Phil Thiel of Seattle, Washington, has inspired a whole fleet of tiny human-powered houseboats in the United States, England, and Germany. He calls his quaint canal cruisers Escargots for their slow speed and sells the building plans for just $150. Each 18.5′ by 6′ houseboat fits up to three bunks and is propelled by a [...]
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The tiny house that Dee Williams built for less than $10,000
This is a tour of the original Dee Williams Tiny House! She originally built it for less than $10,000 USD. Isn’t that crazy? What if your house was only $10,000 and paid off? Don’t miss other super interesting tiny house stories like this, join our FREE Tiny House Newsletter for more! This is the tiny [...]
Video tour of the Bolt Together House a Famous DIY Tiny House Design
Deek just published a video tour that his brother, Dustin, shot of the Bolt Together House. According to Deek, in 1972 this small house design was featured in Family Circle Magazine. I recognized it from Lester Walker’s book, The Tiny Book of Tiny Houses which was published in 1993. Apparently, more than 25,000 people purchased [...]
How to build your own ultra-lightweight Micro Camper Teardrop Trailer
One of our readers, Jean-René Rodrigue, wanted to share his homemade micro camper with you. It’s a custom built teardrop trailer designed to be 8′ in length, 5′ in width, and 5′ in height on the interior. Outside it’s length is actually 11′ 8″ and it’s overall height is 6′ 6″. It weighs an estimated [...]
Drawbacks of Using Metal Studs versus Wood for Tiny House Construction
I got an email this morning from one of our readers, Kevin, of CozyHomePlans.com. Lots of folks think about using metal studs for the construction of tiny houses because of the weight advantages. Although it’s becoming well-known that the screws can come loose when you tow your tiny house due to the vibration. So there [...]
Ultra Low-flow Shower Head for Tiny Houses, RVs, and Boats
If you’re living in any sort of tiny house (whether that be an RV, boat, or shack) and you are having to refill your water supply an ultra low-flow shower head is a great investment. Thanks to Evan and Gabby, we get to find out which one is the best. It’s the one they chose [...]
Man Designs/Builds Japanese-style Tiny Zen Cabin in the Woods
This simple, Japanese-inspired tiny house can also be described as a zen cabin in the woods. I’ve always wanted to use that word in the description of one of the featured homes, shacks, cabins, or retreats here. Looking back, I’d have to say that the tree-house/mushroom/dome cabin I featured a while back was also kind [...]
