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Guest Post by Laura LaVoie There are so many “sister movements” to living in a tiny house and I would love to explore all of them over time. They include things like living without refrigeration, not using commercial shampoo, and eating locally – all of which I have tried to one degree or another. While [...]

Guest Post by Laura LaVoie We just returned to our tiny house from a week long camping trip (and two week total vacation). We are so happy to be home in our little space on our mountain. We have camped before, often at festivals and typically for at least four days at a time. This [...]

Guest Post by Laura LaVoie As I type this I am sitting at a camping festival in central Illinois. On Thursday, Matt and I presented a workshop on tiny houses and off the grid living. We had about 50 people attend which is pretty big for any of the workshops here even though attendance for [...]

Some of you are familiar with Louis Burns, who built his own tiny house on a trailer in Austin, Texas not long ago. This little house was built inexpensively and take note that it was Louis’ first attempt at building a home in general. So there are plenty of mistakes that he made which he [...]

So you’re seriously thinking about building your own tiny house on a trailer and wondering, “how the heck am I going to tow this thing around?” That’s a normal concern and something we all face when considering doing the same thing. There are lots of questions that might come to your mind, as did mine, [...]

Guest Post by Ben Cooper The sun is a powerful resource and through solar panels, you can start to produce clean, free power for your tiny house. In this article, we will look at the feasibility of installing a solar system to produce enough energy to power electricity and heating in your tiny home. First [...]