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This is the story of Captain Colby’s Cruising Caravan. He built an inexpensive tiny home on a used boat trailer using mostly reclaimed materials.
Colby was able to build a low-cost tiny home with no debt, no building plans, mainly just by using creative ideas of his own that he picked up from years in the boating industry. Best of all, he didn’t have to break the bank to get it done. According to Colby’s Facebook, he spent $6,986.17 to build it but plans to spend a little more on improvements over time.
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Captain Colby’s Cruising Caravan Tiny Home on Wheels Built for less than $6,986.17
Images © Leanne Stephens of Tiny Houses and Beyond
When he needed an affordable place to live, he decided to recycle a boat trailer and use it as the foundation for his very own, tiny home…
Image © The Cruising Caravan
And that’s exactly what he did! He even developed his own bed lift system so his bedroom doubles as a living space.
So when he’s not using the bed, it stows away.
His kitchen and stand-up desk are super simple.
Air conditioning is taken care of like this.
The toilet room… Nothing fancy, but it works!
A little storage…
Images © Leanne Stephens of Tiny Houses and Beyond
Video Tour with Colby and Leanne (Tiny Houses & Beyond)
Another Video Tour with Colby (Tiny r(E)volution)
Story Highlights
- After years living on the water, Colby decided it was time to build a tiny house on solid ground
- He didn’t use any building plans to build it
- He borrowed lots of ideas from the boating industry and incorporated into his tiny house
- He built a bed that lifts into the ceiling when not in use to save space and not have to sleep in a loft
- Colby doesn’t cook very often but he still built a little kitchenette just in case
- He also has a bathroom with an RV flush toilet and a shower
- His tiny house also has an air conditioner, stand up desk, entertainment center, , outdoor shower, and a doggy door
- According to Tiny r(E)volution, he used 90% salvaged materials from land and sea to build his tiny house on wheels
Learn more: https://tinyhousesandbeyond.com/2018/05/18/captain-colbys-cruising-caravan/
You can also follow along with Colby over at his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CaptainColbysCruisingCaravan/posts/
Sources
- Tiny Houses and Beyond
- Colby’s Facebook Page
- Colby’s Construction Photo Album
- YouTube Video
- Tiny r(E)volution Video Tour
Our big thanks to Leanne Stephens of Tiny Houses and Beyond and Captain Colby for sharing!🙏
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Congratulations! Really. I almost cancelled my subscription to [EXPENSIVE AS HELL] Tiny Houses. Why? Because the only ones that seem to be featured every issue of the newsletter (at least the URLs I clicked on) were ridiculously expensive. Tiny houses do NOT have to be insanely expensive. This one is perfectly functional and, in my mind, more reflective of what this world needs: SMALLER … AND LESS expensive. Thanks for the inspiration. Maybe there is hope for the novel concept of … [wait for it] making DOWN-sizing actually practical AND affordable.
Brian I have to agree with you. I thought the move to small houses was to save money and waste,but as was pointed out to me perhaps to some of these folks $100K is cheap.I think to many people do it under poor reasoning.People need to look at how the family lives before deciding to commit to this life style,it dose not bring you closer together.If your not already close it will rip a family appart.
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll find more examples like this for us. Off I go!
Hey Brian I was able to find some affordable tiny homes recently if you want to check them out:
Here’s a $10k Tiny Truck Camper/Tiny House
https://tinyhousetalk.com/truck-camper-tiny-house-for-10k/
An $8.5k ‘Aero Cabin’
https://tinyhousetalk.com/affordable-8-5k-aero-tiny-cabin-on-wheels/
A Pretty Nice $33k City/Transit Bus Conversion
https://tinyhousetalk.com/1995-city-bus-to-motorhome-conversion-atlanta-georgia-33k/
A $22k Gooseneck THOW
https://tinyhousetalk.com/affordable-22k-gooseneck-tiny-house/
$28k THOW with main floor bedroom
https://tinyhousetalk.com/affordable-28k-tiny-house/
More coming too! Thanks! Let me know what you think, please!
A man can live this way….not many women can!