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Most Popular THOWs of 2016

Tiny House Talk’s Top 10 Most Popular Tiny Houses on Wheels for 2016

This weekend we shared our favorite tiny houses on wheels featured on Tiny House Talk in 2016. But what were your favorites? I sifted through our website stats and found what THOWs had the most page views to create our “Most Popular THOWs of 2016” list. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean these are the [...]

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THIMBY

Off-Grid THOW with a Tesla Wall Battery!

This is an Off-Grid THOW with a Tesla Wall Battery! It’s called THIMBY and you can learn more about it right here. We are Tiny House in My Backyard (THIMBY), an interdisciplinary team of UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students that worked together to design and build an affordable, off-grid, 100% solar-powered “tiny” house.1 Off-Grid [...]

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Bitterroot Tiny Home by Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses

Off-Grid Bitterroot Valley Home by Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses

This is the 20 ft. Bitterroot Valley tiny house on wheels by Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses. This off-grid marvel is simple and to the point with solar panels, a composting toilet, and a basic kitchen. It features a lot of great reclaimed materials and “leftover” materials at Rocky Mountain because the owner was on a [...]

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Rural Central Wisconsin Tiny House Lot For Rent

This is a rural central Wisconsin Tiny House Lot for Rent. Robin is welcoming a THOW that’s willing to go off-grid on his land: I have wooded land on a lake in central Wisconsin and a nice wooded 1/2 acre spot for someone to place their THOW. Rural, no power or water so would be an [...]

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Big Bertha: Family of Five’s School Bus Conversion

Brian and Stella Sullivan used to pay big rent to live in a two-bedroom apartment near Seattle and felt like finances were always tight and they weren’t spending quality time together as a family. But when Brian got a job offer that would have required a two-hour commute, they ditched the conventional apartment life and [...]

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Taylor & Steph’s Incredible 500 Sq. Ft. Earthship Home 14

They Built A Passive Solar Earthship Cabin For $10k

This is Taylor & Steph’s Incredible 560 Sq. Ft. Earthship Home in the mountains of Santa Cruz, California. The couple built their home out of recycled materials in a way that’s sustainable and good for the environment. They had no construction skills, lived off-grid for a long time and managed to do it with less than $10,000. [...]

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The Charlavail Tiny House on Wheels

This is the Charlavail Tiny House on Wheels by Jamaica Cottage Shop in Vermont. Inside you’ll find two lofts (one for sleeping, one for storing), a quaint breakfast nook and an awesome open-storage staircase. Check it out and buy it here! To explore more amazing tiny homes like this, join our Tiny House Newsletter. It’s [...]

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