Interviews

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 [...]

Patty and Shane were living in a 3,500-square-foot home after spending years living around the United States for Shane’s military career. Despite all the moves, they’d never seen what the country had to offer. Once their boys were grown, they sold the house and started traveling in their fifth wheel. After a couple of years [...]

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 [...]

The McCarters are an incredible family who decided to sell their 3,000-square-foot home in Florida, purchase a 5th-wheel RV, and travel the country nomadically! They have two elementary-aged girls (who have an epic bunk house in the back of the RV) who they take on all these amazing adventures. Their RV is remarkable, with multiple [...]

Maya is an incredible woman who dreamed of conservation work and used technology and creativity to build an animal sanctuary for 35 animals who cannot be released back into the wild. She even has her own little habitat on the 15-acre property—a 380-square-foot tiny house where she lives with her two dogs and pet ferret. [...]

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 [...]

Today, we want to show off this stunning 2022 Ram ProMaster conversion from New Life Conversions. This new-to-us builder is a family-run business with two brothers-in-law and a father-in-law! One lived in a van full-time and convinced the others to leave their day jobs to build high-end custom vans. The men plan to expand into [...]

Erica and Steve are the proud owners of a 24-foot tiny house already built and set up at the Orlando Lakefront tiny house community when they found it for sale. They wanted to simplify their lives and sell their big home, which had them in debt, and going tiny has nearly paid for itself and [...]

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 [...]

After losing her job and getting a divorce, Mandy jumped on the opportunity to find herself through travel. Eventually, however, she wanted a bit more space than her backpack, and when this tiny house popped up for sale in the Orlando Lakefront community, she decided that was just what she needed! The 20-foot house is [...]

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 [...]

Single-level home designs are great for various reasons—they’re easier for aging-in-place, great if an accident ever makes it hard for you to go up and down stairs, and more straightforward for parents of little kids prone to accidents. This 928-square-foot layout includes an attached two-car garage, making it a wonderful full-time home. The design includes [...]

This adorable family of five has been living nomadically since 2018! Long before it was popular, they were inspired by a couple of brave families who went against the grain, selling their homes and living out of RVs. After five years in a travel trailer, they sold that and purchased a fifth wheel, which they [...]

Anna got her tiny house on a whim! She was renting a 3-bedroom home when a friend was going tiny. Anna loved the sound of that and contacted a local builder with an immediate build slot available—and jumped on the opportunity. Soon, she had a stunning Scandi-style tiny house on wheels and an incredible off-grid [...]

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 [...]