If you’ve been longing to get into #vanlife for a while, this handcrafted campervan for sale might be the perfect rig for you! It’s all set up as a home inside, and the stunning woodwork makes it a unique build that no one else will have. The exterior is mostly cedar, while the inside features [...]
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Floating Rooms Minimalist Tiny House Design
This family of three built a tiny house, but intended to sell it and live in a “big house” like “normal” people. Kathy got a full-time job to afford their new normal home, but like so many others, was furloughed because of coronavirus. Thankfully, Kathy, Tilman, and their four-year-old son were able to move out [...]
She’s Lived 3 Years in her $1,900 1978 Dodge Commander
Meet Jessy and her 1978 Dodge Commander, lovingly named “Mander.” She and Mander (along with her cat) have been on the road now for three wonderful years of travelling around the country! She’s become her own mechanic for nearly everything her renovated campervan has needed in order to save money — and she only spent [...]
Kenny’s Dodge Dualie Home on Wheels: Contest Submission!
Kenny Foust submitted the first design to Simple Solar Homesteading’s awesome “Off-Grid Houses on the Move” Contest, which runs now through October. If you have an off-grid portable housing design (or actual structure!) you’d like to submit, you can see the rules for the contest here. Winners get prizes so it’s worth a try! He [...]
Tiny House Big Sky: 2.5 Years Living Tiny in CA and MT
Meet Derrick and Kelly: They’ve been living in their DIY vintage-and-antique-filled THOW now for 2.5 years. They’ve moved it three times, and lived in both California and Montana, taking their home with them. Living tiny has allowed them to tackle their debt and still enjoy amazing vacations like a 3-week trip to Europe! Altogether, the [...]
His Fantasy, Fairytale Cottage on Vancouver Island
Bruce Winckler saw a lovely whimsical treehouse crafted by Daniel Huscroft and Timothy Lindberg, and thought that kind of dwelling would fit perfectly on Vancouver Island where he lived. He asked the builders if they’d create a cottage in the same vein, and they agreed. And so this Hansel and Gretel cottage came off the pages [...]
She Built A Tiny Cottage (& Entire Eco Village) With Adobe
Meet Lindsay, a 63-year-old English woman who had a dream to start an eco village in Morocco — and did just that! Using a 2-brick mold, she and volunteers have created some 10,000 adobe bricks over the past 5 years to create a number of structures in the village including her home, the “boat house,” [...]

