Abe and Micah bought a house in California and flipped it (it was “a dump” according to them) into exactly what they wanted. But then they realized they loved traveling — not being tied to one location — so they sold the house and reinvested some of the money into their raised-roof skoolie home. They [...]
Family Tiny House Living
Family of Four Living Tiny in an RV
Husband Derrick has a construction job that forces him to move frequently. Wife Alexis said they used to rent homes or apartments, but never really felt like they had a “home.” But 3.5 years ago, they decided to buy an RV so they could bring their house with them no matter where they move to! [...]
Traveling Musicians Living w/ 2 Kids in Skoolie Conversion
Shane and Emily have two little kids and travel the country with their band, doing what they love, while never needing to sacrifice family time to make it happen. They lived in an RV for four years before jumping on the bus bandwagon. They chose a skoolie because it was a safer choice for their [...]
Community First! Village: Mitigating Homelessness Through Community
Homelessness is a problem in every city in the country, and many times when we see tiny homes we think, “We need more of these for the homeless!” Community First! Village in Austin, Texas took that idea and brought it to life, with 51 acres of property with more than 500 homes for the chronically [...]
From 3,000 Sq. Ft. in Texas Suburbia to Trawler Boat Life: Family of 5
Chris and Jolene have three preteen boys, and the family used to do the typical suburban rat race of tons of sports and activities, work 9 to 5, and a zombie-like existence trying to afford a 3,000 square foot cookie-cutter home. Then, about two years ago, Chris sold his company and the family searched for [...]
Web Developer & Family in Their 2007 Duramax Diesel 6.6 LMN Chevy Short Bus
Caleb is a web developer and he and his wife, Hannah, and their three-year-old are traveling around in their amazing Chevy Short Bus conversion. The sleek interior looks ultra-modern, and now Caleb is helping others build out their own buses. How cool. Because of his job, he has tons of solar power and battery banks [...]
10 Years In Their RV Turned Tiny Cottage: Meet The Behrens
Spenser and Libby Behrens went straight from trade school into RV life and have been living on the road for 10 years. They follow Spenser’s work as a journeyman lineman across the country, often moving with little notice. As their family grew, they upgraded to a larger fifth wheel and renovated every inch of it [...]