If you love Tumbleweed’s tiny house designs but you’d prefer something even smaller, then the Vardo gypsy style camper (link to video version of this post) might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
Gypsy Style Super Tiny House
It’s a gypsy style camper that will fit in the back of your truck or on a small trailer. It’s perfect if you want to travel or just use it for camping on the weekends.
It’s also a great way to spruce up on your building skills before you tackle a larger project.
Using Recycled Materials
Jay Shafer, founder of Tumbleweed, built the first Vardo from mostly recycled materials. He only had to spend a few hundred dollars to make it, and you can make it look really cool if you find some stained glass you can use for a window.
Jay and his wife have actually used it themselves when traveling throughout California and I wouldn’t mind having one myself!
The Plans, So You Can Build One For Yourself
As usual Jay and their team have created detailed plans to make it easy for you to follow and build your own. The building plans include…
Elevation drawings from all 4 sides
Window and door openings
Finish materials
Two pages on how to frame each wall (front, back and sides)
How to create the rounded roof
How to create the slight angle on the side walls
Floor framing
How to insulate and where
What types of wood studs to use
What materials to use
How to secure it to your truck
How to secure it to a trailer
With the plans you also get details on the doors and other basic components.
This time he created a new set of plans that he’s using for the home and you’ll see how awesome it’s turning out in the video we created while I was there.
Fun with sugar sand
When I got there I was greeted by a friendly dirt road and I thought “oh no problem”.
But a few blocks down it got worse.
This is what I was facing
Again… I had gone too far. So I turned around and you’ll have to watch the video to see what happened next.
The little house on a trailer
I was really impressed with the house and how fast they have been putting it together. Currently, they’re waiting on windows so that’s what’s holding them back.
Here’s a shot of the progress while I was there on Monday.
Video length: 12:11
Enjoy…
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I had the pleasure of visiting him and his family a few weeks ago and we made a fun video while we were there.
It seems like in no time at all he is well on his way toward finishing his second tiny house project.
Like I showed you earlier this week, he has altered his design a bit and has used what he’s learned from the first time around to make his second home on wheels even better.
I’m thrilled to see the finished product as well as the upcoming plans that he will be coming out with next.
Today he’s going to tell you a little more about himself. You have probably seen his small off grid solar cabin around the web before.
Here are some questions I had for him and I think you’ll enjoy his answers below. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us, LaMar.
What got you to start the construction of your solar cabin?
How has it changed your life, what do you love most about it compared to before?
How long have you been in your current design?
What’s in store for the future for you, your cabin, or are there completely different plans for you?
What has been your biggest challenge during the process?
Tell us about your solar power ebook/plans.
I’ll hand it off to LaMar now. By the way I own a copy of his solar building plans and they are a great value if you are wanting to learn all of this stuff. A link to where you can order them is provided for you below at his website.
