Off-Grid Living

In this post, you’re going to get introduced to a small/tiny house builder you may have never heard of before. They go by Hobbitat and are building cabins for Blue Moon Rising. The great part about these is that you can try out one of their tiny cabins first to see how you like living [...]

How do you handle water in a tiny house or in the city in a small apartment? Whether you are off-the-grid or using the city water system you might want to consider a water filter. This way you don’t have to buy water. If you have a well or other access to water you can [...]

This is Nate and Jen’s tiny home on wheels. It originally started out as a camper that Nate bought which they later dismantled, refurbished, and built this beautiful tiny home on. The trailer is 8’3″ by 24’10” and he used 2x4s instead of 2x8s for floor joists to decrease the home’s weight. Isn’t it incredible [...]

I was never thrilled about composting toilets when considering tiny houses. I didn’t like the idea of human waste sitting around and having to empty the bucket. It seemed like a hassle with opportunities for ickiness. When people ask about the tiny house, this is always one of the first things they want to know: [...]

Every year, designers (and design students) are dreaming up new ‘prototypes’ for various types of buildings, from prototypes for disaster-relief to futuristic green homes. Some of these prototypes are quickly forgotten (and often deserve to be). Others live on, and some even become highly successful. Marianne Cusato’s “Katrina Cottage”, whose models range from tiny to [...]

One of our readers, Mark built his own off the grid small cabin. Recently he had to move and has been missing his 16’x20′ cabin. Tomorrow I’m going to show you Mark’s micro house that he uses as a camper with his Toyota Tacoma truck. Don’t miss other tiny home tours and inspiring stories like [...]