Lara and Julian began their tiny living journey hoping to stay free after years of school, but eventually ended up doing “normal life” with jobs and rent and typical work hours. In 2019, the two environmentalists decided to take the plunge into a skoolie conversion, creating a space to use as a studio where Lara [...]
Interviews
Solo Travel in Her A-Frame Camper
Luz started her tiny living journey by building out the back of her Subaru Forester. After about 8 months on the road, she upgraded to her awesome A-Liner camper, which she lives in full-time (without running water!). She has some solar-powered battery banks to charge her devices and uses solar lights indoors. During her life [...]
Architect-Designed Box Truck: High-Tech Tiny House with Dishwasher and Incinerating Toilet
Nico and Jona are on their third tiny house on wheels, and by now they knew exactly what they needed to make their truck tiny home nearly perfect. Learning from past builds, they had this one professionally designed by Nico’s brother-in-law (an architect) and it really shows. They chose to splurge on upgrades like a [...]
Family of Four’s Ford Transit Van Conversion with Shower
A tiny house, a vintage trailer, a toy hauler and now, a Ford Transit van — those are all the things Nailgun Nelly (Janelle) has overhauled since 2020! Janelle and her husband, Chad, are both nurses with fairly flexible schedules, so when they aren’t working, they’re renovating or traveling in their awesome creations. The couple [...]
Woody The Van With A Wooden Roof Raise
Carly says John was the first van lifer she met. They fell in love pretty quickly, and she moved into his DIY rig. John admits that plenty changed when a girl moved in and needed a few more “luxuries” to live comfortably. But the DIY wooden roof raise was all for him, so he could [...]
Physical Therapists’ Van w/ Heated Floors And Shower
Tim and Katie converted a Ford Transit to keep them busy in 2020 and have used it to travel part-time around Canada and the U.S. The van has only the best features, including a recirculating shower that uses only 3 gallons of water and heated floors that keep their toes toasty even in chilly Canadian [...]
Doctor’s Artistic Van Life with Keyboard and Paints
Doctor Serdner teaches psychology online, while also playing music and painting beautiful canvases. She managed to design a Sprinter van that has space for all of those things, including a heavy-duty drawer to house her creative materials. Her build process and results were featured on the TV show Van Go, and she is quite happy [...]