7 surprising issues tiny house owners face in the winter

Tiny houses can be difficult in the winter.Shutterstock

• Tiny house owners have to winterize their homes to ensure everything runs smoothly when the cold weather arrives.
• Pipes can freeze and burst, so tiny house owners need to spend time and money insulating pipes, tanks, and water connections that are on the outside and underneath their home.
• They also have to worry about getting kicked out of campgrounds, their composting toilets failing to work effectively, and animals hiding under their homes.

Tiny house owners are often confronted with unique issues that traditional homeowners don't deal with, especially during the winter.

When the temperature drops and the cold weather rolls in, tiny house owners across the country begin prepping their homes for winter to ensure everything runs smoothly all season long.

Here are seven things tiny house owners told Insider they need to think about as the cold creeps in.