While most people choose #vanlife or #boxtruck life so they can travel the country and get to hard-to-access outdoorsy spots, Jason built out his box truck so he could fly under-the-radar, live in the city, and not pay rent while going to grad school. From the outside, Jason’s truck looks like another utility truck, complete [...]
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She Left Hollywood and went with Van Life
Holland Roden is an actress known for her roles in “Teen Wolf,” “Channel Zero: Butcher Block,” and “No Escape” (spooky!), but now she lives tiny in her DIY van “Hollanddays” seeking awesome skiing opportunities! How cool is she? The inside of her van features an awesome pop-up recirculating shower, meaning she could shower for 20 [...]
They Downsized from a Bus to a Van!
Meet Nat & Don, a couple who wanted to go tiny — and then chose to go even tinier! They started out with a bus conversion, but after some time realized it was too big, and made it tricky to find spots to boondock. With their sleek matte-black Mercedes Sprinter, they can go pretty much [...]
58-Ft. Movable Roots Park Model With Two Screened-In Porches
This is a park model of near-monstrous proportions! It clocks in at 58 feet long and 11.5 feet wide, and includes two spacious screened-in porches (one with an electric fireplace & TV). Between the porches you’ll find a living room, chef’s kitchen, full bathroom, downstairs bedroom, and split loft bedroom for kids. Custom-built by Movable [...]
Plāhaus: Modern Tiny House With Two Bedrooms
Robert wanted to create a tiny house vacation property on his land, but didn’t want to build another one with a standard “cozy cabin” vibe which is common in Nashville, Indiana where he lives. Instead, he commissioned this fantastic two bedroom modern wonder with lovely forest views. It has a large rectangular main living, dining [...]
An Off-Grid Solar-Powered Escape Vista: 175 Sq. Ft. on a Steel Trailer
The Vista is ESCAPE’s compact studio model, and this one was specified for genuine independence: a solar setup that let it run away from hookups, on ESCAPE’s own custom steel trailer. It measures 21 feet long (26 with the hitch), 8.5 feet wide and 9’6″ tall for 175 square feet of interior space, and it [...]
From 3000-sq.-ft. House to 57-sq.-ft. Class B Van
Not everyone chooses to go tiny forever — and that’s okay! Sometimes downsizing for a season is just what you need to check things off your bucket list, just like Kelly & David. They both had normal jobs in Portland and lived in a 3,000 square foot home. They chose to take a 15-month sabbatical [...]
He Used an ATV Winch To Create an Epic Murphy Bed in His Cargo Trailer Camper
Jim is a professional carpenter who sold his big house of 25 years and spent two months converting a cargo trailer into a stealthy DIY tiny home on wheels — complete with an ATV winch-powered Murphy bed, five different types of wood (including veneer he had been saving for 15 years), and a rear garage [...]
Modern Prefab Tiny House Makes a Quick and Easy Dwelling Alternative
Prefab homes have had a negative reputation in the past for being mass-produced and poorly made but Hewing Haus is one of several amazing companies that are challenging this stereotype by building prefab homes with quality materials and attention to detail. They have a series of small home designs ranging in size from 200 ft2 to [...]
From Soul-Sucking Job to Full-Time Musician Buslife
“Why pay someone else to do something when you could learn to do it yourself and have that skill forever?” Tyler of the Broken Compass Bus heard that quote from a #buslifer when he and his wife, Raela, first began their bus build-out, and he took it to heart. From electrical to plumbing to woodworking, [...]
Earthen Block Home Built for $50K From Local Earth!
People have been building homes from earth for thousands of years, but here in the U.S. we have gotten far away from the practice. AECT Earth Block hopes to change that, and they produce innovative machines that compress earth into compact building bricks that are resistant to just about anything! The company owner, Ryan, built [...]
Family of 5’s Tiny House & Woodworking Biz in TN
This family of 5 was living in Pennsylvania when parents, Cassidy & Dawson, said they heard God tell them to move to Tennessee. At the time, they had no family there or any connection to the state. It just so happened that Dawson’s parents were also planning a move to Tennessee! They ended up finding [...]
From High Maintenance to Minimalism: Short Bus Life
Alex, like so many others, was getting cabin fever during COVID. Suddenly her remote work stuck at home seemed more and more unfulfilling — but she wasn’t ready to make a major life change yet. As a self-proclaimed “high maintenance” person, she said she was the last person anyone in her life expected to choose [...]
Beep Beep Birdhouse: Climber’s DIY Truck Bed Home
Liz & Brandon love climbing and both had some experience with tiny living. They decided as a couple to find a tiny rig that could allow them more time to climb and better access to the best spots. While they debated with 4-wheel-drive vans, those were expensive! So instead, they found a truck and built [...]
