Warja Nijdam lives with wife, child and dog in a tiny house of 25 square meters. They are not at all affected by the rising gas prices or the impending capacity problems on the electricity network. Their tiny house is completely self-sufficient and not connected to any network.
They have been living in their tiny house for a year now at the temporary location in the green near Schoorl, an idyllic place among the sheep. Warja proudly shows the power box at the back of his tiny house. The sun is shining, so the solar panels on the roof generate more electricity than they consume.
The batteries are full, so you can also cook in the Nijdam home tonight. “The reports about rising gas prices and capacity problems in the electricity network don’t tell me much,” says Warja. His tiny house is ‘off grid’ which means so much that they are not connected to utilities.
Honeymoon
During their honeymoon, they get used to living in a small van with few belongings. Warja and his wife Sybrich liked this way of life so much that they decided to continue it.
They built a self-sufficient tiny house in which there was also room for family expansion, because son Idar also seems to feel very comfortable in the small, but super-smartly furnished space. “For us, moving to the tiny house was like moving to a larger home,” says Warja.
Example house
They hope that their way of life will inspire others to live more consciously and economically with energy, water and belongings. “We hope that we can be an inspiration for traditional housing construction. For example, if you collect your rainwater and flush it down the toilet, you can save many liters of drinking water in a very simple way.”