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Hobbit House with Green Roof: Straw Bale Cabin at Quebec Eco-Resort

This Hobbit House at Les Toits du Monde eco-resort in Nominingue, Quebec features a distinctive green roof that extends to the ground with leg-like extensions. The design provides passive cooling in summer and heat retention in winter. Built with straw bale walls achieving R-30 insulation, limestone plaster, and log rafters, the cabin operates completely off-grid [...]

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Couple’s Off-Grid Life in Montana Yurt and Tiny House 3

Couple’s Off Grid Life in Montana Yurt and Tiny House

This is one couple’s off-grid life in a Montana yurt and tiny house. Mollie and Sean Busby are a busy couple living a fulfilling, but unconventional life in their tiny homes. Sean is a professional snowboarder living with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease where the pancreas is basically broken. He wears the crew diabetic [...]

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Tiny House Heated with a Solar Air Heater – VIDEO

Gabriel Parent-Leblanc from Habitations MicroÉvolution built his gorgeous tiny house on wheels to show it was possible to live in a tiny house, year round, in a northern climate. He’s now spending his third winter in his tiny house near Montreal, Quebec and not only is he surviving and staying warm, he’s also saving a ton of money [...]

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Northern Sumatra Van Life: One Man’s Story

This is Mike Blue’s story about living in a van and traveling Northern Sumatra. Be inspired by his minimalist adventures and read more at The Consumption Cleanse. Please enjoy, learn more and re-share below. Thank you! Related: Film Producer Living and Working in a Camper Van Full Time VIDEO Northern Sumatra Van Life: One Man’s Story [...]

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Blue Ridge Mountains Simply Enough Tiny Home

This is the Blue Ridge Mountains Simply Enough Tiny Home. Jody and her husband built this stunning home and you can read their story below. Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you! Related: 480 Sq. Ft. Tiny Cabin in the North Georgia Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains Simply Enough Tiny Home Related: Off-Grid Tiny Cabin [...]

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1200 dollar tiny house built with pallet wood

$1200 Tiny House Built with Pallets

Have you ever wanted to build an affordable, DIY tiny home? Well, this is a $1200 tiny house built with recycled pallets. In this story, Deek takes you on a tour and interview with the owner/builder. Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you! $1200 Tiny House Built with Pallets Video: $1200 Tiny House [...]

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Film Producer Living and Working in a Camper Van Full Time – VIDEO

Julien is an entrepreneur and video producer from Montreal, Canada who lives and works in his camper van full-time. He started the Go-Van website to share road tripping stories from fellow van dwellers, and videos about his travels. To finance the project he creates video content for brands and tourism bureaus while he travels which means his van [...]

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