Interviews

See how Stacey and her husband downsized from a 2,800-square-foot home with a three-car garage to a 448-square-foot seaside cottage. After a corporate layoff forced a change of plans, they renovated this tiny fixer-upper into a bright, coastal retreat — proving that sometimes losing everything leads to gaining what matters most.

This couple ran into a coffee shop in skoolie while traveling in Iceland, and that sparked something inside of them. Before they knew it, they converted their own short bus, so they could hit the road. Their bold blue bus has a cozy interior, with dark wood and paint, that makes it feel like a [...]

Victory has been living nomadically for nearly a decade, having moved nearly 20 times before settling into her van. Initially planning to hitchhike across the U.S., she pivoted to van life after seeing others do it. Now, she works a few months a year to fund her travels, spending the rest of her time digging [...]

I love a touch of whimsy, and Irwin the Skoolie has just that with the adorable curtain “eyes” that grace the front of the bus. Bright blue, they make Irwin seem like a fun place to live. Owners Mike and Mandi would agree! When 2020 hit, Mike’s longtime dream of an alternative living space finally [...]

Maddi’s former job had her traveling all over the world, but she hadn’t seen much of her home country of Australia. It was time to change that, so Maddi turned to van life. She’s been on the road enjoying all kinds of adventure activities — from spearing fish to scuba diving — ever since. Her [...]

Do you remember David Rule’s tiny house that he started building last summer? Well, he finished it for a total of $15,000! And he documented the entire thing in a recap video below, which might be the most entertaining tiny house video I’ve ever watched. The result is an entirely off-grid home he built all [...]