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 [...]
Off-Grid Living
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 [...]
Things to Think About Before Moving into a Tiny House in the Mountains
If you’re interested in living in the mountains, there is a lot of opportunity from Boulder to Granby to Winter Park and everywhere in between. If, however, you want to scale down your square footage as well as your carbon footprint, a tiny house might be the right fit. It’s all about planning, so break [...]
Small Rustic Cabin on 40 Acres in Colorado with Mountain Views for Sale
I was excited to have an email from Victor Summers from Simple Shelter Texas about one of his latest small rustic cabins. He calls it an eco-retreat because it sits on 40 acres off the grid in the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado. So yes, there are amazing views of the Sangre de Cristro [...]
Protohaus Tiny House Project at Alfred University
Ann Holley is a student at Alfred University at the Museum of Fine Arts. A few short years ago she and her partner Darren Macca decided to build their own tiny house of just 125 square feet. Off-the-Grid Tiny House It was originally located on the property of AU and it is completely off the [...]
