Anna got her tiny house on a whim! She was renting a 3-bedroom home when a friend was going tiny. Anna loved the sound of that and contacted a local builder with an immediate build slot available—and jumped on the opportunity. Soon, she had a stunning Scandi-style tiny house on wheels and an incredible off-grid [...]
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Family of 3’s Budget Bus Build
Matias and Austina got a fantastic deal on their bus! It cost them just $3,000 to acquire the bus, and they spent about $18,000 overall on the conversion (although they admittedly didn’t keep receipts). Matias had the idea to jump into nomadic life first, but Austina eventually came to the concept, and now they love [...]
Former Backpacker’s DIY Tiny Home
After traveling the world with nothing but a backpack, living tiny was nothing new to Gemma. But building a tiny house from the trailer up? Well, that was a new challenge, but one she met gladly with the help of her dad. She has a whole off-grid setup, including solar panels, a rainwater catchment system, [...]
Van Conversion that Sleeps 3 with Indoor Shower
VanGo Outfitters is a van conversion company in the United Kingdom. Max says it all started when he lived in Australia, where he got a job building out vans for a company in Sydney. He had previously worked as a boat builder for Princess Yachts while on his placement year, in which he studied product [...]
Full-Time Glamping in Their Toy Hauler TV
Adrian and Erica wanted to hit the road and started making blueprints for a school bus conversion. But when they accidentally stumbled on their dream RV at the dealership — it had just been traded in and wasn’t even on display yet — they decided to officially shift gears. The toy hauler design made it [...]
March 22-23: Sign Up Now For Catskills Tiny House Workshop
The Catskills Tiny House Workshop, two hours northwest of NYC, is having another two-day class on March 22-23, 2024 —teaching people how to design, move, and oversee the building of their own small house. The $695 fee (there are couple’s and group discounts) includes accommodations in three different tiny houses, all meals, sample blueprints, sample [...]
Sisters with Side-by-Side Tiny Homes
Deb was starting a new phase of her life after her kids moved out, and she got divorced. Living tiny was the perfect “next step” for rebuilding her life. She and her sister purchased tiny houses and placed them on a lush rented lot near the woods. Her off-grid home has a rainwater catchment system, [...]