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5′ x 9′ Tiny Travel Trailer

This is a 5′ x9′ Tiny Travel Trailer guest post by Kay Beam – share yours! I built a 5′ x 9′ tiny travel trailer. I wanted something to camp in with hard sides so that I could bring my granddaughters with me. I made the walls 5′ high with a dropped floor so that I could [...]

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Slipstream Micro Camper for Cars and Motorcycles

This is the Slipstream micro camper that’s designed for compact cars and motorcycles to easily tow for traveling. It’s great if you’re a minimalist traveler because this unit ways only 200 lbs, it quick to set up, and it has about 38 cubic feet of extra cargo space too. If something like a teardrop camper is [...]

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Man Builds $400 Camper Bike in Beijing

This is a $400 camper bike built by artist, Kevin Cyr. What started out only as a art project soon turned into an actually structural project. Kevin had been traveling in Beijing, China and noticed how so many Chinese people carried just about everything on their bikes. The only thing he had not seen was a house on [...]

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Man Builds Two Off-Grid Cabins in Northern Arizona

This is a guest post by Michael Scheer about his two off-grid cabins in Northern Arizona. My name is Michael and about 5 years ago I wanted an off grid place for vacation and retirement. Like many others I am tired of bills, bills, bills and knew I would never have enough money to retire on unless [...]

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He Built A $2k Military Style Teardrop Trailer

Here is a guest post by Steve Whelan on his DIY Teardrop Trailer. It took $2,000 and about 5 months to build part-time. Why build it? I was bored and needed a project! I am an artist as well, “targeting” my work as “Urban Art” with a twist. The military aspects of my work bring [...]

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144 Sq. Ft. Colorful Studio Cabin in Hawaii

This tiny studio cabin is submitted by Dr. Rodney Pygoya Chang – share yours! This cute studio was just completed (July 2015). It’s designed to be both an art studio as well as guest room detached from the existing residence. Hopefully the bright colors will stimulate the occupant’s creative juices. The main house has about 2500 [...]

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Reverend to Build Micro Home Community for Homeless

This story is a guest post by Janet Caldwell Well, have I got a story for you -Rev. Jeff Obafemi Carr, once homeless himself, is living in Nashville’s FIRST micro model home until enough money is raised to build a village of micro-homes for the homeless. Through the efforts Infinity Fellowship where he is the Lead Minister, [...]

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