Off-Grid Living

Ahh, a tiny house in the mountainous woods. One that’s affordable. If you’ve ever imagined going off grid in your own little cabin, read on.. Whether it’s to live in permanently or to use as an escape. For me, this would be one of my favorite places to write, be inspired, and get some time [...]

Guest Post by Ben Cooper The sun is a powerful resource and through solar panels, you can start to produce clean, free power for your tiny house. In this article, we will look at the feasibility of installing a solar system to produce enough energy to power electricity and heating in your tiny home. First [...]

By Laura LaVoie We talk to a lot of people about simple living and building our tiny house. We encourage those people who are interested but try to emphasize that no one should romanticize living off the grid in the woods. We can imagine people had it easier back in the day when they didn’t [...]

By Laura M. LaVoie With the tiny house movement on the rise, it seems like more and more people- including couples and young families– are attempting to live smaller and smaller. In order to go smaller, many of us are downsizing with great abandon. For me and my partner to transition comfortably into our 120 [...]

This episode by Kirsten Dirksen reminds me how important it is to stay creative and open minded while finding solutions for your tiny house build. The owner of this tiny home on stilts found a unique solution to meet building codes for his project: it’s an observation tower. Fred Reid, owner (and airline exec), calls it [...]

This is the UEV 480 Conqueror. It’s Australia’s versatile, off-road-ready, micro camping trailer. Since it’s ready for just about any terrain, it’s a wonderful addition to your 4×4 adventure vehicle. It’s the perfect vehicle add-on to conquer the terrain around you. It’s a breed between an off-road teardrop trailer and a pop-up camper. And it’s [...]