DIY

This Alberta tiny house is handcrafted and built explicitly with eco-friendly materials, such as denim and rock wool insulation, VOC-free interior birch sheathing, cedar, and eco-friendly wax and oil stain, so you can feel comfortable living inside it! It also features a deck with an excellent spot for an outdoor shower. The home has two [...]

Becca and Danny are a fantastic couple who labored for 17 months while working full-time to convert a school bus into a motored tiny home on wheels. They wanted the chance to travel; a full-size bus conversion was the perfect way to make that happen. Below, you’ll get a tour of their bus from the [...]

Taylor and Britt met as part of a hiking group and eventually fell in love on a “travel buddy” journey to Montana. Their story is as sweet as their personalities, and you’ll love getting a taste of it in the video tour of their van below. They converted the van in 10 months, and it [...]

After his divorce, Tom was looking for a new purpose and focus for his life, and he remembered how much he loved camping. Eventually, his camping trips turned into full-time living from an incredible former Yellowstone ambulance, which he converted into a home on wheels. He has the coolest convertible bathroom in his ambulance, which [...]

Anjali has been living on the road for more than four years, first out of a basic build that was supposed only to last the summer until 2020 hit, and her job went remote! She loved the van so much that she decided to stay on the road and eventually upgraded to this ProMaster, which [...]

The Samaniego family lives full-time in their converted skoolie, which they built using primarily recycled materials! The couple have a 6-year-old son, who they homeschool while traveling. Oh, and their fantastic vintage stove has a name. How sweet! We interviewed the family about their nomadic lifestyle and what they loved about living tiny. Check it [...]

This adventurous couple met at a climbing gym and, not too long afterward, did a 4-weekend conversion of their first inexpensive van. They used that rig for two years as a weekender van but then started the search for a Sprinter so they could do a full conversion. Once that van was complete, they decided [...]

Madilyn struggled with van life when she started. She missed her boyfriend, her family, her friends — and she had severe driving anxiety! But with frequent exposure and monthly trips back home, Madilyn has overcome the worst and successfully lived on the road for a year. Her 32-square-foot camper van is her second rig. The [...]

Thor and Deb met later in life as part of a “hardcore hiking group” in Phoenix, Arizona. The chemistry was instant; soon, the couple traveled together and wanted to do it full-time! They purchased the bus from another couple and made some upgrades to make it work for them. The bus features a neat modular [...]

Juliana Rose is a fantastic woman! She started SUV-camping out of her FJ Cruiser and one day decided to do it full-time. After living out of her vehicle, she purchased and built a micro camper to give her and her two dogs more space. The 30-square-foot space was originally a military generator, but Juliana Rose [...]

Tyme and Andy are a young couple who have taken an excellent alternative path to “home” ownership. Instead of settling down in Upstate New York, where they’re from, they built a fantastic bus conversion and chased the sun in their school bus conversion. Tyme loves interior design and was excited to design the bus—and the [...]

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 [...]

Daniel and Alejandra live in the Orlando Lakefront Tiny House Community in Florida in their own DIY tiny house, “Skylight.” The name comes from the two giant 8-foot skylights that take up more than half of the roof! Letting in so much natural light helps make the space so much brighter. Daniel built the house [...]

Matias and Austina got a fantastic deal on their bus! It cost them just $3,000 to acquire the bus, and they spent about $18,000 overall on the conversion (although they admittedly didn’t keep receipts). Matias had the idea to jump into nomadic life first, but Austina eventually came to the concept, and now they love [...]

Alexa is an artist who was looking for an art studio on wheels. When she found this excellent short bus on Facebook Marketplace, her dad joined her to check it out. After confirming that the engine looked good, she bought the bus for just over $3K. She only spent $7,700 on her conversion, using tons [...]

The Gossett family lives and travels in their converted school bus with a roof raise — and it might be one of the best family-centered conversions we’ve ever seen! They prioritized everyone having their own private spaces and made a great bedroom for their girls with residential twin-sized bunk beds, a two-person desk, and amazing [...]

After teaching in the Virgin Islands for seven years, Jana was ready to change things up, but not ready to “settle down” in the traditional sense. Instead, she’s redefining her nomadic life in her self-built ambulance as “settling down” — this is her home, and she loves her life! Even if her family thinks she’s [...]

Deyana is a former classroom teacher who now teaches virtually. You might remember her skoolie conversion that we showed you, but now she’s living in her self-converted van with her adorable dog. She used a micro-cement product from Spain called Smartcret to cover many of the surfaces in her rig, and the thin layer looks [...]

UPDATE: Uma is sold. Today, we’re introducing you to “The Secret Van Man,” a camper conversion business in the United Kingdom that’s creating gorgeous vans. Like many conversion companies, this one started with a personal passion project — a 2020 van conversion that went right! Below, Joseph shares his story about getting into van life [...]

After traveling the world with nothing but a backpack, living tiny was nothing new to Gemma. But building a tiny house from the trailer up? Well, that was a whole new challenge, but one she met gladly with the help of her dad. She has a whole off-grid set-up, including solar panels, a rainwater catchment [...]

Roman & Ioana are based in Switzerland, and they love the freedom that living and working on the road provides them. They purchased a 1990 Volkswagen van that had been converted and did some major renovations to make it work for modern full-time vanlife. They tow along a storage trailer which allows them to keep [...]

Floyd is changing lives while living out of his DIY van. A wood turner by trade, Floyd loves making artwork and leaving it around New Zealand to brighten up other’s days. With the artwork, he leaves a note about his charity, Gumboot Friday, which offers free counseling to young people in the country. He’s passionate [...]

This colorful van conversion is so fun! Sue is a 76-year-old clown, and she wanted to travel, so she got in touch with Safe and Sonder Vans, who created this fun van conversion for her. Named Rosie, the name of Sue’s clown, this bold red van is the perfect vehicle for her. Inside, she has [...]