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Mandy and Opal: 3 Years of Camper Life 4

Mandy and Opal: 3 Years of Camper Life

Mandy had a remote job long before the pandemic, and she loved to travel. However, she didn’t love living out of a suitcase and leaving her dog, Opal, behind. So she decided camper life would give her the best of both worlds: A home base, and the chance to travel the United States. So for [...]

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She Runs a Hat Business From Her RV!

Meet Brooke: She has a doctorate in physical therapy, but ultimately found herself longing to spend more time with her kids. That’s when she got into crocheting hats. A hobby soon became a successful business, and now she and her family travel around the country spreading the word about her amazing bobble hats, running her [...]

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’98 School Bus Turned Home for Student & Yogi 4

1998 School Bus Turned Motor-Cottage for Student And Yogi

Audrey and Paul bought their bus back in 2018 and spent 20 months making it into their amazing bus home. They spend half of what they used to in bills and utilities by living in their bus rather than a standard apartment and the best part? It’s all theirs, made exactly how they wanted it! [...]

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Goodbye NYC, Hello RV! Traveling in Big Blue 3

Goodbye NYC, Hello RV! Traveling in Big Blue, Architect’s Tiny Motorhome

Ange was tired of the grind as a NYC architect, and decided to hit the road. She bought “Big Blue,” a 1986 Toyota Dolphin, in January of 2020, and hit the road in May. She faced a lot of ups and downs from water damage, but her resilience allowed her to create an awesome DIY [...]

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Art We There Yet? Artists’ Mobile Home & Studio with Murphy Bed 2

Art We There Yet? Artists’ Mobile Home & Studio with Murphy Bed

Artists Cora and Jose didn’t just create an epic skoolie conversion for their own use, they made it with a mission in mind! Travel 30,000 miles across the Americas sharing art wherever they go! They’ve taught classes, painted murals, and shared their artistic abilities while on the road. They even built their bus with extra [...]

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Renovated 5th Wheel RV: Interview with Caroline and Daniel

We’ve been seeing more and more couples and families choose RV conversions for great temporary housing to allow them to travel and save money for a future home. This “temporary tiny” is a great way to learn to live with less and to help people reach their financial goals. Caroline and husband, Daniel, did an [...]

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Econodome Home Kits: A DIY Geometric Home Wonder You Can Build

We recently received an email from reader Gregory all about EconOdome Home Kits. He plans on using his second stimulus check to pay down on some land where he can eventually build one of these awesome hurricane-resistant homes. There are a lot of size and pricing options available on the website. For example, their higher-quality, [...]

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