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 [...]
Off-Grid Living
Tiny House Legalized as Observation Tower
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 [...]
UEV 490 Conqueror Australia’s Versatile Off Road Camping Trailer
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 [...]
Solar Powered Bauhaus Barge Boathouse
The Bauhaus is an electric-powered houseboat. It measures 50′ by 13.5′ so it’s approximately 675 square feet. Not tiny, but certainly small, and very interesting. It weighs about 20 tons and has enough solar panels to run everything all year long. There is no gas, diesel, or petrol required. You even cook and heat with [...]
Checking Out Brian “Ziggy” Liloia’s Cozy Cob Homes
A few years ago, Alex did a piece on some land for sale near Dancing Rabbit Eco Village. Let’s return to Missouri to check out some of the most recent projects of this thriving intentional community. Brian Liloia goes by Ziggy and has been living at Dancing Rabbit Eco Village for nearly four years. He [...]
Video tour of the Bolt Together House a Famous DIY Tiny House Design
Deek just published a video tour that his brother, Dustin, shot of the Bolt Together House. According to Deek, in 1972 this small house design was featured in Family Circle Magazine. I recognized it from Lester Walker’s book, The Tiny Book of Tiny Houses which was published in 1993. Apparently, more than 25,000 people purchased [...]
Ultra Low-flow Shower Head for Tiny Houses, RVs, and Boats
If you’re living in any sort of tiny house (whether that be an RV, boat, or shack) and you are having to refill your water supply an ultra low-flow shower head is a great investment. Thanks to Evan and Gabby, we get to find out which one is the best. It’s the one they chose [...]