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 [...]
Off-Grid Living
Changing the Conversation on Composting Toilets
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: [...]
Solar-Powered Tiny House Prototype: the LumenHaus
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 [...]
Small Cabin in the Woods: Living The Simple Life Off the Grid
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 [...]
Girls High School Engineering Class Rebuilding Vintage Trailer
Support the Project Ventura Kickstarter: Girls High School Engineering Class tackles ecological literacy by rebuilding a vintage trailer with off-grid flair! These girls are inspired by the Tiny House Movement and are poised to make a big difference in their community. But they need your help. Texas has more TINY going on than one might [...]
Snowboarder Mike Basich’s Tiny Cabin in the Mountains (Video)
I was excited when a friend shared a video with me about snowboarder Mike Basich’s tiny house in the Sierra Mountains near Lake Tahoe. She posted the link with the question “But is it a tiny house?” Absolutely. Basich was able to get 40 acres land, considered unbuildable by most, for a fraction of the [...]
Is Solar Power Expensive for Tiny Houses?
Last week I spoke about the costs of tiny houses and why I don’t find that figure to be much of a problem. Several individuals mentioned that the $20,000 cost was fine for just the house but what about the cost of adding power systems on top of it. A lot of people believe that [...]
