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He Turned a 10-Ton Semi-Truck Into an Off-Grid Tiny House with an Elevator Bed and Sky Balcony

Most van lifers are trying to squeeze a life into 60 square feet. Waldemar took a different approach entirely. He bought a massive 10-ton MAN commercial delivery truck — originally an airport transport vehicle from Frankfurt, Germany with only 100,000 km on an engine rated for 1.5 million — and spent a year and a [...]

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Compact tiny house built on a van chassis in a desert setting, showcasing small space living.

From a DIY Van to a Box Truck Conversion!

Eric and Ashley have been living nomadically for four years. The first three years they spent in a low-top van conversion, before spending 6 months converting a box truck into their home on wheels. The truck gave them space to stand, and they were happy to build out a vehicle with square walls! They both [...]

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Custom DIY box truck converted into a tiny home for mobile living.

Their DIY Box Truck Life

This box truck conversion was meticulously planned out and saved over the course of two years while Eva and Braydyn lived in a camper in the cab of his truck (that you couldn’t stand in). The result of their careful design plans is incredible and works perfectly for their life together. They chose a fixed [...]

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Expedition truck built from a former firetruck in a DIY project.

Their DIY Expedition Truck From Former Firetruck!

If you’ve been reading Tiny House Talk for a while, you might remember Heather and Dana, a couple who renovated an RV to live as nomads. Well, when a tree later fell on the RV, their plans shifted, and they went back to “normal” life for a while—until the call of the road pulled them [...]

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Surf shack tiny house built on a box truck with steps leading to the entrance.

His Surf Shack Box Truck Tiny House

Scott has been surfing on this famous California beach for 50 years and has plenty of experience with boats and RVs, so when the rules about the size of vehicles allowed on the beach changed, he decided to downsize. He wasn’t planning on building something himself, but with the shutdowns of 2020, he decided to [...]

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