday! Today we weren’t able to accomplish as much on the #trailer as we would had liked, had to go make us some money. But we are getting closer to being done! Sides are completely done, need to finish sealing the roof and replace the vent.
If you haven’t done so you can watch the #build of the trailer on our Art of Tiny Living #youtubechannel subscribe to recieve updates on future videos!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVPGpf99yNXFJ7qXE354NlA
#wednesday #nextweek #youtube #trailer #channel #artoftinyliving #tinylivingkindofmagic #tinyhome #tinyhouse #rvliving #tinyliving #trailer #trailerrepair #enclosedtrailer #enclosedtransport #trailerrebuild #enclosedtrailerrebuild
No YouTube video 😢

Today is Wednesday and we usually release a new #youtube video on our Art of Tiny Living #youtubechannel. 😢But sadly today we do not have the video finished. We plan on releasing a video on Sunday 10 AM CST with the final F*ck-It or Fix-it #trailer rebuild.
We will be busy next week with downsizing, packing the trailer and #garagesale. We will try to release a video sometime next week.
In the meantime watch and subscribe to the Art of Tiny living YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVPGpf99yNXFJ7qXE354NlA
#garagesale #nextweek #camping #trailer #downsizing #artoftinyliving #tinylivingkindofmagic #tinyhome #tinyhouse #rvliving #tinyliving #trailer #antique #longprairie #Minnesota #trailerrebuild #untiques
Tuesday 🌄

It’s Tuesday morning. We’re planning for our camping trip next week. We’ll be boondocking for about a week to start downsizing all our items in storage to fit into the trailer.
We will be having a #garagesale most of the week. I will post updates.
Yesterday #monday we finished up the fenders, put bottom trim on and patched holes on the trailer.
Today the plan is to finsh up the trim, put trim boards inside to attach the walls.
#tuesdaymorning #nextweek #camping #trailer #downsizing #artoftinyliving #tinylivingkindofmagic #tinyhome #tinyhouse #rvliving #tinyliving #trailer #trailerrepair #enclosedtrailer #enclosedtransport #trailerrebuild #enclosedtrailerrebuild
New Video on YouTube!

A Day in the Life of Tiny Living ….Rabbit hole edition. https://youtu.be/qrc5xi_kr0A
#artoftinyliving #tinyhouse #rvliving #tinylivingkindofmagic #tinyhome #tinyliving #trailer #trailerrepair #enclosedtrailer #enclosedtransport #trailerrebuild #enclosedtrailerrebuild #rabbithole #rabbit
