Mike first fell in love with vanlife after he built out a ProMaster in Boston and traveled with his brother. Eventually, they sold that rig, and he went back to “normal” life, finding himself working in Florida where he met Sara. She’d never heard of vanlife, but he slowly convinced that getting a shuttle bus [...]
Video Tours
The Coastal Tiny House by Handcrafted Movement
The Coastal is a beautiful, brand-new tiny home built by Handcrafted Movement. Their work is always stunning, and this clean and bright THOW is no exception. The best feature of this house is definitely the private first-floor bedroom with a walk-in closet! You can walk around the bed on three sides, and a beautiful paneling [...]
Modern Tiny Home with Lift Bed by ACRO
With so many tiny home builders and DIYers out there, it’s getting harder to come up with something entirely unique in the tiny house world. Even so, this Micromansion design by ACRO is truly innovative! Lift beds aren’t new, but what about a queen bedroom that lowers down over a “lounge pit” living room just [...]
Big Bear Van’s Santa Monica Sleeps 4 People!
Big Bear Vans got its start when the owners converted an old ambulance to travel with their three kids. That turned into creating several more conversions and custom builds for others! But now they have a team of engineers, designers, and van builders, a CNC machine, professional equipment, and a big garage shop! Now they’ve [...]
$25K Discount on ESCAPE Vintage Model
Does this model look a bit different from what you’re used to seeing from ESCAPE? The ESCAPE Vintage model is no longer in production, but was a popular model back around 2016-2017. This one has been lived in by an ESCAPE employee for a bit, but it’s now available for sale! Despite the age, the [...]
Couple’s Colorado Tiny Home w/ Pull Out Staircase
Sam and Taylor got started on a DIY build and eventually worked with a builder to help them complete their tiny home — I love their honesty in the video below about what a big project a tiny house build really is! With that professional input, they were able to create a truly incredible tiny [...]
Touring as Musicians After Losing Gov’t Contract
Steve and Raena were living a typical American life and Steve had a great job as a government contractor where he made lots of money. But when 2020 hit, the government cancelled the contract and Steve had no work. But instead of getting depressed, the couple jumped at what they saw as an opportunity to [...]
Cabin-Like Skoolie Built with Milled 4x4s
Nick began his nomadic life after he got a remote job and sold his dog daycare. He already owned a truck, so he purchased a cheap 50-year-old truck camper, put it on his vehicle, and hit the road! After seven months of living with that set-up, he had a good idea of what he wanted [...]
Her Self-Built Van Conversion with No Prior Experience
When her job went remote in 2020, Annette found herself feeling lonely working from home and wanted to change things up. She was also hoping that a van to vacation in would bring her closer to her then-partner. But when that relationship ended, Annette was faced with a choice: Sell the van or do it [...]
Family of Three and Their Non-Toxic Van Life
Tommy and Ashley met in Hawaii and after doing some assorted mission work, they met another couple who lived in a van, and they were inspired to try out nomadic life for themselves. Highly averse to debt, they decided to take a loan out on a 0% interest credit card and complete the build for [...]
Bus and Van Life After Losing Her Mom
Alex was the last person her friends and family thought would jump into nomadic life since she was never a very outdoorsy type. That said, when her mother passed away from cancer, she wanted to do something different and got a job opportunity with Tiny Home Tours that allowed her to live in one of [...]
Their Epic 4×4 Ambulance Conversion
Alex and Crystal purchased their ambulance back in 2019 and used it as a vacation/emergency vehicle for about three years. At the time, they used the ambulance pretty much “as-is” with some minor adjustments, but once they decided to sell their home and pursue full-time nomadic life, they totally transformed the rig! The most expensive [...]
Is This the Perfect Off-Grid Family Tiny Home?
Just wait until you watch the video tour of this absolutely incredible DIY family tiny house. Ingeniously designed by the owners on Sketch-Up (and largely built by them, with the help of some specialists), this house features double lofts, a cozy living, a luxury bathroom, and more counter space than I’ve ever seen in a [...]
Home on Wheels: A Family’s 50-Day Transition to RV Living
After Brianna and Tyler went on a travel trailer vacation with their two kids, Tyler jokingly said, “I wish we could do this all the time.” Back then, he was working 12-hour days at the office and Brianna was struggling to manage her job, her kids, and taking care of a 2,600-square-foot home. So that [...]

