Meet Julia & John and their amazing self-built solar-powered straw bale home! They live in Central New York and took on the challenge of creating their own home with 1300 square feet of living space after participating in a straw bale building workshop. While they did hire professionals for certain aspects of the build, like [...]
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UK Couple Travelling Part-Time in their DIY Van Conversion
Meet Izzy & Laurie, and their second van conversion named The Grizzly! This campervan is fully off-grid with a solar, gas and water set up that helps the couple climb, hike, and explore the outdoors on the weekends. They began part-time van life in January of 2017 (@camperdreamin on Instagram), when they bought and converted [...]
Mom, Dad, Baby Girl & Baby Boy on the Way: $12K Skoolie Remodel (No Debt!)
This amazing couple was tired of paying rent for a townhome they’d never own, and so they bought a bus and spent two years converting it into their house on wheels– without going into debt! During those two years they got married, had a baby (the adorable Nora) and are expecting baby #2 (Atlas) in [...]
Digital Marketer Celebrates One Year of RV Life with Two Cats
Lindsay has always loved small spaces and traveling, so when a job popped up that would let her work remotely, she jumped at the chance of a nomadic life! Just last week Lindsay (@lind_says on Instagram) celebrated her one year anniversary of living on the road in her renovated RV with her two cats, Mowgli [...]
Kai & Julie’s Off Grid Skoolie Conversion in Germany
This adorable skoolie conversion is home to Kai, Julie and their cat Lilu. They’re parked in Germany now (Kai’s home base) but typically travel throughout Europe. Kai (@wetravelbybus on Instagram) is a freelance filmmaker and photographer and jumped on the bus life bandwagon to escape a life where he was working for things that he [...]
Marie & Ben’s Canadian Short Bus Conversion Lifestyle
Marie and Ben met while backpacking in Costa Rica and, somewhere along the way, fell in love, Ben says. After living with the bare minimum for months during their adventures, renovating an old school bus and living tiny didn’t seem so far-fetched. So now they’re the proud owners of Gus (@littlegusthebus), their teal and white [...]
Emma & Luke’s 1979 Chevy Van Remodel (Interview!)
Emma and Luke said goodbye to their city lifestyle in Toronto, bought a 1979 Chevy Van and made it into an amazing home on wheels they’ve used to explore Nova Scotia, the East Coast of the USA, Mexico and now the West of Vancouver. The van (named Brier) had a lot of water damage and [...]