When building on a budget, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are amazing resources, as Courtney and Sawyer will tell you. They relied heavily on deals for reclaimed materials that created their custom box truck home named Elfie. This couple wanted to get into vanlife as soon as they were done with college and had saved up [...]
Off Grid
His Amazing Mountaintop DIY Tiny Rock Cabin
Mike is a professional snowboarder who purchased 84 acres in Tahoe on a huge granite slab and transformed it into a hand-crafted rock cabin with a hot tub, cold plunge, ski lift, and even an onsite Overlander that he rents out on Airbnb! It took Mike years and years to get the property he bought [...]
UK Couple Overhauls Bus in 1 Month for US Tour
Nick and Harri are a 23-year-old British couple who graduated from university in 2020, just in time for the world to close down. They decided vanlife would be the best way to make lemonade out of lemons. After traveling in Europe, they decided to come to the US and build out a bus in just [...]
Ruby: The 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon
William is a professional photographer who has made his dreams come true by traveling in Ruby, his 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon, to which he added a roof raise for extra comfort and space. His van life allows him to work and to see family and friends all over the country. When he gets together with them, [...]
Off-Grid Tiny House with Land in Pahoa, Hawaii
This is an off-grid tiny house on land in Hawaii with multiple small structures on approximately .17 acres located in Pahoa, Hawaii in the subdivision of Kalapana Sea View Estates. It is offered for $185,000 and features approximately .17 acres of land, a tiny house on wheels, a yurt-style master bedroom, another separate bedroom, a [...]
The Ambo: Rough and Rugged Ambulance Conversion
Andy had always been a fan of traveling and living tiny in a number of vehicles, so in 2018, he found a 4×4 ambulance that would make the perfect off-roading tiny house on wheels. He got to work converting it, keeping some original elements, and replacing anything that didn’t work for him. The result? A [...]
Family of Four Living Full Time in their Jeep Camper
Just wait until you see the incredible off-roading Jeep Camper this family lives in — full-time! Julie, Chris, and their two boys loved camping and kept taking longer and longer trips until they realized they could put “normal” behind them and DIY their own overland camping set-up! They have a beefed-up Jeep that tows a [...]