Lara and Julian began their tiny living journey hoping to stay free after years of school, but eventually ended up doing “normal life” with jobs and rent and typical work hours. In 2019, the two environmentalists decided to take the plunge into a skoolie conversion, creating a space to use as a studio where Lara [...]
Couple Tiny House Living
Architect-Designed Box Truck: High-Tech Tiny House with Dishwasher and Incinerating Toilet
Nico and Jona are on their third tiny house on wheels, and by now they knew exactly what they needed to make their truck tiny home nearly perfect. Learning from past builds, they had this one professionally designed by Nico’s brother-in-law (an architect) and it really shows. They chose to splurge on upgrades like a [...]
Woody The Van With A Wooden Roof Raise
Carly says John was the first van lifer she met. They fell in love pretty quickly, and she moved into his DIY rig. John admits that plenty changed when a girl moved in and needed a few more “luxuries” to live comfortably. But the DIY wooden roof raise was all for him, so he could [...]
Physical Therapists’ Van w/ Heated Floors And Shower
Tim and Katie converted a Ford Transit to keep them busy in 2020 and have used it to travel part-time around Canada and the U.S. The van has only the best features, including a recirculating shower that uses only 3 gallons of water and heated floors that keep their toes toasty even in chilly Canadian [...]
Tall Couple Design and Build Their Own Motorhome
Scott and Susan Burbank are a retired couple who decided to build their own Freightliner motorhome because, at 6’8″ tall, Scott simply couldn’t be comfortable in most standardized motorhomes. So they acquired a retired semi-truck and spent 14 months converting it into their dream home on wheels. The truck was originally just an empty shell [...]
Millennials Build a Debt-free Tiny House for $30K
In 2018, Nicole and Jamie began building their DIY tiny house to own a home in the high-cost-of-living state of Massachusetts. It took them about 2 years and $30,000 to complete the build, and they have been loving living there ever since. The home features shou sugi ban siding and an adorable arched doorway that [...]
Couple’s Wallpapered Ford Transit Van Conversion
The road to van life hasn’t been easy for this couple. It all started when Daphne outfitted a van for herself and left Matt in New York, so she could go travel. After he spent some time visiting her in the van, he wanted to join her full-time. But, Daphne’s van was totaled in a [...]
