Wess had the travel bug as a young adult but chose parenthood first. When his boys were getting older, he decided to think about tiny living/travel again and that’s when he stumbled across the school bus that he bought to turn into a house (before they were really Instagram-popular). As a metalworker, he had the [...]
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Her Shipping Container Tiny House with a Gym
Emily was inspired by what she read in magazines about living off-grid on her own raw land and reducing her carbon footprint. She ended up buying a shipping container before she even purchased land in Maine to put it on. Thankfully it all worked out and she found her perfect spot. For the past decade, [...]
From 60-hour Workweeks to 48-state Van Life
Gypsy was working 60 hours a week, talking about her dreams of escaping it all, when a coworker told her to just “shut up and do it.” She was shocked, but inspired, and within three weeks had purchased a bus she converted into her first tiny home. That said, the bus was cumbersome and she [...]
They’re Building Sustainably with Hempcrete Blocks
JustBioFiber is a company that has found a solution to many of hemp’s shortcomings when it comes to building. While “hempcrete” alone can’t be loadbearing, the epoxy block centers give the hemp structural integrity. It also makes it easy to run electrical wires inside the blocks. As you can imagine from the pictures, building with [...]
Jonnie’s Journey Building Vans & Travel Nursing
Jonnie wanted to get into travel nursing, and van life seemed like a perfect option for that lifestyle. It turns out that once she started building vans, other people wanted her to build theirs! She builds vans (MidWest Van Builders) and does travel nursing between builds. Her van has a shower, toilet, and beautiful walnut [...]
Young family traveling in a school bus tiny house conversion
There’s no chance of this family being caught without power! Dad Derek got the wild idea to move his wife and two young kids into a school bus, and he pulled out all the stops with his brilliantly designed solar system, a fold-down bench seat for safe car seat travel, and large IKEA-mattress-sized bunks for [...]
From 4 Years of Van Life to New 5th Wheel RV on the Water
Earlier we shared Jasper’s awesome box truck conversion that he lived in on and off for about four years. At the start of 2022, he made a major life shift and purchased a fifth wheel (brand new!) which he is living in with his girlfriend, two dogs, and soon-to-be baby! Even though their fifth wheel [...]
