Kenny Foust submitted the first design to Simple Solar Homesteading’s awesome “Off-Grid Houses on the Move” Contest, which runs now through October. If you have an off-grid portable housing design (or actual structure!) you’d like to submit, you can see the rules for the contest here. Winners get prizes so it’s worth a try! He [...]
Off-Grid Living
200 Sq. Ft. Grove Cottage on Hobby Farm
In Wellsville, Utah sits a little hobby farm with gardens, sheep, chickens, pigs, and an orchard. Back among the young trees is this little off-grid Grove Cottage, which you can rent on Airbnb! It has a covered porch with an idyllic porch swing, and inside you’ll find sleeping for up to 6 between a King-sized [...]
He Lost Everything in a Crash, but Rebuilt This Amazing Truck Home
Man, talk about a heart-wrenching and inspiring story! Andrew Muse left home after high school and hit the road. Eventually he saved up for a truck and truck camper which he and his dog, Booter, used to travel the country and live in all kinds of amazing places. But on a trip home, he got [...]
They Sold Their 5,000 Sq. Ft. Home & Built A Luxury DIY Tiny House!
I think most of us would agree that a 5,000 square foot house for two people is…excessive. That’s why this couple decided to sell their mansion and build their very own tiny house on wheels with all the bells and whistles. They’ve significantly reduced their overall footprint, and we should commend them for that. Considering [...]
Barefoot Bandits: Family of 5 Travelling in Their Skoolie Conversion
The Barefoot Bandits wanted to get away from the rat-race and spend more time together as a family, so they sold everything and bought and converted a bus into their full-time home. Now mom, Jacq, “wild-schools” her kids as they travel Oregon (COVID-permitting). They created the most beautiful home, with a giant counter for food [...]
Videographer’s Stealth Budget Van Build (With a Toilet): $5.5K
If you’ve been following Tiny House Talk for any amount of time, you’ve probably seen the handiwork of videographer Travis Cosentino (@travis_travels on Instagram) — he does the filming for Tiny Home Tours, which we show you quite frequently. But did you know he’s a van-dweller? He’s been living in his stealthy conversion now for [...]
He Built A 96 Sq. Ft. Cabin for Less Than $3K in 12 Days!
When his parents sold the family vacation cabin so they could buy their dream home, this man decided to buy some Canadian prairie land and build a 96 square foot cabin that could fit his family of four and keep them warm in the subarctic temperatures of Treaty 6 Territory. They live off-grid on the [...]