Deanna and James wanted to travel, so they renovated an adorable vintage camper together. However, they found it difficult to hitch up the camper and tow it from place to place, so they sold the camper and bought a van instead! Their van allows them stealth and ease of parking, and this fully off-grid rig [...]
Simple Living
From House And 9-5, To Travel And Van Life
Some people may assume that #vanlifers are all college dropouts, wanderers, or folks who simply can’t afford a typical home, but Missy & Matt defy all the stereotypes! This couple got their bachelor’s degrees, got married, bought a house, and worked the typical 9-5 schedule. But that life proved wholly unsatisfactory for them. They wanted [...]
Self-Sufficient Earthship Cabin in Montana
Here’s your chance to spend a weekend (or longer!) in a hand-crafted Earthship house! This off-grid masterpiece in Montana is a self-sufficient structure complete with a greenhouse, passive heating and cooling, and an awesome water system. Don’t know much about Earthship buildings? The video below from Tiny House Giant Journey gives a great overview and [...]
From Townhouse to RV to Van Life: Chad & Leanna’s Adventures
Chad and Leanna — ages 26 & 24 — got married three years ago and knew they wanted out of their oversized townhouse and into tiny life — but they didn’t realize *how* tiny. They started by gutting and renovating a 30-foot RV, but it was too difficult to travel with, so they decided to [...]
Tiny Grace by Build Tiny: World Traveler’s Home On Wheels
Build Tiny in New Zealand created this lovely custom THOW for a client who was previously a world traveler. After stay in a Build Tiny Airbnb, she was able to picture herself living tiny! Her home will live next to a historic church, thus the moniker “Tiny Grace.” Two features that I love in this [...]
Her $3k Shed-Turned-Tiny-House in Alaska!
Meet Jodie: She spent time in the Peace Corps before moving back home to Alaska. She had to find a home on a budget and turned a shed on her parent’s property into her 10’x18′ tiny home, spending only $3,000 on the build-out! She braved the icy Alaskan weather to use the bathroom in her [...]
He’s Been Living in His Rustic Cabin Van Conversion for 4 Years
Meet Frye — he and his dog have been living in his Volkswagen Westfalia now for four years. He gutted the van and turned the interior into a rustic cabin, complete with unfinished wood floors and a cast iron wood stove. Frye has mainly used his home on wheels to explore the woods of the [...]
